The other day I was sitting at home during the afternoon (something that is happening more and more often), flipping channels and I came across some Olympic coverage of the "sport" of Curling. Now, to be frank it looked like a lot of fun and something that would be great to do during an afternoon of drinking, but to call it a sport, much less an Olympic one, is quite a stretch. Do you remember a couple of years back when poker nuts wanted to include the "sport" of card games of chance in the Olympics? That was perhaps even more silly than Curling becoming an event. Let us take a look at some of the other sports and pass times that we could include in the Olympic games down the road.
The aforementioned poker could be a added to the menu. It could be either in the summer or winter games. We may as well add slot machine playing for good measure.
The pass time of playing pool could also be entered. It does not really qualify as a sport per se, but at least there is an element of skill involved.
Ditto for Golf.
If we add pool and golf to the Olympic mix, I guess we might as well include bowling. The Olympics could enter both sober and intoxicated categories to extend the events. The same could go for pool and golf also.
Quarters, the beer drinking game, should surely have its time at the games. It could be either a winter event held in a nice pub, or a summer one where the contestants sit at picnic tables by a picturesque lake.
Let's not forget darts and lawn darts (jarts). They certainly need to be included.
Pole dancing most certainly should be added. Probably should be a summer game but either summer or winter would suffice. Well, maybe winter would be better. Summer already has beach volleyball to appeal to our prurient interests.
I am sure that there are some things that I am leaving out, but never fear, if Curling is an Olympic game then anything can happen. Keep lobbying minor sports and drunken pass times enthusiasts - Your event may be included next.
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