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Lindesy Vonn failed at the Olympics and I could be happier about it only if...
February 19, 2018, 05:11 PM
GeorgeairLindesy Vonn failed at the Olympics and I could be happier about it only if...
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family members were all waving rainbow flags but not the American flag
If it had been just rainbow-y bad enough. Instead they'd actually found somewhere who fashioned a stars and strips version in rainbow. Not going to post a pic, but it was as bad a disrespect of the flag as I've seen.
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February 19, 2018, 05:13 PM
darthfusterSeems political corruption has infected everything now. There has developed a great division among the population of the world between those who love liberty for all and those who only love liberty for themselves.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier February 19, 2018, 05:57 PM
IcabodLittle Lindsey is appearing in about 9 commercials. Frankly, she oversold herself and didn't live up to the hype. It used to be that a gold medal winner appeared on a cereal box. Now, before winning anything, they get TV commercials.
“ The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation is slow, laborious and dull. February 19, 2018, 06:07 PM
whanson_wiquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
If there were never again another Olympics, I'd be just fine with that.
I'd like the Olympics reinvented, and see them go back to sports rather than arts.
If you can't measure it objectively - how far the javelin went, how fast the skier went - it's not a sport, it's an art. With art, you end up with blithering twits who get judged "winner" based on "cool" rather than athletes who know outright who won and who didn't.
It wouldn't cure all the idiots flapping their gums, but it would cull the herd of the dancing gibbons.
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February 19, 2018, 06:18 PM
Powers77quote:
Originally posted by whanson_wi:
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Originally posted by parabellum:
If there were never again another Olympics, I'd be just fine with that.
I'd like the Olympics reinvented, and see them go back to sports rather than arts.
If you can't measure it objectively - how far the javelin went, how fast the skier went - it's not a sport, it's an art. With art, you end up with blithering twits who get judged "winner" based on "cool" rather than athletes who know outright who won and who didn't.
It wouldn't cure all the idiots flapping their gums, but it would cull the herd of the dancing gibbons.
Amen, anything requiring a judge is on my not to watch list for the reasons you stated.
IMHO, they have ruined the Olympics. When they changed the rules to include Pros they ruined everything. Yeah, the old East Block used to cheat with their lack of professionals but it made it even more special when we kicked their ass.
February 19, 2018, 06:34 PM
MtnPlinkerquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
If there were never again another Olympics, I'd be just fine with that. I've had it with these pissing, preening prima donnas running their ignorant commie mouths about things they do not understand and which have nothing to do with their little games.
Get a fuckin' job and be quiet
"Spoiled brats" is right. Spot on. What have you done, girly, other than run your fucking mouth about politics, show poorly in the games, and refuse to participate on Saturday because you probably won't win? I don't care what anyone else thinks about you, or how much they adore you. In my book, you're just another loudmouthed, know-nothing spoiled brat loser.
Let's go back to the way the Olympics used to be. That would end much of the vanity on display,
February 19, 2018, 06:36 PM
parabellumWell, as I recall, they played their games buck nekkid.
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February 19, 2018, 06:49 PM
darthfusterI remember when the Olympic broadcast consisted of televised events in full with very little commentary and the athletes kept their opinions to themselves. IIRC somewhere in the 80's there began to be more commentary and less event coverage or the coverage was so chopped up that I couldn't follow it. That is when I quit watching.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier February 19, 2018, 06:51 PM
mr kablammoDid the Greeks compete to the death or merely to maiming? IIRC, in wrestling it was a legit move to grab the other guy's junk to 'win his heart and mind'.
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February 19, 2018, 06:52 PM
parabellumquote:
Originally posted by mr kablammo:
IIRC, in wrestling it was a legit move to grab the other guy's junk to 'win his heart and mind'.
Please, don't get the figure skaters all riled up.
February 19, 2018, 07:06 PM
Ronin1069quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
"But Para, how would you feel if she actually snapped her neck?"
I'd feel like having a fucking sandwich.
That made me laugh really hard!
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February 19, 2018, 07:11 PM
sig77I was rooting against Lindsay Vonn as well. Also, what is the deal with Australian and Bristish announcers on the US coverage? Do we not have good American announcers that can fill the role? That actually may be a loaded question so I digress.
There are 3 kinds of people, those that understand numbers and those that don't. February 19, 2018, 07:18 PM
aparochequote:
Originally posted by mr kablammo:
Did the Greeks compete to the death or merely to maiming? IIRC, in wrestling it was a legit move to grab the other guy's junk to 'win his heart and mind'.
https://youtu.be/GJPZzlOhBmA 
February 19, 2018, 07:19 PM
P220 Smudgequote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
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Originally posted by parabellum:
"But Para, how would you feel if she actually snapped her neck?"
I'd feel like having a fucking sandwich.
That made me laugh really hard!
x2, and thanks for quoting it, I somehow missed it.
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February 19, 2018, 07:46 PM
nhtagmemberI think this latest gaggle of self-absorbed 'athletes' has simply demonstrated that the federal government should eliminate any and all funding for olympic sports and training facilities
you wanna be an 'limpic athlete' - then pay for it yourself
and better yet, it would be great if President Trump simply sent a few invites to some of the athletes but ignore the others...
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February 19, 2018, 07:59 PM
ersatzknarfquote:
Originally posted by pbslinger:
The hills are alive, with the sounds of necks snapping. Lindsay Vonn shutyurfuckin Trapp.
That's "comedy gold" right there, i don' care who ya' are; git r dun !
February 19, 2018, 08:05 PM
redleg2/9"Hahahaha maybe she won’t get any more endorsements and fade off into the skiing sunset...."
I'm sure that if she dropped to her knees, Tiger would take her back.
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February 19, 2018, 08:23 PM
Doc H.Bring back the ROMAN Games, say, for 100 days. I have some candidates in mind. Attendance and participation are, of course, mandatory. In the Arena, everyone is equal....
"And gentlemen in England now abed, shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's Day" February 19, 2018, 09:47 PM
JR78Been a while since we’ve seen Para this fired up.
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February 19, 2018, 09:55 PM
HRKquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
Well, as I recall, they played their games buck nekkid.
Well the swimmers in the summer games are all gonna be complaining about shrinkage