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The Weirdest Olympic Events Throughout History

asylum.com — In any case, this summer's games promise tons of exciting, and sometimes strange events. And synchronized swimming is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the most ridiculous contests in Olympic history.

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  • inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+17Buried for Asylum Slideshow.
  • darkchild82, on 08/06/2008, -3/+16Pistol Dueling (1906) - So, whoever survived won?
  • Shadic, on 08/07/2008, -0/+12What's wrong with Rope Climb and Tug-Of-War, exactly?
  • readacook, on 08/07/2008, -0/+9"You can run a 9.8 100 meter dash, huh? Well look at me swing this club with a ribbon on it! Yeah, been swinging this bitch for years!"

    The best part is, after its 1904 debut, they brought it back in '32.
  • inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+8one page please...
  • inactive, on 08/06/2008, -0/+8I am sad I missed the golden days when you could get a gold medal with a much lower level of athleticism.
  • Linkin4, on 08/07/2008, -1/+7Motorboating got cancelled WHY??
  • mrbobbyk, on 08/10/2008, -0/+3Nude olympics girls!!
    It's fantastic!
    You must see this video!:

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  • mithrasinvictus, on 08/07/2008, -0/+5There's still curling.
  • inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+4Pistol dueling sounds awesome.
  • inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+4Nothing was better than the Chris Farley figure skating skit on SNL. Now if that was somehow an Olympic event, then we'd be talking.
  • wejmahtin, on 08/07/2008, -0/+4I was sure the dwarf toss had made it..
  • MaxterICC, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2mmmmm captions
  • lumpyup, on 08/07/2008, -1/+3solo synchronized swimming looks as stupid as it sounds...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B52KcSH8ZFY
  • Cerealkillr, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2Did anyone else notice the third picture the guy had his middle finger up?
  • phate2292, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2tl;dr? Or you just skipped the rest of the article to comment?
  • kjd84, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2I'm not even going to dignify the "sport" by watching that link!
  • FonzsXe, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2wasn't ballroom dancing (or is) an olympic event?
  • gyberedeemer, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2That just proves it's impossible to look classy or attractive with nose plugs.
  • monsterette, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1...I'm sure they train hard, and some moves look hard to maneuver...however, is it a competitive sport or a performance?
  • cupcakeprincess, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2slideshow in a new window?
    i was about to X out until i saw the pigeon with a pin in his head


  • inactive, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2Who knows, you motorboating son of a bitch.
  • KJSatz, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1And winning the gold medal...HANS THE MANNEQUIN!
  • foofightrs777, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2So, I guess Asyl.um is the newest Cracked? Just in a more annoying format.
  • chispito, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1How has anything ever been weirder than curling?
  • ostracize, on 08/07/2008, -1/+1At least there's strategy involved.
  • Calypsoaf, on 08/07/2008, -1/+1Buried for "so retro"...
  • failedpimp, on 08/07/2008, -1/+1Worth it to keep clicking through the various slide shows until you get to babes in stars and stripes and cheerleader scandals.
  • chispito, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0You know that those would be like wife carrying. Some crazy Scandinavian or Eastern Europeans would dominate.
  • bellcord, on 08/14/2008, -0/+0Hawaii's rejection for the Summer 2012 Games has pretty much ruled out the anticipated "Live Lava Surfing' spectacle....
  • elitedw, on 08/07/2008, -1/+1zomg nooo popups! I thought they were gone forever... I was wrong
  • getpumped87, on 08/07/2008, -1/+1"school yard boys" = every man
  • jaypeg, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0Bowling and golf should be olympic events.

    BTW, I've always wanted to be a solo synchronized swimmer, you insensitive clods!
  • xptical, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0And it causes my Firefox to stop responding. Not just the Asylum page, but all the other pages in my browser refuse to do anything.

    I have to close the Asylum page and then restart my browser to get anything to work.


    In IE7, it says something about broken JavaScript.
  • bellcord, on 08/14/2008, -0/+0Sadly, the Two Man Pall Bearing competition faded from popularity...
  • CuriousDan, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0What the Olympics need is more realistic martial arts.
  • rockjunky116, on 08/07/2008, -1/+1like cancer?
  • bellcord, on 08/14/2008, -0/+0Inexplicibly, 4 Man Crowbar Boxing never caught on outside the Deep South.....
  • bellcord, on 08/14/2008, -0/+0Dialing 9-11 has all but ruined the 100 meter 'HighTail It for the Sherriff' events...
  • shawnanigans, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0How did they award silver?
  • gkiltz, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0It's the Winter Olympics where things really get loopy!
    Curling, anyone?
    Luge?
    Biathlon? In the US, we though Run and Shoot was a 1980s football offense!
  • bellcord, on 08/14/2008, -1/+0For several years Texas lobbied hard for the Forty Yard Mosey...
  • gameoverx00, on 08/08/2008, -1/+0Hey guys. For more information on the Beijing Olympics and just sports in general, check out my blog: http://talkaboutsport.blogspot.com
  • johnnyrotten, on 08/07/2008, -1/+0The name "Indian clubs" comes from the use of these clubs by people in India. Why can't people who scream "racism" do a little research first?
  • flailking, on 08/07/2008, -4/+1New for 2008...Who can censor the best!!! Tie for Gold....America's MSM and China!!!
  • MarkusX, on 08/06/2008, -8/+1I love synchronized swimming, it's so retro.
    But solo synchronized swimming is way overrated. :-))

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