Comments on: The Cognitive Dissonance of the Olympics — It’s More Than Just Han http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/ Korea... in Blog Format Mon, 7 Jul 2008 05:18:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Arghaeri http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145794 Arghaeri Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:45:19 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145794 What is soccer anyway!! Ah, of course the Amreican name for a game played with foot & ball on account of the fact that they've already used the name for a game with a ball carried/thrown by hand by a bunch of jessies in protective padding!! PS I'm only teasing PSS Please don't try to justify calling it football by the fact that occasionly you kick an extra point after a touchdown. What is soccer anyway!! Ah, of course the Amreican name for a game played with foot & ball on account of the fact that they’ve already used the name for a game with a ball carried/thrown by hand by a bunch of jessies in protective padding!!

PS I’m only teasing
PSS Please don’t try to justify calling it football by the fact that occasionly you kick an extra point after a touchdown.

]]> By: Arghaeri http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145793 Arghaeri Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:40:41 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145793 #17 "As long as there’s no pederasty, I’m all for it." & #24 "Greek sporting events actually WERE originally done in the nude." Combine that with the Greek Wrestling being one of the favoured events!!! #17 “As long as there’s no pederasty, I’m all for it.”
& #24 “Greek sporting events actually WERE originally done in the nude.”

Combine that with the Greek Wrestling being one of the favoured events!!!

]]> By: Humbug http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145399 Humbug Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:50:38 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145399 #23, Might be a more effective way to tell who's using anabolic steroids. #23,

Might be a more effective way to tell who’s using anabolic steroids.

]]> By: Janus http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145385 Janus Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:50:28 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145385 Sonagi: Greek sporting events actually WERE originally done in the nude. Sonagi:

Greek sporting events actually WERE originally done in the nude.

]]> By: changnan http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145382 changnan Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:48:07 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145382 19: it may be tiring to hear that the Chinese invented everything, but don't forget that Koreans invented China, and that makes it all OK. 19: it may be tiring to hear that the Chinese invented everything, but don’t forget that Koreans invented China, and that makes it all OK.

]]> By: Benicio74 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145379 Benicio74 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:34:21 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145379 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_Salute http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1.....wer_Salute

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145332 SomeguyinKorea Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:06:56 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145332 #9, Not so sure about the celebrities who are into PETA and Scientology, but but what if the actors are right? Bono certainly is right about poverty in Africa. #9,

Not so sure about the celebrities who are into PETA and Scientology, but but what if the actors are right? Bono certainly is right about poverty in Africa.

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145331 SomeguyinKorea Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:43 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145331 "So what’s with the red herring over the supposed Greekness of the Olympics (alongside the Greekness of Aristotle)? After all, the modern Olympic Charter is anything but a Greek invention, and would almost certainly be considered directly contrary to the spirit of the Ancient Olympics, which was intended to aggrandize the Gods, rather than humanity." Well, remember when the modern Olympic Games were created? At that time, neoclassicism was in. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassicism “So what’s with the red herring over the supposed Greekness of the Olympics (alongside the Greekness of Aristotle)? After all, the modern Olympic Charter is anything but a Greek invention, and would almost certainly be considered directly contrary to the spirit of the Ancient Olympics, which was intended to aggrandize the Gods, rather than humanity.”

Well, remember when the modern Olympic Games were created? At that time, neoclassicism was in.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassicism

]]> By: madne0 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145329 madne0 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:57:51 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145329 The chinese did NOT invent soccer. The only thing that sport mentioned in the article had in common with soccer is that it used a ball and was played with the feet. Sorry if i sound a bit assholish, but this "the chinese invented *insert tenuously connected item here*" is getting old. The chinese did NOT invent soccer. The only thing that sport mentioned in the article had in common with soccer is that it used a ball and was played with the feet.

Sorry if i sound a bit assholish, but this “the chinese invented *insert tenuously connected item here*” is getting old.

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145328 SomeguyinKorea Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:56:46 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/01/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-olympics-its-more-than-just-han/#comment-145328 #4, Reagan wouldn't be smiling in your avatar if it wasn't for a few fall-guys refusing to cooperate during the Iran-Contra investigation. #4,

Reagan wouldn’t be smiling in your avatar if it wasn’t for a few fall-guys refusing to cooperate during the Iran-Contra investigation.

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