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2008 Olympics

ElkiElki get busyModerator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
edited September 2008 in Debate and/or Discourse
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Opening ceremony on the 8th (Friday).



So, let's start caring about sports we only watch once every four years, and the funny stories that follow.

Did you know that dogs will not be served? Well, at least you'll have to insist to get one. Those poor, poor dog lovers. (get it? hi5)


On the cool commercials front, Adidas has a few


Security will be tight, as the pictures I'm sure you've already seen demonstrate.


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Chinese police ain't nothing to fuck with.


"Spoilers" ahead:

sneak preview of the opening ceremony

There were more, but youtube took them down.


In Team USA news, blah blah balh. I guess they might get another bronze in basketball.


In the somewhat serious realm, journalists might not have uncensored internet




Go team McDonald's!

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Gooo USA Basketball!

    Deron Williams is going to make everyone look like a fool.

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  • MedopineMedopine __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    Watch women's gymnastics you fucks. It is the awesomest. So is swimming.

    If they ever showed badminton or table tennis I would watch it so hard.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Medopine wrote: »
    Watch women's gymnastics you fucks. It is the awesomest.

    Fuck yeah.

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2008
    Speaking of gymnasts, here's the Chinese squad.


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    So widdle!

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  • MedopineMedopine __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    Also diving is pretty ace.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    God they look 12

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Gymnastics is the best part of the Olympics. There are a couple of neat stories around the endurance swimmers too. There's the one woman doing the swim who's missing a leg up to the knee. Not using a prosthetic either. And among the endurance people there's the concern about air quality and their health, but one guy has cancer so he said fuck it, he'll do it anyway.

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2008
    Did you look at the commercial I linked? Hot diving.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Medopine wrote: »
    Also diving is pretty ace.
    This is also true.

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  • KilroyKilroy timaeusTestified Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Oh hey, another chance for the U.S. fencing team to not win a medal.

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2008
    Quid wrote: »
    Gymnastics is the best part of the Olympics. There are a couple of neat stories around the endurance swimmers too. There's the one woman doing the swim who's missing a leg up to the knee. Not using a prosthetic either. And among the endurance people there's the concern about air quality and their health, but one guy has cancer so he said fuck it, he'll do it anyway.

    Here's another uplifting swimming story, from Palestine.

    She is the only Olympic candidate to see a swimming pool once a month at best. Lately she has been crying a lot, terrified by the prospect of shaming herself and her nation. “Instead of being happy, I’m living in a nightmare. I refuse to do shamefully and come in last, with everyone saying I nearly drowned,” she said.

    “It’s killing me,” she continued. “Do you know how the pool in Beijing will look to me after swimming in such a tiny pool once a month? Like an ocean. And the PA doesn’t care, as long as I’m there representing Palestine. They won’t even get me special permits from the Israelis to go from Jenin to Jerusalem, to practice in a long pool, as if it’s solely my problem.”

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    How... how is that uplifting at all?

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  • tsmvengytsmvengy Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Swimming - hell yeah. Nothing like Rowdy Gaines going CRAZY when somebody's about to set a world record.

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I expect the USA to perform as well as they did in the 1904 Olympics. Anything else will be a great shame.

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  • BoutrosBoutros Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I'm a big dork that actually follows track and field in non olympic years, and I am pretty excited about the men's and women's marathons, Ryan Hall and Deena Kastor have very legitimate shots to take home gold. And I think/hope that Dathan Ritzenhein could possibly medal, though he is a much longer shot than Hall. I think the coverage on NBC is going to suck though.

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  • UnderdogUnderdog Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Medopine wrote: »
    Watch women's gymnastics you fucks. It is the awesomest. So is swimming.

    If they ever showed badminton or table tennis I would watch it so hard.

    YES. Especially about gymnastics and swimming but ESPECIALLY about table tennis. I love me some ping pong coverage, yes I do.

    I hope team USA bites it, even though I support Bosh fully.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Quid wrote: »
    How... how is that uplifting at all?

    Yeah, way to break my heart.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Wait.

    They have ping pong at the Olympics?

    Way for me to suck and not have cable for two decades.

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  • QuazarQuazar Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Swimming rocks. Michael Phelps is a badass.

    Go USA, etc.

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2008
    Quid wrote: »
    How... how is that uplifting at all?

    Oops, wrong story, I meant the Palestinian runner.
    Gadir Garouf is a 17-year old runner for the Palestinian Olympic team, and according to many, the most promising talent being sent to Beijing on the team. However, she has been training in her old sneakers, unable to afford even a pair of running shoes. Her coach, Yusuf Hamed, managed to put a few pennies together to buy her a pair of shoes three years ago, but Garouf keeps them stowed away in her closet until the big day, refusing to take the chance of damaging them beforehand.

    "I can see the medal," she whispers. "I know it's impossible, but I can dream, can't I?" And perhaps the name 'dream team' is most suitable for this team of athletes, as dreams are what they cling to in a country that continually neglects them, with a government that refuses to fund them. The Palestinian Authority's Olympic budget doesn't even allow for athlete vitamin supplements, which cost a whopping $75.

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  • tsmvengytsmvengy Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Underdog wrote: »
    Medopine wrote: »
    Watch women's gymnastics you fucks. It is the awesomest. So is swimming.

    If they ever showed badminton or table tennis I would watch it so hard.

