The Olympics

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:38 am

Anybody going to be watching it? Anybody care?

Discuss.

nic · Post by **nic** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:58 am

FREE TIBET?

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:46 am

Not interested. Hope the athlete's do well and have a good time and everything, but I don't wanna face that direction at all.

Post by **lynt** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:09 am

Gonna be well interesting.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:12 am

feed the man sport.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:23 am

yeh not sure

I like the fact thats its putting focus on China. They look worse and worse the more effort they put in to trying to look better.

As for the sport, yeh I'm sure I'll watch some of it and enjoy some of it. Nothing better than kickin back with a fag and a beer watching bronzed aussies kick the asses of some person from somewhere that isn't Australia

almax · Post by **almax** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:34 am

Cmon Boomers! only lost by 11 points to USA without our NBA star Andrew Bogut, keep your eyes on Pat Mills

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:56 am

I'm looking forward to seeing Brad Pitt fight.

Jinx · Post by **Jinx** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:59 am

I got to see him at Commonwealth games and was well impressed.

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:13 am

nice one - just read an article on him this morning.

10 years training for this event

go get em Pitty

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:35 am

mrj wrote:Nothing better than kickin back with a fag and a beer watching bronzed aussies kick the asses of some person from somewhere that isn't Australia

They prefer the term gay, mate.

I'm excited for the Olympics, shame Australia is rolling out 2nd or 3rd last for the opening ceremony tonight though.

C'arn the Aussies.

nic · Post by **nic** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:47 am

this thread has veiled racist ppotenrtial

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:14 pm

The way your dad looked at it, this watch was your birthright. He'd be damned if any slopes gonna put their greasy yellow hands on his boy's birthright

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:26 pm

what Nic Said

FREE TIBET.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:27 pm

C.I.A. wrote:
The way your dad looked at it, this watch was your birthright. He'd be damned if any slopes gonna put their greasy yellow hands on his boy's birthright

Ummm....

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:40 pm

Blaxter wrote:what Nic Said

FREE TIBET.

yep. china makes me angry right now.

that is all.

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:05 pm

Direktor wrote:
C.I.A. wrote:
The way your dad looked at it, this watch was your birthright. He'd be damned if any slopes gonna put their greasy yellow hands on his boy's birthright
Ummm....

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:11 pm

I dunno. I've got mixed feelings about this. Hosting the olympics has forced China to lift the red curtain to a certain extent (which I think is a positive thing).

I know that they are doing untold damage to their ecosystem at the moment, but this is driven by western desire for cheap goods that are free of EPA and worker-rights -added tariffs... so in a sense everyone who buys a piece of the cheap 'Made In China' contributes to a growing ecological nightmare. So in some ways I can't be too pissed off, cos they are only responding to market forces.

Human rights... now that is a whole other can'o'worms... but at the same time I think we would be hypocrites to bleat too loudly... our indigenous Australians have one of the lowest life expectancies on the planet and the Australian government has been party to (by ignoring) Indonesian atrocities for decades.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:03 pm

I heard they have a new Tank Racing through Tiananmen Square event this year, as well as the 400 metre torture relay.

But weightlifting is the win. bare drama.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:14 pm

Hardy wrote:I heard they have a new Tank Racing through Tiananmen Square event this year, as well as the 400 metre torture relay..

Gold

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:21 pm

C.I.A. wrote: Human rights... now that is a whole other can'o'worms... but at the same time I think we would be hypocrites to bleat too loudly... our indigenous Australians have one of the lowest life expectancies on the planet

ICE T wrote: and what about Australia
a fucking failure.
those Aboriginies are black
so they aint got jack

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:25 pm

some other events this year

the Shanghai jump
Mens feather weight Boxer Rebellion
the womens Great Leap Forward
the 400m Butterfly Effect
The Long March - lol that one just works by itself

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:09 pm

Hardy wrote:I heard they have a new Tank Racing through Tiananmen Square event this year

Wow... some people really have poor taste.

same o · Post by **same o** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:16 pm

Blaxter wrote:
Hardy wrote:I heard they have a new Tank Racing through Tiananmen Square event this year, as well as the 400 metre torture relay..
Gold

medal

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:20 pm

Direktor wrote:
Hardy wrote:I heard they have a new Tank Racing through Tiananmen Square event this year
Wow... some people really have poor taste.

F'fucks sake.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:25 pm

Hardy, if you were making a joke about the Tiananmen Square massacre, then I've got as much of a right to be offended by your joke as you do to make it.

If not, if I've misread it, sorry mate.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:29 pm

Direktor wrote:Hardy, if you were making a joke about the Tiananmen Square massacre, then I've got as much of a right to be offended by your joke as you do to make it.

