I am watching the Olympics right now and
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tigerjen
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The Games only just started....will get better!
hiya Siren!
I hear what you are saying....but it is only the start of the
Games.....I know it will get better. I'm not sure what
fave events you enjoy watching, but I know one event
for sure, hockey, will be on CNBC or MSNBC (have to check
the listings!). I know that some people are already making
assumptions that its not as exciting, but its only the beginning.
If you like, I invite you to join up on my thread here on the
General Board in regards to the Olympics:
http://www.literotica.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=67253
also for any up-to-the- min. coverage on the Games....
you can check out www.nbcolympics.com
Hope to see ya on the thread!
tigerjen
Siren said:
hiya Siren!
I hear what you are saying....but it is only the start of the
Games.....I know it will get better. I'm not sure what
fave events you enjoy watching, but I know one event
for sure, hockey, will be on CNBC or MSNBC (have to check
the listings!). I know that some people are already making
assumptions that its not as exciting, but its only the beginning.
If you like, I invite you to join up on my thread here on the
General Board in regards to the Olympics:
http://www.literotica.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=67253
also for any up-to-the- min. coverage on the Games....
you can check out www.nbcolympics.com
Hope to see ya on the thread!
tigerjen
JazzManJim
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Re: yea I know yu got that thread going
This looks about like the place for this post.
I didn't watch much of the Opening Cermonies, mostly because I was out deliering pizzas to folks who were.
But when I got home I turned on the TV and saw....a male figure skater with some sort of flames coming fron his skates.
My first thought when I saw that was: "Well there you go. Proof that male figure skaters are flamers!"
As I told someone later that night, "Nothing says Olympic competition like a figure skater on fire..."
Siren said:
This looks about like the place for this post.
I didn't watch much of the Opening Cermonies, mostly because I was out deliering pizzas to folks who were.
But when I got home I turned on the TV and saw....a male figure skater with some sort of flames coming fron his skates.
My first thought when I saw that was: "Well there you go. Proof that male figure skaters are flamers!"
As I told someone later that night, "Nothing says Olympic competition like a figure skater on fire..."
tigerjen
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You're welcome, Siren
Hey, I respect your opinion, and others, though I may
not always agree.
I think what was real cool that some of the countries
paid tribute by carrying little American flags as they
marched in...I know the French carried in little flags with
their tri-color on one side, and our Stars and Stripes
on the other.
I will agree with the statement of the Olympics should
be a time of joy and celebration though....in a way,
it was.
tigerjen
Hey, I respect your opinion, and others, though I may
not always agree.
I think what was real cool that some of the countries
paid tribute by carrying little American flags as they
marched in...I know the French carried in little flags with
their tri-color on one side, and our Stars and Stripes
on the other.
I will agree with the statement of the Olympics should
be a time of joy and celebration though....in a way,
it was.
tigerjen
Mensa
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Re: yea I know yu got that thread going
Sorry, Siren, but I have to call you on that one. I think the Salt Lake City Organizing Committee did a magnificent job on the opening ceremonies. I, too, was hesitant because I thought it was going to be another Atlanta with wall-to-wall American patriotism.
They said they wanted to honour all those from many nations who perished at the WTC. The balance between American patriotism and International celebration was damn near perfect.
I take my hat off to them, they put on a wonderful show.
Siren said:
Sorry, Siren, but I have to call you on that one. I think the Salt Lake City Organizing Committee did a magnificent job on the opening ceremonies. I, too, was hesitant because I thought it was going to be another Atlanta with wall-to-wall American patriotism.
They said they wanted to honour all those from many nations who perished at the WTC. The balance between American patriotism and International celebration was damn near perfect.
I take my hat off to them, they put on a wonderful show.
tigerjen
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Found this article....
in regards to what Siren and some others have been
talking about.
link:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/703512.asp?0cb=-41d41355#BODY
I found it quite an interesting read.
Check it out!
tigerjen
in regards to what Siren and some others have been
talking about.
link:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/703512.asp?0cb=-41d41355#BODY
I found it quite an interesting read.
Check it out!
tigerjen
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Personally, I've been watching the games, but haven't really been that interested until tonight. I did get a bit more interested when the commentators on the Pair's Free Skate said that the judges had made bad calls, and even said that they were flat out wrong. It was the first time anyone I have spoken to thus far can remember hearing them comment on the judging like that.
tigerjen
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The judges are real dumb!
