What
we have here, pardon the jargon, is a classic case of Walrus Asleep On
Submarine. This may be a thing that Russian sailors encounter all the
time, but it is rare in these Internet climes. That unfamiliarity, as
much as the fact that this is a big goofy walrus sleeping on a
submarine, presents something of a challenge when it comes to assessing
the question of whether or not this is sports.
We see all the best and most valuable attributes of a sports-animal: utterly opaque and unreasonable willfulness, a deep and unshakeable lack of self-consciousness, precise and elegant execution of a very goofy goal. Add to that a level of sleepiness so profound as to approach the poetic. It certainly looks like sports.
But also it looks like a walrus
asleep on a submarine. It's close, honestly, it's very close. So we're
going to put our finger on the scale somewhat. Let's go ahead and make
this sports.
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