The Official 2008 Beijing Olympics Thread

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Alright, here we go for Dara Torres.....relay time.

 

[Dalton]

Canadian chicks are super freaks. The 60's never died there.

 

[coolian2]

I enjoyed the swimming more in Athens, because the pool was outside.

 

[Dalton]

Dutch girls have big asses.

 

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Dutch girls have big asses.

How many different nationalities do you think you can offend in one evening?

 

[Dalton]

How many hours do you consider "evening"?

 

[coolian2]

How many different nationalities do you think you can offend in one evening?

I'm hoping he can at least set an Olympic Record, if not a World Record.

 

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I'm hoping he can at least set an Olympic Record, if not a World Record.

He's indoors, does that ruin it for you?

 

[coolian2]

He's indoors, does that ruin it for you?

It's a problem, yes.

 

[Dalton]

He's indoors, does that ruin it for you?

Does a rundown double-wide trailer really count as indoors?

 

[coolian2]

Does a rundown double-wide trailer really count as indoors?

Is there still 50% of a roof above your head?


Think carefully, this is important.

 

[Dalton]

I've even saved my best prejudices for last. Wait until I start on the Aussies. I've really been working hard on those stereotypes.

 

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It's a problem, yes.

That sucks. Sorry.

We used to have a professional indoor soccer league here in the states.

 

[anitram]

The way they talk about Dara Torres you'd think she went to preschool with McCain.

 

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I've even saved my best prejudices for last. Wait until I start on the Aussies. I've really been working hard on those stereotypes.

Just talk about Axver and let him represent Aussies. You'll never insult a nation with more vitriol than that.

 

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The way they talk about Dara Torres you'd think she went to preschool with McCain.

She babysat for McCain.

Hey-yo!

 

[Dalton]

Alright kids, I'm to bed.

 

[No spoken words]

Alright kids, I'm to bed.

Thank fucking goodness hey sleep well

 

[coolian2]

Oooh, Russia vs someone basketball.

Shame I'm about to change channel.

 

[coolian2]

A little bedtime reading?

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Heather Mitts FTW.

 

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NBC is concluding tonight's primetime coverage with Stephanie Rice's gold medal ceremony....it's the Australian national anthem!

 

[bono_212]

Ha, NSW, if I hadn't read your post I don't knwo that I would even have noticed the news is on *switches to CNBC*

 

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Ha, NSW, if I hadn't read your post I don't knwo that I would even have noticed the news is on *switches to CNBC*

Glad to help......I was still laughing that Karolyi was not mic'd, and that Costas basically had to hold his mic to be heard.....Live TV FTW.

Yeah, between MSNBC, CNBC, USA, etc, the Olympics are almost on 24 hours a day in some capacity. Even when NBC is on in the afternoon, some of the other NBC entities carry Live sports....but, in primetime, I think it's NBC only.

 

[coolian2]

NBC is concluding tonight's primetime coverage with Stephanie Rice's gold medal ceremony....it's the Australian national anthem!

You sound surprised?

 

[bono_212]

Glad to help......I was still laughing that Karolyi was not mic'd, and that Costas basically had to hold his mic to be heard.....Live TV FTW.

Yeah, between MSNBC, CNBC, USA, etc, the Olympics are almost on 24 hours a day in some capacity. Even when NBC is on in the afternoon, some of the other NBC entities carry Live sports....but, in primetime, I think it's NBC only.

I could hear what Karolyi was saying so I sorta found Costas pretty much ignoring what he said to explain the mic situation seemed sorta rude... oh well/

Seems like everything I want to watch is on in the overnight, so I love the 24/7 coverage

 

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You sound surprised?

Surprised that NBC would conclude with something Non-American. I'm surprised and pleased. Yes, it's NBC and it has to focus on American athletes, but it's nice to see it close like that.

 

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I could hear what Karolyi was saying so I sorta found Costas pretty much ignoring what he said to explain the mic situation seemed sorta rude... oh well/

Seems like everything I want to watch is on in the overnight, so I love the 24/7 coverage

Well, he was not ignoring him, ha. His producer was yelling into his IFB that nobody could really hear him cos he had no mic, and that he needed to wrap the interview up immediately.

 

[dazzlingamy]

stephanie rice hammered that race home, I was VERY impressed. That jessicah thing still looks like a zombie walked into a swimming meet.

the netherland girls were very excited, its nice to see some happiness, i think swimmers are all togethe too calm and collected. I want screaming and tears and lots of trotting around as if riding a pony.

 

[coolian2]

Surprised that NBC would conclude with something Non-American. I'm surprised and pleased. Yes, it's NBC and it has to focus on American athletes, but it's nice to see it close like that.

I was being a touch sarcastic, but yeah. The main reason we see much of a global focus in New Zealand is because it's impossible for a New Zealand athlete to be competing all the time, so we get good, random stuff.