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Gargamel

07-25-12, 10:59 PM

The problem that I have with the Olympics is the same problem that I have with college football. That is, it has become the opposite of what it claims to be.

Unlike college football, olympic athletes are clearly pseudo amateur. They have sponsors and all that which allow them to train, usually on their own, or with a handful of coaches or teammates, and with little to no chance of making a career in their sport. Name 1 professional fencer, hell name 1 pro fencing league.

College football and basketball players are hand picked and brought into a sports machina that tries to churn out championships. Look at the penalty penn state just took. I believe, and correct me if im wrong, that is fairly close to Pittsburgh pirates payroll over similar time frames.

Comparing most Olympic athletes against big college sports is apples and oranges.

Edit: http://buccofans.wikispaces.com/Pirates+Payroll+History Ok it's close. But still proves my point, if a pro team and college team have that money to burn....

Takeda Shingen

07-25-12, 11:36 PM

Unlike college football, olympic athletes are clearly pseudo amateur

Which is exactly the image that the NCAA tries to project. The reality is quite different. Like Olympic athletes, players in the big name programs are granted full scholarships and do little more than train, practice and play the games on Saturdays. They are both student and amateur in name only, like their Olympic counterparts. And just like the false image that the Olympics tires to project of the everyman in competition for his nation, I find it repugnant.

EDIT:

College football and basketball players are hand picked and brought into a sports machina that tries to churn out championships. Look at the penalty penn state just took. I believe, and correct me if im wrong, that is fairly close to Pittsburgh pirates payroll over similar time frames.

Which is exactly like the gold medal machines that are US swimming, US gymnastics, US track and field, Team USA basketball (which is, unironically, completely populated by professional athletes), etc. Not to mention the gold medal count which practically starts every night's broadcast. Instead of a collegiate pissing contest, we are given an international pissing contest.

Krauter

07-25-12, 11:47 PM

Good luck to my fellow teammate and friend David Tremblay in the 55kg wrestling event!

Takeda Shingen

07-26-12, 12:06 AM

Good luck to my fellow teammate and friend David Tremblay in the 55kg wrestling event!

That's pretty cool. I remember back in Atlanta there was supposed to be some distant cousin of mine competing in one of the shooting events; whether archery or rifle and which event therein I have no idea. Of course, my mother also claimed that we were distantly related to former NFL quarterback Bubby Brister, so take all of this with a grain of salt.

Oberon

07-26-12, 02:56 AM

http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article1169167.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/North+Korea+women%27s+Olympic+football+team+are+re fusing+to+appear+at+Hampden+Park+due+to+having+the ir+players+shown+to+a+South+Korean+flag

http://funny-pictures-blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fail2.jpg

BossMark

07-26-12, 03:29 AM

Just one question
What as that tosser Beckham have to do with the Olympics ?

And am going stick my neck out here and say that GB will win 30 gold medals :hmmm:

Jimbuna

07-26-12, 04:36 AM

Cycling will probably be GB's most successful area but the number of medals up for grabs is fewer (not sure by how many) than the last olympics because of a rescheduling/restructure of the sport.

TarJak

07-26-12, 07:46 AM

So how are the poms fairing with the media blitz that comes with holding the Olympics?

kiwi_2005

07-26-12, 08:04 AM

The weight lifting and track events is what i will be watching.

Herr-Berbunch

07-26-12, 08:09 AM

So how are the poms fairing with the media blitz that comes with holding the Olympics?

I'm finding it ok, I've not watched the news for a few nights and I've picked my viewing choices wisely - the only remotely Olympic things I've watched are:

2012 - a comedy about the Olympic Deliverance Committee in the run-up to the games in a mockumentary style. :har:

Ab Fab Olympic Special. :har:

Victoria Pendleton: Cycling's Golden Girl - documentary about Victoria Pendleton, for those who don't know her -

http://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/webimage/1.4074655.1342698436%21image/3723031215.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_595/3723031215.jpg

She does scrub up well.

http://www.esquire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Victoria-Pendleton-Exclusive-for-Esquire-UK-2.jpg

Aside from those, I really can't be bothered other than to watch my former colleague Pam Grainger in the Paralympic pistol shooting. :yeah:

danlisa

07-26-12, 08:23 AM

Don't click link if you're wanting a surprise during the opening ceremony.

LINK (http://i.imgur.com/h7jEr.jpg) (it's honestly the layout for the ceremony)

What were they thinking? Pretty dancers and awesome fireworks last time around and 'we' come up with that? :har: or :wah: All that's missing is Frodo and Friends.

I will be selectively viewing the events that interest me on the BBC iSport player. At all other times the TV will be tuned to something interesting.

Skybird

07-26-12, 08:36 AM

Interest: zero. Olympic spirit and ideals: zero. Advertizing: maximum. Financial benefits for the host: extremely deficitary at every Olympic event since Munich 72 (I saw a docu on TV some time ago where they calculated costs versus economic benefits for all summer and winter Games since 72, and they were always left with deficitary balances which seem to fall deeper into the red numbers with every event following). Compensation due to infrastructure built for the event: insufficient.

Panem et circensis. Olympia has little to do with it. Britons may want to riot and hang their government for having increased their debts by bringing the games to London. I for myself am happy that Munich and Berlin have lost their recent candidacies. Berlin and Olympics? Read about how the left senate have messed up the - megalomaniac but headless - airport project at Berlin Schönefeld, and you know how well-suited this senate would have been with the organisaiton of such an event. Economic corruption and political and administrational incompetence rank very high in Berlin.

Last Olympics I followed with interest and enthusiasm, was LA 84.

Herr-Berbunch

07-26-12, 09:11 AM

Do the pictures above not make you want to watch some womens' cycling? :hmm2:

Buddahaid

07-26-12, 09:38 AM

I'd like to watch it but I can't stand the TV coverage in the US. It's only about the winners, their families, their dogs, their girlfriends, their etc. I want to see more actual competition not another reality show travel documentary with an occasional final event. :down:

Last time we had an alternate channel that showed competition late at night you could at least record and watch at a different time. Can't find that now.

Herr-Berbunch

07-26-12, 09:46 AM

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/414/facebook32329898.jpg

Oberon

07-26-12, 10:45 AM

http://www.freewordonline.com/images/made/assets/public/images/private_eye_cover_low_res_400_560.JPG

Jimbuna

07-26-12, 11:32 AM

My interest doesn't perk up until the semi finals on most events.

Skybird

07-26-12, 12:06 PM

I just realised that none of the German major TV stations do any coverage at all. It is only on Eurosports.

Not that I complain, not at all. I hate the TV taxes being wasted by monumental sums being payed for such broadcasting rights. It is just strange, becasue suually right this is what happens. Football championships and Olympic games, even other world championchips from sports usually get broadcasted by first and second state TV programs, all day long.

