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2016 Olympics Decision!

GSMGSM Registered User regular
edited October 2009 in Social Entropy++
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Tonight, the IOC will see the final presentations from the candidate cities, and start voting cities off the island. Who will it be? Which city gets to win, and then lose financially? Anybody staying up 'till 1:45AM CST to watch the presentations? I know I am!

The final announcement will be tomorrow just before noon. Pretty exciting for something that's still 7 years off...

edit: Here's a nice little video that sums up the situations pretty well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ata5YtIQDw

We'll get back there someday.
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  • WimbleWimble Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    what town are you rooting for, GSM?

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  • Calamity JaneCalamity Jane That Wrong Love Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    tokyo's decision to use the castration band over the testicles ultimately led to their dismissal as a candidate city

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  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    come on Madrid

    I want an excuse to hi5 every poster I see come 2016

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    edited October 2009
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  • Randall_FlaggRandall_Flagg Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    well, Chicago handily wins on the logo at least

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Chicago went with some fuckin Jew star or somethin

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Bring back baseball.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    2x4, Cocaine, Poor people, Anime

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  • GSMGSM Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    I'm rooting for Chicago for professional reasons.

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    We'll get back there someday.
  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Pharezon wrote: »
    2x4, Cocaine, Poor people, Anime

    this fits in awfully well with We Didn't Start The Fire

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    America wont win everyone hates you
    Rio will get it

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  • Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Rio should get it because Chicago is awful.

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Rio will never get it.

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    all those logos fuckin suck

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  • GSMGSM Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    But... we sent Obama! Rio didn't send Obama to their presentation...

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  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    They should have the Olympics in LA because we can actually make money off of it.

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    Whippy wrote: »
    nope nope nope nope abort abort talk about anime
    I like to ART
  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    300px-Vancouver_2010_logo.svg.pngabout 20 people on the whole planet knows what this logo really is (its not a very good logo)

    I'm sure more than 20 people have been to Vancouver before.

    What I'm saying is, they have that fucking Inukshuk thing everywhere
    HEY BUY A FIGURE OF IT THAT SOME KID MADE BY GLUING ROCKS TOGETHER

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  • Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    It'll be interesting to see South america get to host an olympics for the first time. Also, I'd imagine the IOC will look more favourably on Brazil as they are already hosting a major sporting tournament, the football world cup in 2014, as the infrastructure will already be being worked on.

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  • Calamity JaneCalamity Jane That Wrong Love Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    damn ascot you're snappy today

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Anjin-San wrote: »
    damn ascot you're snappy today

    am not!
    FUCK OFF!

    (no really i'm not! I'm just saying, it's like a very general tourist thing, it's on every souvenir and postcard etc)

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  • Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    nobody cares about the winter olympics anyway.

    dumb sports that are played by like 3 people.

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  • Drew-BDrew-B Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Bad-Beat wrote: »
    Rio should get it because Chicago is awful.

    You're awful!

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Bad-Beat wrote: »
    nobody cares about the winter paralympics especially.

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  • Cold Salmon and HatredCold Salmon and Hatred __BANNED USERS regular
    edited October 2009
    ascot i am sick of your insults

    i will have nunavut

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  • Calamity JaneCalamity Jane That Wrong Love Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    chicago at night is not a good thing

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  • Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    ascot wrote: »
    Bad-Beat wrote: »
    nobody cares about the winter paralympics especially.

    that is a lame joke.

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  • DefenestratorDefenestrator Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Rio should get it because I want to be held for ransom during my trip to see the Games.

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Bad-Beat wrote: »
    ascot wrote: »
    Bad-Beat wrote: »
    nobody cares about the winter paralympics especially.

    that is a lame joke.

    Everyone's a winner!

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    2016-chicago-olympics-logo-.png

    First logo always had class.

    At least they're not london.

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  • Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Rio should get it because I want to be held for ransom during my trip to see the Games.

    yes we all saw that episode of the Simpsons.

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited October 2009
    anyone who wants chicago to lose is a faggot or a foreigner

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  • Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Shit-ago more like.

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  • Calamity JaneCalamity Jane That Wrong Love Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    every bum in the city outside the stadium asking to bum a smoke

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    how the fuck do you pronounce "Xwi7xwa" by the way

    sarahpalin

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited October 2009
    anyone who wants chicago to lose is a faggot or a foreigner

    There's a difference?

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  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited October 2009
    Polago wrote: »
    2016-chicago-olympics-logo-.png

    First logo always had class.

    At least they're not london.

    they're basing their logo off a not particularly attractive building which will be dozens of miles from any of the events

    way to go, champs

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited October 2009
    some dudes are hella pissed that the olympics might end up in chicago

    WAHH YOU KNOW THEY GONNA RAISE TAXES FO THIS

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