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02-03-2010, 01:31 PM
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The big and shiny all about the Olympics thread
Yeah yeah, I know this should probably be in sports but whatever. Lets talk about the Olympics!
Which events do you all like? I always let others go first. Hell this time I'll start! Anything with Apollo. Luge or any other event whereas participants lay on their backs. Bobsled! (No you sick people, not for the crashes. It's cool). Skating but only individual events. Will lapse into a coma if forced to watch pairs and God help us NO dancing (unless Americas Best Dance Crew-type of dancing is ever given green light fuhgettaboutit). Ski Jumping or whatever real name is. Downhill. Snowboarding. (Shaun White!) I think that's it. Cannot understand... Slalom. The event itself isn't completely boring but I feel like i have a speech impediment every time i say it. Either that or I've taken too many Xanax or something. Curling which for some reason always makes me think of 3 things... 1. Is this some kinda joke? I mean really, is it? 2. the outer ring of the 7th circle of Dantes Inferno. I know, I know... this might not make sense to some but I'll bet it does to one or two of you. 3. The 2006 TBN Curling team (you know who you are).  It was different when we reinvented it, n'est ce pas? ****** It's a good thing Vic doesn't look down here or Andy would have to explain it. Biathlon. One word. Huh? Okay so please share... what do you like? Hate? Will there be special Olympic Scavatars available and yes the word combination of Special and olympics was an accident... Who is excited? Who couldn't care less? Who roots for the USA only? Who roots for teams based on cuteness or a pathetic number of athletes or for any other weird reason? Anyone? 
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02-03-2010, 01:45 PM
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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02-03-2010, 01:48 PM
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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02-03-2010, 02:57 PM
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02-03-2010, 03:11 PM
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02-03-2010, 04:41 PM
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i'm into the bobsled. the team has it's first chance at gold in 50 years! thanks in part to the Bo-dyn sled project.
http://www.bodynbobsled.com/ i also like the cross-country skiing events. especially the biathlon. what kind of condition do you have to be in to ski, then stop and shoot targets in 3 different intervals?
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"Always keep your heads up and act like champions." Coach Paul Bryant Last edited by ddthetide : 02-04-2010 at 06:25 AM.
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02-03-2010, 04:56 PM
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I'll watch most of the events, but my favorite by far is ski jumping. I like to try to guess the distance just by watching the takeoff. After you watch a bunch of them you can start to get a feel for it.
next would be the downhill and also both types of speed skating. especially that short track version where they whip around. its kind of like horse racing, you have closers and speed types, drafting, strategy, inside and outside lanes, they can get boxed in, photo finishes and sometimes there are fantastic wipeouts and guys that DNF.
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02-03-2010, 07:45 PM
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02-03-2010, 07:48 PM
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i hate that the nhl is on hold for two weeks while the olympics are going on. too bad!
i don't enjoy figure skating, something my mother always tuned into-i don't think any 'sport' that's judged should be included. but then, i always thought skating would be much improved if they threw in a random check once in a while-now that i would watch!
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02-03-2010, 08:41 PM
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My Country needs another Eddie the Eagle Edwards. Any other old people remember him
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02-03-2010, 08:47 PM
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02-03-2010, 09:20 PM
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02-03-2010, 09:27 PM
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02-03-2010, 10:40 PM
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02-03-2010, 10:41 PM
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Nice Scavatar Bigs
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02-04-2010, 12:22 AM
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