And while typing this, I note that even in the internet media there is little coverage. I was not even aware that the games already had begun. Was there no opening ceremony? There was some fighting over the IOC not allowing rememberance of the assassination of the Israeli team 40 years ago, this was reported. And that was all.

danlisa

07-26-12, 12:14 PM

Was there no opening ceremony?

Tomorrow evening, UK time.:salute:

sidslotm

07-26-12, 12:38 PM

Interest: zero. Olympic spirit and ideals: zero. Advertizing: maximum. Financial benefits for the host: extremely deficitary at every Olympic event since Munich 72

Great shame this, but the spirit of the games has been dead for many years, since Munich may well be. Anyway I have a book to read.

Oberon

07-26-12, 01:19 PM

I just realised that none of the German major TV stations do any coverage at all. It is only on Eurosports.

Lucky you, we're probably not going to be able to move for the stuff. Thank God we have Sky, they can't put the Olympics on EVERY channel, can they?

I'll probably watch the opening on the BBCs website, and might listen to some of the events on Radio Five Live, but I'm not that hyped about it if I'm honest (like about 40-60% of the country I'd wager :haha:) and I'm more interested to see what kind of chaos it creates in the capital, and I have no doubt that we'll be treated to delicious descriptions of transport chaos and that.

Krauter

07-26-12, 03:15 PM

That's pretty cool. I remember back in Atlanta there was supposed to be some distant cousin of mine competing in one of the shooting events; whether archery or rifle and which event therein I have no idea. Of course, my mother also claimed that we were distantly related to former NFL quarterback Bubby Brister, so take all of this with a grain of salt.

Yea he's an awesome guy. Roommate, friend, mentor and teammate.

http://tremblaywrestlingcanada.com/files/2012/05/canada_r3p0844.jpg

Skybird

07-26-12, 03:52 PM

. Thank God we have Sky,
:har:

Mind if I take that as my new sig? :haha:

Oberon

07-26-12, 04:02 PM

:har:

Mind if I take that as my new sig? :haha:

By all means :03:

mapuc

07-26-12, 05:59 PM

This thread, made me remember an idea I had or have, I haven't forgot it as so.

The idea came from a newsbulletin on the swedish radio and the discussion after.

The swedish government had approved additional 200 million Skr to the swedish SOC for their ongoing attempt to get the winter olympics to Åre

Even thou they used some fine words, every one knew that those 200 million was to be used as bribery.

I even send an email to the swedish SOC and the danish DOC and told them about my idea-Funny I didn't get any response whatsoever.

If they should have taken my idea into use, they would have been without job.

Markus

Platapus

07-26-12, 06:36 PM

One of the problems I have with the Olympics is the crappy coverage we get here in the United States.

They seem focused on only sports where the US is participating and of those, the most coverage is on the sports the US is expected to win medals.

There is a lot more to the Olympics then just watching pro-US events.

It has been decades since I have been able to watch the Judo or fencing stuff.

I have over 1900 channels on my cable, I would gladly pay more if they would just add a few simultaneous channels covering more of the sports.

But then once they added Beach Volleyball as an Olympic sport.....:down:

RickC Sniper

07-26-12, 07:06 PM

But then once they added Beach Volleyball as an Olympic sport.....:down:

:/\\!! I agree.
Soon they are adding golf. Will Tiger Woods be allowed to compete???? If Kobe Bryant is eligible then why not? It feels tainted.

Personally, I like the Olympics but I am fussy what events I will watch. Track and field, wrestling, men's gymnastics. If they have a channel covering those I will watch those events.

mapuc

07-26-12, 07:19 PM

mapuc

07-26-12, 07:24 PM

Personally, I like the Olympics but I am fussy what events I will watch. Track and field, wrestling, men's gymnastics. If they have a channel covering those I will watch those events.

Maybe one day, we will be our own director and freely choose wich event we want to follow in a future olympic.

Markus

JU_88

07-26-12, 10:54 PM

My Brother lives right next to Olympic village, about 2 months ago it became a requirement to present ID to less than pleasent armed security personel each time he enters his building, needless to say has sublet his flat and gotten the hell out of there until its over.
Our noisey over croweded city is even noiser and over crowed, the bad traffic is now impossible traffic. Police are every where and they are not in a very good mood, since they had all their leave suspended.
I cant wait until its over and Im glad im off to spain in a weeks time.

Ive yet you meet another Londoner who is 'happy' about us hosting the Olympics. Its a royal pain in the backside when you live in the middle of it.
I hope to god nothing bad happens tomorrow or i can see this entire city being on military lock down for weeks to come.

Oberon

07-27-12, 12:30 AM

Ive yet you meet another Londoner who is 'happy' about us hosting the Olympics. Its a royal pain in the backside when you live in the middle of it.
I hope to god nothing bad happens tomorrow or i can see this entire city being on military lock down for weeks to come.

Aye, I've heard similar things, so far the ZiL lanes seem to be not causing as much of a nightmare as expected although it's a bad time to be a cabbie or bus driver in London. With any luck most people will have gotten out of the city or will just stay at home over the coming days.

It's coming up for a year since the Riots though...and the problems which sparked them have not been addressed or even looked at...

Time will tell....

Oberon

07-27-12, 07:09 AM

I do love some of the Olympic inspired artwork and humour that's been cropping up lately though:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/580916_10151072265214491_16105031_n.jpg

mapuc

07-27-12, 08:07 AM

^ Or a completly different type of marathon- Like "The Running Man"

Markus

TarJak

07-27-12, 08:10 AM

^ Or a completly different type of marathon- Like "The Running Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMLCrzy9TEs)"

Markus

Fixed :)

Herr-Berbunch

07-27-12, 09:13 AM

Egypt bought counterfeit Nike gear from 'a Chinese distributor' to save money. With zips by 'Adidas'. :har:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18995905

STEED

07-27-12, 09:19 AM

Discuss!!!

Rant...

OK, What a bloody waste of money it was...AND NO IT DID NOT COME IN ON BUDGET YOU STUPID BITCH! UK posters know who I'm on about.

And when its all over another bloody debt millstone around the UK's neck paying it off for years to come!

It's all bloody sponsorship, the true meaning of the games vanished for ever years ago.

I got my video & DVD entertainment lined up while this dribble is on.

Rant Over...:D

Sailor Steve

07-27-12, 09:56 AM

And when its all over another bloody debt millstone around the UK's neck paying it off for years to come!
You might get lucky. Some Olympics have ended up paying for themselves when all was said and done.

STEED

07-27-12, 11:49 AM

You might get lucky. Some Olympics have ended up paying for themselves when all was said and done.

