Opening Ceremonies

[Echewta]

Did anyone else watch the opening to the Olympics on Friday night? In HD? Holy smokes. One of the most amazing things I've ever seen.

[Loppfessor]

I'm boycotting the Olympics...I'm telling people it's because of Tibet/human rights/etc...but it's mostly cus I think they're lame

[alruggs]

It was pretty phenomenal. It even caught my dog's attention.

[RobMoney$]

Dude, Mens 4X100 swimming was one of the best Olympic events I've ever seen.


I only have one pet peeve with the Olympics, but it's a biggie.
You cannot represent a country in the Olympics if you aren't from that country. It's ruining it.

[Kid Presentable]

You cannot represent a country in the Olympics if you aren't from that country. It's ruining it.
Did America not send any white people?

[Lyman Zerga]

i wanted to see it but i was at mc donalds around that time

damn those curly fries!

[RobMoney$]

Did America not send any white people?

Like most of the time you post something...:confused::confused::confused:


I was mostly talking about the Americans playing for other countries.

[camo]

It makes me wonder what we're going to do for 2012. How can we follow that?

Can you sense the lack of faith I have for my nation? :D

[gbsuey]

I say we should take the gazillion trillion £££s it's gonna take to try (and most likely fail) to beat that shit nd maybe use it so some of the world can have some CLEAN WATER TO DRINK. for fucks sake. i'd sooner see them clean up the thames to swim or dive in. or sort out the roads to run along. Not build some huge new stadium that'll be used for what afterwards? i'm not against the olympics-i think they're bloody great actually but i think they should chill on the flashy shit.

[mikizee]

Australia is currently coming 4th in the medal tally. (5 medals so far).

Considering our tiny population (15 million, maybe a bit more), it means we are the greatest sporting nation on the planet.

I just did some sums, if we had the same population as the US, we would currently have 243 medals.

If we had the same population as China, our current medal tally would stand at 1064.

We rule.

[b-grrrlie]

I'm boycotting the Olympics...I'm telling people it's because of Tibet/human rights/etc...but it's mostly cus I think they're lame
Me too, for the same reasons.
The way they've treated local people is scandalous, wiping their houses and fields just for these games
and the promises of compensation have just been thin air :mad:

[camo]

We need to add 'stabbing' to the roster of events, possibly Javelin stabbing. We'd win gold for sure. Maybe the 4x100 relay could be a knife instead of a baton? More knifes for 2012 I say.

[Kid Presentable]

Australia is currently coming 4th in the medal tally. (5 medals so far).

Considering our tiny population (15 million, maybe a bit more), it means we are the greatest sporting nation on the planet.

I just did some sums, if we had the same population as the US, we would currently have 243 medals.

If we had the same population as China, our current medal tally would stand at 1064.

We rule.
Why are you proud of that? What did you do?

Plus aren't your figures wrong because of all the money in our federal budgets that go into sports and sports research? I don't think anybody in the world spends what Australia does (relatively speaking).

[Lyman Zerga]

i never liked the chinese

[camo]

all the money in our federal budgets that go into sports and sports research? I don't think anybody in the world spends what Australia does (relatively speaking).

We really envy that, I've seen it written a few times that (thinking forward) the UK needs to employ the same methods and find similar funding.

We never see past football at school level.

[mikizee]

Why are you proud of that? What did you do?

Plus aren't your figures wrong because of all the money in our federal budgets that go into sports and sports research? I don't think anybody in the world spends what Australia does (relatively speaking).


Well we don't spend money on the river murray, thats for sure.

What did I do? Sweet fuck all. Thats part and parcel of being a sports loving couch potato. Hop on the gravy train.

Is it wrong to be proud of one's country? I mean I think patriotism is a disease, but not being proud of your country's sporting achievements is un-australian quite frankly.

[Kid Presentable]

Yeah I dunno. It's cool that people win, or like your team does good. But I don't consider myself to rule because of some pricks in swimcaps.

[mikizee]

Yeah I dunno. It's cool that people win, or like your team does good. But I don't consider myself to rule because of some pricks in swimcaps.

Traitor!

