TaiidanTomcat Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 really a sport? And you want to open up that can of worms too!? http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/bruno-vital-of-brazil-plays-vinicius-portela-of-brazil-at-the-table-picture-id497755834 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) Funny how the Olympics don't mean that much to the Americans now that they are made to work for their medals... Yup...and they're workin' it good too! That chump swimmer from S. Africa didn't even medal...maybe in shadowboxing he might have a chance.. LOL. Team Gold in the relay and Phelps is now at 21 22 23 Gold. I think Scotland has won maybe a couple more (Gold, Silver and Bronze combined ) than that in their entire Olympic history??? ...and those young ladies on the gymnastics team...BOOM! Goes the dynamite. Back to back Team Gold. 'Murica! Edited August 14, 2016 by 82Whitey51 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 As soon as they introduce self-depreciating humour as an Olympic event, you'se Merry-Cans are stuffed, Aussies will smash the medal count. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 As soon as they introduce self-depreciating humour as an Olympic event, you'se Merry-Cans are stuffed, Aussies will smash the medal count. So, on which body part do you plan to wear your "thongs" for this new Olympic sport? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 You know what I firmly believe killed off a lot of the public's interest? Remember how it used to be every four years was an Olympic year, meaning winter and summer games in the same year? Felt special then. 4 years in between. Well, ever since they started staggering it, the result is every two years is an Olympic year, alternating summer and winter. Meaning every other year is an Olympic year. Meaning it's hardly very rare or special anymore. My $.02 but I really do think that's a big part of the general apathy. Agree with this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Now I know what the Australians do with all that unflushed toilet paper. Gawdawful stuff!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 So, on which body part do you plan to wear your "thongs" for this new Olympic sport? We wear them on our feet. The 50m thong sprint to an esky full of beer might work. It's bloody hard to run in thongs, takes some superior coordination :woot.gif:/> That's what we call John Wayne toilet paper over here. It's a very non-PC Aussie joke (like most of our jokes), so I can't explain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 So...who's going to win the Gold for 'Most Horrific Injury'? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 So...who's going to win the Gold for 'Most Horrific Injury'? Probably the robber who had his gun taken off him and was shot dead (though not by a Russian diplomat apparently). The Dutch woman who crashed in the cycling may take the silver - some small fractures in her vertebrate but she is OK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewmwv-ZbGvc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Armenian weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan dislocated his elbow, although it was nothing compared to French Gymnast Samir Ait Said, who suffered a double leg break on the vault. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Saw the Dutch bike wreck. That looked horrific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 :woot.gif:/> You know, there are times when you may need something like that...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Well, a huge disappointment for Aussies with the Campbell sisters not getting a medal in the women's 100m freestyle (one was WR holder, the other the world champion). But I must say I probably got more joy out of the US and Canadian girls dead-heating for the Gold. You don't see many black Americans do well in swimming and it was magic to see the look on her face when she realised she'd won. And same for the Canadian girl who is only 16. Great stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Saw the Dutch bike wreck. That looked horrific. You could just see the moment the Zika hit her Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 No interest at all. The only thing I've seen of it have been clips on the news, and trhen I wasn't really looking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mumbles Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 As of this morning it's NZ's best ever Olympics. If it's Olympic sport I'll watch it :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 What's left after tonight's 200m? I've been watching almost every night with the wife and have enjoyed it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 What's left after tonight's 200m? I've been watching almost every night with the wife and have enjoyed it We've still got Ryan Lochte's public humiliation to look forward to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 All four of them should be striped of their medals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 All four of them should be striped of their medals. Stripped of medals!?!? Wow, I'm sensing some serious jealousy or something. They did something stupid. They lied. I'm sure there are tons of incidences like this happening the whole time the Olympics are going on. It's stupid and irresponsible. BUT, did it affect the outcome of any if the races? They earned their medals. If you start taking away on the field rewards for off the field behavior then there aren't going to be very many champions. And that includes Scotts. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 We've still got Ryan Lochte's public humiliation to look forward to. Typical DB jocks. They deserve everything they get. Guessing at minimum, they've lost pretty much all their endorsement contracts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) Stripped of medals!?!? Wow, I'm sensing some serious jealousy or something. They did something stupid. They lied. I'm sure there are tons of incidences like this happening the whole time the Olympics are going on. It's stupid and irresponsible. BUT, did it affect the outcome of any if the races? They earned their medals. If you start taking away on the field rewards for off the field behavior then there aren't going to be very many champions. And that includes Scotts. Bill Jealous of what??? A bunch of ignorant, arrogant and disrespectful twats, sorry not jealous at all and why is it that you Americans always play the "jealously card" every time someone speaks out against something USA? They have disrespected their hosts, they have embarrassed the country that they represent, and have shown that they have completely no regard for the whole ethos/spirit of the Olympic Games. As you correctly state the incident didn't have any effect on the outcome of the race, and their effort in the pool was worthy of the Gold, but their attitude and behavior out of the pool doesn't. As long as you're representing your country during the 2 weeks of competition you respect your hosts, fellow competitors and behave accordingly both on and off the field/pool/track, that goes for every competitor from every country. Edited August 19, 2016 by scotthldr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 All four of them should be striped of their medals. All these flavors and you pick salty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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