More chance you Steve to become the next President of America. :D

That sounds like better odds to me. :har:

eddie

07-27-12, 12:11 PM

I see that Romney Is going about making a lot of new friends in the UK.LOL

STEED

07-27-12, 12:41 PM

I see that Romney Is going about making a lot of new friends in the UK.LOL

Yea kissing backside to make up for his Olympic's statements. :D :shifty: :haha:

Jimbuna

07-27-12, 12:41 PM

I see that Romney Is going about making a lot of new friends in the UK.LOL

Doing an awful lot of back pedalling :)

STEED

07-27-12, 12:43 PM

Doing an awful lot of back pedalling :)

In high gear. :har:

Oberon

07-27-12, 12:50 PM

I see that Romney Is going about making a lot of new friends in the UK.LOL

Indeed, and just a day after saying he would build on 'Anglo-American ties'.

Good work, Mitt, good work. :yep::haha:

mapuc

07-27-12, 01:19 PM

I think that most are familiar with the Olympic spirit. This can not be claimed that they are, in the article below

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/52275/lebanese-olympic-team-refuses-to-train-next-to-israeli-jews-apartheid-olympics-erects-barrier/

Markus

BossMark

07-27-12, 01:35 PM

All I can say is that if Beckham lights the Olympic flame then I will be on the next train to London and I will personally punch that Tory Coe straight between the eyes :yep:

Jimbuna

07-27-12, 01:41 PM

Redgrave is favourite, followed by Daly.

JU_88

07-27-12, 02:02 PM

Romney's a weasle, Beckhams a moron. Oh I just hate them all, :haha: just make them all go away, havent they all got enough money already? :D

mapuc

07-27-12, 02:08 PM

Here's a opening question:

Wich Opening ceremony that you have seen is the best/most beautiful?

My favorites are the opening of the olympic in Moskow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984

Markus

Jimbuna

07-27-12, 02:14 PM

http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/political-pictures-at-least-the-tube-wont-get-any-worse-right.jpg

dpkay08

07-27-12, 02:40 PM

i like the Olympics Only because everyone is Happier like the Jubilee, everyone get's together :)

Oberon

07-27-12, 03:00 PM

Well, it's show time, let's see what all the hype has been about...

STEED

07-27-12, 03:27 PM

Is it over yet?

Egan

07-27-12, 03:34 PM

Is it over yet?

It's never going to be over. :wah:

Takeda Shingen

07-27-12, 03:50 PM

Whether we agree or disagree about the nature of the athletic competition, I think that most of us can come together in the recognition that the opening and closing ceremonies are always incredibly painful affairs. It's as though each host nation seeks to outdo the others in the creation of bad performance art.

STEED

07-27-12, 03:58 PM

It's never going to be over. :wah:

Heck! :/\\!!

Jimbuna

07-27-12, 04:27 PM

Is it over yet?

Just watch and enjoy ya miserable bugga...there was a flag ceremony representing all arms of the forces, well what's left of them :hmm2:

Oberon

07-27-12, 04:32 PM

Been quite impressed so far if I'm honest. Loved the Industrial revolution, with the chimneys rising from the ground and stripping away the countryside. Needed a bit more railway though, they missed out one of our big contributions to the world.
Nice nod to the inventor of the internet too, as well as Brunel, and a guest appearance by Lizzie herself. Very nicely done in my opinion, now there's just the mystery of who will light the torch.

It's got to be David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor or there'll be a giant gaping hole in the space-time continuum, not to mention several hundred thousand disappointed fans. :O:

Jimbuna

07-27-12, 04:39 PM

Redgrave is favourite and our very own Daly is next favourite...would be nice to see a joint effort.

How about Rowan Atkinson for an outside bet? :D

Oberon

07-27-12, 04:44 PM

Redgrave is favourite and our very own Daly is next favourite...would be nice to see a joint effort.

How about Rowan Atkinson for an outside bet? :D

Personally, Doctor Who aside, I'd rather have Bannister. :yep:

Herr-Berbunch

07-27-12, 04:50 PM

The missus had it on, I watched a bit as I ate some pizza. Liked Oldfield, that's about it. :hmph: Been playing BF3 for the last hour. :D

Oberon

07-27-12, 04:57 PM

Meanwhile, in a part of the news not being particularly publicised:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19023104

Jimbuna

07-27-12, 05:00 PM

Meanwhile, in a part of the news not being particularly publicised:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19023104

There were three illegal immigrants arrested whilst working as security at St James Park yesterday :hmm2:

Herr-Berbunch

07-27-12, 06:38 PM

The shots I've seen of the police v cyclists didn't show any police numbers!?!?!? I thought that'd changed in the last few years. :hmmm:

JU_88

07-27-12, 06:50 PM

How about Rowan Atkinson for an outside bet? :D

Well done there :yeah:

Oberon

07-27-12, 06:51 PM

Do CSUs have numbers?

To be fair though, looking at twitter it's quite laughable to see some of the 'reports' of 'thousands of police' and the 'Olympic police state'.
Interesting use of buses to move the bicycles though :doh:

https://p.twimg.com/Ay13D9PCIAAGMDv.jpg:large

Gargamel

07-27-12, 07:43 PM

Just turned it on, the part where the kids are falling asleep, and then there's all these monsters chasin them or something.

A giant wtf from me.

Having just finished reading the hunger games series, haven't seen the movie, I was instantly struck by the similarities between the two. I can see the olympics reaching that point some day, in the very very distant future. (as described in the books).

Multiple districts forced to send multiple athletes to a central location for death sport, all driven by over done pageantry.

Oberon

07-27-12, 08:01 PM

My favourite part of the whole thing was the section entitled 'Pandemonium', the coming of the Industrial Era, the tearing up of the green and pleasant countryside, the chimneys rising from the ground, the suffragettes, Brunel played quite well by Kenneth Branagh. I was skeptical at first, but it won me over, the raw power behind it. The highlight of the whole show for me if I'm honest, although I still think that somewhere in there a railway locomotive should have been portrayed to highlight the birth of railways which drove the spread of the Industrial revolution at a speed which no other form of transport at the time could match.
It was very well made, and very well performed, in both music, choreography, props and special effects.

U-snafu

07-27-12, 10:31 PM

Watching it with the missus while surfing here. Not bad of a show (tyin to ignore all the commercials).

It is what it is--a spectacle--(opening ceromony that is)---and not a bad one at that.

Just watched the torch lighting----heck of a light show they put on there at the end.

August

07-28-12, 12:12 AM

So what was up with the Queen during the singing of God Save the Queen? Anyone catch that expression on her face? She looked really pissed off about something.

