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Is it just me who thinks that nearly every decision made in the Olympics seems designed to favor the US's competitors? Why does the US even compete when everything is so slanted against them? Everything from revising rules to the judges selected to sabotaging players. (ie Nancy Kerrigan)
It is almost like Russia and China own the bloody Olympics. The US should boycott the olympics and leave the commies to play with themselves.
It is almost like Russia and China own the bloody Olympics. The US should boycott the olympics and leave the commies to play with themselves.
The Russians aren't commies anymore.
Originally Posted by InsaneApache:
The Russians aren't commies anymore.
Close enough.The Russians aren't commies anymore.
Examples or it didn't happen. Also I'm sure there are plenty of counter examples too.
Is whining an Anglo-Celtic thing (AU, UK & US) or do other countries make it a national sport too?
Is whining an Anglo-Celtic thing (AU, UK & US) or do other countries make it a national sport too?
I'm lost. What about Nancy Kerrigan?
The world does not revolve around the USA
The world does not revolve around the USA
Originally Posted by InsaneApache:
The Russians aren't commies anymore.
Neither are the Chinese really.The Russians aren't commies anymore.
Vuk, do you any evidence for these accusations, or did you wake up today just knowing this to be true?
CR
Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump:
I'm lost. What about Nancy Kerrigan?
The world does not revolve around the USA
Appearently some dubious judgement in free skating 18 years ago.I'm lost. What about Nancy Kerrigan?
The world does not revolve around the USA
I thought she was kneecapped by a rival.
Originally Posted by InsaneApache:
I thought she was kneecapped by a rival.
She's most famous for that yeah, but that makes very little sense with Vuks original posting. Tonya was American and hardly a sign of corrupt judges.I thought she was kneecapped by a rival.
Perhaps Tonya was a fifth-columnist commie under Nancys' bed or somesuch.
I would have said that half of the time it's yer own fault yer not winning more medals, last nights swim relay was probably lost due to the forced inclusion of Lochte.
No doubt sponsors and all sorts of finnacial rubbish were brought to bear to include him.
No doubt sponsors and all sorts of finnacial rubbish were brought to bear to include him.
Am I the only one who is utterly unimpressed by the Olympics? I might watch 10 minutes on tv and be mildly entertained but who cares who wins anyway?
call me when they replace the Judo bore-a-thon by MMA matches or when they leak the sextapes of all those freaky nights in the Olympic village.
call me when they replace the Judo bore-a-thon by MMA matches or when they leak the sextapes of all those freaky nights in the Olympic village.
Originally Posted by Ronin:
Am I the only one who is utterly unimpressed by the Olympics? .
No. They're staying away in their thousands. Good.Am I the only one who is utterly unimpressed by the Olympics? .
People are not staying away, be there was an over allocation of tickets to the 'Olympic Family', ie freebies for sponsors, competitors, organisers etc.
I organise events for a living - no more than 1/3 of these sort of FTAs ever show up, unless there's free booze, but the sponsors always ask for huge numbers of passes.
I organise events for a living - no more than 1/3 of these sort of FTAs ever show up, unless there's free booze, but the sponsors always ask for huge numbers of passes.
I would be somewhat annoyed.
Talking about fairness and the Olympic games:
A teenager has been arrested by police investigating abuse of Team GB diver Tom Daley on Twitter.
So now "you disappointed your dead father" is a situation worthy of police intervention?
Thank God this didn´t happen in China.....it might be a free speech issue if it happened there.
*grumbles something about pansies and walks away*
A teenager has been arrested by police investigating abuse of Team GB diver Tom Daley on Twitter.
So now "you disappointed your dead father" is a situation worthy of police intervention?
Thank God this didn´t happen in China.....it might be a free speech issue if it happened there.
*grumbles something about pansies and walks away*
In the UK we have done away with free speech, and instead have a system where one can be done for anything that may be perceived to upset someone. By logical extension there will be those who are offended by votes for women, so anything is game, provided the police / courts can be bothered.
The precident was set after one woman was harassed for over 2 years. The police did nothing as apparently there were too many people involved and too much evidence. The inference being there was too much effort for justice to be done - and besides, there would be no publicity. She fought on alone and got a court judgement in her favour.
A famous sportsman in the Olympics of course gets the full mailed fist of what is supposedly a free democracy on the writer of one comment.
