The 2008 Summer Olympics

Crazy IX · 08-10-2008, 09:21 PM

So.... Is anyone watching? I really liked the opening ceremonies. The preformers had to have trained for a very long time to pull that off.

Lets try to keep this focused on the events please. I'm looking forward to fencing, I hope NBC shows some of it.

-Crazy

Squallmuzza · 08-10-2008, 10:27 PM

Omg, did you watch the gymnastics? Most of them fucked up really badly, it as quite shameful tbh.

Still love watching it, tight leotards innit

.

But yeah I shall be watching, martial arts type stuff, all the gymnasticy sorta stuff, volleyball, badminton. Might dip into odd bits here and there.

Not a huge fan tbh.

Tycho238 · 08-11-2008, 09:04 AM

Yesterday was the first time I had ever watched water polo.

Crazy IX · 08-11-2008, 12:18 PM

The Womens water polo match between the US and China was actually pretty exciting. It went down to the wire with the US winning.

I hope they actually show some fencing this time around.

-Crazy

Osiris · 08-11-2008, 10:43 PM

Swimming was live tonight in which the United States Men's and Women's won several gold medals in a row, in addition to several silver and bronze medals. Michael Phelps was first place in two events only 55 minutes apart of one another and set a world record. Amazing.

GO USA!

Lockedge · 08-12-2008, 03:43 AM

All I want Canada to do this Olympics is win 3 rowing events. I don't care which. Just three. We're a dominant rowing country, but when it comes to the Olympics, we die off instead of staying pace and sticking with the Danes and whatnot. It's almost embarrassing how anti-clutch my country is in major international competition. Perdita Felicien can't run this Olympics, stumbled last olympics. Jeremy Wotherspoon, arguably the best longtrack speedskater in modern history, yet he fell in the 2002 and kinda choked in the 2006 olympics with terrible starts off the blocks.

I mean, I feel for Canadian athletes and their perennial underachieving, because all I do is watch the TV. They're the ones who make a career of this and carry the weight of a country on their shoulders. I just...I wish we could just live up to the hype. Last summer olympics, our mens' eights in rowing went in #1 in the world, and were atrocious 5th(well, not ATROCIOUS, but considering they had mopped the floor with the competition for months and months beforehand....). This happens all the time here in Canada. When we held the Montreal olympics, we didn't even win a Gold medal! 5 Silver, Six Bronze. Dreadful for a hosting country, and ever since, we've had this uncanny plague of bad luck/performance.

/rant

The USA men's swimming 4x100m relay was amazing. Did the US anchor switch to butterfly at the end or something. He was suddenly just going all out and wailing on the water to propel himself forward.

***Edgar*** · 08-12-2008, 06:57 AM

I don't even want to watch it, after all the shit China has done to make this thing happen. It makes me angry thinking about it.

**Angel Della Notte** · 08-12-2008, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squallmuzza

Still love watching it, tight leotards innit

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Kinda creepy since the Chinese team looked like they were 13. (Yes I know you have to be 16 to compete)

omnibreak · 08-12-2008, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy IX

The Womens water polo match between the US and China was actually pretty exciting. It went down to the wire with the US winning.

I hope they actually show some fencing this time around.

-Crazy

The fencing is already over at least the women's is. USA took the gold, silver, and bronze. The US is doing pretty good so far. I was hoping to check out the martial arts competitions but I think they're hosting those online which sucks because i don't have a regular computer at the moment.

Squallmuzza · 08-12-2008, 02:38 PM

God yeah I thought that! Watching the gymnastics and I thought they were like the underage cheerleaders or something.
Quite disturbing...

Crazy IX · 08-13-2008, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omnibreak

The fencing is already over at least the women's is. USA took the gold, silver, and bronze. The US is doing pretty good so far. I was hoping to check out the martial arts competitions but I think they're hosting those online which sucks because i don't have a regular computer at the moment.

Yeah, I saw the winners get interviewed. Oddly enough, I'm getting tired of Swimming already. I'm suprised to realize that I love Water polo though.

-Crazy

LoraHup · 11-30-2009, 10:44 AM

Not really. Every day I wake up, its the same thing over again. However, my car is getting slower and I cant figure out why- maybe that has something to do with the end?

LoraHup · 11-30-2009, 06:02 PM

The US government lost my trust with the wire-tapping scandal. Ill side with Google.

Honestly though, I think the US government lost my trust long before the wire tapping. Perhaps it was when they forced their allegiance on Jose Marti and then snatched up the Philippines.

Or perhaps it was when they tarred and feather those loyalists. That was before there was a US government though, wasnt it?

Seems they never had my trust.

