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  A funny look at the Olympics by Australian poet Graeme King - funny poems, sad poems, serious poems and romantic poems. Poems for children, nature poems and environment poems, flash poetry, fantasy poems, funny limericks and more ©kingpoetry2007.
 

HO HOLYMPICS by Graeme King


 
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING: 7 girls all trying to drown at the same instant

SHOT PUT: the main reason hand grenades aren't made heavy

HANDBALL: the adjustment of of a male swimmer so he looks good in his speedos

RELAY RACE: a long distance covered by short people

JAVELIN: an excuse for white guys to act like natives

POMMEL HORSE: a specialized spinning of the testicles around two very hard handles

SLALOM: the Swiss army version of "left-right-left"

COXED PAIRS ROWING: three people, two row - one doesn't - you tell me!

DISCUS: throwing a six-pound frisbee

BREASTSTROKE: the only legal way left to do it

LUGE: lying backwards on a dinner plate and trying not to die

HOCKEY: sort of like teams karate, but with sticks

BANTAMWEIGHT BOXING: packaging very small eggs the fastest

SKI JUMP: a good way to prove that Newton was absolutely correct

TRIPLE JUMP: for entrants that can't do the long jump very well

HIGH JUMP: the only place you can flop and still come out a winner

100 METRE BUTTERFLY: OMIGOD! Run for your life!!!

BALANCE BEAM: a device designed to scare men who watch the event

40KM WALK: like sticking a grapefruit up your ass and trying to run for a bus

WEIGHTLIFTING: a valid reason for the existence of steroids

EQUESTRIAN DRESSAGE: trying to make your horse look as snooty as you do

BOBSLED: a legal way to commit suicide with your friends

ONE METRE SPRINGBOARD: a high diving event for acrophobics

AERIALS: a contest to see who gets the best TV reception in the mountains

NORDIC COMBINED: once every four years when Sweden and Norway agree with each other

ARCHERY: a bridge-building contest

ICE HOCKEY: a sport that interrupts a great fight

ICE DANCING: do the lutz...or be a klutz!

WATER POLO: where horses are trained to hold their breath

BADMINTON: where they compete with very stale hot lollies

FENCING: a silly contest to try and pen the judges behind wire barriers

AIR PISTOL: a sport invented when air guitar was deemed too "silly"

OPEN SHOTGUN: the medal goes to the cleanest empty weapon
 

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