Olympics

[davek]

The boat wins the medal.

obvs.

A horse is a bit different to a boat....or a javelin for that matter.

It's a combination of rider and horse that wins the medal. Therefore the human effort in securing success is qualified and not as great as, say, a 100 metre sprinter winning gold.

 

[roydo]

Is it? So if the horse is rubbish the rider still wins?

If the rider is rubbish, neither do.

It takes years to get the connection. Great horse, brilliant rider/jockey is the key in horsey stuff.

Stick to your knitting mate. You make a show of yourself at times.

 

[davek]

If the rider is rubbish, neither do.

It takes years to get the connection. Great horse, brilliant rider/jockey is the key in horsey stuff.

Stick to your knitting mate. You make a show of yourself at times.

Isn't that what I said?

And that's why it's devalued: it certainly doesn't have the status of a track and field event. There is a pecking order - and sitting on a nag getting carried to victory is nowhere near the top of it.

 

[roydo]

Isn't that what I said?

And that's why it's devalued: it certainly doesn't have the status of a track and field event. There is a pecking order - and sitting on a nag getting carried to victory is nowhere near the top of it.

No. You said the horse won it. Wrong and ignorant of a(nother) subject.

Keep it up.

 

[Jimishorts]

A horse is a bit different to a boat....or a javelin for that matter.

It's a combination of rider and horse that wins the medal. Therefore the human effort in securing success is qualified and not as great as, say, a 100 metre sprinter winning gold.

The sailor can‘t win without the boat tho, can they?

if they could, they’d be a swimmer.

 

[davek]

No. You said the horse won it. Wrong and ignorant of a(nother) subject.

Keep it up.

The issue is the worthiness of the effort. How do you determine what the key element is in the partnership - the horse or the rider?

In any case, they might get a gold for winning at horse jumping but it's nowhere near on the level of winning track and field gold.

 

[davek]

The sailor can‘t win without the boat tho, can they?

if they could, they’d be a swimmer.

The horse is a sentient being. It can of its own accord adjust and make it's own decisions...a boat cant.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Don’t know why but that first sentence made me laugh out loud. Very Mr Miyagi

 

[Jimishorts]

The horse is a sentient being

So do they get a medal?

 

[canuckblue]

Boats and horses. Boats and horses.

 

[PITA]

No. You said the horse won it. Wrong and ignorant of a(nother) subject.

Keep it up.

You’re a moderator. You should know better. Some people think that @davek is a cockwomble. What @davek knows is that most of us are cockwombles. To him it’s just a game. He’s playing all of us.

Sorry, I just started buying the bull that his disciples preach when he makes an absolute cockwomble of himself.

This post sums up what @davek is all about.

This is the new Devil Dog story isn't it?

7.5 billion people and about 2,800 have died. The vast majority of people recover after contracting it.

Dont listen to the media. Dont listen to the people in charge. They just want docile, frightened populations.

I’ve called the idiot out on this many times but to use one of his favourite words he is a coward. He can’t justify his patheticness so he just ignores it.

 

[davek]

So do they get a medal?

They should do. They jump the fences after all.

 

[davek]

You’re a moderator. You should know better. Some people think that @davek is a cockwomble. What @davek knows is that most of us are cockwombles. To him it’s just a game. He’s playing all of us.

Sorry, I just started buying the bull that his disciples preach when he makes an absolute cockwomble of himself.

This post sums up what @davek is all about.

I’ve called the idiot out on this many times but to use one of his favourite words he is a coward. He can’t justify his patheticness so he just ignores it.

Ha Ha Ha Ha.

FFS. This is an incredible post...and not for the right reasons.

 

[Jimishorts]

They should do. They jump the fences after all.

They definitely do more than the skateboards, bikes, boats and the surfboards of other competitors.

 

[davek]

They definitely do more than the skateboards, bikes, boats and the surfboards of other competitors.

They do the heavy lifting in that showjumping event - literally.