My new favourite thing

tuck · Post by **tuck** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:23 pm

Sky channel 208 (Pulse) most nights at midnight is showing something called Roller Derby. It's probably the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Basically, a bunch of birds on roller skates race around an oval track and barge into each other. Somehow they score points along the way and eventually there's a winner. I'm sure there's probably some rules but I honestly don't want to know what they are; it would detract from the spectacle. They've all got hilarious names like Sami Automatic, Denise Lightning and (my personal fave) Shanita Stretcher. The commentator says things like "Welcome to Roller Derby; the most amazing sport anywhere in the entire world. What's Roller Derby all about? BEER! The bar's still open folks." What other sporting events do you hear that kind of thing at? There's roller Derby teams all over the USA and even some in England. I so want to party with these girls. In fact, it's my new mission in life.

kins83 · Post by **kins83** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:27 pm

Sounds like you're not respecting these women for the true athletes that they clearly are...

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:31 pm

are there any fights?

dr ddd · Post by **dr ddd** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:36 pm

haha!
a mate of mine in vancouver does this - they are truly mental ladies and really quite scary in real life!

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:43 pm

dr ddd wrote: a mate of mine in vancouver does this

Tuck wrote:I so want to party with these girls. In fact, it's my new mission in life.

Bingo.

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:46 pm

dr ddd wrote:haha!
a mate of mine in vancouver does this - they are truly mental ladies and really quite scary in real life!

dooo eeeeeeet!!

dara the destroyer!

tuck · Post by **tuck** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:51 pm

Believe me I have nothing but the utmost respect for these girls. Anyone who's prepared to change their name to Betty Rumble and don a pair of roller skates in the pursuit of adrenalin-fuelled sporting thrills scores big points in my book. There's not really any fights; it's pretty intense stuff but it's not like ice hockey.

I play with a samba band so I was thinking gigs doing half time entertainment at Roller Derby competitions would probably be my dream occupation right now.

dr ddd · Post by **dr ddd** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:58 pm

datura wrote:
dr ddd wrote:haha!
a mate of mine in vancouver does this - they are truly mental ladies and really quite scary in real life!
dooo eeeeeeet!!

dara the destroyer!

nah i got my eyes on the ice hockey

hmmmm yum yum

dr ddd · Post by **dr ddd** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:00 pm

for the record - they really do know how to party - and the mate is really a mate of my best mate - Suzy Shameless is the name

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:04 pm

dr ddd wrote:for the record - they really do know how to party - and the mate is really a mate of my best mate - Suzy Shameless is the name

so she's your best mate's mate, mate?

Thanks for clearing that up

lol at Suzy Shameless

tuck · Post by **tuck** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:11 pm

Suzy Shameless. Excellent. It's worth watching for the names alone. Frieda Killigan. Genius.

ch3 · Post by **ch3** » Tue May 06, 2008 9:57 am

dr ddd wrote:haha!
a mate of mine in vancouver does this - they are truly mental ladies and really quite scary in real life!

Hah, my mate in London does it too, they are called London Rollergirls http://www.londonrollergirls.com/ Dunno if you've heard of her, she is a part of Psycho Cyborgs, quite heavy body modymodification act (too much for me, that's for sure)

soldjaaa_chik · Post by **soldjaaa_chik** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:40 pm

I dont really see these girls as attractive.

http://www.tragiccityrollers.com/

soldjaaa_chik · Post by **soldjaaa_chik** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:40 pm

click on "the girls" and then "profile"

tuck · Post by **tuck** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:13 pm

How dare you?!?

As well as physical prowess and kick-ass attitude...

these girls have inner beauty.

kamala · Post by **kamala** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:19 pm

if you want to party with some i know a few. but they live in los angeles.

p.s. roller skates ftw

ashley · Post by **ashley** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:22 pm

inline skates are so much better

frebentos · Post by **frebentos** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:24 pm

Ashley wrote:inline skates are so much better

WHAT!

Quads EVERY time....

frebentos · Post by **frebentos** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:27 pm

ch3 wrote:http://www.londonrollergirls.com/

hahah Mutiny on the Mountie...Im there!!

tuck · Post by **tuck** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:34 pm

kamala wrote:if you want to party with some i know a few. but they live in los angeles.

Sweet. The California Women's Roller Derby Championship was last month. Gutted I missed it.

p.s. roller skates ftw

Agreed. In-lines just don't cut it.

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