# The SDMB Olympic \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Team

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 21, 2000, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054 "2000-09-21T20:55:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054/1 "2000-09-21T20:55:13Z")

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Well, someone in our office had their daughter in the Olympics. She won gold for the U.S. in the 4x200 freestyle. Broke a WR. Very exciting.

It then pops in my head that she may appear here in the office with the medal. I could quite possibly get a picture taken with the medal on. So I’s got to thinkin’…

What sort of sign could I get behind me that would make the most of this situation? Either real, or cut n’ paste in PhotoShop, etc.

And also, what team event would the Teeming Millions excel at? Olympic Rhetoric Relay?

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**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054/2 "2000-09-21T21:01:45Z")

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Speed Window Refreshing.

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**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054/3 "2000-09-21T22:51:20Z")

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I was going to say sucking up, but aha’ll take gold, silver, bronze and 4th place in that event.

I’ll go with being anal about American grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. My chief competition will be AerynSun, among others.

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**Author:** ![Suo\_Na](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Suo\_Na](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suo_Na)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054/4 "2000-09-21T23:00:40Z")

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Message Board Pentathlon:  
Speed Typing  
Debunking  
Linking  
Bad puns  
Good .sigs

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**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054/5 "2000-09-21T23:23:12Z")

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shameless flirting…

hey CanadianSue…how YOU doin? 😉

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054/6 "2000-09-21T23:51:59Z")

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I’ve been around just long enough to know that **struuter** would take the gold in speed disrobing.

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**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054/7 "2000-09-22T00:01:19Z")

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The 100-meter post for me.

(Give me a break! I just ran one over in IMHO!)

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**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054/8 "2000-09-22T02:48:53Z")

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Nitpicking

One Liner Relay

Troll Shooting

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054/9 "2000-09-22T19:42:13Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Green Bean \*  
> \*\*Troll Shooting \*\*

Are you thinking of a skeet shooting event, or a stationary target as in archery?

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**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-olympic-________-team/34054/10 "2000-09-22T19:55:26Z")

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Olympic Nekkid Oil Twister.
