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    @nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:

    @machpants wasn't it modified esp for women of the time? https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2018/release/the-story-of-netball

    Depends who you believe, probably a mix of both

    History of Netball - World Netball

    History of Netball - World Netball

    In 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts a 30-year-old Canadian immigrant to the USA, James Naismith, was ordered to invent an indoor game for high-spirited young men… Read More »

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    @machpants thanks for that

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    When I grew up Netball was Basketball (no mention of Womens) and Basketball was Indoor Basketball

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    @dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:

    When I grew up Netball was Basketball (no mention of Womens) and Basketball was Indoor Basketball

    I remember my grandmother telling me that. I wonder if you knew her? 😉

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    @crucial I did know a Nana Crucial. Said her young grandson was a right fluffybunny and a bit of a retard. Ring a bell?

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    @dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial I did know a Nana Crucial. Said her young grandson was a right fluffybunny and a bit of a retard. Ring a bell?

    That pillow talk ay.

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    @dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial I did know a Nana Crucial. Said her young grandson was a right fluffybunny and a bit of a retard. Ring a bell?

    Nah, that would have been her Alzheimer's kicking in. Always mixing me up with my brother.
    This was while she was in your rest home right?

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    @crucial She did mention their were two brothers but I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt given how she described the second 'boy'

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    @dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial She did mention their were two brothers but I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt given how she described the second 'boy'

    It's tough being the youngest of three. Always forgotten.

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    @crucial Nana did say she'd rather forget the youngest. Well I paraphrase "wish the little fucker had never been born" were her actual words.

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    @dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial Nana did say she'd rather forget the youngest. Well I paraphrase "wish the little fucker had never been born" were her actual words.

    Aw, grandma's

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/300379414/eddie-dawkins-cyclist-olivia-podmores-death-was-avoidable

    There will be some tough talking in the wake of this. It is bloody hard though; I recently had someone in a close social group commit suicide. The family knew of the person's struggles but we were all oblivious. In hindsight there were signs. But they are very good at hiding it, and often don't want anyone to know what they are going through. Top level sport is a strain at the best of times, it must be monumental if you are carrying something like mental illness with you

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    @nta said in Olympics Thread:

    Really shows that we're fucked without the swimming.

    Has anyone mentioned that swimming has too many medal events?

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    @tewaio said in Olympics Thread:

    @nta said in Olympics Thread:

    Really shows that we're fucked without the swimming.

    Has anyone mentioned that swimming has too many medal events?

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    @nta said in Olympics Thread:

    @tewaio said in Olympics Thread:

    @nta said in Olympics Thread:

    Really shows that we're fucked without the swimming.

    Has anyone mentioned that swimming has too many medal events?

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    France? Lol

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    @machpants TBF they got 33 medals, 12 silver and 10 gold.

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    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    @nta said in Olympics Thread:

    @tewaio said in Olympics Thread:

    @nta said in Olympics Thread:

    Really shows that we're fucked without the swimming.

    Has anyone mentioned that swimming has too many medal events?

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    France? Lol

    Yeah wtf is with that? China or UK maybe but France?

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    People complain about China or Russia and doping, but can we throw some slander around about Italy?

    Come from nowhere in swimming, come from nowhere in athletics, somehow produce the 100m winner... stinks to high heaven if you ask me.

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    @barbarian said in Olympics Thread:

    People complain about China or Russia and doping, but can we throw some slander around about Italy?

    Come from nowhere in swimming, come from nowhere in athletics, somehow produce the 100m winner... stinks to high heaven if you ask me.

    Totally, especially after their committee/doping testers admitted their huge probem on doing testing during the pandemic. Dodgy as fuck

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    @barbarian said in Olympics Thread:

    People complain about China or Russia and doping, but can we throw some slander around about Italy?

    Come from nowhere in swimming, come from nowhere in athletics, somehow produce the 100m winner... stinks to high heaven if you ask me.

    Maybe Dr Ferrari(sic), Lance's old friend is working for the Italian team?

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