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Post by vincedecker on Jul 23, 2010 18:51:32 GMT -5
I was relieved just to hear that this event is gonna happen (with the world economy the way it is). Wouldn't be a late summer/early fall without it! Ironmind is reporting Arild "Hulk" Haugen's return to strongman and Misha will (finally) be making his first WSM appearance. Should be fun, hopefully the events will be true to what a Strongman contest should be. Any early predictions?
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Post by Jared Enderton on Jul 23, 2010 21:49:47 GMT -5
wow. arild is back! That dude is sick.
Misha is sick also.
I like poundstone this year for some reason... Z is hard to go against also. Until I see the events I can't make a solid prediction though.
I was also excited to see WSM is happening. They NEED this contest name in order to be marketable/make the amount of money possible. even just qualifying at WSM makes a strongman competitor 10x more legit (in other peoples eyes)
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Post by cwetlaufer on Jul 23, 2010 23:48:26 GMT -5
Z will be a threat Poundstone has to be the favorite Misha won't do much other then make the finals in his first year, no one really does Ort should have a solid showing But my pick is Brian Shaw. Third last year and he seems MUCH stronger this year. His size and speed will be REALLY tough to beat. But it takes a near flawless contest to win, thats what makes it great. Sometimes the strongest man doesn't win (Pfister).
I can't wait, I only wish I had a secret fortune and could go to South Africa to watch it.
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Post by vincedecker on Jul 24, 2010 9:15:33 GMT -5
Shaw is my early favorite as well. Something is different about Pounstone this year though. Will be interesting to see his form and state of mind. OF course, they have to climb over Big Z first. Should be a very talented final overall.
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Post by Jared Enderton on Jul 24, 2010 10:22:38 GMT -5
I have 2 predictions:
1. arild will win the stones 2. zydrunas,poundstone,misha,ortmayer,shaw,pfister,and hollands will make it extremely exciting
It won't have quite the same excitement level for me if mariusz isn't competing.. any word on him lately with his MMA career? You'd tihnk it'd be way too late now to try for WSM (only about 8 weeks of training until it starts...)
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Post by vincedecker on Jul 24, 2010 12:13:43 GMT -5
Yeah I was wondering if he was considering doing WSM after his last experience in the ring. Who knows, maybe he has already gone back to training for Strongman.
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Post by Jared Enderton on Jul 24, 2010 12:15:51 GMT -5
I love Mariusz.
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Post by vincedecker on Jul 24, 2010 20:08:54 GMT -5
Tell us something we don't already know.
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Post by Jared Enderton on Jul 25, 2010 23:00:32 GMT -5
Ok vince... how is this?
A headless cockroach can survive for a couple of weeks. Its life would finally end due to starvation!
mosquitoes have 47 teeth.
The memory span of goldfish is just about 3 seconds. (vince- this is you on some days)
An angry horned-toad squirts blood from its eyes. Bloodshot eyes!
On an average, a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times, per minute.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
In Alaska, it is legal to shoot bears. However, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds
More people are killed by donkeys than in plane crashes annually.
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
99% of all animal species that ever lived on Earth are now extinct.
Male lions can sleep for up to 20 hours a day.
A group of crows is called a murder.
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Post by vincedecker on Jul 26, 2010 17:57:40 GMT -5
I hate to admit this, but that was epic. Lol x 10. Enderton 1, Decker 0 And yes, some days (depending on fatigue level and possibly some other factors) I am a goldfish. haha
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Post by vincedecker on Jul 26, 2010 17:59:49 GMT -5
I REALLY didn't know bats and NASCAR have something in common.
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Post by Jared Enderton on Jul 26, 2010 19:11:46 GMT -5
This will teach you something... NEVER bring a knife to a gunfight, kid. ;D
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Post by kingklavetter on Jul 28, 2010 13:05:28 GMT -5
The memory span of goldfish is just about 3 seconds. (vince- this is you on some days)
False. this was covered on mythbusters. Busted.
Why is WSM run by the most unorganized jackasses ever? Get your shit together. you have 1 production a year
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Post by Jared Enderton on Jul 28, 2010 18:59:51 GMT -5
I am guessing WSM sucks because the people producing it don't make jack either...So they throw it together in their free time (when they aren't doing their REAL shows that ACTUALLY make them money). They don't owe anything to the sport, and the sport hasn't made them a dime (my guess). If I were them, I'd be spending most of my time on the everyday stuff that would actually make me money. Honestly we're actually pry pretty lucky with what we get for a production based on the lack of sponsor $ that is in it.
This is all justmy guess- it seems logical to a "working man" to go after what makes them money, yanno?
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Post by vincedecker on Jul 30, 2010 11:06:06 GMT -5
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