# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=622 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 623 --- ## [Well Gee, I Guess No One Really Tried Very Hard In Swimming Before](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-gee-i-guess-no-one-really-tried-very-hard-in-swimming-before/460029)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-gee-i-guess-no-one-really-tried-very-hard-in-swimming-before/460029 "2008-08-16T08:51:32Z")
Does the falling of all those Olympic swimming World Records solely reflect the freakish abilities of Phelps (but also others), or does it imply that the talent pool (as it were) in past years was shallower (as it were)? … --- ## [Warhammer Online release date announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-online-release-date-announced/459233)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-online-release-date-announced/459233 "2008-08-16T07:54:18Z")
I am VERY interested in this. Supposedly, as a subscriber to the newsletter since forever and a day ago, I was supposed to get a spot in the open Beta, but I haven’t heard any follow-up on that since it was announced. … --- ## [How many countries...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries/459660)
**Author:** [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries/459660 "2008-08-16T05:24:11Z")
…can you name in five minutes? I got 56 on the first try. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Help me find the Olympics shotput stuff for my TiVo...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-olympics-shotput-stuff-for-my-tivo/460057)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-olympics-shotput-stuff-for-my-tivo/460057 "2008-08-15T22:13:06Z")
I know the guy who is the top guy on the Olympic shot put team, Reese Hoffa. I want to make sure I TiVo any coverage of him, but I’m baffled by the scheduling stuff, and it keeps seeming like what is supposed to be on is… --- ## ["Braid" is the game of the year. (Xbox Live, PC soon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braid-is-the-game-of-the-year-xbox-live-pc-soon/459894)
**Author:** [@Drakkar\_Sauna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drakkar_Sauna)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braid-is-the-game-of-the-year-xbox-live-pc-soon/459894 "2008-08-15T18:51:38Z")
Has anyone played it? I just completed it last night. I’m still in complete awe over how amazing it is! It’s instantly the game of the year for me, and is this year’s Portal. It essentially does for time what Portal did… --- ## [Will NBA players leaving for Europe kill the NBA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-nba-players-leaving-for-europe-kill-the-nba/459753)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-nba-players-leaving-for-europe-kill-the-nba/459753 "2008-08-15T17:29:21Z")
Interesting article. My opinion is yes. The NBA needs their stars the most out of any of the 4 major leagues. The Packers can survive without Brett Favre, the Cavs without Lebron are another story. The NFL didn’t miss Mi… --- ## [What's that thing on Kerri Walsh's shoulder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-thing-on-kerri-walshs-shoulder/459932)
**Author:** [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-thing-on-kerri-walshs-shoulder/459932 "2008-08-15T15:37:21Z")
Beach volleyball is on as I peruse these here boards (WTF is Norway doing with a beach volleyball team?! The same thing Jamaica did with a bobsled team?) and I noticed Kerri Walsh seems to have what looks like a big Velc… --- ## [Best football (soccer) team ever assembled -- a national team or a pro team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-football-soccer-team-ever-assembled-a-national-team-or-a-pro-team/459866)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-football-soccer-team-ever-assembled-a-national-team-or-a-pro-team/459866 "2008-08-15T10:26:16Z")
I understand there will be no consensus on this sort of thing, but I thought it would be a fun discussion anyway. In international football (soccer), there are (A) national teams that compete in the World Cup, UEFA, etc… --- ## [so I got a PSP - now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-psp-now-what/460014)
**Author:** [@Drakkar\_Sauna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drakkar_Sauna)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-psp-now-what/460014 "2008-08-15T09:44:00Z")
I was about to freak out - I was REALLY close to freaking out - and buy a copy of Valkyrie Profile for PS1. Then I realized that I could get a PSP and the reissue of the game for not much $ more, and then I’d have a new … --- ## [Space Siege Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-siege-demo/459982)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-siege-demo/459982 "2008-08-14T20:23:35Z")
I was looking forward to this game. Dungeon Siege in space. Woo-hoo! I mean, I never finished Dungeon Siege, because it tedious and repetitive with precious little story, but it was very well done, smooth interface. … --- ## [The best swim relay ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-swim-relay-ever/459715)
**Author:** [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-swim-relay-ever/459715 "2008-08-14T19:52:18Z")
In my opinion, as well as the opinions of many others, was the Olympic Men’s 4 x 1 free relay from last night. It can be seen here. http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/share.html?videoid=0811\_hd\_swb\_hl\_l0194&forcereload=t… --- ## [Does golf have too many rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-golf-have-too-many-rules/457608)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-golf-have-too-many-rules/457608 "2008-08-14T19:45:24Z")
When I first heard of Michelle Wie’s recent DQ for not signing her scorecard, I thought, “How could she be so stupid?” But upon further thought, I shifted to, “How could this game have such a stupid rule?” As I underst… --- ## [China Wins Gold in Women's Gymnastics; US Silver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-wins-gold-in-womens-gymnastics-us-silver/459876)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-wins-gold-in-womens-gymnastics-us-silver/459876 "2008-08-14T18:14:02Z")
I can believe no one has started a thread on gymnastics last night. Personally I thought it was in poor taste that the U.S. coach kept bitching about the age of the Chinese girls and the delay in the announcement. Th… --- ## [Olympic Uneven Bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-uneven-bars/459995)
**Author:** [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-uneven-bars/459995 "2008-08-14T17:18:15Z")
Is it just me, or has the uneven bars become impossibly boring. The women strap on some leather, spend almost the entire time on the higher bar, spin around a few times and … that’s it. Compared to Olga Korbut and Nadi… --- ## [The Daily Feud: Fiction & Fiction Authors by 5-4-Fighting \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-fiction-fiction-authors-by-5-4-fighting-closed/459739)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-fiction-fiction-authors-by-5-4-fighting-closed/459739 "2008-08-14T16:17:58Z")