CCIP

07-28-12, 12:25 AM

So what was up with the Queen during the singing of God Save the Queen? Anyone catch that expression on her face? She looked really pissed off about something.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/myspb2006/stuff/399413_10151123764601079_803874409_n.jpg

:D

August

07-28-12, 01:56 AM

:har::haha::up:

JU_88

07-28-12, 02:59 AM

So what was up with the Queen during the singing of God Save the Queen? Anyone catch that expression on her face? She looked really pissed off about something.

She always looks like that :D
Some one suggested on Face Book that the they should have gotten the Queen to crap teacups in to a bowler hat :har: now THAT would have been a spectical.

^Good one CCIP :haha:

Herr_Pete

07-28-12, 04:34 AM

anyone else watch the opening ceremony blitzed??

Oberon

07-28-12, 05:08 AM

CCIP that's just perfect, and exactly what I thought when the flags were being paraded past too. A Procession of places we used to own, a bit like on the old gameshow "Bullseye". "Now, let's take a look at what you could have been ruling!" :haha:

kranz

07-28-12, 05:25 AM

a silver medal for Poland (women, air rifle):yeah:

mookiemookie

07-28-12, 05:51 AM

http://i.imgur.com/O9cwg.jpg

Jimbuna

07-28-12, 06:52 AM

The only negative that initially comes to mind for me was the small, almost insignificant part the uniformed services played in the ceremony, despite the fact there were many thousands of them there out of camera shot.

Then to see smug Cameron sitting there in one of the top viewing areas looking down on those he is trying and no doubt further planning to make redundant at each and every opportunity.

Rant over...best of luck to all our fine competitors.

STEED

07-28-12, 07:11 AM

Jimbuna

07-28-12, 07:45 AM

German dignitary waving to his countries team at the ceremony.
Boris certainly noticed :D

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/6024/saluter.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/707/saluter.jpg/)

Herr_Pete

07-28-12, 07:51 AM

German dignitary waving to his countries team at the ceremony.
Boris certainly noticed :D

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/6024/saluter.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/707/saluter.jpg/)

got to love good old Boris :D

STEED

07-28-12, 08:03 AM

Jimbuna

07-28-12, 10:00 AM

Cavendish dream of a road race gold vanished...the opposition didn't do any work in the peleton more or less saying "We're not cycling to your strenghts...if you want gold your team will have to support you alone".

Krauter

07-28-12, 11:02 AM

I just had to laugh and share. Did anyone else hear about the soccer game between North Korea and Brazil I believe? Somehow the South Korean flag got mixed up with the Norks and well.. you just know what happened after lol. I'll try and find a link before I leave for work.

Gargamel

07-28-12, 11:06 AM

Didn't know this was the special Olympics.

Women's basketball

USA 11, Croatia 4 after 1 quarter.

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/554/facepalm.jpg

BossMark

07-28-12, 01:52 PM

So what was up with the Queen during the singing of God Save the Queen? Anyone catch that expression on her face? She looked really pissed off about something.
Anybody would be pissed off if they had her money and bugger all to spend it on :wah:

BossMark

07-28-12, 01:55 PM

And once again the cheese eating surrender monkey's get top billing with the language, French first then English..What a disgrace.

That was a bloody disgrace having to bow down to the surrender kings :nope:

Jimbuna

07-28-12, 02:28 PM

Jimbuna

07-28-12, 02:33 PM

I hear the opening ceremony went down like a lead weight in America. :03:

And once again the cheese eating surrender monkey's get top billing with the language, French first then English..What a disgrace.

And the news?

First to last story the bloody Olympic's!!! And not forgetting the bloody Olympic's weather forecast!!!

That was a bloody disgrace having to bow down to the surrender kings :nope:

Okay guys, we all like a laugh but kindly refrain from personal attacks and name calling/insults....I know we have French nationals who frequent our forum.

TIA

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CCIP

07-28-12, 02:35 PM

Every Olympics starts with French anyway. It's the language of the IOC. Every games has started this way. The Chinese sure weren't complaining!

mapuc

07-28-12, 02:45 PM

I was right(Sort of) :)

Yesterday danish TV2Sport asked on Facebook, if we could guess who's gonna light the olympic torch

I wrote

Up til the second were the torch is to be lighted, it is always a secret how it will be done and by whom

If I was the one that should arrange such a ceremony, I would take an ordinary person from the street and let this person egnite the torch, just to take everyone by big surprice.

about 30 minutes later 6 young people, unknown to us all, lighted the torch.

Markus

krashkart

07-28-12, 05:03 PM

Matt Lauer got zero love on Twitter last night for his narratives during the opening ceremony. People are still tweeting their disdain today (49 new tweets since I started typing this post).

TarJak

07-28-12, 05:07 PM

Watching AUS v GB in the Women's Basketball. Go the Opals!

http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/middle/2012/07/27/290977-a-woman-lauren-jackson-chosen-flag-bearer-leads-australian-olympics-te.jpg

Krauter

07-28-12, 11:55 PM

IIRC there is a thread about that somewhere on the forum.

My bad, wasn't ware.

TarJak

07-29-12, 02:04 AM

First gold medal for whingeing goes to Mark Cavendish: http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/cycling-london-2012/the-aussies-just-raced-negatively-cavendish-takes-aim-after-disappointing-road-race-20120729-234cz.html :nope:

STEED

07-29-12, 05:22 AM

I hear the Olympic organisers have launched an investigation into a number of empty seats. Those seats would have been filled by the general public if you let them in for a fair price.

Jimbuna

07-29-12, 10:19 AM

I hear the head of the Somali Olympic squad has apologized to officials on behalf of their team, after realizing shooting and sailing were two separate events..

u crank

07-29-12, 10:26 AM

I hear the head of the Somali Olympic squad has apologized to officials on behalf of their team, after realizing shooting and sailing were two separate events..

:har::har::har:

CCIP

07-29-12, 12:19 PM

:haha:

good one Jim :arrgh!:

mapuc

07-29-12, 01:21 PM

^^^ :har::har:

STEED

07-30-12, 07:34 AM

I think Boris has been reading my post about empty seats, looks like he's going to let the general public in to fill those seats.

Right Boris your next task is to give me £2000 for that good idea.

BossMark

07-30-12, 08:01 AM

I think Boris has been reading my post about empty seats, looks like he's going to let the general public in to fill those seats.

