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Originally Posted by ckissick

I was going through the channels and found, on ESPN, a tag competition. As in, "Tag! You're it!" You know, that game we played as kids. They actually had grownups - if I can use the word to describe these people - playing tag on a set with obstacles to run around to evade the competition. They even referred to the channel as ESPN8 - The Ocho.

I didn't watch.

That's fantastic! It's a shame they don't also have dodgeball.
Remember the 5 D's of dodgeball: Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge.
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.

Originally Posted by dw1

The "ESPN 8" is a joke from a Dodgeball move starring Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller and others. The channel's tag line is "If it's almost a sport, you'll find it here".

Under this banner ESPN 2 is running counter-programming to the Olympics, including the Fooseball World Cup, Disc golf, Adult Team Tag, and Pogopallosa (BMX-style stunts on pogo sticks).

It's all good fun and I applaud ESPN for having a sense of humour.

Absolutely.