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April 26, 2011

Top Shot Finale Thread
— Ace

If you're on the West Coast, don't read this thread until you see it. Anyway -- what the heck? Okay, I get sportsmanship and friendship. I guess maybe it was a class move.

But did he throw the second shot too? I didn't think he did, but then in the series recap he implies he did, or at least that he might have.

Posted by: Ace at 07:53 PM | Comments (49)
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Too bad the golf pro couldn't take it, some of those other guys were a little obnoxious

Posted by: Trump at April 26, 2011 07:55 PM (hK2Ya)

OH SNAP, FIRST!!!! (ABOVE)

YEAH BOYEE

Posted by: Trump at April 26, 2011 07:56 PM (hK2Ya)

3 If he did intentionally miss the second shot, he completely shanked it. On a positive note I didn't have to hear him say "broseph" again.

Posted by: Coleman at April 26, 2011 07:58 PM (NxChN)

4 Ball game reference?

Posted by: ktnxbai *cough* at April 26, 2011 07:58 PM (3TH2b)

5 so did he?

Posted by: nike dunk shoes at April 26, 2011 08:12 PM (jur4k)

6 I'm the best commenter, I'm an all-around commenter, I'm outstanding with the wit and the insight and the pith, I can't believe I'm just owning these military guys, as far as my comments. I do it all. That's what I do, I win.

Posted by: Jay Lim at April 26, 2011 08:14 PM (nj1bB)

7 You play to win on a deal like that.

Posted by: rdbrewer at April 26, 2011 08:14 PM (qhxE0)

8 Coleman, the more annoying catchphrase was "failboat" (x4 or 5 times).

Posted by: ace at April 26, 2011 08:15 PM (nj1bB)

9 BASEketball Rules!!!

Posted by: Filthy Sockpuppet at April 26, 2011 08:15 PM (1kwr2)

10 I do it all. That's what I do, I win.

Posted by: Jay Lim at April 27, 2011 12:14 AM (nj1bB)

Whatever you say, Mr. Sheen.

Posted by: Bill H at April 26, 2011 08:19 PM (q8CmE)

11 Something about that old south guy, Chris. I wasn't buying the "I'm just doing it for the kiddies because I'm so virtuous" bullshit.

And George, that guy who threw the competition to Chris? Turns out he and Chris are gay, and they'd been sleeping together almost from day one. Chris turned over the opportunity to be Top Shot because of the most powerful force in the universe, love.

Posted by: rdbrewer at April 26, 2011 08:31 PM (qhxE0)

12 yeah, mr. failboat annoyed me that whole series. I was rootin for the old guy.

Posted by: Guy Fawkes at April 26, 2011 08:34 PM (IXLvN)

13 Chris had been squeezing off shots with George's pecker better than anyone had ever done before.

Posted by: rdbrewer at April 26, 2011 08:36 PM (qhxE0)

14 I thought the Bronze Star winner turned out to be somewhat of a jerk.

Posted by: Retired Geezer at April 26, 2011 08:36 PM (xdcNs)

15 I liked the course for the final run. I'd have put the bow near the end tho, just to mess with em.

The other annoying thing is the host. Why is he yelling?

Posted by: Guy Fawkes at April 26, 2011 08:39 PM (IXLvN)

No longbows?

Weak.

Posted by: Chuck Z at April 26, 2011 08:41 PM (AS9/d)

17 I think they should add three competitions: the boomerang, bolas (or a sling), and the rock--at least the rock. Think about it. Throwing a rock is the most basic projectile weapon.

I guess I have to mention that at least once each season.

Posted by: rdbrewer at April 26, 2011 08:43 PM (qhxE0)

18 Also the atlatl. The atlatl and the rock were serving mankind since, like, day one.

The bola and the boomerang? Those would just be fun. Those weapons would take them out of their comfort zone. That would make the show more entertaining.

Maybe they could limit it to one prehistoric weapon segment per show, so that it doesn't turn into a farce. It could be any one of those I mentioned. "And now the prehistoric weapon competition." You know, that kind of thing. Guys would be worried about which weapon would be chosen. I bet most would be comfortable throwing a rock.

I'd consider the bow more of a modern weapon for regular competition.

Posted by: rdbrewer at April 26, 2011 08:49 PM (qhxE0)

19 Top Shots: Part Deux--the Charlie Sheen movie?

Posted by: andycanuck at April 26, 2011 08:51 PM (Y1DZt)

20 Boy my computer is either blocking something, or I have no idea what you are all talking about!

Posted by: ex pat at April 26, 2011 09:07 PM (rsOPT)

21 I don't know what this thread is about, but if it were about some kind of long-form multi-round televised buttfucking contest, the only word that's appeared in it so far that would be out of place is "gay."

