A group of pole dancers are petitioning the Olympic Commission to make pole dancing an Olympic sport in 2012.  I never considered pole dancing to be a sport but I suppose that there are those who would disagree with me.

While I am sure that these women are very talented, I am not sure how this would all work.  First of all, there is the equipment. They would need to standardize on the length, height and width of the pole. Next would be the duration of the performance. And the moves would have to be graded as to difficulty and creativity. And would the judges rate the dancer using numbered card like in gymnastics or would they stuff money in the dancers underwear.

Well, while there are many unanswered questions, I am sure that if it is allowed as a sport, the ratings of the Olympics would spike on dance nights.