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Title: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: sawman on July 12, 2012, 05:10:03 AM: Who else can't wait for this most eagerly awaited event of the year? :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on July 12, 2012, 01:05:11 PM: I have to say I've never really gotten Olympic fever. Of course I'm not really a sports guy, so maybe that has a lot to do with it. I don't mind watching some of it here and there but for the most part it passes largely unnoticed for me.

I imagine it'll have a bigger impact on the forum this year given the large number of UK members and the fact that it's happening in London.

Def
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: dks on July 12, 2012, 01:42:43 PM: Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on July 12, 2012, 01:05:11 PM
I have to say I've never really gotten Olympic fever. Of course I'm not really a sports guy, so maybe that has a lot to do with it. I don't mind watching some of it here and there but for the most part it passes largely unnoticed for me.

I imagine it'll have a bigger impact on the forum this year given the large number of UK members and the fact that it's happening in London.

Def

....Womens beach voleyball....
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: 82brutus on July 12, 2012, 01:46:56 PM: I can't wait! There are so many stories during the olympics of sacrifice, coming through as the underdog and sometimes the stories of champions you just want to see stay on top.

I hope the coverage is good. They usually do a better job of summer olympics coverage it seems.

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Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Zed on July 12, 2012, 03:46:35 PM: Quote from: dks on July 12, 2012, 01:42:43 PM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on July 12, 2012, 01:05:11 PM
I have to say I've never really gotten Olympic fever. Of course I'm not really a sports guy, so maybe that has a lot to do with it. I don't mind watching some of it here and there but for the most part it passes largely unnoticed for me.

I imagine it'll have a bigger impact on the forum this year given the large number of UK members and the fact that it's happening in London.

Def

....Womens beach voleyball....

:think: i wonder if this is on in weymouth ? might have to pop over and visit my mum :D but no olympic fever here im afraid, i might watch the torch on friday as going near my house :tu:
Title: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Farmman on July 12, 2012, 04:00:12 PM: Currently working on a dance school show, where one of the props we are using is one of the torches used to get the flame around the country. It is being handles VERY carefully as it has a value of £5000.
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: AimlessWanderer on July 12, 2012, 04:11:35 PM: Quote from: Zed on July 12, 2012, 03:46:35 PM
Quote from: dks on July 12, 2012, 01:42:43 PM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on July 12, 2012, 01:05:11 PM
I have to say I've never really gotten Olympic fever. Of course I'm not really a sports guy, so maybe that has a lot to do with it. I don't mind watching some of it here and there but for the most part it passes largely unnoticed for me.

I imagine it'll have a bigger impact on the forum this year given the large number of UK members and the fact that it's happening in London.

Def

....Womens beach voleyball....

:think: i wonder if this is on in weymouth ? might have to pop over and visit my mum :D but no olympic fever here im afraid, i might watch the torch on friday as going near my house :tu:

Torch came by this way recently. I kept out of the way. I just had to set off for work a bit early to make sure I didn't get too snarled up in it all :-\ Looks like a nice bit of metalwork, but there's no way I want to get snarled up in a crowd just so someone I've never heard of can trot past me holding it with a daft grin on their face expecting a round of applause and cheers for it ::)

Might be tempted to watch a bit of the opening ceremony to see what kind of a show get's put on if I can be bothered going anywhere to watch it (no TV at home), but I'll not be following the games themselves :whistle:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Millhouse on July 12, 2012, 05:18:04 PM: The only event I am really interested in is the Heptathlon. Hopefully Jessica Ennis will get gold.

If they show any Taekwondo, I'll watch that as well.
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: nuphoria on July 12, 2012, 05:19:15 PM: I really hope it's not a shambles ::)

We're billions over budget from original projections. The road works have brought utter chaos to the city and cars have been diverted all over the place. The private "security" staff aren't trained yet; we just sacked loads of trained armed forces people due to public spending cutbacks and paid some idiots £258mil to train people without any experience. Now they are talking about calling in thousands of army personnel to cover the security needed.

Yep, getting the logic so far >:(

However, wherever the Olympics is, I usually watch a fair bit of it. It's exciting to see excellent in any arena I think :)
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: AimlessWanderer on July 12, 2012, 05:32:30 PM: :D

Well I think it's fair to say that other than picking up my own personal share of the £100,000,000,000+ bill :o :o :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh as a UK taxpayer from direct costs and accumulated interest on the debt over the next few decades ... this little two week event will have pretty much no effect on my life, or anyone else I know. I was not one of the people celebrating when London was picked. My response was more like ....

