Olympics thread

Lord Tim · August 9th, 2008, 01:07 PM

Well, I personally don't care a real lot about the Olympics myself but I figured there'd be a few people who may be interested in discussing some of the events or politics or smog or whatever, so here - for anyone who actually gives a damn, have a damn thread!

Korensky · August 9th, 2008, 01:41 PM

GOOOOOOO AUSSIE WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM (especially number 10)

JetHead · August 9th, 2008, 09:38 PM

hehehehehe. Hackett just finished 6th in the 400m freestyle

Go Stephanie Rice

and the Olyroos...its a longshot but if they tighten up there defense they can come away with a point.

Celestial-Todd · August 9th, 2008, 09:56 PM

Is anyone really surprised by Hackett's performance though? I wouldn't be shocked if he gets knocked over in the 1500 as well

Rick · August 9th, 2008, 09:57 PM

Nice job by Stephanie.

Hackett isn't a 400m swimmer though; the 1500 is what he does best.

Winmar · August 9th, 2008, 11:48 PM

Is the opening ceremony likely to be replayed at all? I was too busy getting tanked at the pub to see it.

JetHead · August 10th, 2008, 01:29 AM

Mate you missed out on something special...if you can only see one part of it make it the beginning with the drums. The precision involved to pull something like that off is staggering, esp considering they had no backing tape to keep in time with.

Fuck me Im running on 3hrs sleep and I just found out that the Olyroos, the Boomers and the hockyroos are all in action tonight! GO AUSSIE!!!

cro4eva · August 10th, 2008, 02:29 AM

Does anyone know if the Australia - Croatia game in Basketball is going to be televised, I am dieing to watch it and I don't see it on the program?

Rick · August 10th, 2008, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JetHead

Mate you missed out on something special...if you can only see one part of it make it the beginning with the drums. The precision involved to pull something like that off is staggering, esp considering they had no backing tape to keep in time with.

That is basically the definition of Chinas communism; they all had earpieces though. It was basically a 'watch how robotic we can be' display.

JetHead · August 10th, 2008, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cro4eva

Does anyone know if the Australia - Croatia game in Basketball is going to be televised, I am dieing to watch it and I don't see it on the program?

7 should be showing it at 10pm im keen to watch this game as well

I tell ya what I fucking hate...when SBS and 7 show the EXACT same coverage at the same time...bloody cycling

cro4eva · August 10th, 2008, 04:16 AM

What pisses me off...Just now they had an ad during Australia - Argentina and they come back and all you here is "What a magnificent save from the keeper" and I am sitting there going WTF just happend?

This is football, tension is always being built you can't just stop it mid way!

7 isn't showing the basketball it isn't in the program list and SBS isn't showing it either. I got to find a live stream from Croatia then.

EDIT: Scratch that, 7 just said they are showing the basketball...YAY!!! Here's hoping Croatia win, would be a great day.

A win in the water polo and handball so far.

Awake_In_Animosity · August 10th, 2008, 04:20 AM

Four words. Women's Beach Volley Ball

Goreripper · August 10th, 2008, 05:46 AM

Korensky · August 10th, 2008, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winmar

Is the opening ceremony likely to be replayed at all? I was too busy getting tanked at the pub to see it.

I've seen a whole bunch of torrents running where you can download it. It shouldn't be hard to find.

monophonic · August 10th, 2008, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Awake_In_Animosity

Four words. Women's Beach Volley Ball

Im more of a winter olympics fan but the womens beach volley makes the normal olympics worth watching. Same with the womens gymnastics but they arent dressed is such revealing atire.

cro4eva · August 10th, 2008, 09:08 AM

Well got to watch one quarter of the basketball. Go Croatia 92 - 87! Looking good to go far in the basketball.

Mean Machine · August 10th, 2008, 10:15 PM

Great swim by Trickett in the 100m butterfly. And it's always fantastic to see two aussies on the podium for one race!

