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Nevilledog

(51,006 posts)
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:34 PM Jul 2021

Wait...wut?!? Athletes to sleep on 'anti-sex' cardboard beds at Olympic Games amid COVID



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Heidi N. Moore
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Are they going to put those little anti-pigeon spikes on every flat surface too

New York Post
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Athletes to sleep on 'anti-sex' cardboard beds at Olympic Games amid COVID https://trib.al/I2wOUQO
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12:23 PM · Jul 18, 2021


https://nypost.com/2021/07/18/athletes-to-sleep-on-anti-sex-cardboard-beds-at-olympic-games/


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Wait...wut?!? Athletes to sleep on 'anti-sex' cardboard beds at Olympic Games amid COVID (Original Post) Nevilledog Jul 2021 OP
I think... Mike Nelson Jul 2021 #1
Not during the competition itself at least. MineralMan Jul 2021 #4
I think I read that they're not handing out condoms either. They normally do. Nevilledog Jul 2021 #9
Well, the article at the link says that they are MineralMan Jul 2021 #11
Most recent article I found said they are handing them out when the athletes go home. Nevilledog Jul 2021 #16
OK. I guess they'll have to bring their own, MineralMan Jul 2021 #20
Nah, the athletes fuck like rabbits in the Village AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2021 #6
No condoms this time Nevilledog Jul 2021 #14
That is the point Effete Snob Jul 2021 #24
lol obamanut2012 Jul 2021 #44
Because pulling the mattress to the floor would never occur to people. Solly Mack Jul 2021 #2
A bed is not required for sex, really. MineralMan Jul 2021 #5
No kidding. Solly Mack Jul 2021 #8
especially the gymnasts... lol n/t getagrip_already Jul 2021 #26
Yes....however will young, insanely fit athletes figure out how to have sex now? Nevilledog Jul 2021 #7
Where there's a will and all that. Solly Mack Jul 2021 #17
A Will, or Debra, or Mike, or Cathy, etc etc etc. ret5hd Jul 2021 #25
I think you win the thread Hekate Jul 2021 #32
My First Thought, Too ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #15
Not to mention all the out-of-the-way spots within the Olympic village. Solly Mack Jul 2021 #23
...and next the bragging about whose bed is most wrecked competition? Brainfodder Jul 2021 #3
... RKP5637 Jul 2021 #12
LOL! MineralMan Jul 2021 #22
I think it's crazy to have the Olympics at all I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2021 #10
K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2021 #13
Good, I am glad that they are focusing on sustainability... demmiblue Jul 2021 #18
+1000 nt WarGamer Jul 2021 #29
The Post. Not surprised at all. Treefrog Jul 2021 #34
Exactly! nt Raine Jul 2021 #41
I hope the Jamaican team doesn't drink too much brek dun bed or front end lifter (so-called potency Celerity Jul 2021 #19
Horny goat weed peppertree Jul 2021 #33
My guess is anti-sex beds sarisataka Jul 2021 #21
In Japan, I thought that they slept on the floor? Klaralven Jul 2021 #27
I don't think they're "anti-sex" WarGamer Jul 2021 #28
Seriously?!!! ananda Jul 2021 #30
The 1984 games jpak Jul 2021 #31
highly ineffective against the gymnastics teams... - n/t lapfog_1 Jul 2021 #35
Cardboard chairs too? jalan48 Jul 2021 #36
I don't think a cardboard bed sounds comfortable for sleeping in the first place. milestogo Jul 2021 #37
Using the washing machine set on the spin cycle works for me. Kaleva Jul 2021 #38
This had to have been Mike Pence's idea. BlueLucy Jul 2021 #39
If you can make whoopie in the back seat of a '65 Falcon, you can do it anywhere. Chainfire Jul 2021 #40
Who needs a bed? These are Olympic level athletes. They can do it on the floor, a balance beam, or ZonkerHarris Jul 2021 #42
Lol. Check out the comments... lindysalsagal Jul 2021 #43

Mike Nelson

(9,944 posts)
1. I think...
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:40 PM
Jul 2021

... most competing won't be thinking about sex. However, nobody will have a problem figuring out how to have sex if they want - on or off the bed.

MineralMan

(146,254 posts)
4. Not during the competition itself at least.
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:48 PM
Jul 2021

However, these are healthy, young, fit, athletic people. At every Olympic venue, athletes have engaged in sex with each other. This Olympics will be no different, cardboard beds or not.

Silliness.

MineralMan

(146,254 posts)
11. Well, the article at the link says that they are
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:52 PM
Jul 2021

handing them out. Just not as many as at most Olympics. I'm sure everyone will figure it all out very quickly.

MineralMan

(146,254 posts)
20. OK. I guess they'll have to bring their own,
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:57 PM
Jul 2021

or do without. People have been known to do that, too.

AZSkiffyGeek

(10,972 posts)
6. Nah, the athletes fuck like rabbits in the Village
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:49 PM
Jul 2021

Whether this will stop that, I agree with you, but they give out condoms like candy because of how much casual sex goes on in the Village.

 

Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)
24. That is the point
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 04:01 PM
Jul 2021

The Olympics has a deeply fascist history, but, long story short, the entire point of the “Olympic Village” is to breed them.

Solly Mack

(90,758 posts)
2. Because pulling the mattress to the floor would never occur to people.
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:44 PM
Jul 2021

Or, just the floor with a blanket.

MineralMan

(146,254 posts)
5. A bed is not required for sex, really.
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:49 PM
Jul 2021

Athletes are inventive people who will figure out alternatives, no doubt.

