# I wanted to watch the world origami championship on TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 12, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434 "2017-05-12T08:24:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/1 "2017-05-12T08:24:39Z")
But it was only on paper view. What Dad jokes have you heard lately? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/2 "2017-05-12T12:20:14Z")
I heard the tournament organizers ran into financial trouble and the event folded. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/3 "2017-05-12T12:35:33Z")
“When you’re hiking and a 9 foot bear rears up out of nowhere and growls at you, reach back and grab a handful of shit and throw it at the bears eyes.” “Where did the shit come from?” “Trust me, it’ll be there.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/4 "2017-05-12T13:21:12Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > But it was only on paper view. > > What Dad jokes have you heard lately? Actually, I watched that live. Very exciting. There was a rookie who took an early lead but the pressure got to him and he folded. You could see it coming. Every time he made a mistake, he would crumple. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/5 "2017-05-12T15:19:56Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > But it was only on paper view. > > What Dad jokes have you heard lately? As soon as I read that, I immediately filled in, “PAPER VIEW, CORAL!” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/6 "2017-05-12T16:19:16Z")
Dammit. I came into this thread excited that I was about to be exposed to a world of competitive origami I heretofore had not heard of. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/7 "2017-05-12T18:20:27Z")
I was all set to recommend a couple of live-streaming sports sites that would probably air it. If you’re quick, you can usually find a link to one of them in this forum in Sunday morning. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/8 "2017-05-12T18:29:19Z")
I was watching origami live from Florida, but there was too much humidity and it became the world curling championship. Why, yes, I am a dad… ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/9 "2017-05-12T21:53:12Z")
Someone spent too much time working in the crease and a hockey game broke out. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/10 "2017-05-12T21:59:12Z")
I’d never watch it. Origami is for squares! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/11 "2017-05-12T23:11:40Z")
I heard there was a good overhead view. They had a camera on a crane. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/12 "2017-05-13T01:02:46Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Actually, I watched that live. Did you see last year’s championship? The official supplier had insufficient supplies and the organizers were furious. Headlines at the time: Origami Supplier Reamed Out They were still feuding this year over who was at fault but they tried to paper over their differences. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/13 "2017-05-13T01:08:36Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > Did you see last year’s championship? The official supplier had insufficient supplies and the organizers were furious. > > Headlines at the time: Origami Supplier Reamed Out > > They were still feuding this year over who was at fault but they tried to paper over their differences. Remember that year they tried a single elimination tournament? No one could get past the seventh round. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/14 "2017-05-13T01:16:53Z")
We went up some mountain trails a while back. The first part was five miles long, the second part nine miles and the third part five more, but we managed to end up at the trailhead. It was a hike coup. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/15 "2017-05-13T01:42:18Z")
I heard this years competition was intense with contestants limited to using cheap card stock. It was dubbed “The Thrilla of Manila”. Others did not like the judges ruling on the new paper type and argued for more transparency. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/16 "2017-05-13T02:40:29Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Remember that year they tried a single elimination tournament? No one could get past the seventh round. Sure. That was infamous. None of the contestants could cut it. Origami championships are only shown live. Rules forbid taping. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/17 "2017-05-13T05:54:17Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > We went up some mountain trails a while back. The first part was five miles long, the second part nine miles and the third part five more, but we managed to end up at the trailhead. It was a hike coup. It would have been even more of a hike coup if the second part were only seven miles long. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/18 "2017-05-13T06:51:58Z")
Why did the scarecrow win an award? For being outstanding in his field. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/19 "2017-05-13T23:06:06Z")
“Did they ever catch those two thieves who stole a calendar?” “Yeah - I heard they each got six months.” ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434/20 "2017-05-13T23:14:27Z")
Count me as one of those whose was really kind of excited to learn about an origami championship. _sad_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanted-to-watch-the-world-origami-championship-on-tv/786434.md?page=2)