# Olympics, schmolympics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-schmolympics/99814>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 24, 2002, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-schmolympics/99814 "2002-03-24T04:53:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2002, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-schmolympics/99814/21 "2002-03-26T10:40:11Z")

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> \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \*  
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> :eek: Thank you for that image.
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> Actually, at this point one has to wonder why one would _want_ to compete in the real Olympics… \*\*

Because the finest athletes can’t be found at the Gay Olympics, Special Olympics, or the Police Olympics.

Marc

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-schmolympics/99814/22 "2002-03-27T22:35:01Z")

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> \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \*  
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> Well, actually, yes there is. People can refuse (loudly or tacitly) to train you, work with you, subsidize or sponsor you, help you, be your team mate, etc., etc. \*\*

point made. dammit! now my head hurts from _thinking!_

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-schmolympics/99814/23 "2002-03-28T18:34:55Z")

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> Because the finest athletes can’t be found at the Gay Olympics, Special Olympics, or the Police Olympics.

And how precisely, pray tell, do you conclude that?

And what governs “fineness” in an athlete? Raw physical prowess? In that case, they can’t be found at **any** Olympics; they’re too busy earning money with their physical abilities to bother with something as idealistic as representing their country in competition.

Granted that an event which takes its competitors from majority groups may have more skilled athletes than one whose competitors are largely drawn from a minority group…

But, just out of curiosity, who do you consider the best diver of the last half century?

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**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-schmolympics/99814/24 "2002-03-28T19:13:57Z")

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I’d say that would have to be Jaques Cousteau.

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-schmolympics/99814/25 "2002-03-28T20:05:46Z")

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competitive diver from off-the-board, goofy! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Tsubaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Tsubaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsubaki)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympics-schmolympics/99814/26 "2002-03-29T01:24:37Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Silentgoldfish \*  
> \*\*I’d say that would have to be Jaques Cousteau. \*\*

😃 Too funny!

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