    YES. Especially about gymnastics and swimming but ESPECIALLY about table tennis. I love me some ping pong coverage, yes I do.

    I hope team USA bites it, even though I support Bosh fully.

    Usually they show some badminton and table tennis late at night on Bravo or USA. At least I think they did last time around.

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  • Gorilla SaladGorilla Salad Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    What day is Ping-Pong?

    I will watch that shit so hard.

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  • BlackDragon480BlackDragon480 Bluster Kerfuffle Master of Windy ImportRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Quazar wrote: »
    Swimming rocks. Michael Phelps is a badass.

    Go USA, etc.

    Phelps is an outright freak of nature.

    Huge wingspan, excellent bodyline, outrageous training endurance, nearly unshakeable focus. The man is simply a swimming machine.

    Although I still like Spitz better, due to his destroying the competition while sporting a pornostache.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Table Tennis, not Ping Pong. Ping Pong is trademarked and Parker Brothers will kill you for using it improperly.

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  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Somehow I doubt we have a chance in table tennis vs china

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  • Gorilla SaladGorilla Salad Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    deadonthestreet wrote: »
    Table Tennis, not Ping Pong. Ping Pong is trademarked and Parker Brothers will kill you for using it improperly.
    Oh, okay.

    Still, though. That's pretty cool.

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  • Rufus_ShinraRufus_Shinra Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I think the olympics would be much better if in every event they had one regular dude do the same event next to the olympians.

    That way when Joey McAverage finishes the 100 m dash 10 seconds after everyone else you realize, "Wow, those guys would completely crush me."

    Or, just get rid of every event that involves being the fastest at something. Those make terrible television. They should focus on gymnastics, ping pong, fencing, basketball, etc.

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    aren't they getting rid of basketball soon?

    EDIT: But, we're getting ballroom dancing. That's a win in my book.

    EDIT AGAIN: Nevermind, I fucked up. getting rid of baseball and softball.

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  • UnderdogUnderdog Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    tsmvengy wrote: »
    Underdog wrote: »
    Medopine wrote: »
    Watch women's gymnastics you fucks. It is the awesomest. So is swimming.

    If they ever showed badminton or table tennis I would watch it so hard.

    YES. Especially about gymnastics and swimming but ESPECIALLY about table tennis. I love me some ping pong coverage, yes I do.

    I hope team USA bites it, even though I support Bosh fully.

    Usually they show some badminton and table tennis late at night on Bravo or USA. At least I think they did last time around.

    I certainly hope they do. I think I get Bravo. I should. I will tape it and watch in the morning. Yessss.

    I need to watch tennis too. Oh man, gonna be so busy during the Olympics. Go Team Canada!

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    deadonthestreet wrote: »
    Table Tennis, not Ping Pong. Ping Pong is trademarked and Parker Brothers will kill you for using it improperly.
    Yeah so when do they show the ping pong?

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  • MedopineMedopine __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    Rufus_Shinra wrote: »
    I think the olympics would be much better if in every event they had one regular dude do the same event next to the olympians.

    That way when Joey McAverage finishes the 100 m dash 10 seconds after everyone else you realize, "Wow, those guys would completely crush me."

    Or, just get rid of every event that involves being the fastest at something. Those make terrible television. They should focus on gymnastics, ping pong, fencing, basketball, etc.

    I very much disagree. Watching close swimming races is great fun.

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  • stiliststilist Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    deadonthestreet wrote: »
    Table Tennis, not Ping Pong. Ping Pong is trademarked and Parker Brothers will kill you for using it improperly.
    Screw them, it’s already pretty generecised.

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  • QuazarQuazar Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    BlackDragon480 wrote: »
    Quazar wrote: »
    Swimming rocks. Michael Phelps is a badass.

    Go USA, etc.

    Phelps is an outright freak of nature.

    Huge wingspan, excellent bodyline, outrageous training endurance, nearly unshakeable focus. The man is simply a swimming machine.

    Although I still like Spitz better, due to his destroying the competition while sporting a pornostache.
    Phelps actually had a handlebar moustache last year. It was pretty awesome. I guess he shaved it for aerodynamics.

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  • The NazariteThe Nazarite Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Kilroy wrote: »
    Oh hey, another chance for the U.S. fencing team to not win a medal.

    I wouldn't be so sure. Things look really hopeful for our women's saber team. We have the gold and bronze medalists from 2004, along with Rebecca Ward, who is supposedly phenomenal.

    But yeah, otherwise things are abysmal in the other weapons, especially epee.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Man, I am going to learn about so many sports being in the Olympics this year.

    Actually, screw that. Wiki exists for this exact purpose.

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  • UnderdogUnderdog Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Quid wrote: »
    Man, I am going to learn about so many sports being in the Olympics this year.

    Actually, screw that. Wiki exists for this exact purpose.

    Last Olympics, I read the whole Wiki article on curling just so that I could properly cheer the Canadians on to their gold medal. And I'm almost embarrassed to admit it but I have come to cultivate a certain amount of respect for the sport. Oh god, I just called it a sport...

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    If Jonathan Coulton says it's a sport then you know it is.

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  • MedopineMedopine __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    Curling is rad

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Curling is so awesome. One of my absolute favorite winter sports. I even watch non-olympic curling when it's on.

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  • DukiDuki Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    What a useless sport.

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