# At what Biathlon would you excel? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2004, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-biathlon-would-you-excel/265787 "2004-09-24T00:32:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-biathlon-would-you-excel/265787/41 "2004-09-27T16:33:33Z")
I’m going for corn/corn. A corn (maize) shucking race followed by corn dolly (wheat or other grain stalks) making contest. The dolly isn’t a race, but must be done within a set time limit. Dolly to be graded for artistry and skill of execution. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-biathlon-would-you-excel/265787/42 "2004-09-27T17:33:33Z")
Flatpicking : I’m actually in training for the 2006 event. [Link to the contest rules](http://www.wvfest.com/contests/contrule.html) and Bong Hits. That would be an interesting competition, as most flatpickers tend to be pretty straight and narrow (at least the ones at a competitive level.) I think I’m one of the few traditional flatpickers that’s also a major head. I’d leave 'em in the dust after the first couple of tubes 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zog\_10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c57346/32.png) [@Zog\_10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zog_10)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-biathlon-would-you-excel/265787/43 "2004-09-27T18:51:13Z")
> [@LilyoftheValley](#): > > > [@Incubus](#): > > > > I think its fairly obvious- whoever finishes first is the winner. > > Maybe obvious to you – I was envisioning some sort of “target shooting” event… I dunno - this could probably be a whole series of events - maybe a pentathalon. You could have speed events, distance events, volume events, accuracy events and maybe some sort of relay. 'Course, this really works best for men, since the women will get shafted in the distance & volume competitions. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-biathlon-would-you-excel/265787/44 "2004-09-27T18:56:27Z")
2 events for me that I’d own. Arguing in the studio over how to produce a song. Wingman event. pw3nd! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-biathlon-would-you-excel/265787/45 "2004-09-27T20:23:43Z")
**The 2 hour nap** and **Extreme housework avoidance**. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-biathlon-would-you-excel/265787/46 "2004-09-27T21:48:24Z")
**Websurfing While Pretenting To Work** and **Sitting On My Ass Watching Football or _Law & Order_** Yeah, I think I could take the gold in that one. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-biathlon-would-you-excel/265787/47 "2004-09-28T00:22:36Z")
**Roland Orzabal** , I challenge you to Smash Bros. I’m ok at the GameCube one, but I’m absolutely untouchable at the N64 one. I’ve only ever entered one (semi) formal competition (which was a team event, and we lost the first round on other games, even though I won my match :mad: ), but I’ve never met anyone who could regularly beat me, and most of the people I normally played with eventually refused to play me any more. My other would be long range rubber-band shooting. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-biathlon-would-you-excel/265787/48 "2004-09-28T00:24:10Z")
> [@Zog\_10](#): > > 'Course, this really works best for men, since the women will get shafted in the distance & volume competitions. Not according to some of the movies _I’ve_ seen. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-biathlon-would-you-excel/265787/49 "2004-09-28T03:02:05Z")
**Shopping** and **Grooming** I’m a girly kinda girl. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-biathlon-would-you-excel/265787.md?page=2)