[gbsuey]

We need to add 'stabbing' to the roster of events, possibly Javelin stabbing. We'd win gold for sure. Maybe the 4x100 relay could be a knife instead of a baton? More knifes for 2012 I say.

we may even hit silver for"shooting in the back of the head someone completely innocent and unrelated to you". seems to be an up and coming skill here too.

or giving someone chlamidia

or drinking competitions.we should def. do good at that.

or who can aquire the best stuff whilst living on the dole.

think i'm becoming a wee bit jaded about our fair isle

[Kid Presentable]

Traitor!

Heh. It's the latent Kiwi in me.

[mikizee]

have u seen the little whale cartoon on youtube?

its quite the funny.

[Echewta]

News Flash.

No matter where the Olympics are held, there are going to be some serious issues with the hosting nation. Or the nations that win the most medals. Or the fact that Coca-Cola will be all over it. Or that McCain will run his stupid commercials bashing Obama.

Not to say that people shouldn't be concerned about whats being addressed here as important issues but seriously. The Olympics are one of the few cool get the world together kinda of stuff. Enjoy the moment.

If anything, the Olympics in China has brought even more attention to Tibet.

And you missed the 4X100 mens swimming that Rob brought up that was absolutely stunning.

[jabumbo]

News Flash.

No matter where the Olympics are held, there are going to be some serious issues with the hosting nation. Or the nations that win the most medals. Or the fact that Coca-Cola will be all over it. Or that McCain will run his stupid commercials bashing Obama.



Well according to our wonderful president, America has no problems! We are doing just fine here, bub.



and yeah, that swim relay was pretty amazing. suck it, france!

[mikizee]

dammit we were winning on the first leg!

[jabumbo]

dammit we were winning on the first leg!


thats where that deeper population pool comes in handy!

[Yeti]

The opening ceremony was unbelievable.

That relay race last night was crazy. It can be seen on MSNBC or NBC's website.

I guess when the Frenchie said they would smash the Americans he meant up until he hit the pool.

[TAL]

i wanted to see it but i was at mc donalds around that time

damn those curly fries!

You were there for 4.5 hours?

[fucktopgirl]

i wanted to see it but i was at mc donalds around that time

damn those curly fries!

Did you know that those fries are not fries actually, they just don't disintegrated.

But yea, the opening ceremony where awesome, no doubt about it. The chinese have a spectacular culture.

[Echewta]

You were there for 4.5 hours?

They were really curly.

[Loppfessor]

I say we should take the gazillion trillion £££s it's gonna take to try (and most likely fail) to beat that shit nd maybe use it so some of the world can have some CLEAN WATER TO DRINK. for fucks sake. i'd sooner see them clean up the thames to swim or dive in. or sort out the roads to run along. Not build some huge new stadium that'll be used for what afterwards? i'm not against the olympics-i think they're bloody great actually but i think they should chill on the flashy shit.


that's actually a great idea...I'd support a scaled down version of the olympics if it meant that money went to a better cause

[Lyman Zerga]

They were really curly.

damn straight!

[Junker]

I just hope we win gold medals in men and women's football and volleyball.

[roosta]

LOL, part of opening ceremony was CGI'd... (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2534499/Beijing-Olympic-2008-opening-ceremony-giant-firework-footprints-faked.html)

[Loppfessor]

LOL, part of opening ceremony was CGI'd... (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2534499/Beijing-Olympic-2008-opening-ceremony-giant-firework-footprints-faked.html)

Yeah I was gonna post that yesterday but didn't want to rain on anyone's parade

[Echewta]

oh no. Olympic epic fail. :rolleyes:

[Documad]

It was amazing, but now you're bothering me. I forgot that I had an HD option and I watched
it on normal TV. :( Fuck I'm not used to watching sports so I forgot about HD.

[Randetica]

dont hurt echewta's olympic feelings :(

[mikizee]

I missed the whole opening ceremony.

So it was good?

[icy manipulator]

it's always good cheering for someone you've never heard of just coz they're from your country. yeah i'm pretty proud of how well we've done so far, but i laughed at Grant Hackett when he got ass raped in the 400 freestyle, he's a douche.

hurry up and get to the friggin track and field tho!

[insertnamehere]

i'm pretty sure no one cared at all about swimming until sydney. now everyone is all about it.

i still say gymnastics is the best, though

[RobMoney$]

Can someone tell me why the Divers and Swimmers love to take so many showers? It's not that I mind watching the 20yo female synchronized divers shower together, but it's like as soon as they all get out of the pool they immediatley all run over to get a shower.

