Some Olympic observations.

**RICHARD** · 08-17-2008, 12:44 AM

I am all for making the Olympics more exciting and competitive.

As the first week winds down here are some of my suggestions for additions/improvements for events.

Slingshots.

Slingshots in every event. Let the other competitors sit on the sidelines and shoot at the people they compete against. Can you see that in gymnastics or track and field.

Broken glass around the gymnastic out of bounds areas.

Make the archery target a tank that dunks people in the water.

Make the people in the marathon stop and do a beer or shot for every mile they run.

Attack dogs in the track and field running events!

Anyone notice the coaches on bicycles following the sculls at the rowing events? Put in some jumps and ramps. Why not take care of two sports at once?

Put up trip wires around the table tennis tables.

Beach volleyball on asphalt!

Instead of the horses doing the jumping at the equestrian events make the riders muck out the stalls, bathe the horses and let THEM do the jumping!

Anyone with a suggestion?

**Karen** · 08-17-2008, 01:49 AM

Originally Posted by RICHARD

Broken glass around the gymnastic out of bounds areas.

Nah, let's make it wet oil paint on the out-of-bounds areas - it'll paint anything that touches it, and be indisputable!

Loud buzzer if you take an extra step after landing ... BZZZZZZ!!!

Little pool with baby pirahnas in it immediately under the balance beam, and for men, under the parallel bars - you fall off, you'll have nibble marks to prove it!

Track and Field:

Marathon is grueling enough as it is ... - how about random sensors across the road that, when you cross it's path, a loud, random noise, or flashing light, or sparkly confetti falls - you know, just to text your "grace under pressure" and reaction time.

Same for cycling ...

Shotputs are sand-filled balloons that burst upon landing

Javelins, when they hit the ground, make wounded animal or human noises - randomized so different, but louder the further they get

Mat on which high-jumpers land trigger flashing lights on the sides, bigger impact, redder pattern! Sirens at certain intervals

Boxers - wet paint on the gloves, of course, nice, bright flourescent colors

**Catty1** · 08-17-2008, 10:32 AM

Oh, man - I never knew that the two of YOU could think so much alike! SCARY!

(the pirhana idea was kinda cute though...just 'nibbles'...hee hee)

**RICHARD** · 08-17-2008, 11:01 AM

ANother marathon suggestion?

Screeching tire noises?

At the shooting events play loud carnival music, serve cotton candy and such and give away stuffed animals instead of medals!

**jazzcat** · 08-17-2008, 03:48 PM

ROTFLOL!!!

I can't think of anything to add to these but they are great!

**RICHARD** · 08-18-2008, 01:02 AM

Fire extinguishers! At the run up to the vault in gymnastics.

Swimming?

Use goggles that black out the swimmer's view. Who ever gets to the end of the pool without crashing, wins!

Barb wire pole vaulting and high jumping!

The decathalon events while texting on a PDA.

Team volleyball with two balls at a time.

Team discus, like regular frisbee! Catch and throw!

Long Jump? More pirahnas!

Switch the balls between table tennis and tennis.

Team handball with a shot put!

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What is it with the close up shots of people that screw up in their event?

Hows about Mexican wrestling masks, so they don't have to go home where everyone knows what they look like!

No more interviews with the winner's family members! We always hear how wonderful they are. Talk to some of the other participants....more intriguing storylines. Phelps got to eat, sleep and swim to get to China. He said the has a new home and multiple cars. Now, I know he trained hard to get their but who paid for his 12,000 calorie meals, lodging and expenses.

Here in Cah Lee fuh Nee ah if you eat, sleep and swim every day, You live with mom, are unemployed and have a pool. We are not Olympians, we are slackers, lazy or incredibly rich.

What about the guy who had to train on donkeys in Uruguay to prepare for the dressage? (Not a true story. Just looking for that human interest spin.)

**cassiesmom** · 08-19-2008, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by RICHARD

ANother marathon suggestion?

Screeching tire noises?

At the shooting events play loud carnival music, serve cotton candy and such and give away stuffed animals instead of medals!

Have them shoot with guns that deliver a stream of water right to the target, too, and a little bell at the end when someone wins.

Let the shooters do their thing just as the synchronised divers are getting ready to jump. Kapow - Splash!

This thread is great!