Right Boris your next task is to give me £2000 for that good idea.
Only £2000 ?:hmmm: I think you deserve a lot more :yep:

Herr-Berbunch

07-30-12, 08:03 AM

So, on Friday I caught some of the opening ceremony whilst masticating pizza, last night I caught some more and I must say that the best thing was watching the Arctic Monkeys' drummer pulling faces whilst playing. Hilarious. :yep:

BossMark

07-30-12, 08:38 AM

Skybird

07-30-12, 11:00 AM

Crisis strikes the Olympic Games! And as promised, Her Majesty's Bored Forces stand ready to intervene and solve it immediately!

http://www.welt.de/img/sport/origs108419383/1069726530-w900-h600/148073142.jpg

The toughest test for the Army since 2003, no doubt! :D

Herr-Berbunch

07-30-12, 11:06 AM

And of course Mr Bean :yep:

I saw the majority of Bean on Friday whilst scoffing pizza and booting up PC. I also like Her Majesty's little skit. :salute:

As for the rest - kids from GOSH doing summersaults on NHS beds? They're obviously just swinging the lead, nothing wrong with 'em, get 'em home. :O:

STEED

07-30-12, 11:08 AM

Only £2000 ?:hmmm: I think you deserve a lot more :yep:

£5000 and not a penny more. :arrgh!::rotfl2:

STEED

07-30-12, 11:11 AM

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y8N7hYOYYn5oGIF.nMP6.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-GB/blogs/londonspy-uk/Screen-Shot-2012-07-29-at-7.27.49-PM.png

:har: :har: :har:

BossMark

07-30-12, 11:20 AM

£5000 and not a penny more. :arrgh!::rotfl2:
Now that's more like it :yep: and don't you mean less:hmmm:

Jimbuna

07-30-12, 12:09 PM

"I have a problem with that silver medal."

“It’s like, 'Congratulations, you almost won. Of all the losers, you’re the number one loser. No one lost ahead of you.'”

kranz

07-30-12, 01:22 PM

Has anyone seen Heidemann vs Shin (women fencing)?

utter stupidity:nope:
and a typical German attitude :nope:

Betonov

07-31-12, 10:49 AM

A gold one for Slovenia :D

Urska Zolnir kicked some chineese ass in judo

http://www.dnevnik.si/uploads/image_cache/53695e501a102738b943b6b25fe20b09.jpeg

BossMark

07-31-12, 10:57 AM

Aint seen a bloody gold medal yet :hmmm:. Those posh gits in the show jumping got beat by the bloody Germans also. :nope:

STEED

07-31-12, 11:48 AM

Aint seen a bloody gold medal yet :hmmm:. Those posh gits in the show jumping got beat by the bloody Germans also. :nope:

Well they had Panzers............I'm out of here. :haha:

This gag was at the expense of, as BossMark said..Posh gits. :arrgh!:

Bring it on you posh lot...BossMark & I are ready. :D

Jimbuna

07-31-12, 01:30 PM

Not the ideal start for GB by any stretch of the imagination :hmm2:

Takeda Shingen

07-31-12, 01:33 PM

Not the ideal start for GB by any stretch of the imagination :hmm2:

Not over yet. Don't you guys usually do pretty well in track and field?

Betonov

07-31-12, 01:34 PM

Not over yet. Don't you guys usually do pretty well in track and field?

They used to, when Jamaica was still a colony :D

kranz

07-31-12, 01:40 PM

u crank

07-31-12, 03:37 PM

They used to, when Jamaica was still a colony :D

:har::har:

CCIP

07-31-12, 04:14 PM

North Korea and Kazachstan - 3 gold medals each.:har:
:

Well, don't underestimate either of those two! Kazakhstan inherited a very good sports infrastructure and tradition from the Soviet era, and there's certain sports they've always excelled at. North Korea is just hardcore - but with the state throwing everything into (rather forceful) selection and training of athletes, you're bound to get results. I suspect they spend disproportionately more on sport than the UK does.

nikimcbee

07-31-12, 06:17 PM

Well, don't underestimate either of those two! Kazakhstan inherited a very good sports infrastructure and tradition from the Soviet era, and there's certain sports they've always excelled at. North Korea is just hardcore - but with the state throwing everything into (rather forceful) selection and training of athletes, you're bound to get results. I suspect they spend disproportionately more on sport than the UK does.

It's probably modeled after the soviet sports model.:88)

Gargamel

07-31-12, 06:51 PM

BLows my mind that missy Franklin is still an amateur and swimming for her high school team.

As an ex high school swimmer, I could not imagine looking over into lane 3 and seeing the Olympic champion about to kick my ass. She could drop a new Wold record in any high school meet! Unlikely though, given the way training regiments taper towers the end of season big meets, or in her case, Olympics. Either way, she's got to own most of the state high school records.

sharkbit

07-31-12, 10:23 PM

Congrats to Great Britain on their Bronze in the Men's Team Gymnastics. :woot: First time they even qualified since 1946(?).

Expectations were so high for the US Men's team and they choked in the team competition. At least the US Women's team kicked butt in the team competition. :arrgh!:

:)

BossMark

08-01-12, 03:53 AM

Just got my tickets to the Olympic women's beach volleyball final!
Unfortunately, its Iran versus Saudi Arabia.

Jimbuna

08-01-12, 05:17 AM

Not over yet. Don't you guys usually do pretty well in track and field?

I've got the feeling that rather than having that little extra being the host nation, we are underachieving because of the added pressure and expectation that host nation status brings.

BossMark

08-01-12, 05:27 AM

I've got the feeling that rather than having that little extra being the host nation, we are underachieving because of the added pressure and expectation that host nation status brings.
Think we will get a couple of gold today :yep:
Rowing-Those two birds Helen Glover and Heather Stanning
Cycling-Wiggins
Swimming-Jameison

Jimbuna

08-01-12, 05:37 AM

Think we will get a couple of gold today :yep:
Rowing-Those two birds Helen Glover and Heather Stanning
Cycling-Wiggins
Swimming-Jameison

Hope so...but as already said, it's early days.

BossMark

08-01-12, 06:05 AM

Think we will get a couple of gold today :yep:
Rowing-Those two birds Helen Glover and Heather Stanning Thats the first :D
Cycling-Wiggins
Swimming-Jameison
Well done to Helen Glover and Heather Stanning

Jimbuna

08-01-12, 01:29 PM

Not forgetting Bradley Wiggins :rock:

Jimbuna

08-01-12, 01:38 PM

don't worry guys. In the medal table you are still higher than...let me check...Uzbekistan and Moldova.:har:

North Korea and Kazachstan - 3 gold medals each.:har:

But hey, track cycling starts tomorrow so there is a chance for some Bronze leftovers :har:

Couple of golds today (2G 2S 4B)..that's eight medals in total...seven more than Polands single silver medal :smug:

kiwi_2005

08-01-12, 07:37 PM

Our coxless womans rowing team won a bronze last night. Britain were way ahead and got the gold. Well done brits.
So the race was on for the silver medal against USA right up to the last 50mtr or so, i was convinced we were going to beat USA and get a silver medal. BUT! Those damn aussie sheilas came out of no where and took the silver of us! :cry: Damn! :haha:

kranz

08-02-12, 03:16 AM

Couple of golds today (2G 2S 4B)

well done :up:

that's eight medals in total...seven more than Polands single silver medal :smug:

well, the condition of sports in Poland can be compared to what Otylia Jedrzejczak did 2 days ago. Quite a few gold medals in Athens and Beijing and a complete failure in London, being sth like 7 seconds behind the rest. (16th in the finals)
The less medals we get, the better. Maybe it will be a cold shower for some people who will finally realize that quality > quantity.
I just hope that our men's volleyball team gets some medal.
We have GB in our group so expect more troll bait from me after the Saturday's game, Jim :D

BossMark

08-02-12, 05:37 AM

Not forgetting Sir Bradley Wiggins :rock:
If he doesn't get a Knighthood then nobody deserves to.

