Watching Curling and I can’t stop

[jimilee]

I'm partial to the double luge. Lüge means lie in German. As in you have to lie to your friends and family about the ridiculous sport you practice until the fateful day you come out as a double luger.

Men’s double luge is just wrong. Who’s idea was that??

 

[Feral Feline]

Probably some rainbow-warrior's idea...

I see nothing wrong with it, so long as both are consenting lugers.

 

[andare]

How does the top guy not slide off the bottom guy? Are they...connected?

 

[Feral Feline]

Newfound uses for ...




Lube is applied to the luge-runners, not the lugers.

Graphic courtesy BBC

 

[jimilee]

How does the top guy not slide off the bottom guy? Are they...connected?

Oh, I think you know.

 

[HamishR]

You would want to know your fellow luger very well wouldn't you? Maybe synch diets?

 

[jimilee]

You would want to know your fellow luger very well wouldn't you? Maybe synch diets?

Yeah, maybe. But laying on his junk or him in mine is not how I want to do it.

 

[HamishR]

Maybe some sports were invented in an era before today's openness and acceptance. Maybe double luge was a way to meet people as much as it was a sport? Pretty clever really. Much cleverer than naked pogoing.

 

[jimilee]

Maybe some sports were invented in an era before today's openness and acceptance. Maybe double luge was a way to meet people as much as it was a sport? Pretty clever really. Much cleverer than naked pogoing.

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