OT: Awesome New Sport

By: fernleyhokie
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on March 27, 2015, 1:53 PM | 15 comments

Just saw this awesome new sport started in Poland. Looks fun. Has anyone tried it?

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krak_t's picture krak_t | 11 years 4 months #

You know... for a people trying to overcome generations of jokes made at their expense, you'd think they'd see the folly in publicizing this new sport.

fernleyhokie's picture fernleyhokie
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| 11 years 4 months # ^

it might amaze you how incredibly insular the whole Polish joke thing is to USA. I remember those jokes from childhood and there isn't a single other country, besides maybe Canada, that I have found have any jokes about Polish people and intelligence.

Anyway, has nothing to do with how cool this sport looks. I started dragon boat racing when I moved to China and loved it. This looks like a lot of fun.

krak_t's picture krak_t | 11 years 4 months # ^

All snark aside, it does look seriously fun. Never heard of dragon boat racing.

fernleyhokie's picture fernleyhokie
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| 11 years 4 months # ^

dragon boat racing is brutal in the ocean. so much fun though

krak_t's picture krak_t | 11 years 4 months # ^

That looks exhausting. I could definitely have seen myself doing that sort of thing back in the day, but now I'm afraid I'd spill my scotch.

HT SF's picture HT SF
| 11 years 4 months # ^

Don't the Polish jokes have roots in the Aryan eugenics / master race PR program? Never mind what set of mathematicians broke Enigma...

VTBlackout's picture VTBlackout
| 11 years 4 months # ^

I half expected them to put their pattles on opposing sides and just spin the thing in a circle

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vtfly's picture vtfly | 11 years 4 months #

I feel like this was invented by some drunk guys facing the wrong way in a canoe.

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RebJanus's picture RebJanus | 11 years 4 months #

Wait.....the Polish have a boat that actually floats?

vtphoenix's picture vtphoenix | 11 years 4 months #

So, Oars of War?

Hokie_x3_Hi's picture Hokie_x3_Hi | 11 years 4 months # ^

Tug of Oar is what I heard it called.

ohherro's picture ohherro
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| 11 years 4 months # ^

But there is no tugging....

Row of War?

VTBlackout's picture VTBlackout
| 11 years 4 months # ^

WoR

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Hokies semper liberi's picture Hokies semper liberi | 11 years 4 months #

Get this to the guy with student affairs. This would be a really fun IM sport

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HokieAlum6144's picture HokieAlum6144
| 11 years 4 months #

I might send that to my cousin who is a rowing coach.