XXIX Olympic Thread

[sonickteam2]

We need one of these, to talk of all of the most interesting happenings. Like one of USA's 80 gold medals .... or one of Canada's 2.
 
   

[sweetcell]

... or china's 110.

[Driveway]

I'm not going to watch it.  I can't support the sponsors.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

No figure skating or hockey = no care.

[Driveway]

If they had Roller Derby, it might be worth checking out.

[Frank Gallagher]

Ho hum......yaaawwwnnn

[edbert]

I'm not going to watch it. I can't support the sponsors.

not even Snickers?   <img src="http://www.beijing2008.cn/upload/width86/06.gif" alt=" - " />
 I'm be curious to try a Chinese Snickers. The ones I tried in Europe were messed-up... like there's no caramel layer or something.

[walkonby]

i had a dream two nights ago that a chinese girl was going to get seriously hurt on the high dive event.  let's see if i am psychic.  i just love finger sandwiches and punch, too.

[vansmack]

I have a new plan to make it interesting for Americans again...
 
 Lets not go up only against national teams, lets let orgainzation have teams, like Al Qeada.  What American wouldn't watch the US take on Al Qaeda in the 2000 meter medley?

[sonickteam2]

or how about the sponsers just have the olympics.
 
   wouldnt you like to see two overweight balding executives try to do the hammerthrow?
 
  i know i would.
 
  better than watching Norway score goals faster than.....welll faster than it took me to even get comfortable on my couch!

[yohansen5b]

us swimming is going to absolutely destroy.  we are insanely stacked.  we have so much depth in all but one or two events.  it's going to be a lot of fun to watch.
 
 basketball will probably be terrible, though.
 
 those are my predictions.

[chaz]

Originally posted by vansmack:
  I have a new plan to make it interesting for Americans again...
 
 Lets not go up only against national teams, lets let orgainzation have teams, like Al Qeada.  What American wouldn't watch the US take on Al Qaeda in the 2000 meter medley?

I'd love to see that too, but it's unlikely seeing as there is no such thing as a 2000 meter medley.  Maybe the biathalon in the winter games?  ski, shoot.  ski, shoot.

[Frank Gallagher]

The USA would suck at the WMD hide and seek event.

[HoyaSaxa03]

loving the olympics ...
 
 its hilarious how the USA men's gymnastics team is so overly bro-centric ... all of them are unbelievably self-consciously "masculine" with their muscle flexing and chest bumping ... it's almost as if they've each spent their entire lives defending themselves against people who called them sissy gymnastics boys

[you be betty]

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
  loving the olympics ...
 
 its hilarious how the USA men's gymnastics team is so overly bro-centric ... all of them are unbelievably self-consciously "masculine" with their muscle flexing and chest bumping ... it's almost as if they've each spent their entire lives defending themselves against people who called them sissy gymnastics boys

they were SO funny...
 every time the cameras came in on them they were like "THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT YO!" or "YEAH DAT'S HOW WE ROLL!  WHATUP!!"  and i kept thinking
 ...oh god.  these people need to stop representing our country.  
 
 (despite the friggin sweet routines of course, minus the fuck ups on the pommel horse)