I'm sure there's a legit reason for it.

[kaiser soze]

to wash off their sweat?

[Audio.]

even though I'm not supporting the Olympics by being one of the millions tuning in to jump their rating or go on about corporations supporting the event...mm I think what I do is just watch the Olympics in a non-profit thingy. Youtube. (y)

[Kid Presentable]

Given that TV ratings are measured by homes with peoplemeters (and assuming your home doesn't have a peoplemeter), you'll probably contribute more to their 'rating' by watching it in a measurable medium like the internet.

[roosta]

CGI or no CGI it was still amazing.

And the CGI they did do was pretty minimal in the context of all the other stuff.

[ms.peachy]

i still say gymnastics is the best, though

I can't watch gymnastics. All I see is child abuse.

[Loppfessor]

even though I'm not supporting the Olympics by being one of the millions tuning in to jump their rating or go on about corporations supporting the event...mm I think what I do is just watch the Olympics in a non-profit thingy. Youtube. (y)

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure youtube isn't a non-profit oranization

[TAL]

Can someone tell me why the Divers and Swimmers love to take so many showers? It's not that I mind watching the 20yo female synchronized divers shower together, but it's like as soon as they all get out of the pool they immediatley all run over to get a shower.

I'm sure there's a legit reason for it.

Chlorine.

[Audio.]

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure youtube isn't a non-profit oranization

damn. Well, hopefully I'll find some bootleg around the net.

[RobMoney$]

Chlorine.


I considered that, but they seem to shower for an abnormally long time for just chlorine. And wouldn't one shower after the event is over suffice for washing chlorine off?

I think there's more to it than just that, like they're either warming up, or cooling off,
...or having a wet suit reduces their splash by three water droplets upon entering the water or something along those lines.

[Echewta]

We get the benefit of usually seeing the matches edited for television. I don't believe they go up right after each other and if you are diving against 20 teams, you got a while to wait. Chlorine can dry your skin out as well as make your hair turn colors. I assume they wash off because they have a long wait.

Plus, who wouldn't do whatever it took for soft skin?

[TurdBerglar]

it seems like every swimming event the world record is getting completely smashed. i don't remember it ever being like that before. what the fuck did the chinese put in the water?

[Bob]

cats

[insertnamehere]

phelps is a beast, thats all there is to it

i estimate its because he eats a lot of bananas

[roosta]

Olympic Ceremony Blue Screen of Death! (http://gizmodo.com/5035456/blue-screen-of-death-strikes-birds-nest-during-opening-ceremonies-torch-lighting)

Oh dear.

[gbsuey]

I could have dreamt it but i'm sure i saw a news clip yesterday talking 'bout the girl who did the solo at the opening ceremony-that she was miming. the girl who was really singing may not have been so "cute" or something??

i was so happy to see a little girl being such a focal point in it seeing as girls aren't as valued as boys due to the one baby only thing. (i'm really good at saying the wrong thing so if that's offensive it's certainly not meant that way*covers head with arms incase of furious backlash*)

[ms.peachy]

I could have dreamt it but i'm sure i saw a news clip yesterday talking 'bout the girl who did the solo at the opening ceremony-that she was miming. the girl who was really singing may not have been so "cute" or something??


I read that as well. Apparently the girl who actually sang was not 'perfect' and it would not have been 'what is best for the country' to have the less-than-perfect girl's face seen around the world.

Nice.

[gbsuey]

Nice indeed-it's like milli vanilli all over again

[Kid Presentable]

Even Roger Waters has a backing track. Blame this one on Eazy E and be done with it.

[alruggs]

I considered that, but they seem to shower for an abnormally long time for just chlorine. And wouldn't one shower after the event is over suffice for washing chlorine off?

I think there's more to it than just that, like they're either warming up, or cooling off,
...or having a wet suit reduces their splash by three water droplets upon entering the water or something along those lines.

Solved! (http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/The-mystery-of-the-showering-divers?urn=oly,100472)

[icy manipulator]

it seems like every swimming event the world record is getting completely smashed. i don't remember it ever being like that before. what the fuck did the chinese put in the water?

it's the suits they wear. all the old farts who's records keep getting broken are having a whinge about them