The Winter Olympics - The SCORP Book Club Approves!
Posted by SCORP #8 on Sat, Feb 27, 2010 @ 09:08 AM
Maybe it's because the SCORPs are just coming off a discussion of some of the kinky-ass shit that goes on in Sweden as depicted in THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO but the Winter Olympic Games are-despite Bob Costas and his hair-getting high marks as SCORP-worthy entertainment. Nearly every event in the Olympics seems like it originated because two or three drunk Scandinavians with some serious sadomasochist tendencies decided to have a pissing contest in the snow or on a sheet of ice. Seriously-what do they drink in the great white north of Europe? The sports now seem-as trash was talked over generations, rules were refined, and American's got involved-that each challenge in Vancouver has become either dangerous, ridiculous or better done stoned (see Snowboarding). A simple toboggan ride now exceeds 90mph, keeping score in curling (basically shuffleboard on ice) is more complicated than Avril Lavigne's (Canadian) boyfriend, and the crashes in downhill and during speed skating were painfully spectacular. All and all, exactly the type of outcome all SCORPION challenges hope to achieve.
And of course, the Winter Olympics is also the home of the biathlon-the ultimate SCORP Olympic event. Skiing AND shooting a rifle? (Granted, if they added a drinking component every 50m and released a mountain lion to stalk competitors it would make things much better). Not only is the idea of the biathlon balls-to-the-wall, but it also lends itself to awesome low-budget power-chord accompanied videos on You Tube by Eastern Europeans and Americans alike. Enjoy a few samples Here and Here.
Oh, and one more thing: USA! USA! USA! USA!