I already commented in my Olympic thread about tonight's
skating event.....but I will say my piece here too....
Really sad.....the Canadians did an awesome skate,
and still got the silver There is subjectivity among
some of those judges for sure.....really terrible.
You could see how upset Sale was....had to keep dabbing
her eyes to keep the tears back.......don't know how she
kept her composure throughout the medal ceremony....
had real courage to hold her head high.
I've always loved ice skating in the Olympics.......but
I think for the first time tonight ever a competition
that got judged like this made me really angry.......
tigerjen
I already commented in my Olympic thread about tonight's
skating event.....but I will say my piece here too....
Really sad.....the Canadians did an awesome skate,
and still got the silver
There is subjectivity amongsome of those judges for sure.....really terrible.
You could see how upset Sale was....had to keep dabbing
her eyes to keep the tears back.......don't know how she
kept her composure throughout the medal ceremony....
had real courage to hold her head high.
I've always loved ice skating in the Olympics.......but
I think for the first time tonight ever a competition
that got judged like this made me really angry.......
tigerjen
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Elizabeth said:Just adding that I thought the Canadian pair was totally shafted. They were flawless. Their preformance was beautiful and graceful. No way did the Russians deserve that gold medal.
Nor did the other Russian Couple deserve Fourth, especially when compared with the US. That they gave the Chinese (with all of those mistakes) very close marks to the Canadians (the judges who voted Sale and her partner second), just showed me that there was something going on there. Personally, I'd call for an investigation.
tigerjen
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An investigation should be in order!!
Hey, with all that hype going on with the media saying
that the Russians could be toppled from their "dynasty"
in pairs....who knows what thoughts were going thru
the judges minds......
I second that......I would demand an investigation!
Who else agrees?
tigerjen
Elizabeth said:
Hey, with all that hype going on with the media saying
that the Russians could be toppled from their "dynasty"
in pairs....who knows what thoughts were going thru
the judges minds......
I second that......I would demand an investigation!
Who else agrees?
tigerjen
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Re: they wont do anything, just moan alot as usual
At one point, didn't they actually suspend the Soviet Judges? It was mentioned in passing, and I never did get a chance to find out. (Ok, I admit it, I'm not old enough to remember most of the Olympics that have happened in my time.)
Siren said:but as long as you allow double upped judging by soviets with strong alliances to each other still..........
such as Russia and Ukranine
you get two votes instead of one.
and wow guess what?
they vote for Russians over others.
big surprise.
They need to give the Russian Republic one judge
either Russian or Ukrainian.
But not both.
That is like giving USA an east coast and west coast judge.
wow, think maybe we might give two votes to USA?
it dont take a rocket scientist to figure this out folks.
At one point, didn't they actually suspend the Soviet Judges? It was mentioned in passing, and I never did get a chance to find out. (Ok, I admit it, I'm not old enough to remember most of the Olympics that have happened in my time.)
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Comment on Pairs skating..
was talking to a friend this morning and I have a comment on the whole Silver going to the best skaters....
you also have to look at the Russian pair that went after the American's and knocked them out of contention, the commentators said they weren't as good as the Americans were...so basically I think we can chalk the pairs medal fuckup to bad officiating...
And then there's the theory that I came up with this morning....
look into history....American and Canadian pairs are always (well almost always) a much more attractive pair...good looking guys and gals, and they never ever win....conspiracy?? look at the judges they're always ugly old people!!!!!
take it for what it's worth, just a little bit of humor for an otherwise horribly officiated olympics...
was talking to a friend this morning and I have a comment on the whole Silver going to the best skaters....
you also have to look at the Russian pair that went after the American's and knocked them out of contention, the commentators said they weren't as good as the Americans were...so basically I think we can chalk the pairs medal fuckup to bad officiating...
And then there's the theory that I came up with this morning....
look into history....American and Canadian pairs are always (well almost always) a much more attractive pair...good looking guys and gals, and they never ever win....conspiracy?? look at the judges they're always ugly old people!!!!!
take it for what it's worth, just a little bit of humor for an otherwise horribly officiated olympics...