Catfish

08-02-12, 06:00 AM

Skybird

08-02-12, 06:10 AM

Wow, the german eight won gold yesterday, just saw it in the action replay. England overtook but they exhausted themselves too much. Canada was also closing, but in the end Germany won with half a boat's length :)

Having rowed (oared ? sculled ?) myself i think this was a great race, the crew was so exhausted they could hardly speak after finishing.

:D 36 or 38 races in a row they are undefeated now, since the Olympics 2008. This record impresses me more than the win now. A single win means a good day. But a record like this means consistency, and endurance, and a long-lasting dedication and engagement. For this they deserve the well-earned Gold even more, not for just one single race. :up:

Betonov

08-02-12, 07:35 AM

Well well, hellooo nurse :O:

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/418972_10151004188719091_2053344442_n.jpg

BossMark

08-02-12, 09:52 AM

Well Peter Wilson (shooting) and Etienne Stott and Tim Baillie (canoeing) on winning our 3rd and 4th gold medals. :salute::salute::salute:

Jimbuna

08-02-12, 10:54 AM

We have GB in our group so expect more troll bait from me after the Saturday's game, Jim :D

Rgr that :03:

Jimbuna

08-02-12, 10:56 AM

Well Peter Wilson (shooting) and Etienne Stott and Tim Baillie (canoeing) on winning our 3rd and 4th gold medals. :salute::salute::salute:

WOW!! just noticed this :o

Way to go guys :rock:

Herr-Berbunch

08-02-12, 11:13 AM

Gutted for Victoria Pendleton and Jessica Varnish. :wah:

BossMark

08-02-12, 11:20 AM

Gutted for Victoria Pendleton and Jessica Varnish. :wah:
Thats two of us :wah:

kranz

08-02-12, 12:50 PM

Gutted for Victoria Pendleton and Jessica Varnish. :wah:
Pendleton was penalised for taking over half a bike wheel too early at the start of the second lap of the two-lap race
haven't seen the race, don't get the reason tbh...anyone?

BossMark

08-02-12, 01:19 PM

Sir Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Philip Hindes I salute all three of you :salute::salute::salute:

eddie

08-02-12, 10:55 PM

Did any of you guys in the UK catch the protest by the Tower Bridge? Ukrainian women protested (while topless ) against certain Islamic countries being allowed to participate in the Olympics. I'd post a link but the pictures are borderline with the policies here at Subsim,lol

Needless to say, Ukraine picked up 4 gold medals for form alone!:D
Scotland Yard was all over it, as the women were being arrested, the "Yard" said they were arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct!
Ya think!

BossMark

08-03-12, 02:05 AM

Go on Jess you can win for GB and being a proud Yorkshire lass
http://e0.365dm.com/12/07/660x350/ennis1024_2797220.jpg

Oberon

08-03-12, 08:42 AM

Now this is how you do it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19109909

Well done that man. :yep:

Jimbuna

08-03-12, 11:00 AM

Not a bad day thus far for team GB.....5th in the table with 6 golds :sunny:

VipertheSniper

08-03-12, 12:40 PM

This made my day:

http://www.metro.us/boston/sports/article/1148979--what-if-every-olympic-sport-was-photographed-like-beach-volleyball

STEED

08-03-12, 01:08 PM

I'm fed up with the term Team GB it sounds like a second hand dodgy car salesman. I rather have Team Great Britain which sounds better.

Jimbuna

08-03-12, 01:19 PM

Victoria Pendeltons gold takes Team GB up to 3rd in the medals table :sunny:

Tribesman

08-04-12, 05:06 AM

The kids loved it, now its back to reality of town until they go to the paras in a couple of weeks:up:

I'm fed up with the term Team GB it sounds like a second hand dodgy car salesman. I rather have Team Great Britain which sounds better.
Its government cutbacks, they are making a saving on the lettering.

kranz

08-04-12, 07:49 AM

a smooth 3-0 win for delicious tears xD

Weiss Pinguin

08-04-12, 08:57 AM

This made my day:

http://www.metro.us/boston/sports/article/1148979--what-if-every-olympic-sport-was-photographed-like-beach-volleyball
So true :haha:

.... not that I mind :shifty:

Alex

08-04-12, 12:06 PM

http://youtu.be/xtlLGZhgTzo
http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/34010719.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/embed/xtlLGZhgTzo)

Weiss Pinguin

08-04-12, 02:49 PM

Hungary's Szilagyi Pulls Off Upset In--- Christ, One More Week Of This? (http://www.theonion.com/articles/hungarys-szilagyi-pulls-off-upset-inchrist-one-mor,29039/)

u crank

08-04-12, 03:44 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Jnyp_g5TY

Finally a gold for Canada. Rosannagh MacLennan, trampoline. (Yeah, I know.)

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2012/08/04/940-rosannagh-maclennan-6col.jpg

Nice goin' Rosie. :up:

BossMark

08-04-12, 11:26 PM

Bloody marvellous
http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2012/8/5/185812/default/v1/149818341-1-522x293.jpg
http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2012/8/5/185810/default/v0/rutherford-with-medal-1-522x293.jpg
http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2012/8/4/185796/default/v0/farah3-1-522x293.jpg

Herr-Berbunch

08-05-12, 02:01 AM

And we won't mention any football! :banghead:

At least Giggs finally knows what an international game is, and to lose on penalties.

Jimbuna

08-05-12, 06:45 AM

Another great day for Team GB :sunny:

u crank

08-05-12, 07:06 AM

Another great day for Team GB :sunny:

Yes. Congrats Brits. A very good day. As host country it doesn't get much better. :up:

Egan

08-05-12, 10:21 AM

Gold for Andy Murray! Good for him. :up:

Catfish

08-05-12, 10:29 AM

Congrats to Murray, just watched the match vs. Federer.
Good he seems to have put off his attitude :D

BossMark

08-05-12, 01:42 PM

Gold for Andy Murray! Good for him. :up:
It would have nice if he could have won gold in the mixed doubles even more so for Laura Robson.

