Olympics

[Lilith]

Just was curious how many people are excited about the Olympics starting the weekend? What events are you looking forward to seeing?

[Neige]

Related to the Olympics, I invite everyone to check out Candle For Tibet (http://www.candle4tibet.org/en/)!!!

[IowaMan]

Not overly excited about the Olympics but I'll probably watch a little of it. Usually I go for the basketball (both mens and womens), boxing, wrestling and maybe some of the swimming.

[1nutworld]

Over the years the Olympics has lost much of its luster. If a story develops I might tune in, but being honest I've got other things I'd rather pay attention to.

[IowaMan]

Nutworld, I told you the story of how I won the gold at the '84 games in Los Angeles in the Synchronized Masturbation competition didn't I? I was able to complete my entire routine without ever having both feet leave the bed and touch the floor. :yikes:

[1nutworld]

Nutworld, I told you the story of how I won the gold at the '84 games in Los Angeles in the Synchronized Masturbation competition didn't I? I was able to complete my entire routine without ever having both feet leave the bed and touch the floor. :yikes:

yes you did, and my mental imaging has NEVER been the same since.

[IowaMan]

/me does best Commander McBragg impersonation as I puffs on a pipe............

"Quite." :rofl:

[PantyFanatic]

^^^
^^^
:roflmao:

[Lord Snow]

If I had any kind of sports network I'd pay more attention to it. The only event I want to watch they never seem to show on your standard stations. I've been into archery all my life (even did Olympic competition for several years), but I've yet to see it aired. Besides, they've added motocross and a few others that I wouldn't consider very sportsman like. Granted it takes skill, but still.......at least the skateboarding and BMX are closer to what I would consider an Olympic sport.

[osuche]

I want to watch the Chinese win the gold for the Censorship race, and probably see at least one thing get canceled due to pollution.... :D

Yes, I am cynical. But I love the tradition of the Olympics and I'm sure I'll watch at least gymnastics and maybe a few other events.

[Scarecrow]

I like to wacth swimming, gymnastics and track & field. This year I'd like to add woman's beach volleyball (the suits are so tiny).

[Oldfart]

I must be doing something wrong, I can't find the jelly wrestling in Beijing.

[lonelyarmywife]

I guess I'm weird becuase I love the Olympics. The tradition of it is so old that it boggles the mind. I"ll probably watch the gymnastics and swimming and diving only though, just on account of time.

[jseal]

There is an interesting and intriguing historical development (http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=antikythera-mechanism-eclipse-olympics&sc=WR_20080805) in regards to the Olympic Games.

[dicksbro]

Neat article, jseal. Thanks.

I've always enjoyed the Olympics, but, I must admit, this year I haven't been excited by them at all. :shrug: Don't know if I'll watch any or not. Probably not.

[lakritze]

I watched the NGO channel's show on the buiiding of the "BIRDNEST" Olympic Stadium in Beijing. Very interesting. Pacifica radio{KPFK} this morning,stated that the 2008 Olympic games will cost more than the previous 5 games together. Some of the leading corporate sponsors are; Coca Cola,MacDonalds,and of course the official candy is a Snickers bar. Go figure. All in all,I enjoy watching the competitions, if only I can find them televised at reasonable hours.

[Lord Snow]

Might I suggest TIVO? Or even the low tech, VCR and a blank tape? I know, a kid that actually remembers VCR's. Scared yet?

[Jude30]

I love the Olympics. I'm really looking forward to swimming this year just to see Torres race.

[Rhiannon]

Actually here in this area. China town is shutting down and putting up screens so people can watch opening ceremonies.. We are taking my daughter as she was adopted from china

[themi01]

not really excited i guess it's the time difference (again). Is baseball a medal sport or exhibition this year ? That's the only thing I'd watch plus we're running into exhibition football (American)

[PantyFanatic]

OMG! :faint:

If you are watching the opening ceremonies, ....................... China!

Regardless of anything ..........past, ..........present, ........ it IS the future.

They can do ANYTHING they want done.

[Navarre]

Unfortunately PF is correct.

We are looking at the masters of the next generation.

[PantyFanatic]

With the ceremonies over, ........ I can't retract my thought. :(

The awakened giant is standing.

[gekkogecko]

The opening ceremony was *IMPRESSIVE*.

How many times have you heard me use the word "impressive"?

[Lord Snow]

I will grant you that what I saw of it (which wasn't much) did look quite spectacular.

[Aqua]

The opening ceremony was *IMPRESSIVE*.

How many times have you heard me use the word "impressive"?
That speaks volumes.

I'd say they were pretty cool.

The same way I'd say the Apollo 11 mission was kinda neat. ;)

[Lilith]

I stayed up to watch the boys 4x100 relay last night. Fab!