:facepalm:

That said ... I do hope we put on a good show, that we do our nation proud in our responsibilities as hosts, and that the event brings enjoyment and benefit to less cynical people all around the globe :D :D :D
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Syph007 on July 12, 2012, 05:35:19 PM: I generally feel pretty indifferent about the Olympics, but Im glad they aren't in Canada. I dont like all the money wasted to build things that dont get used again. Im looking at you BC when we did the winter Olympics. So overall, feels like kind of a waste of money to me. It would make more sense if they held them in the same country or location each year so keep using the same facilities.
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: AimlessWanderer on July 12, 2012, 05:53:43 PM: :tu: ... not here though please :rofl:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Zed on July 12, 2012, 06:13:18 PM: Quote from: 50ft-trad on July 12, 2012, 05:53:43 PM
:tu: ... not here though please :rofl:

:rofl: :tu: please not here :D

my brother text me the other week to see if i want to go and watch the road cycling, i dont mind but the last section of the race will probably be a circuit in london itself and i cant be doing with all the traffic and people as i hate crowds, ill watch it on tv ;) I also hope we do well in the bmx this year as i enjoy wathing it as much as i loved doing it ,
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: turnsouth on July 12, 2012, 08:07:18 PM: Under the category of "Priceless":

Just heard on the radio that the US Senate and Congress are all up in arms and screaming because someone noticed that all of the United States Olympic Uniforms say "Made in China" on the tags.
:rofl:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: ryan1835 on July 12, 2012, 10:56:22 PM: oh god now ive got to hear about them hear too, bloody waste of money in my opinion
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: jerseydevil on July 12, 2012, 11:03:44 PM: Not too big on the Olympics honestly. I'm sure I'll have it on a bit though. I remember watching the '98 Winter Olympics on CBC at college. Now THAT was fun. Curling at 3am, and how the hell was Don Cherry not kicked out of Japan for those outfits? :think:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: powernoodle on July 13, 2012, 01:44:33 AM: Quote from: sawman on July 12, 2012, 05:10:03 AM
Who else can't wait for this most eagerly awaited event of the year? :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

Me. I love the Olympics. I liked it even more when we had to wait 4 long years to see it - like God intended. But aside from basketball, which I think has been perverted with the usage of NBA players, I'll be watching as much as I can.
Title: Re: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: derekmac on July 13, 2012, 02:34:13 AM: Quote from: powernoodle on July 13, 2012, 01:44:33 AM
Quote from: sawman on July 12, 2012, 05:10:03 AM
Who else can't wait for this most eagerly awaited event of the year? :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

Me. I love the Olympics. I liked it even more when we had to wait 4 long years to see it - like God intended. But aside from basketball, which I think has been perverted with the usage of NBA players, I'll be watching as much as I can.

We always watch as much of the Olympics as we can, both summer and winter. It does seem like there's no break in between them though.

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Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: RICHJ on July 13, 2012, 02:15:40 PM: Quote from: 50ft-trad on July 12, 2012, 05:32:30 PM
:D

Well I think it's fair to say that other than picking up my own personal share of the £100,000,000,000+ bill :o :o :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh as a UK taxpayer from direct costs and accumulated interest on the debt over the next few decades ... this little two week event will have pretty much no effect on my life, or anyone else I know. I was not one of the people celebrating when London was picked. My response was more like ....

:facepalm:

That said ... I do hope we put on a good show, that we do our nation proud in our responsibilities as hosts, and that the event brings enjoyment and benefit to less cynical people all around the globe :D :D :D

I'll second this :tu:
I lost interest in this when I read they've built/developed a course for the mountain biking in or around London when we already have world class courses in Wales, Scotland and the N. of England.
Basically everyone in the Uk is paying for it to benefit London

Incredible amounts of money being spent when there are pensioners dying because they can't afford to pay for their heating, 20 week waiting lists for hospital scans, the country is on the bones of its *RS* .

Rediculous if you ask me :twak:

Not that I'm bitter lol...
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Pacu on July 14, 2012, 11:15:35 AM: Wife and I alway watch the games. Gymnastics are our fav. We love it when they are perfect on the contraptions..but also love it when they f up royally too. :facepalm:

also the triathlon, volleyball, beach volleyball, cycling and of course swimming!

i swam from 6th grade thru high school. Thought i was fast going to state but i might as well been sitting on the side of the pool compared to olympic times. ::)
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Zed on July 14, 2012, 04:11:21 PM: Hit my town on friday :tu: Dont tell the wife she is on the net :D ;)

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Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: thesuper on July 14, 2012, 05:48:36 PM: Quote from: RICHJ on July 13, 2012, 02:15:40 PM
Quote from: 50ft-trad on July 12, 2012, 05:32:30 PM
:D

Well I think it's fair to say that other than picking up my own personal share of the £100,000,000,000+ bill :o :o :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh as a UK taxpayer from direct costs and accumulated interest on the debt over the next few decades ... this little two week event will have pretty much no effect on my life, or anyone else I know. I was not one of the people celebrating when London was picked. My response was more like ....

