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There are people out there who could utterly smash world records but no-one will never know as they haven't taken up that sport. (lemmy.world)
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My wife wondered if we are reaching the limit of human ability in athletics; I think we're only reaching the limit of people who actually take part in those sports.

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[–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago (10 children)

We both think similarly, and not being serious all the time certainly helps! We've been married getting on for 40 years now although I spent so much time working away from home, I often joke we've only actually lived together for 8 weeks or so.

If you've ever seen 'Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing' on the BBC, that's us. Everyone needs a Bob Mortimer in their life and I was lucky enough to find mine back in 1981.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Cannot find it, anywhere, WOW, DID NOT THINK THAT WAS POSSIBLE.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago (4 children)
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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

    Sorry, BBC iPlayer isn’t available in your region.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Hmm, perhaps YouTube?

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The only I yet to look, not a fan, but hate less than rest of piece of BLANKS social media. I will look though, because I am interested, but you would think it would come-up when I duckduckgoed for it.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    I checked it, not watched yet, but those are two-men, not one-husband & one-wife.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    That's correct. It's the friendship between them that I am referring to.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    True, sorry. Proof, sex does not matter, we are all people.

    Even though I am VEGAN/anti-fishing I tried to watch it, Youtube had only 10-mins. episodes, but I could only do the 7-mins. of first episode. No disrespect, but little boring.

    Awesome relationship portrayed, almost like the are best friends in real life. Awesome relationship you & your wife has, congrats.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    Cool, I am glad it works for you.

    My parents are a mess, should be divorced long ago, probably should never have met, I know the effect it have on my existence, but not been easy, thanks to what they learned & put into practice & their way too young as well birth of me. The facts is my grandparents were always verbally fighting, terrible matches & not good people ( arguably who extended family as well, because cycle of horrible parenting, especially the males of both sides, raised terrible people.

    So, I am glad to read marriage works for you, but for me, I do not trust the insitution & think it is better without it. Of course I am expecting the perfect woman to even fall in love & I am not perfect, LOL. I doubt I will ever get married & Know, I will never ever have children, overpopulation-overdensity & extinction of All Living Earth & thus All Living Beings will eventually happen are reasons to.

    My roommates cannot get enough of Brit Box & public media obsession with UK TV & movies, I think we fought a war to get away from. So, I will have to stop & check it out.

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