The Gransnet Olympics !

Am I too late to enter the "throwing a ball for the dog" event? 'Flingers' not allowed, extra points awarded for how quickly you can wrestle the ball out of dogs mouth.

Also there's the strength test, trying to open kitchen door when said dog is lying behind it.

I love this thread, it's so wonderfully silly, and non judgemental.

Nankate I am limbering up for the Amontillado finals and hope to get a gold before I go off to be dried out. I am at the top of my game. My friend, however, is in the Sweet Sherry Camp. She hasn't been up for air lately but has never let anything beat her yet. Isn't it wonderful how patriotic gransnetters are and so dedicated to their sport. Tuesday is our bin day so my reputation will be ruined when the dog walkers count the empties in our glass bin.

GandTea I will send the lifeboat out to monitor you.

Granny23 you can be as non PC as you like on this particular thread, say what you like and you can get away with it, hurray for free speech.

Anyone up for the backwards Penny Farthing Race ? The winner is the one who reaches the Start first, having started at the end and cycled backwards - simples.

I'm working towards 100m without drowning.

I am swimming very energetically as fast as I can but the DGC still streak ahead.

Adam Peaty swam the 100m final in 57.13 seconds, I am working towards 100m in 57 minutes.

I can't see that. Pity.

Hey, Jalima sports are supposed to be energetic.....

Dunno about in the middle of the night though

Team GN have a good chance if this is the opposition.

www.facebook.com/Facetubesmiles/videos/vb.360069154129613/709877982482060/?type=2&theater

Not exactly PC but it is the Irish poling fun at themselves.

it sounds very energetic ...
am still practising for the slowest swimmer, only need 4 year old DGD to overtake me and I've in the running for a medal (the other DGC passed me ages ago)

Who's for Quidditch then?

(Not 'quidditch', that's for real....I never knew that until I looked it up.)

How do you play?

lol

(For the pedants, I did mean it's.)

I don't know, but I'm HERE.....oh. Where?
I know its Brazil, I found some nuts. Gransnutters, I think.

We don't need our cats for our Quidditch play-off against the Mumsnet team. I'm adding some Superstart to my jet-propelled broomstick so Rio, here I come.....Sorry, I meant Rio, here I AM! Ok, where am I?

AlieOxon the cats weren't too keen on travelling to Brazil, so no entries this time , despite gold, silver and bronze at the London Olympics.

The sailing team have been found safe and well. They mistook the canoe slalom course for the sailing lake and ended up 5 miles off Copacabana beach, rescued up by two hunky blokes on a pedalo. They are recuperating after their grueling experience. (that's their story anyway)

GandTea I think you have been cooking with that 'grease' and it is having a strange effect on you. I am having to join the dash for the loo team after reading this.

Wot, NO broomstick events?

Great news Granny23!

No you didnt lose them GandTea you couldnt bend down to pick them up

I was to enter the single marbles competition, but I've lost my marbles , has anyone found them or got some spare I could use.

Could it be all those greased up budgies that have turned the water green ?

Hope they didn't have to grease up the budgie.....

Now that's strange, GandTea. I was just saying to my BFF (via Skype, from behind the medical supplies cupboard) that my new facial oil seems to be working. My skin is definitely glowing. You don't think it could be somehow related to the axle grease, do you? Though the symbol just looks like a fan to me - perhaps it's good for stuck rotor blades?

Many thanks to whoever left the bottle of Rose's lime cordial in front of the support stockings btw. I appreciate the witty nod to the colour of the diving pool, but you could have left a bottle of gin to go with it.

Oh yes you can (I hope it doesn't peck)

When are the broomstick races?