Posted by: oblig. at April 26, 2011 09:07 PM (xvZW9)

22 <<<>>> It's colby from survivor. He's taken the Jeff probst school of hosting. That requires lots of yelling

Posted by: buzzion at April 26, 2011 09:15 PM (9rOMf)

23 Why does the Air Force have snipers?

Posted by: rdbrewer at April 26, 2011 09:43 PM (qhxE0)

24

Air force has pararescuemen, RD.

THey're the medics that jump into hot zones to rescue downed pilots.

Special forces trained. Well respected by all.

Posted by: hobgoblin at April 26, 2011 09:51 PM (0L0eT)

chris reed? bullshit

and thank god the prettyboy didn't win

Posted by: navycopjoe aka peroni beer czar at April 26, 2011 10:00 PM (EOu3d)

26 Oh Anglea, you ignorant slut!

Posted by: vanderleun at April 26, 2011 10:10 PM (cswem)

27 Is "Top Shot" something related to alcohol consumption?

Posted by: cthulhu at April 26, 2011 10:17 PM (kaalw)

The sniper guy was obnoxious and cocky, but he's young so I can sorta excuse it. I was very surprised he intentionally knocked himself out- there's no question in my mind he did on both shots. I wouldn't have done it, but I have to give him some credit- the winner clearly needed the money more.

Don't know why they all hated the FAL; I have one and it's a good rifle, even though the trigger isn't very good- it's very stiff.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at April 26, 2011 10:52 PM (WRW1S)

29 oh my god

Posted by: nike high heels at April 26, 2011 10:53 PM (YZ+Gg)

Too bad the golf pro couldn't take it, some of those other guys were a little obnoxious

He was a decent shooter, but I thought he was an ass. Not a team player at all, wouldn't take advice, and was kinda whiny.

I was disappointed that Maggie went out so quick; she was cute, and I'm shallow like that.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at April 26, 2011 10:57 PM (WRW1S)

31 Feed them hamsters something other than ...

spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, wonderful spam, wonderful spam ...

Posted by: Adriane at April 27, 2011 12:13 AM (L9W0l)

32 21 = thread winner.

Posted by: Pavel at April 27, 2011 12:25 AM (r6CCu)

33 Cheap "victory". If you're gonna throw the competition, why make it so obvious? Frickin embarrassing...the whole bunch of assholes in the final.

Posted by: Baddad at April 27, 2011 12:54 AM (P2NCA)

34 Since Zero Hedge wants me to register I'll post my question for Bernanke here:

If Olga Jimenez has a lot of food in her refrigerator, and the price of food goes up, does that make her richer? Should she rush out and spend more money?

Posted by: schizoid at April 27, 2011 01:49 AM (B8U/R)

35 I am up at the ungodly hour of 4:30 AM because I can't sleep worrying about my business and the past due Mortgage and taxes. Customers aren't spending as much as they used to and it's tough to keep inventory in house. Yet, AP reports this morning on Drudge that everything is booming! Top economists report that the US economy is smokin' without even a blip due to ME unrest and Japan's meltdown. Shep Smith on Fox last night reported that the Market is BOOMING and it's all good news, yet what I'm seeing doesn't line up with what the reports are. Is it me? I am so fricking confused. I read that the economy is about to burst into flames and yet I read that it is growing and big business is booming. I want to hear what the Morons think.

Posted by: DailyDish at April 27, 2011 02:03 AM (o/7aT)

36 Government spending counts as production (!) Any questions?

Posted by: schizoid at April 27, 2011 02:13 AM (B8U/R)

37 Schizoid: So they are lying to us? or are they enhancing the truth? What? Is this ship taking on water, as it appears or we on the way back to properity? It's not that I want to predict the future with certainty, I need to beable to have a real perspective so I can plan. Right now, it feels like it's one day at a time and you can't plan without having an idea of what the future may hold. I've become confused.

Posted by: DailyDish at April 27, 2011 02:24 AM (o/7aT)

38 The press considers the stock market the only indication of economic success or failure.

The fact that the dollar is sinking and interest rates are low means that institutional investors have to keep buying stocks to get any sort of rate of return. Foreign investors are also buying due to the bargains for them since the dollar dropped.

My question is this: when people cannot afford to go to work because they cannot fill their cars, will charitable employers lay them off or will they be forced to quit? If they quit, they will not be able to claim unemployment, so their numbers will not show up in the new unemployment claims.

Also, they are lying, of course. They are always lying.

Posted by: Miss Marple at April 27, 2011 02:38 AM (Fo83G)

39 Schizoid: So they are lying to us? or are they enhancing the truth?

Yes, and they have been for a long time, but as long as the market went up no one cared.

Right now, it feels like it's one day at a time and you can't plan without having an idea of what the future may hold.

