# Enough with the damn Women's beach volleyball! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 22, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996 "2004-08-22T19:17:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/1 "2004-08-22T19:17:42Z")
It seems about 30% of NBC’s Olympic coverage is devoted to this interesting to watch for a few minutes, but not for hours and hours …umm…“sport”. There are dozens of other interesting sports, why focus on this one so heavily? The bikini babes are nice in moderate doses, but _give it a rest_, and let some other sports get airtime. ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/2 "2004-08-22T19:59:14Z")
Right on … even **Vix,** who loves all things Olympics, is getting tired of it (and isn’t there other beach volleyball teams asides Walsh/May, even another US team??) 'Course, if they were wearing thongs… Sua ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/3 "2004-08-22T20:04:24Z")
Shirts and skins? Just a thought… ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/4 "2004-08-22T20:11:07Z")
And I just love hearing about how Misty May schleps her mother’s ashes wherever she goes. Robin ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/5 "2004-08-22T20:18:09Z")
Olympics? Oh is it a Olympic year? (I sort of feel bad because I heard it was in the birthplace of the games, but I am really not interested one bit, have only seen about 3 seconds of any Olympic game this year, and don’t even remember what it was. I think sepperating the summer and winter games were a big mistake because it delutes the meaning of “Olympic year”. Also the Summer Games were never interesting to me, though I did watch lots more in the past, it is the Winter Games that really interest me {which plays 2nd fiddle to the summer games as I understand it}, and really hope the US Hockey team can once again beat the USSR team 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/6 "2004-08-22T20:24:24Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > And I just love hearing about how Misty May schleps her mother’s ashes wherever she goes… Boy, **Throbbin’ Robin** , I did _not_ need to know that! PS: How’s **Rarin’ Aaron**? Takes after his Mom, we can only hope… ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/7 "2004-08-22T20:33:41Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Boy, **Throbbin’ Robin** , I did _not_ need to know that! > > PS: How’s **Rarin’ Aaron**? Takes after his Mom, we can only hope… He’s good. Definitely a Democrat. 😃 When Al Gore spoke at the DNC last month, Aaron stood up and applauded. Makes his mom proud, he does. 🆒 Robin ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/8 "2004-08-22T20:54:40Z")
Interesting. I’ve turned on the Olympics at random intervals both on NBC and the other Olympic affiliates (BRAVO, USA, MSNBC, etc.) and I’ve encountered diving, swimming, gymnastics, sailing, tennis, track & field, Judo, and soccer in the last 6 days, but no beach volleyball. Dammit! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/9 "2004-08-22T21:02:43Z")
You missed the women’s weight lifting? There’s a hottie from Bulgaria, I mean, one look and bang! _instant_ metrosexual… ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/10 "2004-08-22T21:54:08Z")
What’s really not fair is that the female volleyball players wear these skimpy bikini-type two-piece suits and the men have baggy shorts and sleeveless shirts! I want male skin, IOC! Be fair! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/11 "2004-08-22T21:58:54Z")
This is the Olympics, you deve! Your craven lusts are regarded with the contempt they deserve! Which is why the IOC screens all female athletes through the IBTC\* before even considering whether or not they can compete. \*\* Itty Bitty Titty Committee\* ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/12 "2004-08-22T22:22:20Z")
I have no job or life right now, so I’ve pretty much been watching the Olympics 18 hours a day. Women’s beach volleyball isn’t really getting any more coverage than the rest of the sports. You just happen to be awake during the volleyball coverage. … I personally enjoy the women’s volleyball a lot. But the men? They’re a bunch of whiney bitches. Just play the game and shut the fuck up! ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/13 "2004-08-22T22:31:43Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > Women’s beach volleyball isn’t really getting any more coverage than the rest of the sports. You just happen to be awake during the volleyball coverage. … Not exactly. NBC has chosen to air beach volleyball (and a lot of it) during prime time. As with everything else shown at that time, it was taped earlier. I wish they’d mix it up a bit more. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/14 "2004-08-22T22:33:43Z")
What about those skintight hotpants the female runners compete in? Granted, the runners have so little body fat that it’s a little like watching anatomy illustrations sprinting about, but some of them do have nice butts, and those hotpants show them off. Plus, some of their hotpants sometimes ride up between their cheeks and they’re practically running in a thong, then. Now that’s the thrill of athletic competition! ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/15 "2004-08-23T00:53:16Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I want male skin, IOC! Be fair! It may not be skin, but tune in to the sprinters and the weightlifting. Their packages are all-but totally defined and flappin’ about like there’s no tomorrow. It’s enough to turn me off from all sports. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/16 "2004-08-23T19:07:55Z")
> [@akennett](#): > > Their packages are all-but totally defined and flappin’ about like there’s no tomorrow. It’s enough to turn me off from all sports. Agreed. The slo-mo replays are like watching a turkey in a rotisserie oven. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/17 "2004-08-23T19:27:18Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > You missed the women’s weight lifting? There’s a hottie from Bulgaria, I mean, one look and bang! _instant_ metrosexual… _Blinks innocently_ What´s a metrosexual? ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/18 "2004-08-23T20:06:16Z")
You people complaining about lack of variety of coverage need to get TiVos. Last night I watched a full hour of women’s sabre recorded at some weird ass hour last week while I was in Yosemite. I also saw some honest-to-(insert favorite deity here) judo. _Judo!_ If there’s anything they used to show less than fencing, it’s judo. > [@Ale](#): > > Blinks innocently > > What´s a metrosexual? It’s some dumbass term coined recently, meaning a hetero male who knows how to dress and groom well without seeking female advice. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/19 "2004-08-24T02:42:02Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > This is the Olympics, you deve! Your craven lusts are regarded with the contempt they deserve! \* The Olympians used to compete in the nude. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2004, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996/20 "2004-08-24T04:12:48Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > It’s some dumbass term coined recently, meaning a hetero male who knows how to dress and groom well without seeking female advice. Ahh… Thanks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-damn-womens-beach-volleyball/260996.md?page=2)