I'm an expert
Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:11
Don't you love being an expert? I sure am. That's right, for the next two weeks I'm an authority on all things and all sports in the Olympic Games.
I know it all too. Not just about the cycling and tri stuff, that's easy. Last night I was watching gymnastics. Yep there I was, checking it all out and telling anyone who would listen (my brown Labrador Wilsey) all about the moves that we would be seeing. I was talking about reverse turns, saltos and the every popular gaylord maneuver. If Wilsey could talk no doubt he would have asked for an explanation... I might have been in trouble then but I sounded like I knew which was the main thing.
Over the weekend I was watching the judo in a bar when I overheard the conversation that mentioned that the 'Jigotal' should be administered and it would all be over. The guy speaking was pretty convinced too. His mates all nodded as if he was the expert. I went and googled 'Jigotal' and it told me that it was a defensive judo position you don't apply it. In fact you get penalised for being too defensive. How then could this be used to finish the bout? Clearly the guy knew as much about judo as i know about Gymnastics but had picked up a term here or there and was throwing it around to add weight to his 'knowledge'. My knowledge base runs thin on a lot of sports including archery, modern pentathlon, wrestling and a few other sports too but hey I think I know all about them.
But don't you love, for this two week period, you can become an expert in all the sports that would never have a hope of ever making it to our screens during prime time. In a burst of patriotic love I can quite easily deduct points, shake my head at slow times or talk my way through complicated fencing techniques because I'm a sport expert. Marginal sports must just love the fact that for this period they are kings on the airwaves. That folks as clueless as me will watch them and take on board their moves, their scoring and their general vibe. It is another way too for us to appreciate their sport and wonder just how it all works. Trust me, after watching two judo bouts I'm as confused as ever, but I know it is one tough sport.
Well that's all from me as i have to go and watch the archers draw weight (The force required to draw a bow to a measured distance (normally 28 inches).Of course I knew what I was talking about and that and you didn't.... I'm an expert!
