Olympics Discussion Thread

[Mercator]

Nope, or not during the olympics anyway. The commentator said Gebrselassie thought it was too hot in Athens. But he's going to make a world record attempt in the Amsterdam marathon.

[Kropotkin]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Looks like I actually do have to explain it to you.

You're so funny when someone pokes at you. So I'll quote the smilies legend just for fun: "roll eyes (sarcastic)". But I really can't see what a yellow circle with a face has to do with ones ability to deal with the english language.

I can't really help if i hurt your delicate feelings with my first remark so you had to go all besserwisser over me. As if you seriously could be so dumb as to think that I didn't know that Taipei was the same thing as Taiwan.

Yes, I know you're gonna come back at me with some other lame response but it tires me now.

[Imran Siddiqui]

So I'll quote the smilies legend just for fun: "roll eyes (sarcastic)".

Drake is PWNED!

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by Mercator
Nope, or not during the olympics anyway. The commentator said Gebrselassie thought it was too hot in Athens. But he's going to make a world record attempt in the Amsterdam marathon.

Thats what I must have heard part of.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

So I'll quote the smilies legend just for fun: "roll eyes (sarcastic)".

Drake is PWNED!

Why, of course he was.

[Chemical Ollie]

GOOOLLLD !!!

Carolina Klüft wins the women's heptatlon with an outstanding lead of 500+ above the 2nd. Some say the winners of the heptatlon (women) and decatlon (men) are the best athletes in the World. Those multi-sporters normally have their career peak around 30. Carolina Klüft is 21 and already unbeatable.

When someone in any sport is that supreme, you would expect doping, but Carolina Klüft is currently the most tested person in the World, and proven totally clean. No faked motorcycle accidents there.

Sweden, Sweden, Sweden!!!!

[Monk]

Originally posted by Chemical Ollie Sweden, Sweden, Sweden!!!!

Oh yeah? Well, do you have four medals in total yet, or what?

ah well, okay, I guess, congratulations anyway

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Monk


Oh yeah? Well, do you have four medals in total yet, or what?

ah well, okay, I guess, congratulations anyway

We will very likely have at least 4 golds when this is over, yes. So far we have 2 medals (gold in women's heptatlon and bronze in womens sailing)

Women's heptatlon, men's Hop-Step-Jump (or whatever it's called) and men's high jump would be considered a failure if we didn't win. Then we have good chances to win gold in any of the following, as our atletes are among the 5 best in the world in these sports: women's long jump (is that the correct English word?), women's football, men's table tennis, men's pole jump, men's wrestling, horse jumping, and a few others I can't remember by heart.

[Winston]

Sweden

Why can't you settle for bronze like the rest of us?

[Kropotkin]

It's really the privilege of countries with yellow in our flag. If our participants hadn't picked up a gold, they would get one back with their deposits when they leave the Olympic Village.

[pg]

does anyone understand gymnastic scoring? i don't even think the judges do...

[Imran Siddiqui]

It seems like it, especially with the controversy of the men's all-around gymnastics, where the South Korean athlete should have won gold because his routine had a difficulty of 10.0 and not a 9.9.

[Chilean President™]

GOLD!!!

[Winston]

Texas

[Drake Tungsten]

So I'll quote the smilies legend just for fun: "roll eyes (sarcastic)". But I really can't see what a yellow circle with a face has to do with ones ability to deal with the english language.

See, that was proper usage and has nothing to do with sarcasm...