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Another bloody silver for an Aussie!
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Another bloody silver for an Aussie!
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Google home page.
Click play, and post your times for the hurdles.
15.7 sec I hit one hurdle tho.
I cant get it to work either.
I never liked hurdles. long jump was my favourite : )
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The Irish adding some life to an otherwise potentially boring race
http://thechive.com/2012/08/07/iris...ner/ZdSV+(theCHIVE)&utm_content=Google+Reader
http://thechive.com/2012/08/07/iris...ner/ZdSV+(theCHIVE)&utm_content=Google+Reader
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More, more. more......
Sally Pearson and Anna Meares - Gold.
Well done to both : )
Sally Pearson and Anna Meares - Gold.
Well done to both : )
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Umm, I can't get it to work properly
lol, you had to tap left/right, then use SPACE bar as jump.
New one today, basketball.
Show us your skills Miss and Tink!
24 - silver again
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Oh, I see
Today's is a bit easier
I got 18, a Bronze medal 
Well done to Anna Meares and Sally Pearson. All hurdlers have my full respect, I couldn't make it over one hurdle!
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The first Olympics I really remember was the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Have to say it had the opposite effect on me, I've looked forward to them every four years since
Does anyone else remember that song they had for the Moscow Olympics? "Moscow, Moscow, la la la la la la la, la la la la la la la, oh oh oh ho ho, HEY!!!"
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Dont you just love the McDonalds Olympic ad where the father stops the kid watching all the events but then he appears with a gutload of McDonalds poison for the kid and they watch the events together happily.
Good message, elite sports go well with junk food.
What brainless idiot thought of that.
Good message, elite sports go well with junk food.
What brainless idiot thought of that.
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9 should never again be awarded the broadcast rights. The Wide World of Sports, tabloid sex, lies and videotape. Dated, not to mention obnoxious, and clueless.
I'm the first to stick the boot into the ABC, but local radio has been the salvation and only recourse for a sports fan.
The interview with Sally after she won, ok great, but in the background a race flashed past. It was only the Olympic Games 1500m final. Heaven forbid we should see it in real-time.
You know when I'm going to be heavily pregnant? When hosting the coverage of the once-in-4 years Olympic Games.
I'm the first to stick the boot into the ABC, but local radio has been the salvation and only recourse for a sports fan.
The interview with Sally after she won, ok great, but in the background a race flashed past. It was only the Olympic Games 1500m final. Heaven forbid we should see it in real-time.
You know when I'm going to be heavily pregnant? When hosting the coverage of the once-in-4 years Olympic Games.
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While it has been a nightmare for those of us who are deprived of all the programs we usually enjoy.
I'm counting down the days until the whole stupid money wasting event is over.
How must the Brits feel: the country is broke yet they have spent this massive amount on a two week event.
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Well Logique, I think my wife agrees with you.
I haven't watched much of the telecast, but my better half has recorded it and she isn't happy. She says it is the worst telecast she has watched, if an Australian athlete is knocked out of an event, you don't see the end of the event. Apparently there are endless re runs of Aussie victories, at the expense of current events.
No she is not happy, I have put the ear plugs in .
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Well Logique, I think my wife agrees with you.
I haven't watched much of the telecast, but my better half has recorded it and she isn't happy. She says it is the worst telecast she has watched, if an Australian athlete is knocked out of an event, you don't see the end of the event. Apparently there are endless re runs of Aussie victories, at the expense of current events.
No she is not happy, I have put the ear plugs in .
This is a disgrace and completely misses the point of the Olympics. Yes, athletes represent their country, but the whole point of the event is that it’s a spectacle of athletic excellence and international peace/cooperation.
I’ve been lucky enough to attend a handful of events and the respect given to participants from all nations from all supporters has been phenomenal and the for me the defining feature of the Olympics.
My hat goes off to the BBC – they are broadcasting every single event live and in high definition and with the exception of some of the basketball (where they have used a number of Aussies, including Andrew Gaze), the commentary has been about as unbiased as you could hope for.
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Great post doctorj, and exactly what these world events are about, sadly, we arent getting the same coverage here.
Glad to hear you are enjoying them.
Glad to hear you are enjoying them.
Foxtel's coverage has been awesome. Haven't had any other channel on (except Fox Footy
) for nearly 2 weeks now. 8 channels covering every sport, commentary been good except for the 2 clowns doing the male pole vault qualifying who had absolutely no idea.Been lots of great moments and stories so far, which I think what the Olympics is all about.
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While it has been a nightmare for those of us who are deprived of all the programs we usually enjoy.
I'm counting down the days until the whole stupid money wasting event is over.
How must the Brits feel: the country is broke yet they have spent this massive amount on a two week event.
This right after they threw the old crow a week long birthday bash. I wonder how long until the place looks like Robespierre's France.
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Exactomundo! It's great viewing. To me it's like watching a great dancer or stage performer. Breath taking at times. Someone wins, someone loses... big deal. I mean it's nice for the winners and all, but the art of sport is mesmerizing at times and well worth me tuning in.
Seeing heartbreak and joy, finding out the stories behind some of the competitors, seeing moments where athletes console/help/encourage each other, seeing so many countries come together and unite peacefully to compete with little or no political motivation or agenda, this is what the Olympics and sport in general is all about. Also what makes it compelling viewing, although I'm not sure I would have watched as much if I was condemned to only having Ch9 coverage.
While it has been a nightmare for those of us who are deprived of all the programs we usually enjoy.
I'm counting down the days until the whole stupid money wasting event is over.
How must the Brits feel: the country is broke yet they have spent this massive amount on a two week event.
All well and good to say it's a "stupid money wasting event" because you don't like sport or the Olympics or whatever but imo it is actually one of the great things human kind part-takes in, considering the amount of work, logistics and co-operation from so many countries and cultures that go into putting an event like the Olympics on. With all the misery and wars etc that go on around the world it is good to see so many countries and cultures come together in a peaceful and respectable way, providing many inspirational stories.
You had an earlier post in this thread about "pursuing a collaborative approach", what better example is there of Human kind pursuing a collaborative approach then the Olympics?
I would imagine more Brits are enjoying the event and embracing the whole Olympic spirit and the benefits it brings to their country then moaning about the "stupid money wasting event".
While it costs plenty to put the Olympics on it also generates plenty in terms of tourism, publicity, improvements to infrastructure and national pride.
I find your post somewhat negative and a bit disappointing to tell the truth. The good news is next week it'll be all over and you'll be able to get back to your regular programs.
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Well McDonalds is one of the team sponsors and there is a Maccas in the athlete's village so make of that what you will.
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I understand your point, but to suggest such a hugely competitive event is an example of a collaborative approach is not at all what I had in mind with my previous comment.
I don't especially see that it's collaboration mostly at work - more logistics and financial outlay by whomever is elected to do the organisation. It's not as if every participating country sends a team of a few hundred workers, all of whom donate their efforts for free in building the infrastructure etc. That would genuinely be collaboration imo.
You might be right. Neither of us knows.
That's OK. I can live with your disappointment. My sentiments are less about a temporary inconvenience to my own pursuits, and more about what I see as the craziness of people being considered a failure when they miss being the winner by one hundredth of a second. I cannot even imagine such a measurement.
I'm all for physical fitness and would prefer to see the funds channelled into encouraging sport and phys ed in schools in the hope of establishing lifelong good exercise habits, than have that huge amount of money spent on a small group of impossibly elite athletes whose lives are entirely driven by their sense of competition.