If not, if I've misread it, sorry mate.

Yes, it was a joke about the Tiananmen Square massacre.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:36 pm

too soon imo

Post by **lynt** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:01 pm

And the bullshit begins...

Hackett's credit card expired this week in the middle of the athletes' village, prompting a desperate phone call to parents Marg and Nev on the Gold Coast.

Thankfully, mum and dad have come to the rescue, securing him a new card before flying out today for Singapore en route to Beijing.

WHO FUCKING CARES.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:10 pm

lynt wrote:And the bullshit begins...

Hackett's credit card expired this week in the middle of the athletes' village, prompting a desperate phone call to parents Marg and Nev on the Gold Coast.

Thankfully, mum and dad have come to the rescue, securing him a new card before flying out today for Singapore en route to Beijing.
WHO FUCKING CARES.

No shit. I read that before. At first I laughed, but then I just groaned with disappointment.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:15 pm

Tom im watching the Opening Ceremony at home tonight. Thats right, I've capitalised Opening Ceremony.

Take that bitches.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:23 pm

mecka wrote:Tom im watching the Opening Ceremony at home tonight. Thats right, I've capitalised Opening Ceremony.

Take that bitches.

I'm looking forward to your Opening Ceremony later tonight.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:38 pm

lolol

Post by **lynt** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:50 am

That opening ceremony was fucking rad.

almax · Post by **almax** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:44 am

still the urn/torch to be lit, im guessing it will involve a dragon breathing fire to light it, fuck its painful watching over 200 fucking cuntrys walking out though, hurry up already!

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 11:57 am

deviant wrote:too soon imo

:jokerface:

Post by **lynt** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:47 pm

Holy shit, forgot about how terrible the commentary was!!!

"I wonder if this girl knows she's the Nikki Webster of the Beijing Olympics"

STAB.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:39 pm

I liked Bruce McAvany (sp?) during the athlete's walk...

"And here come the Jamaicans, the men are doing exceptionally well in the 400 metres, and the women are just stunning."

Was it just me, or did the camera crew miss most of the good bits. There's thousands of people on the field, all perfectly positioned to show some meaningful big picture and the fucking camera man's showing us a close up of the oriental scrolls. ffs

It's gonna be tough avoiding this given I'm living with a sports nut

almax · Post by **almax** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:32 pm

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lynt wrote:Holy shit, forgot about how terrible the commentary was!!!

ken oath, commentary was horrid, i couldn't help but laugh when the girl said, "surely thats the biggest ever mexican wave" or something similar, when there was possible maybe 500 people doing it, obviously never been to the cricket on boxing day when 90,000 people do it.

Post by **lynt** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:33 pm

"Those drums are over 1000 years old"

There over 1000 of them being played and there were fucking lights coming out of them, is she tripping!??

Post by **huge** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:25 pm

i missed it lol.

trying to find a download

Post by **huge** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:34 pm

found one!

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:12 am

lynt wrote:"Those drums are over 1000 years old"

There over 1000 of them being played and there were fucking lights coming out of them, is she tripping!??

You gotta wonder, are they just reading from a script the Chinese wrote or did they do their own research and coming up with these fantastical tidbits?

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:30 am

aussie rowing mens fours lats night was paying $7 so i threw $5 on...nice $35 collect. Go aussies!

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:53 am

lynt wrote:"Those drums are over 1000 years old"

There over 1000 of them being played and there were fucking lights coming out of them, is she tripping!??

Maybe they were around a year old each, so collectively....

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:55 am

Can't stop watching

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:59 am

apophenian wrote:
lynt wrote:"Those drums are over 1000 years old"

There over 1000 of them being played and there were fucking lights coming out of them, is she tripping!??
Maybe they were around a year old each, so collectively....

The type of drum was developed 1000 years ago.. each drum isn't that old.
I thought this was obvious?

But I do agree the commentary was lame.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:01 pm

apophenian wrote:
lynt wrote:"Those drums are over 1000 years old"

There over 1000 of them being played and there were fucking lights coming out of them, is she tripping!??
Maybe they were around a year old each, so collectively....

the 'type' of drum is over 1000 years old, not teh actual ones they were playing on

Jeez you lot can be picky

[edit: beat me to it Stray]

FunkyJ · Post by **FunkyJ** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:06 pm

I've been following these olympics this year - mainly because both the left and right wing nut jobs hate the fact it's in China.

And I hate those people, so it's win-win if I watch it!

That, and the fact I don't have Foxtel...

But the Ch 7 commentary is horrible.

same o · Post by **same o** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:47 pm

i'd watch if roy and hg were the comintators.