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Pet peeve - shot put

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Feb 13, 2004
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A discus is a discus, you throw it. A hammer is a hammer, you throw it. A shot is a shot, you put it. You don't "throw a shot put", anymore than you "throw a discus throw" or "throw a hammer throw".
 
A discus is a discus, you throw it. A hammer is a hammer, you throw it. A shot is a shot, you put it. You don't "throw a shot put", anymore than you "throw a discus throw" or "throw a hammer throw".

You need more important things to get all pissed off about.
Like message board grammer.
Or the extinction of VPL's.
Maybe acronyms that you have to google.


Or intended puns.
 
You need more important things to get all pissed off about.
Like message board grammer.
Or the extinction of VPL's.
Maybe acronyms that you have to google.


Or intended puns.
Or in-state recruiting. You been on vacation?
 
Per Google searches:

Shot put is an athletics sport where people try to "put" a heavy weighted ball as far as they can. They are not allowed to throw it, but instead they push the ball out into the air.

They "put" the ball by holding it at their neck and pushing it through the air.

The athlete must rest the shot close to the neck, and keep it tight to the neck throughout the motion.

If the athlete throws the ball instead of pushing it, it does not count.

Also, as heavy as the shot ball is, it can damage the arm by trying to throw it.
 
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Per Google searches:

Shot put is an athletics sport where people try to "put" a heavy weighted ball as far as they can. They are not allowed to throw it, but instead they push the ball out into the air.

They "put" the ball by holding it at their neck and pushing it through the air.

The athlete must rest the shot close to the neck, and keep it tight to the neck throughout the motion.

If the athlete throws the ball instead of pushing it, it does not count.

Also, as heavy as the shot ball is, it can damage the arm by trying to throw it.
And there you have it.
 
You need more important things to get all pissed off about.
Like message board grammer.
Or the extinction of VPL's.
Maybe acronyms that you have to google.


Or intended puns.

i had to google that.
 
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You need more important things to get all pissed off about.
Like message board GRAMMAR.
Or the extinction of VPL's.
Maybe acronyms that you have to google.


Or intended puns.

FIFY

OMG why did I Google VPL's :(
 
A discus is a discus, you throw it. A hammer is a hammer, you throw it. A shot is a shot, you put it. You don't "throw a shot put", anymore than you "throw a discus throw" or "throw a hammer throw".
The steel shot was originally used in golf back in Scotland.It was the exact same size and weight as it is today.The golfers would try to make their puts and almost always broke their putters.They got angry would pick up the shot and throw it.Since golf was so boring to many this became a sport in itself thus the shot put.It was pronounced like the golf term not like putting something somewhere.
 
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