janradder

First of all, I want to thank God for giving me the opportunity to make fun of these sports.

Now, as to my post, last night, while watching Olympic Trampoline and listening to the color commentator (who usually analyzes legitimate gymnastics) repeat "Wow, she's getting a lot of height on those jumps" at least fifteen times for just four trampoliners in trying to describe what he was seeing, I thought of all the other backyard sports that have yet to be tapped. Here are my nominations for the next Olympic Games, to be held in 2012 in London:

Olympic Jarts: Sure they were made illegal after all the stories of kids being impaled by enormous lawn darts, but what Olympics isn't complete without the risk bodily harm? Besides, it opens up the opportunity for one of the announcers to observe that it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.

Olympic Water Fights: You know, the kind you used to get into back in the day with your sister, trying to scoop as much water as was humanly possible into your hands and dump it onto your opponent. Here, the phrase "Big Air" in the color commentary would be replaced with "Big Water."

Olympic Dog Frisbee: Why should the equestrians get all the glory? After all, isn't a dog "man's best friend"? "You can see the look of determination in Biscuit's eyes. She won't be happy to come away from these Games with anything less than Gold."

Olympic Wheelies: Skiing has the asinine moguls. Now cycling can have the equally asinine wheelies.

Olympic Thumb Wrestling: Ok, maybe not. That's just kind of stupid. I mean, next thing you know, if you let Thumb Wrestling into the Olympics, who's gonna be able to keep out Rhythmic Gymnastics? Oh, that's right. Rhythmic Gymnastics already is an Olympic event. Never Mind.

So -- what backyard/lame-ass sport would you like to see in 2012.