


Legendary figure skating battle game Figure Skater II has lately been enjoying something of a revival in popularity, despite rules which have been described as “inscrutably complex” and a large but “increasingly unhealthy” player base.
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Another gem from Japanese TV, in fact from no less than the ero-Olympics, here we see a kind trainer giving his little charge some help prior to her gymnastic performance.
Of course, there may be a perfectly innocent explanation for this all, and even for that curious smile in the second frame…
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When shameless athletes are gathered together to participate in a variety of accident-prone or just plain lewd sports, and then subjected to panopticon-like scrutiny, there are bound to be interesting photographic consequences, so let us take a look at the 2008 Bejing Ero-Olympics.
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There is some speculation amongst the Vippers that the reason that no Olympic water polo is set to be aired in Japan, even late at night, is because of the number of amusing slip ups (outs) committed by the athletes; there couldn’t be anything to this, could there?
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An enterprising Korean paper has got itself into scalding water over mischievously publishing these photographs of female athletes (apparently Spanish swimmers) changing rather artfully in plain view of all, preserving their modesty with only a towel. The IOC is said to be enraged.
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Perhaps fearful of a sneak attack by quiescent militarist neighbour Japan, China has laid on an impressive welcoming committee for visitors, in the form of a battery of HQ-7 SAMs commanding a view of the Olympic facilities. Japanese Zeros will doubtless fear to attack considering the high kill probability of this knock off of a superior French design. Their appears to be some fear of aircraft terrorism influencing the deployment.
Via Nishi Nippon.
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