2012 Olympic thread - Page 15

Jimbuna · 08-11-12, 05:24 PM

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

u crank · 08-12-12, 09:15 AM

Bad luck. Really bad luck.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/11...pic-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.

Jimbuna · 08-12-12, 11:56 AM

Another gold and a silver in boxing for Team GB

BossMark · 08-12-12, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Another gold and a silver in boxing for Team GB

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

08-12-12, 02:12 PM

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

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

Gargamel · 08-12-12, 05:47 PM

Thank you London.

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!

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"

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

Jimbuna · 08-14-12, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kranz

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.

Hard to tell what gender 'that' is

BossMark · 08-14-12, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kranz

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.

Man or Woman that is the question and person I wouldn't like to find out for myself

kiwi_2005 · 08-16-12, 04:56 AM

Gratz to Britain nowhere near a flop, well done.

And gratz to the kiwi rowers

08-11-12, 05:24 PM	#211
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,112 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	TEAM GB 28 Gold, 15 Silver, 19 Bronze, 62 medals so far.....fantastico __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-12-12, 09:15 AM	#212
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,749 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Bad luck. Really bad luck. http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/11...pic-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. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

08-12-12, 11:56 AM	#213
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,112 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Another gold and a silver in boxing for Team GB __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-12-12, 05:47 PM	#216
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Thank you London. By all reports the games were near perfect. Good job. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

08-12-12, 07:16 PM	#217
McGetSome Nub Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: USA Posts: 2 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	2012 Olympics Good job USA!

08-12-12, 07:29 PM	#218
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	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!

08-12-12, 07:45 PM	#219
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	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"

08-13-12, 08:39 AM	#220
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,112 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	My highlight was split between Mr Bean and HM and 007 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-13-12, 11:26 AM	#221
kranz The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,430 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	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.

08-13-12, 01:11 PM	#222
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	My highlight was Mr Bean, and that lovely Yorkshire lass Jessica Ennis __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

08-16-12, 04:56 AM	#225
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Gratz to Britain nowhere near a flop, well done. And gratz to the kiwi rowers __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.