:facepalm:

That said ... I do hope we put on a good show, that we do our nation proud in our responsibilities as hosts, and that the event brings enjoyment and benefit to less cynical people all around the globe :D :D :D

I'll second this :tu:
I lost interest in this when I read they've built/developed a course for the mountain biking in or around London when we already have world class courses in Wales, Scotland and the N. of England.
Basically everyone in the Uk is paying for it to benefit London

Incredible amounts of money being spent when there are pensioners dying because they can't afford to pay for their heating, 20 week waiting lists for hospital scans, the country is on the bones of its *RS* .

Rediculous if you ask me :twak:

Not that I'm bitter lol...
+1 on all that :tu: I live in central London and work on the "tube" so my life will be disrupted for months and I'll be even busier at work all summer. My son is a cop and he isnt allowed any time off till September, with huge ammounts of compulsery overtime. Better be a bleeding good show for all this aggro :ahhh
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: dks on July 16, 2012, 10:08:00 AM: Quote from: thesuper on July 14, 2012, 05:48:36 PM
Better be a bleeding good show for all this aggro :ahhh

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/olympics/4431334/Olympic-womens-beach-volleyball-in-cover-up-shock.html (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/olympics/4431334/Olympic-womens-beach-volleyball-in-cover-up-shock.html)

FANS of women’s beach volleyball were distraught last night after it was revealed competitors may have to hide their curves at the Olympics.
Bad weather could deny male spectators the sight of tanned and toned athletes cavorting in bikinis.
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: RICHJ on July 16, 2012, 02:15:26 PM: Thats it !! not worth bothering at all now :(
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: macabee on July 16, 2012, 02:23:21 PM: Never mind Olympic fever, it's more like sodding rain fever at the moment :ahhh
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: sawman on July 28, 2012, 05:49:41 AM: Great show tonight! :D :cheers:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Whoey on July 28, 2012, 09:47:37 AM: Anyone else notice the "salute" when the German team walked in?
Olympic Games 2012 Opening Ceremony German Salute (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0bYRXABvNY#ws)

:o
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Zed on July 28, 2012, 10:24:26 AM: Quote from: Whoey on July 28, 2012, 09:47:37 AM
Anyone else notice the "salute" when the German team walked in?
Olympic Games 2012 Opening Ceremony German Salute (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0bYRXABvNY#ws)

:o

lol i did :D

was a good show, although found the first bit a little odd :D we stayed up till 1am even though i was very tired from work, but off for 2 weeks now :ahhh watching the archery now :salute:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Gareth on July 28, 2012, 10:35:09 AM: Quote from: Whoey on July 28, 2012, 09:47:37 AM
Anyone else notice the "salute" when the German team walked in?
Olympic Games 2012 Opening Ceremony German Salute (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0bYRXABvNY#ws)

:o

Oh yes. In truth it's just the studio director playing silly beggars, the guy was just waving his arm in time to the Bee Gees.
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Gareth on July 28, 2012, 10:39:45 AM: BTW I suspect we'll be watching quite a lot of the Olympics, my daughter loves almost any kind of competitive sport; F1, tennis, running, swimming, cricket.....the list goes on. :D
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Carlos on July 28, 2012, 01:26:00 PM: I have cared more about the Olympics in the past than now, which I kind of ignore as possible.
Modern olympics got a bad start in first place: the whole "olympic spirit" is a disgraceful BS! When sport started to go generally pro and they finally had to admit it, it stopped to make sense.

Some of you complained about how investment was made in London: that's because Olympics mandates the organization to be at CITY level and not at country level -- it was Sydney 2000, not Australia, Atlanta 96, not USA, and so forth. That's just another hypocrisy, because it is the whole country which ends organizing and paying the event.
Title: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: turnsouth on July 28, 2012, 02:16:30 PM: It was nice to see that Her Majesty still enjoys skydiving.
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: dks on July 28, 2012, 02:28:35 PM: Quote from: Zed on July 14, 2012, 04:11:21 PM
Dont tell the wife she is on the net :D ;)

Someone must have... :D

the picture is gone.. :rofl: I hope you are not in trouble Paul :twak:
:dwts:
Title: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: AHB on July 28, 2012, 02:55:52 PM: Anyone else noticed these two yesterday?? :D
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Post by: AimlessWanderer on July 28, 2012, 03:24:15 PM: I missed it all unfortunately. Tried looking online for a vid of the ceremony, but can't find one that shows anything more than a few seconds :think: Anyone got a link?
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Gareth on July 28, 2012, 03:36:38 PM: BBC iplayer has it in full.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00w2r5c/Olympic_Ceremonies_London_2012_Online_Opening_Ceremony_no_comm/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00w2r5c/Olympic_Ceremonies_London_2012_Online_Opening_Ceremony_no_comm/)
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Neil on July 28, 2012, 03:44:55 PM: The opening ceremony was pretty bizarre but had some great moments.

