tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post9205459248694407390..comments2024-03-29T05:14:33.223-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: SlopestyleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-69540686834841476212014-02-16T20:33:40.880-08:002014-02-16T20:33:40.880-08:00"Aren't ballet dancers also rendered phys..."Aren't ballet dancers also rendered physically worthless by the time they're 22? Except for those cowards who quit dancing earlier."<br /><br />Yeah, they spend their college-age years at the peak of their profession and basically at age 22 most of them have to make a living doing something completely different. <br /><br />I once worked with a woman who was a professional ballet dancer in NY at age 20, and left that world scant years later. She then went to college but was always several years behind her peers. She became an OB/GYN and so did OK, but that's prob. not the usual career path for former ballet dancers. (Even in middle age, she still had a graceful, lithe figure.)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11884029616176632086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-52889116521313707172014-02-16T10:06:45.520-08:002014-02-16T10:06:45.520-08:00Skiing is much easier to learn than snowboarding. ...Skiing is much easier to learn than snowboarding. The prevailing negative attitude towards snowboarding in this otherwise more discriminating abode carries the stench of naïveté. It's one thing to dismiss the complex aerial manuevers as over the top compared to a triple axel or the traditional straight ski-jump, but absurd to dismiss snowboarding as no sport.<br /><br />An objective measure of physical demand on the athlete would be to compare kcals burned per hour of activity.<br /><br />It's one thing to be conservative and favor traditions, but there's no reason to make an ass out of yourself needlessly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-65721795184591194832014-02-16T09:51:39.823-08:002014-02-16T09:51:39.823-08:00Harry, some friends and I ran into Andre the Giant...Harry, some friends and I ran into Andre the Giant at the Naked I, a strip joint in Boston's late, lamented Combat Zone, back in the late 70s. He was enormous, and the fact he was with one of the midget wrestlers was a riot. He was inhaling 16 oz. cans of Budweiser and crushing them flat with his thumb and index finger for the patrons' entertainment. That gives you some idea about how big and how strong he was.<br /><br />Speaking of big, some of the ladies on staff there commented on the size of one of his other appendages, but that's a story for another day. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-61225335935051604042014-02-16T00:02:39.628-08:002014-02-16T00:02:39.628-08:00"Most educated white people consider the Wint..."Most educated white people consider the Winter Olympics a must see"<br /><br />HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA<br /><br />Yes, most of the annual participants in Gettysburg cosplay reenactments give Ye Winter Games "x # of thumbs up."<br /><br />Rednecks and Mormons, together again...A.C. Nielsennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-48084033262017449822014-02-15T17:14:11.032-08:002014-02-15T17:14:11.032-08:00Do you think the president has been catching any o...Do you think the president has been catching any of the Olympics, or like Mike Wise, does he find it too white?Harry Baldwinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-38574847875997466762014-02-15T15:47:04.528-08:002014-02-15T15:47:04.528-08:00Back in '03 I literally bumped right into Hulk...<i>Back in '03 I literally bumped right into Hulk Hogan doing some shopping with his son at the Westshore Mall in Tampa. He gave a head nod but I could tell he'd rather just get his errand done. He was smaller than I expected.</i><br /><br />Cool story, bro!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-82616307301569863362014-02-15T15:03:03.570-08:002014-02-15T15:03:03.570-08:00Back in '03 I literally bumped right into Hulk...<i>Back in '03 I literally bumped right into Hulk Hogan doing some shopping with his son at the Westshore Mall in Tampa. He gave a head nod but I could tell he'd rather just get his errand done. He was smaller than I expected.</i><br /><br />About 25 years ago I tried to get an autograph for a friend's kid from Andre the Giant, who was parked on a stool at an atrium bar in the Hyatt-Regency, extremely drunk. He was bigger than I expected and much more baleful.Harry Baldwinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-67825016162593736372014-02-15T14:59:19.240-08:002014-02-15T14:59:19.240-08:00According to Charles Murray, the "cognitive e...<i>According to Charles Murray, the "cognitive elite" watch hardly any television at all.</i><br /><br />You'll miss a lot of references at iSteve if you didn't watch the Simpsons in its heyday.