[Fangtasia]

Equestrian events are really my thing, could watch it all day. I have enjoyed the swimming...GO AUSSIE GO *L*

Now if i had the time off work so i could actually catch any of the stuff i like it would be brilliant, but i'm only managing to catch dribs and drabs :(

[PantyFanatic]

Can you say "VCR"? :D

[Fangtasia]

Which would work well if i knew EXACTLY when said things would be on *LOL*

[Oldfart]

Hi OrliFanatic,

This is now the battle of the institutes of sport, not the "privateers".

[scotzoidman]

Which would work well if i knew EXACTLY when said things would be on *LOL*
I imagine it must be quite confusing for your schedule...the events themselves are happening pretty close to your time zone, but some of the big name competitions are being held at ungodly hours Beijing time, just so NBC (NoBodyCares) can run them live in US primetime...

I think it was last night I saw your Aussie girl win the gold for the breaststroke...the only competition there was who would come in a distant 2nd (we need an "oh wow!" smilie)

[PantyFanatic]

Oh Wow! :D

[jseal]

Did China win a Gold in the mime competition (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7556058.stm)?

[Fangtasia]

I think it was last night I saw your Aussie girl win the gold for the breaststroke...the only competition there was who would come in a distant 2nd (we need an "oh wow!" smilie)
Leisel Jones...and yep i watched it too. She can sure punch those strokes out!! An Excellent win there, and certainly well deserved!

[loverofcats]

I am not interested at all int the Olympics, but if I need to I will only watch the water sports

[scotzoidman]

Did China win a Gold in the mime competition (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7556058.stm)?
Yes, that was the new Milli Vanilli competition.

[lakritze]

I especially enjoied the 25 meter Hack 'n Wheeze, and the Where did we throw that discus? competition.

[PantyFanatic]

Where did you get to see that? :confused: I've seen a tiny bit of people ridding bicycles really fast, :rolleyes: .... lots of gymnastics and volleyball in a sandbox and LOTS and LOTS of swimming. We know who bigfoot Phelps is. Now can we see some of the other 28 sports, from archery to wrestling, that make up the summer Olympics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games)? Maybe like the pentathlon that it was all about to start. Just because we the US sucks at it doesn't mean we don't want to watch some of it. :shrug:

[Lord Snow]

They showed the basketball at one point I think......and I've been wanting archery to be televised for years. Unfortunately, for the networks it's all about ratings so we'll never get to see anything but the gymnastics, volleyball, and swimming. It sucks monkey nuts.

[Scarecrow]

If you have cable or satilite MSNBC,CNBC, Oxygen and USA channels are showing other sports. I have seen some archery, equisterian and shooting compititions. Also baseball and softball

[rabbit]

I enjoy the Track and Field events, having been a former track man in high school.

I also like the equestrian events.

[Lilith]

I've been watching the swimming. Super proud of Torres!

[Oldfart]

Torres, that woman rocks, for any age.

[faerie_princess]

You know, with all the hype about the Olympics I could really care less about them. *shrug* Oh well. I guess I'll watch movies for the next.... um.... however long it takes....

[Lord Snow]

Okay, I actually sat down and watched the Olympics last night. Boy am I pissed. The German and American girls did much better than both the Korean and Chinese and yet the judges gave them a higher score on the individual vault competition. One of the Asians actually fell to her knee after having bad hand placement on the vault platform and the other almost fell as well. Yet the German lady (who was competing at the age of 33) did an almost perfect routine to my inexperienced eyes and only placed silver. The American came in fourth, but she did have a few flaws to her routine though what they were escape me. For more information check one of the news websites that's covering the Olympics. Though after all the girls had done their routines, one of the news people covering it talked to an old Russian coach that's been training and attending these competitions for over 30 years. Even he said that the Asians were practically given the medals they received (they both placed one in first and the other third) and they short changed the American girl and even the German who both had better routines.

[IowaMan]

I watched the USA men's basketball team destroy Germany this morning and am wondering just what kind of team it would take to beat those guys. There should be no way in the world they don't come away with the gold this time around. :wish:

[Lilith]

Okay, I actually sat down and watched the Olympics last night. Boy am I pissed. The German and American girls did much better than both the Korean and Chinese and yet the judges gave them a higher score on the individual vault competition. One of the Asians actually fell to her knee after having bad hand placement on the vault platform and the other almost fell as well. Yet the German lady (who was competing at the age of 33) did an almost perfect routine to my inexperienced eyes and only placed silver. The American came in fourth, but she did have a few flaws to her routine though what they were escape me. For more information check one of the news websites that's covering the Olympics. Though after all the girls had done their routines, one of the news people covering it talked to an old Russian coach that's been training and attending these competitions for over 30 years. Even he said that the Asians were practically given the medals they received (they both placed one in first and the other third) and they short changed the American girl and even the German who both had better routines.