The Olympics will probably kill off our old TV set, doubt it will get much off time during the games. Credit to the BBC, I think that pretty much every event will be transmitted. So we'll probably wear out the freeview box remote as well :D

I won't be going to any of the events in person but my brother has tickets and is far too excited about it for a grown man ::) :)
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: jerseydevil on July 28, 2012, 04:46:24 PM: Quote from: AHB on July 28, 2012, 02:55:52 PM
Anyone else noticed these two yesterday?? :D

:rofl: Loved that show.
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: AimlessWanderer on July 28, 2012, 06:25:27 PM: Thanks Gareth :tu: I skipped all the athletes arriving, but otherwise I'm all caught up.

Quote from: Neil on July 28, 2012, 03:44:55 PM
The opening ceremony was pretty bizarre but had some great moments.

Yeah, I think was just about bonkers enough :D Nice to see we didn't take ourselves too seriously :P
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Post by: jzmtl on July 28, 2012, 06:47:31 PM: (http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/5474/bizarro20120728small.gif)
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: ironraven on July 29, 2012, 01:52:59 AM: Quote from: Neil on July 28, 2012, 03:44:55 PM
The opening ceremony was pretty bizarre but had some great moments.

OK, glad to know I'm not the only one who was confused.

Looked like a great big potlatch to me.
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Gareth on July 29, 2012, 02:43:48 AM: Quote from: ironraven on July 29, 2012, 01:52:59 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 28, 2012, 03:44:55 PM
The opening ceremony was pretty bizarre but had some great moments.

OK, glad to know I'm not the only one who was confused.

Looked like a great big potlatch to me.

It was certainly a very British story, maybe to much so for a global audience. Had to laugh at Mr Bean playing in Chariots of Fire though. :D
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: turnsouth on July 29, 2012, 03:33:13 AM: I was enjoying the history of British music, but was a little dismayed to see it jump from the 1980's to the 2010's :think:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: enki_ck on July 30, 2012, 10:34:27 PM: Well at least the Olympics workers are happy. :whistle:

Happiest Olympic Worker 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcmoRy444MY#)
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Gareth on July 30, 2012, 10:40:40 PM: :rofl:
Now that's making the best of a boring job. :salute:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: 82brutus on July 30, 2012, 10:55:00 PM: Quote from: 50ft-trad on July 28, 2012, 06:25:27 PM
Thanks Gareth :tu: I skipped all the athletes arriving, but otherwise I'm all caught up.

Quote from: Neil on July 28, 2012, 03:44:55 PM
The opening ceremony was pretty bizarre but had some great moments.

Yeah, I think was just about bonkers enough :D Nice to see we didn't take ourselves too seriously :P

It was even more bizarre here in the US what with them trying to make it look like it was happening live and then cutting parts of the ceremony. Very strange overall...

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-watch-the-gorgeous-song-not-shown-in-nbcs-olympic-coverage-20120730,0,3076691.story (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-watch-the-gorgeous-song-not-shown-in-nbcs-olympic-coverage-20120730,0,3076691.story)

There are other stories of things that were cut from the American broadcast.
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Mr. Whippy on July 30, 2012, 11:04:15 PM: Well, the eventing cross country streaming webcast was fantastic! :)
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: jerseydevil on August 01, 2012, 11:40:31 PM: Uh, I'm sorry, but a BADMINTON scandal? :facepalm: The sad part to me is that Gore Vidal died and the top story on the news was badminton players not playing their best.....
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Gareth on August 02, 2012, 12:00:14 AM: Yeah, the Olympics have totally taken over all news here as well. We're less than a week in and even I (as a general sports fan) am feeling a little overloaded. :-\
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Zed on August 02, 2012, 08:51:05 AM: Quote from: Gareth on August 02, 2012, 12:00:14 AM
Yeah, the Olympics have totally taken over all news here as well. We're less than a week in and even I (as a general sports fan) am feeling a little overloaded. :-\

me too gareth i im a little confused :ahhh ive enjoyed the swimming though and good old mr side burns did great in the TT :salute: i was gutted i missed the archery though as was out :-\
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: dks on August 02, 2012, 04:37:56 PM: Help with understanding beach voleyball signals, so that the sport can be enjoyed better ....