Betonov

08-05-12, 03:10 PM

GOOOO Kozmus :D

That hammer should knock a window in Buckingham palace out

Jimbuna

08-06-12, 05:24 AM

Gold for Andy Murray! Good for him. :up:

That's the 'BRITISH' tennis player isn't it? :03:

TarJak

08-06-12, 08:42 AM

That's the 'BRITISH' tennis player isn't it? :03:

Och Aye!

http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-countries-flags/scotland-flag.gif

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/icons/rampflag.gif

Jimbuna

08-06-12, 04:31 PM

Och Aye!

Spelling is important. Look! The difference between won and one:

Great Britain have just won gold.

Australia have just one gold :har:

u crank

08-06-12, 04:37 PM

Spelling is important. Look! The difference between won and one:

Great Britain have just won gold.

Australia have just one gold :har:

That's a low blow Jim, they've got two. :D

TarJak

08-06-12, 11:02 PM

With a 3rd on its way. ;)

U570

08-07-12, 01:04 AM

With a 3rd on its way. ;)
Sally Pearson?

TarJak

08-07-12, 02:27 AM

No another 1 in sailing

Jimbuna

08-07-12, 06:33 AM

Aussies still on two I believe.

Never thought I'd see the day GB were ahead of Russia.

BossMark

08-07-12, 06:48 AM

Aussies still on two I believe.

:har: Only two:hmmm:

Tribesman

08-07-12, 07:21 AM

:har: Only two:hmmm:
Be fair, there is a reason for the bad performance.
They arrived in London and did the typical Australian thing of getting jobs in pubs. Those night shifts are hitting their medal tally.

BossMark

08-07-12, 09:15 AM

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2012/8/7/186302/default/v1/brownlee-1-522x293.jpg
Well done Alistair Brownlee :salute::salute:
http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2012/8/7/186233/default/v1/149925276-1-522x293.jpg
But oh dear you cant win them all Phillips Idowu :nope:

Jimbuna

08-07-12, 10:50 AM

We should comfortably beat our Beijing tally from 2008.

BossMark

08-07-12, 10:53 AM

We should comfortably beat our Beijing tally from 2008.
All ready have done Jim :D
http://news.sky.com/story/969902/golden-games-team-gb-makes-medal-history

Jimbuna

08-07-12, 10:59 AM

Sorry, I should have said medals total...we are still 3 behind the 47 we had in Beijing.

Mind you, I'll settle for the golds alone anyday but that will soon change.

TarJak

08-08-12, 07:29 AM

Be fair, there is a reason for the bad performance.
They arrived in London and did the typical Australian thing of getting jobs in pubs. Those night shifts are hitting their medal tally.

Nothing of the sort, they've been too busy shagging poms and not swimming riding, rowing or running fast enough.:O:

4 gold now with the one from the 49 class sailing to be confirmed sometime tonight as long as they complete the course in the final race.

Not a great performance from our lot. They'll need to be faster to beat the poms next time.

BossMark

08-08-12, 07:39 AM

Nothing of the sort, they've been too busy shagging poms :O:

Do you win gold medals for that :haha:

TarJak

08-08-12, 07:43 AM

Depends on how many per night. :03:

TarJak

08-08-12, 07:58 AM

And there is number 5 going to Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen at Weymouth.

kranz

08-08-12, 11:54 AM

I couldn't find the direct source so these links will have to suffice:

good one (http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kiosk/jak-internauci-komentuja-olimpiade-zobacz-najsmies,5212162,12565817,fotoreportaz-maly.html)

:har:

any my favorite:

lol (http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kiosk/jak-internauci-komentuja-olimpiade-zobacz-najsmies,5212162,12565766,fotoreportaz-maly.html#photo12565775)

BossMark

08-08-12, 01:20 PM

I couldn't find the direct source so these links will have to suffice:
any my favorite:

lol (http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kiosk/jak-internauci-komentuja-olimpiade-zobacz-najsmies,5212162,12565766,fotoreportaz-maly.html#photo12565775)
:rotfl2::har::haha:

Jimbuna

08-08-12, 04:14 PM

And there is number 5 going to Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen at Weymouth.

Lets just put it down to 'late starters' :03:

GB womens hockey were beaten 2-1 in the semi final by Argentina and no further golds today...for a change :/\\!!

Oberon

08-08-12, 04:32 PM

Lets just put it down to 'late starters' :03:

GB womens hockey were beaten 2-1 in the semi final by Argentina and no further golds today...for a change :/\\!!

I wondered why the BBC News website actually had news on it for a change...I figured we'd stopped getting gold medals.

Jimbuna

08-08-12, 06:20 PM

I've no doubt we'll win a few more before the games end :cool:

sharkbit

08-08-12, 09:04 PM

Maybe it's me, but in the US, NBC's Primetime coverage should be titled "NBC Primetime Women's Beach Volleyball with Misty and Carrie". It seems that is all they've been showing.

I didn't even realize the "other" US women's team made it to the final round for a US vs US match for the gold. I don't even remember seeing the other US team play.

I guess bikinis=ratings=$$$$$.

:)

BossMark

08-09-12, 04:22 AM

No bloody medals yesterday :/\\!! Hopes today is better :yep:

TarJak

08-09-12, 06:43 AM

Another gold for the Aussies in K4 1000.:salute:

BossMark

08-09-12, 10:09 AM

Gold medal number 23 well done Charlotte Dujardin in the dressage :yep:

Tribesman

08-09-12, 11:24 AM

Ireland has got its second medal, which means we are just behind then great sporting nation of the Dominican Republic in the table.

BossMark

08-09-12, 11:28 AM

Ireland has got its second medal, which means we are just behind then great sporting nation of the Dominican Republic in the table.
Yeah watched it well done.
Also very well done Nicola Adams from LEEDS on winning our 24th gold medal :D

BossMark

08-10-12, 12:36 AM

And am going stick my neck out here and say that GB will win 30 gold medals :hmmm:
Well done Jade Jones on getting our 25th gold. Its going to be close but I am not sure where our 26th, 27th, 28th, 29, and 30th are going to come from though:hmmm:

Jimbuna

08-10-12, 05:04 AM

Sat through the mens hockey GB v Netherlands last night...thanffully I was in the local club :nope:

BossMark

08-10-12, 05:32 AM

Sat through the mens hockey GB v Netherlands last night...thanffully I was in the local club :nope:
Watched the highlights didn't no the score at the time :oops:

Jimbuna

08-10-12, 07:02 AM

Watched the highlights didn't no the score at the time :oops:

At the final whistle I thought they announced a cricket result by mistake :)

Krauter

08-10-12, 07:06 AM

Men's Freestyle Wrestling 55kg and 74kg.