**cassiesmom** · 08-19-2008, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

Track and Field:

Marathon is grueling enough as it is ... - how about random sensors across the road that, when you cross it's path, a loud, random noise, or flashing light, or sparkly confetti falls - you know, just to text your "grace under pressure" and reaction time.

Javelins, when they hit the ground, make wounded animal or human noises - randomized so different, but louder the further they get

Archery sound effects, so that when the arrow hits the target, there's a moan or a groan, an ooch or an ouch. Alternatively, paste pictures of the FBI Ten Most Wanted onto the archery targets.

Track and Field - the bell that signals the last lap - ring it about a lap and a half early and confuse the heck out of everyone.

**cassiesmom** · 08-19-2008, 03:33 PM

If two gymnasts are tied, or one swimmer beats out another by 0.01 second, they both get the gold medal. No more hair splitting. Great is great.

^Phelps on the left, Cavic on the right^
Isn't this a cool photograph?

**RICHARD** · 08-22-2008, 03:03 AM

An event for women?

Age fudging?

You have to fudge about your age and the opponents have to guess your age-points awarded the closer the guess.

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Like why did they disqualify the horses for doping?

They should go after the dopes that were horsing around.

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Another sport. Shopping to match your outfit to the medal you win!

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Race walking?

Is that running for lazy people or people who are only half inspired?

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SUPER GLUE on the batons for the team track relays!

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Phelps has a contract with the company who did the time for the games, Omega!

**DJFyrewolf36** · 08-22-2008, 03:33 AM

There should be some sort of honerable mention prize for people who crash in the biking events, especially BMX. Both finals had a couple of huge wipeouts and those poor competitors at least deserve a gift basket lol.

**RICHARD** · 08-22-2008, 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by DJFyrewolf36

There should be some sort of honerable mention prize for people who crash in the biking events, especially BMX. Both finals had a couple of huge wipeouts and those poor competitors at least deserve a gift basket lol.

LOL, a basket full of gauze, tape and iron on knee patches!

Johnson and Johnson sponsorship?
I am stuck on Band -aids, cause Band-aids' stuck on me!!!!!

What's more embarrassing?

Pulling out of an event because you are hurt or planting face on a dirt track then getting hurt?

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No ties in the Olympics! Rock, rock paper scissors to decide.

Or yeah these guys can swim, but can they hold their breath underwater longer?

Make them swim again with one of the synchronized swimmers on their back!

Phelps may be the world's best swimmer, but I can kick his arse in Jeopardy!,
Tequila shooters and changing the litter in the cat box.

Being good at one thing is amazing, But I'd like to see him chase after the cat that races out the door?, How many bags of cat litter can he carry at once?
Can he clip cat claws without bleeding?

Cats don't even like water.

He's got a ton of gold medals for swimming, I have one in the Game Of Life!

LOL, Might look good on a job application?

"Position desired?"
LIFEGUARD!

**Catlady711** · 08-22-2008, 12:47 PM

Ok, I'll be the oddball here then.

Rather than change any of the events themselves (athough those are all really cool ideas), we simply change the audience. It's simple it would work like this....

Everyone at home has a little box with buttons hooked to the tv, everyone at the event also has a similar box, although obviously wireless but people actually there also get a stick 'em dart gun. (follow me on this one)

We eliminate the judges almost entirely, save one to count the stick 'em darts. People at home vote for who got the win (kinda like a reverse Survivor). The best part is the people who are actually there not only get to vote, but if they want someone disqualified they have to get at least 25 stick 'em dart guns to stick to the athlete.

I think this would eliminate alot of crappy judging (women's gymnastics comes to mind), allow the audience to participate, AND as a bonus the people in the stands get to shoot suction cup darts at the athletes that really screw up.

Following this logic(?) further we could have remote stick 'em dart guns controlled by the internet users!

I'm picturing a gymnast with a bunch of stick 'em darts all over and a judge trying to count them while they are still competing. ROFL

**RICHARD** · 08-24-2008, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by RICHARD

LOL, a basket full of gauze, tape and iron on knee patches!

Johnson and Johnson sponsorship?
I am stuck on Band -aids, cause Band-aids' stuck on me!!!!!

HEY DJ!

I had set up my cable box to show me all the Olympic channels. The last channel on the list was the place where they showed all the replays of the Olympic qualifiers.

I tuned into the last day of the Track and Field races from Eugene Oregon....

During the women's 1500 meter race I looked at the infield and saw a giant sponor's sign that said...

Johnson and Johnson

I laughed!