Jeroen Heijmans

Thanks, I find it interesting how this concept appears in different forms and places and is applicable widely. I knew it as “gradually, then suddenly” and TIL that specific formulation is from Hemingway and originally about going bankrupt.

Ah so that’s also why Scotland did poorly.

After edging out an island of 100,000 people even…

Crossover Project for sure (if it must be a single post: We are not special)

Will you be wearing your Satan outfit as you run along with the peloton?

July 4 1900 Paris Saousa – UNREMEMBERED Posts about July 4 1900 Paris Saousa written by Ken Zurski, author

Interesting baseball game held in Paris at the time of the 1900 #Olympics unrememberedhistory.com/tag/july-4-1...

The oldest #Olympic athlete, French long jumper Yvonne Curtet-Chabo passed away on Friday at the age of 104.

#Olympic #Trivia
When curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Olympic Winter Games, the winning team was comprised entirely of politicians - including three members of the Canadian parliament

Some very sad #Olympic news tonight courtesy of @nickzaccardi.bsky.social.
He's able to confirm that 104 year old Iris Cummins, the American swimmer who was the last survivor of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, passed away last Friday.
RIP

#Olympics Today in 1881 Olympic hockey medalist Alastair Denniston was born. The Scotsman went on to head the "Ultra" project in WW2 that succeded in breaking the German Enigma code

Wel leuk om te vergelijken met deze (historische, FIFA-achtige ranking): eloratings.net/1933_start
Als je naar de uitslagen kijkt zie je ook dat Uruguay bijna niet speelde, en bv Oostenrijk veel.

80 years ago today, the Belgian Olympic speed skater Charles de Ligne was shot dead. In 1944, he discovered his wife was having an affair with a younger man. After throwing the man out of his house, his wife decided to kill him, luring him to their countryside hideout.