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delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on August 15, 2008, 10:49:11 pm ---Tell you what, that whole business of medal tally by country is another thing that pisses me off.
I realize it's unavoidable, and perhaps it's even human nature to do this sort of thing, so I can't even really blame the media for it, but I still think it's contrary to what I believe is supposed to be the spirit of the Olympics.
Like, what, Country A is better than Country B because Country A's athletes win more medals? Bullshit.
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I think it's meant to imply that - or that's what people think it means - but it might just be a harmless tally. Some people are just bean counters. They like numbers, stats. It's everywhere you go. When we were on IMDb people were counting the money BBM made, how long it was showing, how many theaters. Look here on this board. We have 1000, 2000, 20000 post 'clubs'. Stuff like that doesn't really matter to me, but other people like it.
horo04:
Olympics? I couldn't care less...that is if your American or Chinese. Us Canadians can't even get 1 medal as of yet.
Artiste:
Horo04, no medals are needed when you decently respect life, but China does NOT respect humans!!
horo04:
Actually scratch that...I guess we just won a couple of medals. I guess I'll watch now....*jumps on bandwagon* !!GO CANADA GO!!
Kelda:
Big baby. They should give it to the guy who came in 4th and erase his name from the records.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?slug=reu-wrestling&prov=reuters&type=lgns
Compare that to the French gymnast who was so thrilled with his bronze. He was crying and looked like he was about to puke in excitement at one point.
I also love this guy – Meet Stany the Stingray – Good on him I say – an enthusiastic Olympian, and that’s what its all about at the end of the day. He went knowing he hadn't a prayer of winning his heat let alone the final but swam a personal best…. Sure it was 10 seconds slower than the winning time in the heat but hey – its still a PB for him!
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/olympics/article.html?in_article_id=266415&in_page_id=310
--- Quote from: Kelda on August 14, 2008, 06:14:57 pm ---WARNING: What follows is not for the faint-hearted!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1044258/Pictured-The-horrific-moment-Olympic-weightlifter-turns-elbow-front.html
Did somebody seriously think this pic was a good idea?! I mean REALLY!?
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Spanish-basketball-team-poses-for-offensive-pict;_ylt=Av4pruhlUdZ30XttWDwy2UjHKZt4?urn=oly,100152
Dancer paralysed :( :
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2551869/Beijing-Olympics-Chinese-dancer-injured-in-opening-ceremony-rehearsal-paralysed.html
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--- Quote from: injest on August 14, 2008, 06:22:38 pm ---and thank you thank you thank you for not posting the pics themselves!
{{Kelda}}
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Oh and Jess. only the forst pic here is a bit yucky the others are fine - the warning was only for the first one but on reading my post agaion I see thats not very clear.
The brits have done well over the weekend, sailing, rowing gymnastics... we've done fab!
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