08-10-2008, 10:27 PM	#2
Squallmuzza Italian Stallion... Innit Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Over there, near the bushes. Posts: 2,217	Omg, did you watch the gymnastics? Most of them fucked up really badly, it as quite shameful tbh. Still love watching it, tight leotards innit . But yeah I shall be watching, martial arts type stuff, all the gymnasticy sorta stuff, volleyball, badminton. Might dip into odd bits here and there. Not a huge fan tbh. __________________ Mikeido-san.... You rock. http://www.soundclick.com/drayisadj The best amateur music I've ever heard. http://www.netcave.co.uk The site I'm currently DJing for. Tune in! When you die, there will be three things on your headstone. A birth date, a dash and a death date. Make sure people remember you for the dash inbetween. Through-out life, you will have more bad experiences than good, but the good, when they come, far outweigh the bad.

08-11-2008, 09:04 AM	#3
Tycho238 Motion Graphics-er Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Virtual Reality Posts: 3,157	Yesterday was the first time I had ever watched water polo. __________________ Member of the Mandalorian Mercenaries Star Wars Costuming Club

08-11-2008, 10:43 PM	#5
Osiris November Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,327	Swimming was live tonight in which the United States Men's and Women's won several gold medals in a row, in addition to several silver and bronze medals. Michael Phelps was first place in two events only 55 minutes apart of one another and set a world record. Amazing. GO USA! __________________ وقف كونها الكلبه

08-12-2008, 03:43 AM	#6
Lockedge Set Yourself On Fire Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SE Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,464	All I want Canada to do this Olympics is win 3 rowing events. I don't care which. Just three. We're a dominant rowing country, but when it comes to the Olympics, we die off instead of staying pace and sticking with the Danes and whatnot. It's almost embarrassing how anti-clutch my country is in major international competition. Perdita Felicien can't run this Olympics, stumbled last olympics. Jeremy Wotherspoon, arguably the best longtrack speedskater in modern history, yet he fell in the 2002 and kinda choked in the 2006 olympics with terrible starts off the blocks. I mean, I feel for Canadian athletes and their perennial underachieving, because all I do is watch the TV. They're the ones who make a career of this and carry the weight of a country on their shoulders. I just...I wish we could just live up to the hype. Last summer olympics, our mens' eights in rowing went in #1 in the world, and were atrocious 5th(well, not ATROCIOUS, but considering they had mopped the floor with the competition for months and months beforehand....). This happens all the time here in Canada. When we held the Montreal olympics, we didn't even win a Gold medal! 5 Silver, Six Bronze. Dreadful for a hosting country, and ever since, we've had this uncanny plague of bad luck/performance. /rant The USA men's swimming 4x100m relay was amazing. Did the US anchor switch to butterfly at the end or something. He was suddenly just going all out and wailing on the water to propel himself forward. __________________

08-12-2008, 06:57 AM	#7
*Edgar* Head Administrator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Europe Posts: 4,331	I don't even want to watch it, after all the shit China has done to make this thing happen. It makes me angry thinking about it. __________________

08-10-2008, 09:21 PM	#1
Crazy IX Another AO Dragoon Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Virginia, U.S.A. Posts: 2,973	The 2008 Summer Olympics So.... Is anyone watching? I really liked the opening ceremonies. The preformers had to have trained for a very long time to pull that off. Lets try to keep this focused on the events please. I'm looking forward to fencing, I hope NBC shows some of it. -Crazy

08-11-2008, 12:18 PM	#4
Crazy IX Another AO Dragoon Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Virginia, U.S.A. Posts: 2,973	The Womens water polo match between the US and China was actually pretty exciting. It went down to the wire with the US winning. I hope they actually show some fencing this time around. -Crazy

08-12-2008, 02:38 PM	#10
Squallmuzza Italian Stallion... Innit Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Over there, near the bushes. Posts: 2,217	God yeah I thought that! Watching the gymnastics and I thought they were like the underage cheerleaders or something. Quite disturbing... __________________ Mikeido-san.... You rock. http://www.soundclick.com/drayisadj The best amateur music I've ever heard. http://www.netcave.co.uk The site I'm currently DJing for. Tune in! When you die, there will be three things on your headstone. A birth date, a dash and a death date. Make sure people remember you for the dash inbetween. Through-out life, you will have more bad experiences than good, but the good, when they come, far outweigh the bad.

11-30-2009, 10:44 AM	#12
LoraHup Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 11	The 2008 Summer Oly Not really. Every day I wake up, its the same thing over again. However, my car is getting slower and I cant figure out why- maybe that has something to do with the end? __________________ Ëþäè õóæå, ÷åì ìû î íèõ äóìàåì

11-30-2009, 06:02 PM	#13
LoraHup Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 11	The 2008 Summer Oly The US government lost my trust with the wire-tapping scandal. Ill side with Google. Honestly though, I think the US government lost my trust long before the wire tapping. Perhaps it was when they forced their allegiance on Jose Marti and then snatched up the Philippines. Or perhaps it was when they tarred and feather those loyalists. That was before there was a US government though, wasnt it? Seems they never had my trust. __________________ Ëþäè õóæå, ÷åì ìû î íèõ äóìàåì

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