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/photos/beach-volley-what-do-those-hand-signals-mean-slideshow/ (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/photos/beach-volley-what-do-those-hand-signals-mean-slideshow/)
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: N_N_R on August 02, 2012, 04:52:32 PM: I've always liked the Olympics, but unfortunately can't get much TV time now... I've heard our gymnast Jordan Jovchev has qualified for the finals and also that our volleyball team killed Poland and Australia and is moving forward too. At least something to compensate for our hopeless football in general :D :D
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: turnsouth on August 02, 2012, 06:28:29 PM: Quote from: dks on August 02, 2012, 04:37:56 PM
Help with understanding beach voleyball signals, so that the sport can be enjoyed better ....

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/photos/beach-volley-what-do-those-hand-signals-mean-slideshow/ (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/photos/beach-volley-what-do-those-hand-signals-mean-slideshow/)

Wow, did not even realize they had their hands back there :whistle:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Gareth on August 02, 2012, 06:42:46 PM: Looks like team GB has had a good day today.
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: dks on August 02, 2012, 07:09:25 PM: Quote from: turnsouth on August 02, 2012, 06:28:29 PM
Quote from: dks on August 02, 2012, 04:37:56 PM
Help with understanding beach voleyball signals, so that the sport can be enjoyed better ....

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/photos/beach-volley-what-do-those-hand-signals-mean-slideshow/ (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/photos/beach-volley-what-do-those-hand-signals-mean-slideshow/)

Wow, did not even realize they had their hands back there :whistle:

Yes, I was lucky enough to watch some nice young ladies in their bikinis play voleyball this evening at the beach and none of them made any hand signals...
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: turnsouth on August 02, 2012, 07:12:41 PM: Quote from: dks on August 02, 2012, 07:09:25 PM

Yes, I was lucky enough to watch some nice young ladies in their bikinis play voleyball this evening at the beach and none of them made any hand signals...

Did you watch real close just to make sure? ;)
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: dks on August 02, 2012, 07:18:14 PM: Quote from: turnsouth on August 02, 2012, 07:12:41 PM
Quote from: dks on August 02, 2012, 07:09:25 PM

Yes, I was lucky enough to watch some nice young ladies in their bikinis play voleyball this evening at the beach and none of them made any hand signals...

Did you watch real close just to make sure? ;)

Yes, I did... I was only annoyed I did not have a camera on me as I did not intend to go snorkeling or picture taking this evening.. maybe tomorrow...
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Mr. Whippy on August 02, 2012, 08:00:41 PM: If you're interested in some Equestrian "highlights", you should watch Day 1 of Dressage competition starting at 2:42 in the live stream feed. The unfortunate Canadian rider. :whistle:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Gareth on August 02, 2012, 08:02:05 PM: Gold for the Men's Sprint Cyclists! :woohoo:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: 82brutus on August 02, 2012, 11:17:04 PM: Quote from: Gareth on August 02, 2012, 08:02:05 PM
Gold for the Men's Sprint Cyclists! :woohoo:

Awesome!!! I know the home crowd is very proud of them!
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: jerseydevil on August 03, 2012, 07:10:06 PM: I don't know whether to post this in the "what makes you laugh?" thread or here. When I fist heard this from a friend I thought he was just messing with me. Sadly he wasn't.....
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/us-news-blog/2012/apr/13/keith-moon-london-olympics-organisers (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/us-news-blog/2012/apr/13/keith-moon-london-olympics-organisers)

:facepalm:
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Post by: Gareth on August 03, 2012, 07:17:08 PM: Oh good grief. ::)

:doh:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: nuphoria on August 03, 2012, 09:58:13 PM: Quote from: N_N_R on August 02, 2012, 04:52:32 PM
I've always liked the Olympics, but unfortunately can't get much TV time now... I've heard our gymnast Jordan Jovchev has qualified for the finals and also that our volleyball team killed Poland and Australia and is moving forward too. At least something to compensate for our hopeless football in general :D :D

I'm crazy about Jordan Jovchev - one of my favourite all time Olympians :tu:

Looks like our women's footy team is on the way out :(
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Post by: Gareth on August 05, 2012, 12:06:43 AM: Well that was quite a day for team GB. :o Also kudos to Michael Phelps going out on an excellent high.
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Post by: Neil on August 05, 2012, 12:29:18 AM: Its been a good games so far. Today of course was a bit special but even when Team GB haven't been taking medals I've enjoyed it and sometimes surprised myself. Never been into basketball ... before now. Funny old world :)
Title: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: chip on August 05, 2012, 12:37:45 AM: Quote from: Gareth on August 05, 2012, 12:06:43 AM
Well that was quite a day for team GB. :o Also kudos to Michael Phelps going out on an excellent high.

Congratulations to Jessica Ennis
Fantastic performance and a well deserved gold for a true beauty both inside and out.

