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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3203207, member: 76194"]Think of this like the first Olympics of the modern era....winner got a silver medal, everyone else got a kick in the rear end and a one way ticket to sports oblivion.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]829489[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>We don't believe in 5th place ribbons or 3rd place bronze, or the fake first place medals of the 20th/21st century Olympics which is nothing but silver with a thin gold plating. Here we play by 1896 "Winner takes all" rules, which is also how the ancients did it. Go back to ancient Rome or ancient Greece and ask for a second place or third place award...they might end up tossing you to the lions after they stop laughing at the absurdity.</p><p><br /></p><p>You think Zeus would be pleased with you asking to be rewarded for finishing third? What would Ares think of a warrior that demanded unearned honors?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3203207, member: 76194"]Think of this like the first Olympics of the modern era....winner got a silver medal, everyone else got a kick in the rear end and a one way ticket to sports oblivion. [ATTACH=full]829489[/ATTACH] We don't believe in 5th place ribbons or 3rd place bronze, or the fake first place medals of the 20th/21st century Olympics which is nothing but silver with a thin gold plating. Here we play by 1896 "Winner takes all" rules, which is also how the ancients did it. Go back to ancient Rome or ancient Greece and ask for a second place or third place award...they might end up tossing you to the lions after they stop laughing at the absurdity. You think Zeus would be pleased with you asking to be rewarded for finishing third? What would Ares think of a warrior that demanded unearned honors?[/QUOTE]
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