<br /><br />The Charles Murray reference reminds me of an old New Yorker cartoon in which a man is leaning forward in his armchair to turn on the TV while thinking, "I never watch television."Harry Baldwinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-9567783229582864522014-02-15T12:42:07.689-08:002014-02-15T12:42:07.689-08:00My very girly 5 year old daughter loved both the i...My very girly 5 year old daughter loved both the ice skating (she keeps asking when she can learn to ice skate now) and the womens' snowboarding. Interestingly, she wasn't too interested in watching the mens' snowboarding events. I think the pretty girls hugging each other at the end of the run fit what she thought a sport should look like.NOTAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-13218508761055628692014-02-15T10:14:31.545-08:002014-02-15T10:14:31.545-08:00@Awful Knawful: Back in the day, we used to jump ...@Awful Knawful: <i>Back in the day, we used to jump ramps on bicycles. We used those banana-seated Sting Ray bicycles from the 60s. One guy jumped a flight of outdoor stairs at the school.</i><br /><br />Yes, my friends and I did the same thing in the '70s. I was briefly a 7th grade celebrity when I attempted a big downhill jump off a huge hill across from the middle school. I was mimicing Knievel's Snake Canyon jump.<br /><br />@anon: <i>The Hulkster, on the other hand, I've always heard from people who met him that he's the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet. Always kind to fans, always willing to sign autographs and such.</i><br /><br />Back in '03 I literally bumped right into Hulk Hogan doing some shopping with his son at the Westshore Mall in Tampa. He gave a head nod but I could tell he'd rather just get his errand done. He was smaller than I expected.E. Rekshunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-69327004641742316892014-02-15T06:07:39.852-08:002014-02-15T06:07:39.852-08:00What is the definition of cognitive elite?
Most ...What is the definition of cognitive elite? <br /><br />Most people watch films. Most people will watch a sport. <br /><br />If they report that they don't, it's very suspicious. I often find that people who deny watching TV or watching films rationalize the actual TV they consume. <br />Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-75472344607700407562014-02-14T22:52:22.085-08:002014-02-14T22:52:22.085-08:00"Most educated white people consider the Wint..."Most educated white people consider the Winter Olympics a must see..."<br /><br />According to Charles Murray, the "cognitive elite" watch hardly any television at all.<br /><br />You can hear him say so at 14:30 in this C-SPAN video: <br />http://tinyurl.com/ljcen5eAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-30111210641457674482014-02-14T15:32:27.823-08:002014-02-14T15:32:27.823-08:00Did Simpsons steal that from Shane Falco, or vice ...Did Simpsons steal that from Shane Falco, or vice versa?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6E4Oy6pFKQ" rel="nofollow">Shane Falco, Pain Heels</a>JeremiahJohnbalayanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-3960933839347163512014-02-14T15:07:54.517-08:002014-02-14T15:07:54.517-08:00@12 Years a Prisoner of Abkhazians -
I don't ...@12 Years a Prisoner of Abkhazians -<br /><br /><i>I don't know one person who's watched one second of these Winter Olympics</i><br /><br /><br />So you want congratulations on having a mostly prole, liberal and NAM social circle? Most educated white people consider the Winter Olympics a must see, and if you don't watch hockey, you are definitely a leftist.Peter the Sharknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-65048175181075079782014-02-14T13:48:42.824-08:002014-02-14T13:48:42.824-08:00I haven't been following the Olympics very clo...I haven't been following the Olympics very close, but didn't Bob Costas sneer at slopestyle as "Jackass type stuff"?Cornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-60381743665991214392014-02-14T13:20:12.905-08:002014-02-14T13:20:12.905-08:00Don't believe the lies you read, believe in Ev...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FgwmIFci1S0#t=106" rel="nofollow">Don't believe the lies you read, believe in Evel Knievel</a>.C. Van Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-64450590601163560312014-02-14T13:19:10.737-08:002014-02-14T13:19:10.737-08:00"Dan, that incident attained the mayhem of th..."Dan, that incident attained the mayhem of the old Warners Brothers cartoons. The shock of Homer's second fall was like seeing Wile E Coyote the first time. It's when I thought "this is really a great cartoon."<br /><br />Probably 2nd hardest I ever laughed at Simpsons. <br /><br />First when Lisa explains what 10% of 120 million is to Homer after he had a heart attack. <br /><br />"Lisa we really could have used that 12 thousand dollars"<br /><br />But dad 10% of 120 million isn't 12k it's....then cut to intercom "code blue"<br /><br />It's quite possible my explanation is not as funny as watching the actual show. <br /><br />Dan in DC <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-774249746489606912014-02-14T12:42:13.839-08:002014-02-14T12:42:13.839-08:00This is the first quote that I remember being reci...This is the first quote that I remember being recited from a Simpson's episode.