Also great performance by Mo Farah and the ginger long jumper, he seemed a bit of a cocky git but fair play to him he earned it.
I did not see the rowing but I did see the clips of the disbelief on the faces of the young ladies who won the gold, what a picture.

I really hope Christine Ohuruogu can dig deep and does well tomorrow.
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Post by: nuphoria on August 05, 2012, 09:48:03 AM: You're so right chip - nailed the day's highlights! :D

As for out Jess.... woah :salute:

Somehow for me, heptathlon and decathlon athletes impress me the most. The connection with the original spirit of the games, and being the best all round takes something special. She showed incredible emotional fortitude as well as being physically supreme.
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Post by: Zed on August 05, 2012, 10:06:16 AM: Quote from: nuphoria on August 05, 2012, 09:48:03 AM
You're so right chip - nailed the day's highlights! :D

As for out Jess.... woah :salute:

Somehow for me, heptathlon and decathlon athletes impress me the most. The connection with the original spirit of the games, and being the best all round takes something special. She showed incredible emotional fortitude as well as being physically supreme.

she is amazing and a top athlete :salute: and thos abs :o :D great day saturday and was even better as was around my brothers doing the BBQ and plenty of guiness :tu:
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Post by: turnsouth on August 06, 2012, 03:57:32 AM: Filed under "I live in a country full of idiots":

I was watching the news this afternoon, hearing about how great the UK is doing, and then they hand the story over to a reporter that does a short introspective on the team. Typical stuff, emotional music, quick heart warming bio's, and then she says it:

"Having faced so many financial problems recently, this just may be the turning point for the country"

:facepalm:
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Post by: enki_ck on August 06, 2012, 09:12:41 PM: We got an unexpected gold medal today. Mens trap shooting, Cernogoraz won with alsmost a perfect score. We counted on the gold in disc throw and Sandra Perkovic got it with authority. Makes me sad that Blanka Vlasic couldn't come due to health issues. She's been dominating the womens high jump for years and now had to miss the olimpics. We have high hopes for our handball and waterpolo teams. Especially after the match the handball players played against the current european champions, the Danes. :viking:
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Post by: N_N_R on August 09, 2012, 05:45:50 PM: I llloooove the Bulgarian volleyball team! We have to win against Russia at the semi-final tomorrow :popcorn:

And Stanka Zlateva got at least silver today in wrestling and will go for the gold soon :woohoo:
Title: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: AHB on August 09, 2012, 09:58:10 PM: I'm almost proud to say I don't know who won the Euro2012 football championship, Same goes for tour de france and I don't know a single name of any of the 9 danish goldmedal winners.. ::)

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Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: dks on August 12, 2012, 11:56:46 AM: See how well your nation actually did! :ahhh

http://www.medalspercapita.com/ (http://www.medalspercapita.com/)

Grenada and Jamaica are kicking behinds!!

Basically you have a better chance of getting a medal if you are from these two countries, as they got more medals per capita than the rest.
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Post by: N_N_R on August 12, 2012, 12:31:28 PM: Smurf, couldn't get the bronze in volleyball *sigh*
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Post by: zoidberg on August 12, 2012, 02:59:36 PM: Quote from: dks on August 12, 2012, 11:56:46 AM
See how well your nation actually did! :ahhh

http://www.medalspercapita.com/ (http://www.medalspercapita.com/)

Grenada and Jamaica are kicking behinds!!

Basically you have a better chance of getting a medal if you are from these two countries, as they got more medals per capita than the rest.
4th New Zealand. Very happy with our team. I've been waking the kids up yelling support at the tv. So worth it though.
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Post by: jerseydevil on August 12, 2012, 10:37:46 PM: So today I did something I usually try to avoid - watch a basketball game. the gold medal game was a good one though, Spain certainly gave the US a run for their money, very close game right until the end. :salute: Afterwards I ended up watching...Water Polo. Are there rules to water polo? How does one get a penalty in this game, trying to drown an opposing defenseman? :think: The really cool thing is that the announcer was Doc Emerick, the former play by play guy for my Devils!
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Post by: J-sews on August 12, 2012, 10:52:29 PM: I saw a little bit of that water polo game too. The scoring made sense and all, but I couldn't follow some of the other rules. :P