The UK enjoys sneering at countries such as China or Russia even when undertaking acts that are similar in nature.
The precident was set after one woman was harassed for over 2 years. The police did nothing as apparently there were too many people involved and too much evidence. The inference being there was too much effort for justice to be done - and besides, there would be no publicity. She fought on alone and got a court judgement in her favour.
A famous sportsman in the Olympics of course gets the full mailed fist of what is supposedly a free democracy on the writer of one comment.
The UK enjoys sneering at countries such as China or Russia even when undertaking acts that are similar in nature.
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Is it just me who thinks that nearly every decision made in the Olympics seems designed to favor the US's competitors? Why does the US even compete when everything is so slanted against them? Everything from revising rules to the judges selected to sabotaging players. (ie Nancy Kerrigan)
It is almost like Russia and China own the bloody Olympics. The US should boycott the olympics and leave the commies to play with themselves.
It is almost like Russia and China own the bloody Olympics. The US should boycott the olympics and leave the commies to play with themselves.
It's what we do. We take a dozen warships, sale up the Thames and destroy the Brits, and go back home for beers. But that is frowned upon these days so now we send our hockey team. Shouldn't have cheated us with with dressage that medal was supposed to be ours.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18914439
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18914439
Originally Posted by Ronin:
Talking about fairness and the Olympic games:
A teenager has been arrested by police investigating abuse of Team GB diver Tom Daley on Twitter.
So now "you disappointed your dead father" is a situation worthy of police intervention?
Thank God this didn´t happen in China.....it might be a free speech issue if it happened there.
*grumbles something about pansies and walks away*
If someone said that to me, I'd probably end up getting charged for grievous bodily harm. What an absolute dick.Talking about fairness and the Olympic games:
A teenager has been arrested by police investigating abuse of Team GB diver Tom Daley on Twitter.
So now "you disappointed your dead father" is a situation worthy of police intervention?
Thank God this didn´t happen in China.....it might be a free speech issue if it happened there.
*grumbles something about pansies and walks away*
Originally Posted by Visorslash:
If someone said that to me, I'd probably end up getting charged for grievous bodily harm. What an absolute dick.
Absolutely he deserved a broken jaw. But why he was arrested is beyond my understandingIf someone said that to me, I'd probably end up getting charged for grievous bodily harm. What an absolute dick.
It's the 'offence' thing. I agree the guy was a cock but arrested by the coppers? People wonder why I hate politicians. Groodie-gullivers the lot of them.
But is is fair really. Our supermo-.. hockey ladies are going to be epic!
Here is why http://www.inquisitr.com/288421/dutc...ndon-olympics/
It's a shame Fatima de Moreira quit I liked watching her http://www.google.nl/search?source=i...h5UBEv91Q9p6M:
Here is why http://www.inquisitr.com/288421/dutc...ndon-olympics/
It's a shame Fatima de Moreira quit I liked watching her http://www.google.nl/search?source=i...h5UBEv91Q9p6M:
Oh yay way to go babes!
Originally Posted by Papewaio:
Is whining an Anglo-Celtic thing (AU, UK & US) or do other countries make it a national sport too?
Everyone whines.Is whining an Anglo-Celtic thing (AU, UK & US) or do other countries make it a national sport too?
Originally Posted by Greyblades:
Everyone whines.
Grow up it was just 9-2Everyone whines.
I love how everybody suddenly becomes a huge fan of whatever their country gets a few Olympic medals at for a few weeks every four years.
Originally Posted by johnhughthom:
I love how everybody suddenly becomes a huge fan of whatever their country gets a few Olympic medals at for a few weeks every four years.
Like beach volleyball? :PI love how everybody suddenly becomes a huge fan of whatever their country gets a few Olympic medals at for a few weeks every four years.
I thought the US used a different way of counting medals from every other country so they're guaranteed to win. They count the total number of medals not the number of golds which trump the silver and bronzes like every other country.
Originally Posted by tibilicus:
I thought the US used a different way of counting medals from every other country so they're guaranteed to win. They count the total number of medals not the number of golds which trump the silver and bronzes like every other country.
The US has many ways of protecting its ego.I thought the US used a different way of counting medals from every other country so they're guaranteed to win. They count the total number of medals not the number of golds which trump the silver and bronzes like every other country.
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