Dalton and NSW's Beijing Olympics Thread - Part III

[corianderstem]

No, it was on at like 8 am, live.

Poop.

 

[No spoken words]

Badminton was one of the very few sports I did relatively well on in high school gym class.

And by "relatively well," I mean "didn't completely and utterly suck and show myself to be completely inept at athletics."

I've played tennis and a lot of raquetball, but never badminton.

 

[No spoken words]

Poop.

Palindromes FTW.

 

[corianderstem]

A man a plan a canal panama.

madam, i'm adam

 

[Zoots]

Me too! Nobody in North America seems to care about it that much.

Yeah. I also miss playing football ( )and table tennis. And neither are that popular here either.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I've played tennis and a lot of raquetball, but never badminton.

I was the best player on my high school tennis team, believe it or not.

 

[No spoken words]

Yeah. I also miss playing football ( )and table tennis. And neither are that popular here either.

Here being where you live? I know a lot of people that play soccer, back in LA, NYC and even here in Chicago. Have you actually looked for a league to join?

 

[No spoken words]

I was the best player on my high school tennis team, believe it or not.

Why didn't you play in college?

 

[Zoots]

While growing up, do you mean?

Well yeah. Why? Does it look odd the way I said it?

 

[speedracer]

A man a plan a canal panama.

madam, i'm adam

"Son I am able," she said, "though you scare me."
"Watch", said I.
"Beloved," I said, "watch me scare you though."
Said she, "able am I, son."

 

[Zoots]

Here being where you live? I know a lot of people that play soccer, back in LA, NYC and even here in Chicago. Have you actually looked for a league to join?

Well... I can definitely play soccer here if I wish! Need to get in shape first. About 6 months back or so I got myself an umbro football and started kicking it around in the back yard one day. I was pretty much dead after 15 min of running around kicking the damn thing.

Anyway, what I meant by they're not that popular here is... it will never come close to the popularity of American sports.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Why didn't you play in college?

The University of Illinois men's tennis program is legitimately the best in the nation. We've won like a hundred million national championships.

 

[snowbunny00774]

oh good GAF, you've managed to corral two douches in one thread. Next time go for three, 'kay...I'll even help you with names if needed

 

[Dalton]

oh good GAF, you've managed to corral two douches in one thread. Next time go for three, 'kay...I'll even help you with names if needed

Ha! You paid for this post.

 

[Zoots]

oh good GAF, you've managed to corral two douches in one thread. Next time go for three, 'kay...I'll even help you with names if needed

Laz?

 

[No spoken words]

The University of Illinois men's tennis program is legitimately the best in the nation. We've won like a hundred million national championships.

You're not even the best in the Big Ten.

 

[No spoken words]

oh good GAF, you've managed to corral two douches in one thread. Next time go for three, 'kay...I'll even help you with names if needed

Working yourself back into shape?

 

[Dalton]

"You wouldn't know a 'fact' if it banged you all night long!"

 

[anitram]

Bekele is running! He is absolutely one of my favourite Olympians here, maybe my favourite.

 

[Zoots]

I'm curious about the face behind Dalton's posts.

 

[No spoken words]

A 10,000 sighting, nice.

 

[Dalton]

I'm curious about the face behind Dalton's posts.

 

[No spoken words]

I'm curious about the face behind Dalton's posts.

 

[Zoots]

I thought you were an African American runner?

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I'm curious about the face behind Dalton's posts.

 

[Dalton]

I thought you were an African American runner?

I've got a pigment disorder.

 

[Zoots]

lol Dalton in his many forms... I guess in a way he is present in all of us.


Shit! Now I'm off topic.

 

[indra]

Don't worry. The gymnastics is long over, it was on this morning. In true NBC fashion, they are tape delaying it. The CBC has already shown it. And so you don't have to worry about staying up super late, I bet it'll be on right away in prime time.

I don't actually see this as a bad thing. Everyone knows NBC is going to show the really popular stuff during prime time, so it's easy to know when to watch. And for those who like gymnastics they do show a lot of it. Of course the stuff I'd like to watch they hardly ever show at any time, so I've gotten used to seeing it later (often months later) on video tapes/dvds, if at all. A tape delay of 8 to 12 hours is nothing when you are used to that.

 

[corianderstem]

Yeah, but NBC didn't have the all-around on until after midnight, which surprised me. It doesn't surprise me that they hang onto the really popular stuff until late (Phelps' race last night was on about 11 PST), but I had no idea they'd air it after most casual viewers have retired for the evening.

 

[No spoken words]

Yeah, but NBC didn't have the all-around on until after midnight, which surprised me. It doesn't surprise me that they hang onto the really popular stuff until late, but I had no idea they'd air it after most casual viewers have retired for the evening.

Well, the all-around was televised Live to the Eastern and Central time zones, so, they had no control over just how long it ran. For you, though, as we've debated endlessly, they could have also show it Live, and you could have seen it around 9pm or so.