If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me and I’ll get you on The List. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most peo… --- ## [Has Bill James Ever Admitted How Ridiculously Wrong He Was About Pete Rose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-bill-james-ever-admitted-how-ridiculously-wrong-he-was-about-pete-rose/459713)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-bill-james-ever-admitted-how-ridiculously-wrong-he-was-about-pete-rose/459713 "2008-08-14T16:01:37Z")
I’ve never been a big fan of Bill James, but I’ve learned a fair amount from him over the years, and I always recognized his intelligence. Which is why it blew my mind whenever he made one of his impassioned public defen… --- ## [At last a diet that works - how to look like Michael Phelps.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-a-diet-that-works-how-to-look-like-michael-phelps/459940)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-last-a-diet-that-works-how-to-look-like-michael-phelps/459940 "2008-08-14T15:55:16Z")
Michael Phelps 12,000 calorie diet: Breakfast: three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise two cups of coffee a five-egg omelet a bowl of grits three slices of Fren… --- ## [Does "Guitar Hero" have any relationship to helping you play a real guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-guitar-hero-have-any-relationship-to-helping-you-play-a-real-guitar/459572)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-guitar-hero-have-any-relationship-to-helping-you-play-a-real-guitar/459572 "2008-08-14T14:11:38Z")
Would developing mad Guitar Hero skillz help make you a better real guitarist in any way? --- ## [Did the end of the Cold War change your interest in the Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-end-of-the-cold-war-change-your-interest-in-the-olympics/458610)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-end-of-the-cold-war-change-your-interest-in-the-olympics/458610 "2008-08-14T07:50:31Z")
I guess this is for posters over the age of 30. I was talking to my wife and I realized that my interests in the Olympics has decreased a lot from after the Cold War ended. It is more than just that, but that was a big … --- ## [One Of the Hottest Pictures You'll Ever See \[somewhat NSFW\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-hottest-pictures-youll-ever-see-somewhat-nsfw/459702)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-hottest-pictures-youll-ever-see-somewhat-nsfw/459702 "2008-08-14T06:58:13Z")
Could be MPSIMS, could be Game Room. I puts it here. --- ## [Fabulous online physics-based game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233 "2008-08-14T06:30:47Z")
I give you: Fantastic Contraption Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to transport a little pink object into a goal area. To do this, you build a contraption out of five materials - wheels, either spinning … --- ## [The Daily Feud: Star Trek: The Original Series by winterhawk11 \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-star-trek-the-original-series-by-winterhawk11-closed/459598)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-star-trek-the-original-series-by-winterhawk11-closed/459598 "2008-08-14T02:50:52Z")
If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me and I’ll get you on The List. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most peo… --- ## [z0rk: It's Zork. On Twitter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/z0rk-its-zork-on-twitter/459797)
**Author:** [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/z0rk-its-zork-on-twitter/459797 "2008-08-13T21:58:20Z")
A pal of mine has hooked up a text parser running Zork to a Twitter account. http://www.agentdisco.com/z0rk.aspx www.twitter.com/z0rk It’s geeky fun. If you’re using Twitter and remember Zork, give it a whirl. --- ## [The Daily Feud: Catchphrases and Common Expressions by 5-4-Fighting \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-catchphrases-and-common-expressions-by-5-4-fighting-closed/459420)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-catchphrases-and-common-expressions-by-5-4-fighting-closed/459420 "2008-08-13T18:01:38Z")
If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me and I’ll get you on The List. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most peo… --- ## [Question about Men's Olympic swimming suits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-mens-olympic-swimming-suits/459756)
**Author:** [@Rattlehead02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattlehead02)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-mens-olympic-swimming-suits/459756 "2008-08-13T17:42:58Z")
I’ve noticed that the men’s swimming attire changes from event to event (Phelps in full body suit sometimes, only shorts others) and from swimmer to swimmer in the same event (Phelps in full body suit, other swimmer in j… --- ## [Warhammer online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-online/459804)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-online/459804 "2008-08-13T16:41:23Z")
Anyone else looking forward to or planning to play this game when it ships? I figured I’d post this link with a series of podcasts about the game from the developers and then see if anyone around here is thinking about… --- ## [Dungeon Siege - Circle of Lorent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeon-siege-circle-of-lorent/459700)
**Author:** [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeon-siege-circle-of-lorent/459700 "2008-08-13T15:30:39Z")
Has anyone played this siegelet for Dungeon Siege I? If so, how do you open the door to the Lower Crypts on the left wall in the first room of the Dwarven Crypts? Is it some combination of the two levers located in later… --- ## [Unarmed Combat Question.(+ MMA discussion.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unarmed-combat-question-mma-discussion/459277)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unarmed-combat-question-mma-discussion/459277 "2008-08-13T15:29:30Z")
Most people have heard the sayings, “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.” and “It ain’t the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”, but how important is size from a combatants point … --- ## [Epic Song Madness (Sweet Sixteen)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-sweet-sixteen/458990)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-song-madness-sweet-sixteen/458990 "2008-08-13T03:32:13Z")
Some undeniably epic songs have fallen in the previous round: “Kashmir”, “Iron Man”, “Free Bird”, and “Hotel California” are nowhere to be seen. On the other hand, “Smoke On the Water”, which got a first-round bye due t… --- ## [Does anyone else want the Cold War back just for the Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-want-the-cold-war-back-just-for-the-olympics/459454)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-want-the-cold-war-back-just-for-the-olympics/459454 "2008-08-12T20:06:10Z")
I miss the days when it was the Cold War in the Olympics. The East German judge giving the Brit or the American a 6.3 when the other judges were in the 9.2 area. Pounding beer and cheering against the Ruskies. Now, th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=621) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=623)