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US coverage of the Olympics. Thank goodness I get CBC (being somewhat close to Canada) which airs more sensible footage.
The thing is, the stupid US tv networks seem to think everyone wants to watch emotional background features on Olympic athletes instead of the darned sports themselves! *rips out hair*
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Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
Re: The New Grumpy Old Man Thread.
Yes exactly. It's fine when the people are actually winning but usually it's just really boring. I like getting a bit of background on michael phelps for example just because he was in just about everything the first week.Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
I also hate that they only show events that have americans.
Beach volleyball has absolutely no place in the olympics. It's a terrible sport. Extremely predictable. Regular volleyball is more fun to watch. Get your hot girls elsewhere :verymad:
Re: The New Grumpy Old Man Thread.
The one thing I appreciate about Montana, is although for the most part are food isn't necessarily to die for, we can cook a Steak Dammit! Rare, Extra Tender (you could cut it with a fork), and a dash of salt. Thats it, thats all thats needed. I've been to local restraunts, and somehow they muck it up, and I've been to some of the Finest Bistro's in LA, New York City, and Montreal and I walked away with the notion that (who the hell bakes a steak anyway?) I've even went to a high dollar Texas BBQ thinking this is the one thats gonna beat us, and no... disappointment as usual. I don't know if it's something in the Cattle that makes ours taste so much better than the rest, but now I'm convinced that I'll never eat a steak that for one isn't home-made, and two, doesn't come out of Montana.
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Oh where would I start?
First has got to be TV adverts, 99% of them are crap, I mean, I don't need pile cream, yet, and you never see me jumping up in the air when I have to take Gaviscon and doing so while directing traffic is just plain negligence.
Next has to be the news on TV, how thick do you think we are "Let's go to the news in your area" complete with a map in the background, I KNOW WHERE I LIVE. Not to mention the guy pressing down on a lift to show that Christmas sales were down, someone should have pushed him down the shaft and then preseed the damn button.
As for mobiles, the new craze here is to use them to play music, not through ear phones, but at full volume in the street or on the bus, bloody weans. Oh, ny ringtune is House of Pains Jump, when its not on silent.
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Oh, that reminds me, the anti-smoking ads they run in Washington (and perhaps other places) that feature a bunch of sanctimonious twenty-somethings who act like the fact that cigarettes are unhealthy is some incredible breaking news, and the commercials often seem to be visually disgusting and revolting.
On the other hand, at my dorm this past school year the ************* smokers would throw their butts on the ground, when a trashcan especially for cigarettes was less than a dozen feet away! Oh, how I loathe those lazy ass jerks.
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Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
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