Beijing Olympics Thread - Part II

[coolian2]

Communism: It gets things done.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

More swummin...more gymnastics.

I'm down with the sound.

 

[sulawesigirl4]

They already were, now it just gets ratcheted up. To levels you've never dreamed of back there in the Eastern Time Zone.....where the day is dark and the night is long.

True. They managed to convince the Chinese organizers to stage the swim events in the morning just so that we viewers in EST could relax and watch in our leisurely prime time TV hours. Clearly, the EST target market is tres important. From the ads that I have been seeing, we must be big purchasers of Visa cards, McDonald's chicken sandwiches and John McCain sour pickles.

 

[coolian2]

True. They managed to convince the Chinese organizers to stage the swim events in the morning just so that we viewers in EST could relax and watch in our leisurely prime time TV hours. Clearly, the EST target market is tres important. From the ads that I have been seeing, we must be big purchasers of Visa cards, McDonald's chicken sandwiches and John McCain sour pickles.

If you're only having that crap advertised to you, can we switch back to the way things are meant to be?

 

[No spoken words]

True. They managed to convince the Chinese organizers to stage the swim events in the morning just so that we viewers in EST could relax and watch in our leisurely prime time TV hours. Clearly, the EST target market is tres important. From the ads that I have been seeing, we must be big purchasers of Visa cards, McDonald's chicken sandwiches and John McCain sour pickles.

You know, I lived the first 26 years of my life in Da EST. I never forget my roots. The cool thing about the Central time zone is we draft off of EST, just one hour earlier. If we were in the Mountain time zone, we'd be totally screwed, and, u2popmofo lives in that time zone, so you do the math on that.

The Japanese breast stroker guy is fairly awesome.

 

[corianderstem]

I read something that they may go actually and truly live in all US time zones when it comes time for Phelps to race in his last race, or whichever race it is that makes him break some end-all, be-all record.

I miss central time zone - 7:00 - 10:00 feels so much better for prime TV watching than 8:00 - 11:00. I can't stay up until 11 most nights, and watching Letterman or whoever is right out of the equation. Who can stay up that late to watch local news?

 

[No spoken words]

I read something that they may go actually and truly live in all US time zones when it comes time for Phelps to race in his last race, or whichever race it is that makes him break some end-all, be-all record.

If he wins gold in his next two, then his last race will be for most gold medals at any one Olympics. Eight.

 

[sulawesigirl4]

You know, I lived the first 26 years of my life in Da EST. I never forget my roots. The cool thing about the Central time zone is we draft off of EST, just one hour earlier. If we were in the Mountain time zone, we'd be totally screwed, and, u2popmofo lives in that time zone, so you do the math on that.

The Japanese breast stroker guy is fairly awesome.

Yeah, actually I have spent more time in CST than EST when it comes down to it. I don't know how I feel about you drafting off us tho. I'm not sure if that's good sportsmanship. Or just luck.

*ahem*

Go Japan! Gambatta nei! (i can't spell worth shite)

I giggle when the announcer proclaims that someone is "the greatest breast stroker in the world". yeah, i know. immature.

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

I read something that they may go actually and truly live in all US time zones when it comes time for Phelps to race in his last race, or whichever race it is that makes him break some end-all, be-all record.

That would be sweet if he can get to that point.

 

[No spoken words]

That would be sweet if he can get to that point.

It would be Saturday night, which makes it a no-brainer for NBC to go LIVE to the whole US.

 

[corianderstem]

Crap, I have plans Saturday night. Thank god for the internets.

 

[No spoken words]

Yeah, actually I have spent more time in CST than EST when it comes down to it. I don't know how I feel about you drafting off us tho. I'm not sure if that's good sportsmanship. Or just luck.

*ahem*

Go Japan! Gambatta nei! (i can't spell worth shite)

I giggle when the announcer proclaims that someone is "the greatest breast stroker in the world". yeah, i know. immature.

I've spent 16 months in the CST. 10 years in the PST. 2 weeks in Japan. That's how I roll.

The luck references will not die anytime soon, methinks.

 

[No spoken words]

Crap, I have plans Saturday night. Thank god for the internets.

That's mildly surprising. Sewing circle?

I'll be flying back from New Hampshire but should be home in time.

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

I'm pretty sure athletes will be lucky from here on out. I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[sulawesigirl4]

whaaa? disqualified?

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

False start

 

[coolian2]

I'll bet the over the top Australian coverage was worth watching there.

 

[No spoken words]

I'm pretty sure athletes will be lucky from here on out. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Slapsgiving.

 

[No spoken words]

whaaa? disqualified?

D fucking Q'd.

False starts = bad mojo.

 

[Lancemc]

Just wanted to pop in to say that I'm in love with Natalie Coughlin. That is all.

And come on... seriously girl? A false start in an Olympic semi-final? C'mon.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Ouch. She must really be feeling the PANGS of defeat right now!

HA!

 

[sulawesigirl4]

well that sucks for the chinese girl. good news for libby trickett tho.

nbc would be crazy not to show a phelps last race (assuming he keeps things up as he has) LIVE. then again, I think they're crazy for not showing the "live" coverage now to our poor west coasters. they're like the red-headed stepchildren of teevee.

 

[No spoken words]

Just wanted to pop in to say that I'm in love with Natalie Coughlin. That is all.

And come on... seriously girl? A false start in an Olympic semi-final? C'mon.

Don't pretend that you watch/follow/play sports, please. Go listen to your video game podcast.








I saw Natalie first!

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

When did they stop the false start rope and starter gun on a false start??

 

[Lancemc]

 

[No spoken words]

well that sucks for the chinese girl. good news for libby trickett tho.

nbc would be crazy not to show a phelps last race (assuming he keeps things up as he has) LIVE. then again, I think they're crazy for not showing the "live" coverage now to our poor west coasters. they're like the red-headed stepchildren of teevee.

I could bore the shit out of you while explaining why they do what they do, but, I'm not that cruel....and the fact that the CBC does not do it is irrelevant, least someone point that out.

Regardless, yeah, you're damned if you do and damned if you do not as it pertains to West Coast programming....but, Saturday's race will be LIVE across the board since it's the weekend.

 

[Lancemc]

Don't pretend that you watch/follow/play sports, please. Go listen to your video game podcast.








I saw Natalie first!

Pfft. You'll have to fight me for her...and her fiance.

There are two sporting events in this sad world of ours that are actually worth giving a shit about. Those are Wimbledon and the Summer Olympics. So far both this year have been fucking amazing.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Pfft. You'll have to fight me for her...and her fiance.

There are two sporting events in this sad world of ours that are actually worth giving a shit about. Those are Wimbledon and the Summer Olympics. So far both this year have been fucking amazing.

Hey now.

Why you gotta be so mean to baseball?

 

[Lancemc]

I'm a bad person.

 

[No spoken words]

Pfft. You'll have to fight me for her...and her fiance.

There are two sporting events in this sad world of ours that are actually worth giving a shit about. Those are Wimbledon and the Summer Olympics. So far both this year have been fucking amazing.

Hard to argue with the amazingness of Wimbledon, at least as it pertained to the Men's final. Easy to argue with everything else that spews forth from your maw.

Natalie is engaged? Why?