(Congrats to Croatia by the way) :salute:
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Post by: enki_ck on August 12, 2012, 10:52:48 PM: There are quite some rules to water polo, but yes, it can get brutal unterneath the water. I think Gojkan said once he played water polo so he may explain it better, or you can google it. The most important thing is we won gold at it. :) So we now have European, World and Olimpic gold in water polo. :woohoo: I wish we had managed to win the gold in handball too, but played poorly against the French in the semifinal. At least we got bronze.
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Post by: J-sews on August 12, 2012, 11:08:05 PM: It looked very physical, that's for sure. (I'd be floating face-down before the match was half over if I were out there) :P
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Gareth on August 12, 2012, 11:20:54 PM: adidas | Team GB Don't Stop Me Now (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYtpL5YhWOQ#ws)
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Post by: nuphoria on August 13, 2012, 02:08:50 AM: Well, it's all over... been an excellent couple of weeks viewing. I will have to watch other stuff now :D

Did anyone watch the closing ceremony? Apart from the odd abhorrence (mostly Russell Brand), I thought it was a pretty good gig. Also, the big bonus of Ireland being separate meant Bono couldn't be involved like he always is in every other bloody thing! ::)

Seb Coe made a rather poignant remark while thanking everyone involved; something about the people who stood guard to keep us safe. Read: Private firm GS4 fecked up big time and our troops made sure it happened without incident instead whist giving up hard earned leave :salute:

My crush on Jessie J got more serious too - interesting choice for lead vocals with Queen, and extremely easy on the eye ;)
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Post by: 82brutus on August 13, 2012, 03:55:54 AM: Shhhh, we're still watching the closing ceremonies. :))

What tool if best for post olympic depression? :tu:

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Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: J-sews on August 13, 2012, 04:11:05 AM: Yeah, post olympics depression is about right. :-\ No more sitting back in my easy chair with a beer and a bag of cheetos, watching the soccer teams play their hearts out. No more water polo, no more pole vaulting, no more long jumping. No more armchair judging the diving competition simply by how small of a splash they make. No more wondering how many times those little girls had to bang their heads on the balance beam before they got it right. No more watching the men's sprint races and trying not to see their crotch bulges. No more noticing what nice behinds and what flat chests all the women's beach volleyball players have. No more anything. :cry:

<sigh> Here's looking forward to 2016 :salute:
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Post by: 82brutus on August 13, 2012, 04:11:12 AM: From what I've seen so far, Eric idle has saved the show for me. I was never a spice girl fan, but they are all still pretty attractive.

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Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Gareth on August 13, 2012, 09:51:50 AM: Broadly I did enjoy it. :) Sadly Suggs seems to not be able to sing any more. :-\
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Zed on August 13, 2012, 10:06:41 AM: Quote from: J-sews on August 13, 2012, 04:11:05 AM
Yeah, post olympics depression is about right. :-\ No more sitting back in my easy chair with a beer and a bag of cheetos, watching the soccer teams play their hearts out. No more water polo, no more pole vaulting, no more long jumping. No more armchair judging the diving competition simply by how small of a splash they make. No more wondering how many times those little girls had to bang their heads on the balance beam before they got it right. No more watching the men's sprint races and trying not to see their crotch bulges. No more noticing what nice behinds and what flat chests all the women's beach volleyball players have. No more anything. :cry:

<sigh> Here's looking forward to 2016 :salute:

wasnt just me then :rofl: and what about jessica ennis abs :o loved the closing cerimony and the spice girls have kept themselves fit :D tired today as up late but worth it, was cool too see all the music and fashion from the UK, we can do somethings right and Team GB done well for such a small island :salute:
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Post by: zoidberg on August 13, 2012, 10:12:04 AM: Quote from: Gareth on August 12, 2012, 11:20:54 PM
Team GB Don't Stop Me Now
How many dudes you know row like this...

Not Many (Row Mix) | Jono and Ben at Ten (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP2r7IbazC4#ws)
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: nuphoria on August 13, 2012, 01:09:21 PM: Quote from: Gareth on August 13, 2012, 09:51:50 AM
Broadly I did enjoy it. :) Sadly Suggs seems to not be able to sing any more. :-\

He was a lot better than Sir Paul at the opening gig - time to retire with some dignity intact me thinks ::)
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Post by: Zed on August 13, 2012, 06:40:19 PM: Quote from: nuphoria on August 13, 2012, 01:09:21 PM
Quote from: Gareth on August 13, 2012, 09:51:50 AM
Broadly I did enjoy it. :) Sadly Suggs seems to not be able to sing any more. :-\

He was a lot better than Sir Paul at the opening gig - time to retire with some dignity intact me thinks ::)

I think this everytime i see him sing chrissy, he's had his time and done dame well but time to hang up the guitar :D the who did ok though but as well getting old , although arnt we all :D
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Post by: Gareth on August 13, 2012, 07:28:19 PM: Quote from: nuphoria on August 13, 2012, 01:09:21 PM
Quote from: Gareth on August 13, 2012, 09:51:50 AM
Broadly I did enjoy it. :) Sadly Suggs seems to not be able to sing any more. :-\

He was a lot better than Sir Paul at the opening gig - time to retire with some dignity intact me thinks ::)
Very true. :(
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Post by: nuphoria on August 13, 2012, 08:01:01 PM: Oh I know I'm getting older... can still sing though ;)

It's a hard thing to step down from when you still enjoy it, but you have to accept that nothing lasts forever, including your vocal chords sadly.
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Post by: turnsouth on August 13, 2012, 08:31:41 PM: Quote from: nuphoria on August 13, 2012, 01:09:21 PM
He was a lot better than Sir Paul at the opening gig - time to retire with some dignity intact me thinks ::)

Blasphemy!