ProfessorGAC

(64,852 posts)
15. My First Thought, Too
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:55 PM
Jul 2021

These are world class athletes dealing with a 12# mattress. And, by definition, there would be at least 2 people.
Picking up the mattress & putting it on the floor doesn't seem like a big obstacle.

Solly Mack

(90,758 posts)
23. Not to mention all the out-of-the-way spots within the Olympic village.
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 04:01 PM
Jul 2021

All that space and no spectators.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,462 posts)
10. I think it's crazy to have the Olympics at all
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:51 PM
Jul 2021

With a pandemic ravaging the world.

Wait until covid gets under control,really under control so people will be safe . Than go to Tokyo than.

This cardboard bed thing is silly. They need to admit there can be no Olympics this time and get over it. To get people from every country to live in dorms,no sex no socializing is just crazy.

demmiblue

(36,823 posts)
18. Good, I am glad that they are focusing on sustainability...
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:56 PM
Jul 2021

which is the whole point of the beds (not so they can't have sex). Dumb title by the NYP, natch.

Celerity

(43,102 posts)
19. I hope the Jamaican team doesn't drink too much brek dun bed or front end lifter (so-called potency
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:57 PM
Jul 2021

drinks made from Irish moss, oats, tiger bone wine, etc etc.)







https://www.jamaican-recipes.com/frontendlifter.html

Front End Lifter

Now the idea of a drink with the name Front End Lifter conjures up many thoughts that must be left to the imagination. But imagination rightly plays into this drink as you will see. Notably, many men claim that without this drink, their "horizontal endeavours" would be an exercise in futility. Imagine that…Huh? Well don’t be alarmed that few would let you in on the secret of Front End Lifter’s contribution to any such personal private matter, if you will. Because "lifting," or the lack thereof, is not a talked-about subject…you know what I mean. And men would only assure you that a massive intake of Front End Lifter daily or weekly is nothing but "bedroom insurance." Well…well…well. Anyway, as it were, this name is a general term used for any of the several drinks that have more than an ample amount of ground cashews or peanuts, oatmeal, tiger bone wine, and Irish moss. The taste and texture of this drink will vary from person to person and city to city. But the truth is there is no one drink that’s called Front End Lifter...believe it. I have had many Jamaican drinks that were supposedly the real thing, but I can’t agree. I’ll tell you why. A few years ago I was in Brooklyn, New York, and met some of my old friends from back home in a "juice shop" that was the talk of the town. We met at about 3:30 p.m. that Saturday evening.

Crowded with men from the Caribbean playing dominoes and "juicing up" for the night, this little haunt carried its weight with local entertainment and the like. As such, the only female in the store was a buxom young woman in her twenties whose clothes were one size too small for her and revealed some noticeable contours …it goes with the territory - she works there. Of course I stuck out like a sore thumb because I am not a regular. My friend, Peter, told me to order from the hand written menu board hanging on the west wall. I read the menu and tried to decide which one of these "juice" to have. There were striking titles like, The Hammer, Tear Drawers, Tan Pon it Long, Rod of Correction, Easy Rider, and more names too high testosterone to mention. I could not decide, so Peter said to the brown-eyed man over the counter with the peculiar stare, "Give him the special." And the "juice engineer" responded, " mek ‘im ‘tan up ‘trong."

I was in my mid-twenties then, how much stronger am I going to get, I thought to myself. You see, any of these drinks could have ended up with the name Front End Lifter, if you get my drift. However, the drink he made for me was very good though. Unfortunately, I never did ask him for the recipe…that would have been forward. Quite recently I went into a "natural juice" Jamaican shop and bought a "Lifter,"because that’s what the label says. The taste is different from the blend I am used to. Not bad just different. But then again, there was no "Front End" on this drink. In the old days no one ever heard of Front End Lifter. The only "tonic" that was mentioned was roots or Irish moss. So if you're up for a little adventure and choose to go off the beaten path in your drink quest, you can make your own Front End Lifter following this recipe:



Front End Lifter

Ingredients:

1 cup Oatmeal
1 cup Cashews
2 Cups Irish moss (juice)
2 tbsp. Tiger Bone Wine
1 tbsp. Molasses
¼ Cup Wheat germ
1 tsp Vanilla Flavoring
1 tsp Nut Meg
1 cup Soy Milk
¼ tsp. Almond Flavoring (optional)
½ cup Sugar

Method:

Put the oatmeal into the electric blender and turn switch to puree. This will make the oatmeal into a powder. Remove the oatmeal powder and add it to the soymilk. Mix oatmeal and soymilk together and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, add Irish moss and cashews to electric blender and puree mixture until cashews are finely chopped and smooth. Next add the oatmeal and soymilk mix to the blender then add the sugar, molasses, and wheat germ. Blend until smooth then add other ingredients. Add some crushed ice and blend for another minute.

Serve in 8 oz. Cups.

sarisataka

(18,483 posts)
21. My guess is anti-sex beds
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 03:58 PM
Jul 2021

Will not be any less effective than any other anti-sex program that has been tried

 

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
27. In Japan, I thought that they slept on the floor?
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 04:12 PM
Jul 2021

They wouldn't have a use for the beds after the athletes leave.

They must give something more substantial to the weightlifters, shot putters, etc.

WarGamer

(12,354 posts)
28. I don't think they're "anti-sex"
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 04:13 PM
Jul 2021

I think it's just renewable "furniture" that can be recycled after the event instead of buying 50,000 sets of IKEA crap.

ZonkerHarris

(24,207 posts)
42. Who needs a bed? These are Olympic level athletes. They can do it on the floor, a balance beam, or
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 06:46 PM
Jul 2021

parallel bars.
Please.

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