Rick · August 10th, 2008, 10:30 PM

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/EN...L0000000.shtml

JetHead · August 11th, 2008, 06:48 PM

Did anyone watch the Volleyball on SBS? China and Poland play a great match with China winning...some of those Polish players are VERY easy on the eye.

Good to see the Opals comfortably smashing Brazil.

For me SBS' coverage is blowing 7's to bits

Goreripper · August 11th, 2008, 08:36 PM

Yeah. I wanted to watch the hockey, but the idiots kept crossing back to swimming heats and that Hungarian has-been in the judo.

JetHead · August 12th, 2008, 12:52 AM

According to the Yahoo7 message boards the crucial Olyroos game against Ivory Coast is being shown on SBS. And let me be the 1st to say THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its gonna be a tough game with Archie Thompson and Ruban Zadcovich both out with injuries. I think Mark Bridge needs to start this game, not come on after 70mins. Both previous games he has made immediate impact with awesome passing.

TheDenimRager · August 12th, 2008, 01:20 AM

As a consumer, I'm supposed to watch the Olympics dutifully. Fuck that.

1. the Burmese Junta (ie Cyclone Nargis)
2. the Zimbabwean Mugabe regime
3. the military dictatorship in North Korea
4. the al-Bashir regime in the Sudan (ie Darfur)

If it weren't for China, none of these regimes would be in place, killing and oppressing hundreds of millions of people (just like China does).

But hey, don't let that get in the way of the Olympic Spirit. Remind me again, what is the Olympic Spirit?

Zen · August 12th, 2008, 02:45 AM

The swimming and sports martial arts are about the only things worth watching. And even then, it's only because I was a competitive swimmer as a kid so I'm kinda drawn to it.

Oh, and the womens diving on now isn't too bad. They're the least 'athletic' of the athletes so they actually have decent racks. Woo.

Rick · August 12th, 2008, 03:22 AM

I don't think Judo is worth watching.

Watto · August 12th, 2008, 04:49 AM

How come the chick swimmers dont have any boobs

August 9th, 2008, 01:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Rick Senior User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wagga, Australia............ Posts: 6,044	Nice job by Stephanie. Hackett isn't a 400m swimmer though; the 1500 is what he does best. __________________ "I woke up one morning and remembered i'd done a particular task the night before. This was vivid, real, a compelling recollection. I proceeded to continue in this task, where i imagined i'd left off. To my surprise, i hadn't even attempted, let alone undertaken, this particular remembered task. It came crashing back to me, and it was apparent, suddenly, that i had invented the recollection. What was real? Memory is not the reliable source people think it."

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Winmar Pillock of society Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 10,732	Is the opening ceremony likely to be replayed at all? I was too busy getting tanked at the pub to see it. __________________

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cro4eva Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,134	What pisses me off...Just now they had an ad during Australia - Argentina and they come back and all you here is "What a magnificent save from the keeper" and I am sitting there going WTF just happend? This is football, tension is always being built you can't just stop it mid way! 7 isn't showing the basketball it isn't in the program list and SBS isn't showing it either. I got to find a live stream from Croatia then. EDIT: Scratch that, 7 just said they are showing the basketball...YAY!!! Here's hoping Croatia win, would be a great day. A win in the water polo and handball so far. Last edited by cro4eva : August 10th, 2008 at 05:04 AM.

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Korensky Go forth and DIE! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 775	GOOOOOOO AUSSIE WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM (especially number 10)

August 9th, 2008, 09:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
JetHead FTT Join Date: May 2006 Location: SYDNEY!!!! Posts: 1,238	hehehehehe. Hackett just finished 6th in the 400m freestyle Go Stephanie Rice and the Olyroos...its a longshot but if they tighten up there defense they can come away with a point.

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JetHead FTT Join Date: May 2006 Location: SYDNEY!!!! Posts: 1,238	Mate you missed out on something special...if you can only see one part of it make it the beginning with the drums. The precision involved to pull something like that off is staggering, esp considering they had no backing tape to keep in time with. Fuck me Im running on 3hrs sleep and I just found out that the Olyroos, the Boomers and the hockyroos are all in action tonight! GO AUSSIE!!!