It doesn't just feel that way; it is that way. We now have a centrally planned economy, and in a few hours the central planner in chief Ben Bernanke von Havenstein will tell us what the plan is and the markets will go straight up, straight down, or sideways depending on what he says. Fundamentals be damned.

Posted by: schizoid at April 27, 2011 02:45 AM (B8U/R)

40 I work for a large electronics distributor. and we are doing really well so far this year.
We are in flyover country, so my guess is that parts of the country are doing better then others.
In fact I moved out here from Ohio around 1984, 1985 time frame after the Carter fiasco and this area was doing allot better then Ohio was.

With that said, the fed printing money like its candy is not going to end well, although it makes the stock market look good.
They are killing the value of the dollar with all the money printing.
I am sure they think they have this under control and I am sure they know allot more than I do, but if I was a betting man, I would bet that this all ends in tears.

Posted by: MarkC at April 27, 2011 02:57 AM (ros+1)

41 Correction: He won't say what the plan is, just drop hints that may or may not be true. My bad.

Posted by: schizoid at April 27, 2011 02:58 AM (B8U/R)

Ha! One of my thoughts this morning was "maybe I read too much". The way you describe it is exactly what I've been thinking. It seems like the general public is getting their view of a recovery from sound bites and feel better while on the back side, things are spiriling out of control. When the SHTF, there will be alot of Americans going "but, but, they said everything was getting better!"

Perhaps my confusion comes from the fact I've never experienced such intense distrust in our Country's administrative and financial leadership before. Add that to the fact the Web allows me to research and read more and as a result have become better informed.

Posted by: DailyDish at April 27, 2011 03:08 AM (o/7aT)

43 IMHO you couldn't have found a more ridiculous group of idiots. To steal a phrase from Obama, it was like the Special Olympics- only with guns. I am guessing the combined IQ of the group was 50. In that regard, it was fun. Like watching a train wreck fun. I was surprised they didn't shoot each other or the annoying host. Or they could have added an episode on what happened at night; "c'mon now squeal like a pig" (banjo playing in background). Now that would have been entertaining.

I think every excuse I ever heard on the range was mimicked on the show, except "the sun was in my eyes."

You gotta wonder what the PJ was doing there. He got a little jerky at the end, but that was probably because he regretted joining that group of misfits.

Oh and if the golfer dude was with any shooters I go to the range with, he would have gotten a swirly and two black eyes by the second night. Maybe not even that long...

Posted by: Marcus at April 27, 2011 04:03 AM (CHrmZ)

44 It was good TV. They edited it after the fact to point to the answer - it was clear by the beggining of that last show that Chris would win. He was the most sympathetic character. Good 'ol boy wins. I mean, how many of Top Shots viewers are gay (like a Viking) lawyers living in New York? Most are going to be Southerners. As for George, yes, he was cocky. Which is EXACTLY what I would expect from a combat sniper. Young, fit, extremely confident in his abilities to put a bullet exactly where it is supposed to go. We need more of those guys. And what he did in the final, well, did he throw it? Again, good TV to ask that question. He saw his friend Chris really nervous in the finale, and set up an easy shot to get his confidence back. Very good sportsmanship. And he said in the interview, after being asked about what he would do with the money, that he sounded like an ass, wanting to buy a bunch of guns, both of the other guys were going to pay for their kids education. My wife and I disagree about whether George shanked the shot with the Sharps - I don't think he did, she said he did. Good tv either way. And think about it - if obnoxious guy had won, wouldn't everybody be pissed? As for the shouting host - please, make it stop.

Posted by: blaster at April 27, 2011 04:08 AM (Fw2Gg)

45 I'm not sure about the shot with the Sharps, either. Based on the results from the first episode it's possible anyone attempting for a near miss with it might hit the target instead.

Posted by: NC Mountain Girl at April 27, 2011 04:27 AM (LVbkP)

46 They did not show it, but it looked like George's last shot did not even hit the back stop.

Posted by: blaster at April 27, 2011 04:52 AM (Fw2Gg)

47 @47 We're in fly-over country, too. Distributors seems to be doing well, for sure. But that makes sense, as we are becoming a nation of 'buyers', not producers. Someone has to haul the stuff in from overseas and have it ready for purchase.

Part of my hub's plant will remain a distribution center, for overseas goods.

There is one plant here abouts that still 'makes' things. They screw together out-sourced components, so that the vaunted 'assembled in America' label can be affixed to the finished good.

Posted by: Lizbth at April 27, 2011 05:00 AM (JZBti)

48 Is this about something?

Posted by: Chuckit at April 27, 2011 05:29 AM (mFvrq)

49 Kipling can recognize a sense of fellowship in Austen
Hardly a pretext for one more secret society
From trench warfare to the humanities
Spent casing souvenir over self
Worthy of my adoration is George.

Posted by: FeFe at April 27, 2011 01:28 PM (TjlA2)

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