<br />It will always have a special place in my heart.Geoff Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335872605196107867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-83491643302146464552014-02-14T10:32:07.937-08:002014-02-14T10:32:07.937-08:00downhill is the real deal. hard, and very dangerou...downhill is the real deal. hard, and very dangerous. takes skill and ability.<br /><br />nobody does it, like all the other winter games sports except ice hockey, so it has a participation rate of about zero and no good athletes, but my respect is extended to downhill skiers.<br /><br />now i will return to watching korean women speed skate in skin tight suits....<br /><br />funny fact: the world record holder in the 1000 meters is some average baskeball player who had never speed skated in her life. 2 or 3 years after starting, she set the world record. LOL at winter olympics.jodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-75486559754771167452014-02-14T10:25:33.256-08:002014-02-14T10:25:33.256-08:00I read a magazine article about Evel Knievel many ...I read a magazine article about Evel Knievel many years ago. The article was written about the time that George Hamilton was making his film biopic.<br /><br />The producers had tried to have Knievel himself do the stunts. But they were frustrated by Knievel's ineptitude. It seems he couldn't do a simple wheelie without crashing. He was either very brave or very stupid, but he was no bike rider.<br /><br />His fame apparently came from a unique ability (?) to return to stunt work after a serious crack up. They said that lots of riders could do the stunts. Most would have serious accidents sooner or later. But only Knievel would continue for crash after crash.<br /><br />AlbertosaurusPat Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477950851915567863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-14284968120532103892014-02-14T10:13:21.508-08:002014-02-14T10:13:21.508-08:00just another made up non-sport 'played' by...just another made up non-sport 'played' by non-athletes.<br /><br />without slopestyle and snowboarding, would the US be able to win any medals at all?<br /><br />sports bet: with the coming legalization of marijuana, the US has all the snowboarding and slopestyle medals on lockdown for the next 3 winter games at least.jodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-59888254675228109092014-02-14T09:49:08.672-08:002014-02-14T09:49:08.672-08:00Dan, that incident attained the mayhem of the old ...Dan, that incident attained the mayhem of the old Warners Brothers cartoons. The shock of Homer's second fall was like seeing Wile E Coyote the first time. It's when I thought "this is really a great cartoon."Davidhttp://david-passingparade3.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-75036045168701258452014-02-14T09:48:00.102-08:002014-02-14T09:48:00.102-08:00"Slope-style is totally artificial. Never was..."Slope-style is totally artificial. Never was their a ‘rail’ planted in the middle of a piste. I’d much rather see a return of ‘speed skiing”. Or freestyle skiing in a natural environment."<br /><br />I agree about the artificiality of the sport, yet I also realize that the Downhill, that former King Event of any Winter Olympics, is now held on a course that is build the way Hollywood and Broadway stage sets are so I guess it's just a matter of degree.<br /><br />Skaters still skate on ice, albeit indoor ice, but the surface on which they perform is much less artificial than any rails, any mogul fields, or any artificially shaped downhill, slalom, or ski jump runs.<br /><br />But RAILS? Ye, gads, yeah, how awful, how out of place they look on snow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-64773959433777702132014-02-14T09:42:56.960-08:002014-02-14T09:42:56.960-08:00BBC - Virginia gay marriage ban overturned by US j...BBC - Virginia gay marriage ban overturned by US judge<br />___________________<br /><br />There seems to be no issue, no subject on which a judge cannot issue a ruling these days and overturn any vote by the people nor any law by a state legislature or Congress--just term it a "civil rights" issue and that it. We are ruled by executive orders and by judicial orders.<br /><br />Glad to see lib Constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley go on Fox the other night and say that what Obama is doing is very dangerous, that the country is turning a blind eye to his behavior, that we will pay a heavy price and that he's afraid a "cult of personality" is responsible for the Left's attitude.<br /><br />Something has to be done about the courts, I say! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-30558697848026437482014-02-14T09:31:52.543-08:002014-02-14T09:31:52.543-08:00Bones may heal but joints do not. I fractured my e...Bones may heal but joints do not. I fractured my elbow as a kid and now in my mid 20's that elbow intermittently aches...and it's a non weight-bearing joint that has LONG time to get progressively worse. So I'm kinda screwed, but I definitely wouldn't envy someone who destroyed leg cartilage at a young age. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com