August 10th, 2008, 02:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
cro4eva Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,134	Does anyone know if the Australia - Croatia game in Basketball is going to be televised, I am dieing to watch it and I don't see it on the program?

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Awake_In_Animosity Fearing a Blank Planet Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,920	Four words. Women's Beach Volley Ball

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cro4eva Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,134	Well got to watch one quarter of the basketball. Go Croatia 92 - 87! Looking good to go far in the basketball.

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Rick Senior User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wagga, Australia............ Posts: 6,044	http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/EN...L0000000.shtml __________________ "I woke up one morning and remembered i'd done a particular task the night before. This was vivid, real, a compelling recollection. I proceeded to continue in this task, where i imagined i'd left off. To my surprise, i hadn't even attempted, let alone undertaken, this particular remembered task. It came crashing back to me, and it was apparent, suddenly, that i had invented the recollection. What was real? Memory is not the reliable source people think it."

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JetHead FTT Join Date: May 2006 Location: SYDNEY!!!! Posts: 1,238	Did anyone watch the Volleyball on SBS? China and Poland play a great match with China winning...some of those Polish players are VERY easy on the eye. Good to see the Opals comfortably smashing Brazil. For me SBS' coverage is blowing 7's to bits

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Goreripper Metal as fuck Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Blue Mountains, Australia Posts: 18,839	Yeah. I wanted to watch the hockey, but the idiots kept crossing back to swimming heats and that Hungarian has-been in the judo. __________________ Loud Online Magazine - It's not just music... it's a lifestyle http://www.loudmag.com.au \| Facebook http://www.facebook.com/loudonline The Australian Metal Guide -http://www.ausmetalguide.com "Atheism is the arrogant belief that the world was not created simply for our benefit."

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JetHead FTT Join Date: May 2006 Location: SYDNEY!!!! Posts: 1,238	According to the Yahoo7 message boards the crucial Olyroos game against Ivory Coast is being shown on SBS. And let me be the 1st to say THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its gonna be a tough game with Archie Thompson and Ruban Zadcovich both out with injuries. I think Mark Bridge needs to start this game, not come on after 70mins. Both previous games he has made immediate impact with awesome passing. Last edited by JetHead : August 12th, 2008 at 01:07 AM.

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TheDenimRager Hats make things better. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Under the Southern Cross Posts: 5,805	As a consumer, I'm supposed to watch the Olympics dutifully. Fuck that. 1. the Burmese Junta (ie Cyclone Nargis) 2. the Zimbabwean Mugabe regime 3. the military dictatorship in North Korea 4. the al-Bashir regime in the Sudan (ie Darfur) If it weren't for China, none of these regimes would be in place, killing and oppressing hundreds of millions of people (just like China does). But hey, don't let that get in the way of the Olympic Spirit. Remind me again, what is the Olympic Spirit? __________________ -~~~- I care not though I live but a day, If my name and my fame are a power forever. -~~~- Last edited by TheDenimRager : August 12th, 2008 at 01:36 AM.

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Zen Vows In Ashes... Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Desolation, NSW Posts: 1,397	The swimming and sports martial arts are about the only things worth watching. And even then, it's only because I was a competitive swimmer as a kid so I'm kinda drawn to it. Oh, and the womens diving on now isn't too bad. They're the least 'athletic' of the athletes so they actually have decent racks. Woo. __________________

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Rick Senior User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wagga, Australia............ Posts: 6,044	I don't think Judo is worth watching. __________________ "I woke up one morning and remembered i'd done a particular task the night before. This was vivid, real, a compelling recollection. I proceeded to continue in this task, where i imagined i'd left off. To my surprise, i hadn't even attempted, let alone undertaken, this particular remembered task. It came crashing back to me, and it was apparent, suddenly, that i had invented the recollection. What was real? Memory is not the reliable source people think it."

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