That 33 year old looked like a man.

[Lord Snow]

As far as I know that was a woman. Though I agree to a certain extent. I've seen her before at previous Olympics and she's very good, especially for her age. She's yet to be disqualified so I'm guessing that the equipment is correct for her to compete in the female events.

[Lilith]

I think she should have chromosome testing :p

[Scarecrow]

That 33 year old woman has a son with lukemia and she competes to pay for his medical treatments. She was on the 1991 Russian Unified team with Nastia Liukin's father. She now competes for Germany because her son could not be treated in Russia but he could be in Germany.

[Lilith]

she still, "looka like a man."

[Jude30]

Okay, I actually sat down and watched the Olympics last night. Boy am I pissed. The German and American girls did much better than both the Korean and Chinese and yet the judges gave them a higher score on the individual vault competition. One of the Asians actually fell to her knee after having bad hand placement on the vault platform and the other almost fell as well. Yet the German lady (who was competing at the age of 33) did an almost perfect routine to my inexperienced eyes and only placed silver. The American came in fourth, but she did have a few flaws to her routine though what they were escape me. For more information check one of the news websites that's covering the Olympics. Though after all the girls had done their routines, one of the news people covering it talked to an old Russian coach that's been training and attending these competitions for over 30 years. Even he said that the Asians were practically given the medals they received (they both placed one in first and the other third) and they short changed the American girl and even the German who both had better routines.

Yeah I kind of felt the same way. It's almost as if you're the hosting country your person can land on her knees and still medal.

[Aqua]

she still, "looka like a man."
:rofl:

[Lilith]

:rofl:


It is being held in China :p

[scotzoidman]

she still, "looka like a man."

:yikes:

[Lord Snow]

There's something very wrong with that picture Scotz. Not sure what it is though.......shudder

[scotzoidman]

There's something very wrong with that picture Scotz. Not sure what it is though.......shudder
That's a bad scan I downloaded from the 'net, but I had the original many years ago, back when there was a USSR, & there was no mistaking the "package" then.

[Aqua]

Woohoo... BMX tonight!

[Aqua]

Have you seen the story about Michael Phelps going home (http://www.theonion.com/content/news/michael_phelps_returns_to_his_tank)?

[scotzoidman]

Have you seen the story about Michael Phelps going home (http://www.theonion.com/content/news/michael_phelps_returns_to_his_tank)?
I always wondered what happened to the Man From Atlantis...

:roflmao:

[Lord Snow]

Why can't we hand off a 1oz stick? The men dropped it, the women dropped it, WTF!

[FussyPucker]

I wasn't interested in the Olympics until Team GB started winning a huge amount of medals! :D

[Lilith]

Why can't we hand off a 1oz stick? The men dropped it, the women dropped it, WTF!

we need a bigger stick :p

[PantyFanatic]

They have done it!

I doubt anyone who has any knowledge of the opening and closing and everything presented in between will dispute that China set a standard that will stand for decades. Even a non-sport enthusiast like myself has to recognize they have taken hold of the present on a scale not conceived by most of us before.

I believe they were chosen to host the Olympic games by a world that had a much different view of them than every dramatic demonstration has shown us.

[PantyFanatic]

Now that the torch is out and the 2008 Summer Olympics is behind us, we should make note of some of the words the army of professionals reporters gave us. :)


Here are the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators so far during the Summer Olympics that they would like to take back.


1. Weightlifting commentator: 'This is Gregorieva from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.

2. Dressage commentator: 'This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.

3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: 'I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.

4. Boxing Analyst: 'Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious.

5. Softball announcer: 'If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.

6. Basketball analyst: 'He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.

7. At the rowing medal ceremony: 'Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew.

8. Soccer commentator: 'Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field.

9. Tennis commentator: 'One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them... Oh my God, what have I just said?


:roflmao:

[Lord Snow]

Is that like saying most of our imports come from other countries?

[gekkogecko]

Well, PF, they're just trying to interest the mainly American audience in soprts that otherwise dont' get much attentin here.

[scotzoidman]

Is that like saying most of our imports come from other countries?
When did you start channeling Dubya?

[Lord Snow]

Not hard. All I have to do is go one step beyond dumbass and I'm there.

[scotzoidman]

Not hard. All I have to do is go one step beyond dumbass and I'm there.



:roflmao:

















Doesn't the :banghead: make your head hurt a little on your way there?

[Lord Snow]

What were we talking about? the headache finally subsided.