Let's go Dave and Matt!

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/videos/channel/tsn/watch/tsn-olympic-morning-august-10th.html

If you're unfamiliar with wrestling or the players. at 55kg, look out for the wrestlers from Russia, Iran, NK and Japan. At 74kg, take a look at the world Champion from the US, 3x World Champion from Russia, Canada and Iran.

TarJak

08-10-12, 07:23 AM

Good to see the Aussies get one up on the poms in the 470 class sailing today. Well done gents. :salute:

Jimbuna

08-10-12, 02:10 PM

Good to see the Aussies get one up on the poms in the 470 class sailing today. Well done gents. :salute:

One up? :huh:

Last time I looked you lot were 18 golds, 2 silver and 4 bronze behind :D

That's 24 medals in total...before yo run out of fingers and toes for counting purposes :O:

Jimbuna

08-10-12, 02:33 PM

I see the Aussies aren't doing very well in the Olympics,

But then: if they could run, they wouldn't have been Australians in the first place.

:har:

Herr-Berbunch

08-10-12, 03:18 PM

There was a joke just after Oz got their first gold.

Team GB won gold.
Australia, one gold.

:D

BossMark

08-11-12, 03:06 AM

I see the Aussies aren't doing very well in the Olympics,

But then: if they could run, they wouldn't have been Australians in the first place.

:har:
:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

TarJak

08-11-12, 03:43 AM

Good to see the poms being so gracious in coming third. :O:

BossMark

08-11-12, 03:44 AM

Well done Ed McKeever on winning our 26th gold medal :salute:

Spoon 11th

08-11-12, 04:15 AM

Joke: Irish Olympic Sailing Commentary (video)
http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2012/08/irish-olympic-sailing-commentary.html

Jimbuna

08-11-12, 05:03 AM

Nice one :)

Tribesman

08-11-12, 08:48 AM

Joke: Irish Olympic Sailing Commentary
Thats the real commentary, I hope they gave RTE due credit when they re broadcast it.

Then again tonight Ireland is guaranteed to limp past the Dominican Republic in the medals table.

Jimbuna

08-11-12, 05:24 PM

TEAM GB 28 Gold, 15 Silver, 19 Bronze, 62 medals so far.....fantastico :rock:

u crank

08-12-12, 09:15 AM

Bad luck. Really bad luck. :/\\!!

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/11/canada-no-stranger-to-summer-olympic-heartbreak

Wow. Every one in this province, Prince Edward Island, is in shock today after last nights 4 x 100 relay disaster. Jared Connaughton, the runner who was disqualified is a local boy. He's from Cornwall, a town about ten kilometres from here. His dad and I actually worked at the same company for a time during the last Olympics. No one has worked harder to win an Olympic medal than this guy. I feel really bad for him and his family.

After a moment of joy, this. Tough break.

http://www.canada.com/7073363.bin

Jimbuna

08-12-12, 11:56 AM

Another gold and a silver in boxing for Team GB :cool:

BossMark

08-12-12, 01:11 PM

Another gold and a silver in boxing for Team GB :cool:
Well I did say we would get 30 golds and I was just one out :/\\!! but I suppose we still did very very very well indeed :yep:

Tribesman

08-12-12, 02:12 PM

TEAM GB 28 Gold, 15 Silver, 19 Bronze, 62 medals so far.....fantastico :rock:

TEAM Ireland 1, 1, 3, 5 medals, so far we beat Tunisia as well as the Dominican Republic:woot:

Gargamel

08-12-12, 05:47 PM

Thank you London. :salute:

By all reports the games were near perfect.

Good job.

McGetSome

08-12-12, 07:16 PM

Good job USA!

Oberon

08-12-12, 07:29 PM

As a skeptic who believed that we couldn't host a decent games to save our lives, I have to admit that I was absolutely one hundred percent utterly and completely wrong. I may not have watched any of the events (not a sporting man) but the atmosphere was good, people enjoyed themselves, there were no riots, only 250 arrests (which is pretty good considering the amount of people there have been in the area) the transport system didn't collapse, no-one went on strike, and the only real technical problems was down to Boris being Boris and getting stuck on a zip-line.
I didn't think we could do it, and I know I wasn't alone, I think the world didn't think we could do it...but we did.
It's your turn now Brazil, and I'm sure you'll put on a show every bit as good as ours, and that of Chinas before it. Remember, it's not what you have, it's what you do with it.
Thank you all for coming to the UK, for enjoying the games, for taking part in the games, and I hope that everyone involved had a good time.

Now, for the Paralympics! :rock:

TarJak

08-12-12, 07:45 PM

Well done poms. Not only a well organised and well run games, but also a great effort in the competitions. The games have definitely been a boost for morale and national pride and rightly so.

I think everyone goes into these things with trepidation thinking how could this possibly not go wrong, we did 12 years ago in Sydney and then it turns out all right on the night and everyone gets behind the games and somehow it all runs smoothly.

Highlight for me was Eric Idle singing "Always look on the light side of life" :up:

Jimbuna

08-13-12, 08:39 AM

My highlight was split between Mr Bean and HM and 007 :)

kranz

08-13-12, 11:26 AM

The Olympics are over? No, not really :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19242736

The funniest thing is the fact that she was already banned for taking different stuff in the past.

For all those who so optimistically announced the Olympics to have been "successful", well, definitely they were successful in the organizational sense (security etc) but in the sport dimension I wouldn't call them 100% successful.
If you had watched it, you would know that several competitions ended with some scandalous decisions, to name a few: men's judo, men&women's weightlifting, women's fencing, men's swimming and last but not least - women's hammer throw 3 days ago.

BossMark

08-13-12, 01:11 PM

My highlight was Mr Bean, and that lovely Yorkshire lass Jessica Ennis :D

Jimbuna

08-14-12, 06:36 AM

BossMark

08-14-12, 11:26 AM

kiwi_2005

08-16-12, 04:56 AM

Gratz to Britain nowhere near a flop, well done. :salute:

And gratz to the kiwi rowers :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP2r7IbazC4&feature

Jimbuna

08-16-12, 05:16 AM

BossMark

08-16-12, 05:45 AM

The wife and daughter (Uni studies allowing) work for M&S who are one of the Paralympics sponsors.

Each store can send two staff to see an event and the daughters name came out of the hat.

So she and her mother are going to watch the Equestrian (I think) event later this month.
Thats good :yep: I would also like to see that as well it would be great to see someone in a wheel chair riding a horse :haha: