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NFT: WTF is with 2 man Luge?

giantsfan227B : 2/14/2018 10:23 am
I get the regular luge. Pretty cool. Guys flying down a hill on a sled going 80+mph but WTF is with 2 guys laying on each other in skin tight suits? Most winter Olympic sports have some connection to the military but show me the military (other than Greece) that did this.
I'm sure the Greeks are big fans  
YAJ2112 : 2/14/2018 10:26 am : link
of 2 man luge
what part of the military  
Rocky369 : 2/14/2018 10:46 am : link
is bowling on ice?
Little too gay for you?  
AnnapolisMike : 2/14/2018 10:50 am : link
Although I find it hard to not chuckle whenever they show Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski during figure skating.
ice dancing has military connections?  
giants#1 : 2/14/2018 11:20 am : link
Or hockey? Curling? Snowboarding? Etc.
Wow  
Existenz : 2/14/2018 11:51 am : link
what a dumb statement
In my neighborhood growing up...  
x meadowlander : 2/14/2018 12:02 pm : link
...pickup 2-man luge matches were very common.
They couldn't make the bob sled team  
ZogZerg : 2/14/2018 12:18 pm : link
?
.  
arcarsenal : 2/14/2018 12:18 pm : link
Two men that close together make me VERY uncomfortable. I really wish they wouldn't air this event.

Then again, it is 2018 and it's a snowflake world.
Military... That explains the target  
smshmth8690 : 2/14/2018 12:21 pm : link
on the women's speed skating uniform.

wow,  
smshmth8690 : 2/14/2018 12:22 pm : link
sorry the pic was so big.
#manhood  
UESBLUE : 2/14/2018 12:24 pm : link
threatened.
The historical  
pjcas18 : 2/14/2018 12:30 pm : link
Olympics that trace back to ancient Greece were not the Winter Olympics.

those were only added with the Modern games in 1924 and I don't believe have any military connection.

I think the..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 2/14/2018 12:34 pm : link
Greek comment wasn't made out of an Olympic historical context. I think it was made from the urban legend belief that Greek men like to probe other men's assholes with their penises.
As the story goes...  
Kevin in Annapolis : 2/14/2018 12:43 pm : link
two shepherd brothers were herding their flock near Mount Parnassus when suddenly a freak storm came upon them. Apparently Aiolos (the greek good of storm) was angry at Pan (the greek god of shepherds) and decided to unleash a furious storm on the 2 brothers. During the storm the brother found a wooden plank. The brothers laid down on the plank and rode it to safty down the mountain, and thus, the 2 man luge was born.
RE: I think the..  
slickwilly : 2/14/2018 12:47 pm : link
In comment 13832239 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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Greek comment wasn't made out of an Olympic historical context. I think it was made from the urban legend belief that Greek men like to probe other men's assholes with their penises.

I appreciate the subtlety you used there :)
It's when you suck up all the phlegm  
SHO'NUFF : 2/14/2018 12:50 pm : link
from your nose and throat...and proceed to spit it out into the open mouth of the other guy.

As seen in The Program.
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RE: I think the..  
pjcas18 : 2/14/2018 12:50 pm : link
In comment 13832239 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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Greek comment wasn't made out of an Olympic historical context. I think it was made from the urban legend belief that Greek men like to probe other men's assholes with their penises.


LOL, I know, but in the OP he also said how:

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Most winter Olympic sports have some connection to the military but show me the military (other than Greece) that did this.


and a) I explained that a) the original Olympics were summer sports only and b) I don't believe any winter Olympic sports have military connections that I know of (maybe biathlon) but did the military really shoot rifles while skiing? don't know.
RE: RE: I think the..  
Kevin in Annapolis : 2/14/2018 12:52 pm : link
In comment 13832258 pjcas18 said:
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but did the military really shoot rifles while skiing? don't know.


That is pretty much my dads description of the time he was stationed in Alaska.
RE: Wow  
Giants1956 : 2/14/2018 1:03 pm : link
In comment 13832164 Existenz said:
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what a dumb statement


Existenz, is this the first time you ever heard dumb
shit on a 'football' sight? Right! Remember, when in
Rome, do as the Roman's do. Just like Jersey~
2 man luge is just bros doing bro stuff.  
Heisenberg : 2/14/2018 2:05 pm : link
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Why can't luge be mixed partners  
SomeFan : 2/14/2018 2:08 pm : link
like curling?
RE: Why can't luge be mixed partners  
Mad Mike : 2/14/2018 2:25 pm : link
In comment 13832357 SomeFan said:
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like curling?

It is. Doubles luge is just that - doubles. There's no gender restriction. But practically, two men are going to be faster than a mixed team or team of two women. Pretty sure there have been mixed teams in some international competitions, but rarely.
RE: Little too gay for you?  
DonQuixote : 2/14/2018 2:29 pm : link
In comment 13832107 AnnapolisMike said:
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Although I find it hard to not chuckle whenever they show Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski during figure skating.


I like the schtick those two have going on...it's fun.
RE: RE: Little too gay for you?  
NoPeanutz : 2/14/2018 2:42 pm : link
In comment 13832380 DonQuixote said:
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In comment 13832107 AnnapolisMike said:


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Although I find it hard to not chuckle whenever they show Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski during figure skating.



I like the schtick those two have going on...it's fun.

I haven't watched this year, but supposedly Weir and Lipinski are excellent- knowledgeable, endearing and entertaining.
This is what happens when you legitimize...  
BamaBlue : 2/14/2018 2:44 pm : link
curling. The door is wide open for ANYTHING to be a winter sport. Next up... snowball dodgeball
WTF is it  
fkap : 2/14/2018 3:35 pm : link
with a QB caressing the crotch of the center? And where did they come up with the name 'tight end'?
this is why I turn to BBI for Olympics coverage -  
Del Shofner : 2/14/2018 3:52 pm : link
the important questions are discussed. Seriously - "WTF is with 2 man Luge?" is a legitimate question, yet you don't hear it discussed on NBC.
It was invented  
Pete in MD : 2/14/2018 6:30 pm : link
in countries where ice slides are plentiful but sleds are scarce.
pointing my toes inward put me off of  
madgiantscow009 : 2/14/2018 6:42 pm : link
two man luge.

Good old BBI  
Knineteen : 2/14/2018 7:41 pm : link
Can't discuss the major news stories of the day...but 2 man luge? Have at it!
RE: Good old BBI  
Modus Operandi : 2/14/2018 7:57 pm : link
In comment 13832761 Knineteen said:
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Can't discuss the major news stories of the day...but 2 man luge? Have at it!


Luge is one thing BBI can reach consensus on. Not Politics. Not religion. Not Megan Fox. Not even whether the Eagles winning the super bowl is a good or bad thing.
they should make two people who disagree  
madgiantscow009 : 2/14/2018 8:29 pm : link
2-man luge together for unity.
The German bottom-man on the German sled was heard to utter...  
BamaBlue : 2/14/2018 8:38 pm : link
Das is nicht der braken!!!! Mittens offen mein crotchenhousen!
I want to dress like a sperm  
Gary from The East End : Admin : 2/14/2018 8:41 pm : link
Shove an ice skate in my add and go balls first down an ice chute.
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RE: I want to dress like a sperm  
adamg : 2/14/2018 9:19 pm : link
In comment 13832814 Gary from The East End said:
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Shove an ice skate in my add and go balls first down an ice chute. Link - ( New Window )


That's an underrated special. Makes me die laughing.
Is there a 2 woman luge event  
Les in TO : 2/15/2018 6:04 am : link
Or a mixed? I’d watch
RE: RE: Good old BBI  
Knineteen : 2/15/2018 6:55 pm : link
In comment 13832774 Modus Operandi said:
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Luge is one thing BBI can reach consensus on. Not Politics. Not religion. Not Megan Fox. Not even whether the Eagles winning the super bowl is a good or bad thing.

Correct, comments from children; treat them as such.
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