Sir James Paul McCartney, the most successful composer and recording artist of all time, could beat screaming cats against a block of wood and still sound better than any other performer.

:viking:

:D
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Post by: J-sews on August 14, 2012, 04:24:38 AM: Quote from: turnsouth on August 13, 2012, 08:31:41 PM
Quote from: nuphoria on August 13, 2012, 01:09:21 PM
He was a lot better than Sir Paul at the opening gig - time to retire with some dignity intact me thinks ::)

Blasphemy!

Sir James Paul McCartney, the most successful composer and recording artist of all time, could beat screaming cats against a block of wood and still sound better than any other performer.

:viking:

:D

I'll take a wild stab Paul and guess that your mom was a big Beatles fan even before you were born? ;) :D
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Post by: turnsouth on August 14, 2012, 05:18:55 AM: Quote from: J-sews on August 14, 2012, 04:24:38 AM

I'll take a wild stab Paul and guess that your mom was a big Beatles fan even before you were born? ;) :D

Not so much. The first album I ever bought myself was Venus and Mars, and I was hooked ever since.

Plus you have to admire the man's work ethic. There he was, a young man in a position to retire comfortably anywhere in the world, married to one of the richest women in the world, and without using a dime of her money he continued to work until he became one of the wealthiest men who ever lived. Even working hard to this day, (the opinion of some notwithstanding :P) with the last two concerts he performed taking in six million dollars.

Not to forget, years earlier he showed a young fellow named John, that he met at the fair, how to properly tune his guitar. Look where that led. :D

It's almost a mirror of my life...
:rofl:
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Post by: dks on August 14, 2012, 07:08:40 AM: He needs to make the money, to keep paying his ex wife, I hear... :D

I was never really a Beatles fan; I like some of their songs but I am not a fan..

As far as I knew "Help" was a Bananarama song, since they are the ones I heard sing it first :o

Of course for the people (http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/jeanette-foshee/simpsons-07/32/Townspeople-Crazy-Old-Man-icon.png) that were in their teens-twenties when the Beatles were around the memories will differ..
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Post by: Zed on August 14, 2012, 09:16:15 AM: My mum was a beatles fan in the 60's but as i was bron in 1970 i grew up listening to Abba etc so i like most music but never really a beatles fan due to generation, we was made to sing all there songs at school as our music teacher was a beatles fanatic :D although john lennons Imagine is another story i love that song :tu: and glad they played it as the words mean alot .
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Post by: zoidberg on August 14, 2012, 09:29:25 AM: We just got an upgrade!

Quote
Adams threw 20.70m in the shot put final at the Olympic Stadium on 6 August and was awarded silver behind the Belarusian who had taken gold with 21.36m. It was the first time Adams had been beaten by Ostapchuk in nearly two years.

Adams has been awarded the medal, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that Belarus’s Nadzeya Ostapchuk, 33, was excluded from competition following a positive test for metenolone.

Gold for Valerie Adams, making New Zealand proud. :salute:
Title: Re: 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS THREAD
Post by: Gareth on August 15, 2012, 08:47:51 PM: Quote from: nuphoria on August 13, 2012, 01:09:21 PM
Quote from: Gareth on August 13, 2012, 09:51:50 AM
Broadly I did enjoy it. :) Sadly Suggs seems to not be able to sing any more. :-\

He was a lot better than Sir Paul at the opening gig - time to retire with some dignity intact me thinks ::)

tell you what, I just thought of one old time performer who truly covered himself in glory IMO; Ray Davies (of the Kinks). Superb performance I though. :salute:
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Post by: ryan1835 on August 15, 2012, 09:12:36 PM: i actually went and bought the song i liked it so much, i did think it looked a little like they bought him back to life just for the games though
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Post by: Gareth on August 15, 2012, 09:14:32 PM: Quote from: ryan1835 on August 15, 2012, 09:12:36 PM
i actually went and bought the song i liked it so much, i did think it looked a little like they bought him back to life just for the games though
lol :rofl:

Harsh, but fair. :D I think he's still gigging though, so it might explain why he can still sing.