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Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
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DaveStPaul
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Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
That's why the ref in the Abby Wambach sucker punch game kept waving at her telling her to get up: nobody in soccer writhing around on the ground holding their head has ever been actually injured before!
That's why the ref in the Abby Wambach sucker punch game kept waving at her telling her to get up: nobody in soccer writhing around on the ground holding their head has ever been actually injured before!
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Gurtholfin
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Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
I haven't taught my son to call them Lawn Fairies for nothing.
I haven't taught my son to call them Lawn Fairies for nothing.
FlagDUDE08
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Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
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Mmhmm...
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Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
Almost certainly not intentional. People working behind the scenes aren't generally involved in the storylines of the broadcast. They're doing the stuff necessary to get ready for the next break. In other words, they aren't watching the way we are. You see this kind of thing all the time. Just the other day they ran back-to-back automobile spots in the same break. Advertisers are kind of fussy about that. They don't want the competition in the same break, let alone back-to-back. NBC will probably owe 'em a "make good" for that.
Sometimes local stations can add to the fun. Remember Dan Jansen? After he finally won his gold, CBS saved all of the emotional stuff for the end, to keep us hanging around. And at the top of the hour as they were wrapping up coverage, they showed Dan taking his victory lap, in the darkened arena, holding the baby named after his sister who had died during an earlier Olympics. Wearing his medal. Crowd roaring. Skater's Waltz on the PA. A tsunami of flash bulbs going off. Those two little kids dressed up like vikings leading him around the track. Remember? As powerful an emotional moment as there has ever been (I'm getting a little choked up recalling it).
What did the Omaha CBS affiliate do? They threw in one of those "tonight on the 10:00 news, blah, blah, blah" audio promos right in the middle of it. No thinking. It was scheduled ("we always do this at 9:58:30"), so they did it. If anyone had been thinking, they would have sh*t canned it that one time. It left me screaming at my TV.
The next day I roasted 'em on the air. And, to his credit, the news director called in and took the hit.
So sometimes sh*t happens. And most of the time it's not planned or deliberate, it's just stupid.
Almost certainly not intentional. People working behind the scenes aren't generally involved in the storylines of the broadcast. They're doing the stuff necessary to get ready for the next break. In other words, they aren't watching the way we are. You see this kind of thing all the time. Just the other day they ran back-to-back automobile spots in the same break. Advertisers are kind of fussy about that. They don't want the competition in the same break, let alone back-to-back. NBC will probably owe 'em a "make good" for that.
Sometimes local stations can add to the fun. Remember Dan Jansen? After he finally won his gold, CBS saved all of the emotional stuff for the end, to keep us hanging around. And at the top of the hour as they were wrapping up coverage, they showed Dan taking his victory lap, in the darkened arena, holding the baby named after his sister who had died during an earlier Olympics. Wearing his medal. Crowd roaring. Skater's Waltz on the PA. A tsunami of flash bulbs going off. Those two little kids dressed up like vikings leading him around the track. Remember? As powerful an emotional moment as there has ever been (I'm getting a little choked up recalling it).
What did the Omaha CBS affiliate do? They threw in one of those "tonight on the 10:00 news, blah, blah, blah" audio promos right in the middle of it. No thinking. It was scheduled ("we always do this at 9:58:30"), so they did it. If anyone had been thinking, they would have sh*t canned it that one time. It left me screaming at my TV.
The next day I roasted 'em on the air. And, to his credit, the news director called in and took the hit.
So sometimes sh*t happens. And most of the time it's not planned or deliberate, it's just stupid.
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Patman
Rodent of Unusual Size
Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
read an article about a suspected neo-nazi being sent home for Germany... now she already competed so I think this is just to avoid undue attention. I'm not in the mood to stand up for the freaks and the crazies... but its going to come a point where the rest is up for political sanction. I think you'll find a lot of people who hate Jews at the games... but it may not be about the Jews as such as neo-Nazis hate the protected groups such as africans, etc. That being said, if you want to kick out Jew haters and those connected to such groups you'll have to likely send home most of athletes of the Islamic nations... and not hating Jews is grounds to be shunned in some of those nations (see Egypt and their "candid camera show" where they went out and made large sworn statements to their level of Jew hate).
We have to ask "is this an athletics competition" or a "political show". More and more it looks like the latter.
read an article about a suspected neo-nazi being sent home for Germany... now she already competed so I think this is just to avoid undue attention. I'm not in the mood to stand up for the freaks and the crazies... but its going to come a point where the rest is up for political sanction. I think you'll find a lot of people who hate Jews at the games... but it may not be about the Jews as such as neo-Nazis hate the protected groups such as africans, etc. That being said, if you want to kick out Jew haters and those connected to such groups you'll have to likely send home most of athletes of the Islamic nations... and not hating Jews is grounds to be shunned in some of those nations (see Egypt and their "candid camera show" where they went out and made large sworn statements to their level of Jew hate).
We have to ask "is this an athletics competition" or a "political show". More and more it looks like the latter.
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Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
Perhaps other countries have different laws than we do? Not at all aware of all the details of the story to which you refer, however Germany does have some laws against Nazism, I think it is a painful subject for them, don't you? What would be a "political show" in the US might be a scandal or a crime in another country.... it works that way in reverse, too, we get uptight about some things here that other people just shrug off (bribery in the business world, or politicians engaged in extramarital sex, come to mind as things we are fussy about that makes no sense to people in many other countries).
Perhaps other countries have different laws than we do? Not at all aware of all the details of the story to which you refer, however Germany does have some laws against Nazism, I think it is a painful subject for them, don't you? What would be a "political show" in the US might be a scandal or a crime in another country.... it works that way in reverse, too, we get uptight about some things here that other people just shrug off (bribery in the business world, or politicians engaged in extramarital sex, come to mind as things we are fussy about that makes no sense to people in many other countries).
Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Hanlon
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._Hanlon
Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
Also, the Germans are a bit sensitive about Jews and the Olympics. This is the 40th anniversary of Munich.
I'd say it's less that way than it used to be. The Tommie Smith/John Carlos black glove incident was in 1968. They made a clearly poliitcal gesture, but neither wrote nor said anything.
Also, the Germans are a bit sensitive about Jews and the Olympics. This is the 40th anniversary of Munich.
Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
In Germany it is against the law to own a copy of Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will" or any Nazi material. They have total freedom of speech, with a single exception. Not that long ago there was a guy in Lincoln, Nebraska, who made a living printing Nazi fan magazines (pictures of Goering in his swim suit, etc) and other material and exporting it to Germany. The importation, possession, distribution, etc of such stuff is strictly forbidden.
Well, in addition to being a Nazi, this guy was also an idiot (a not uncommon juxtiposition) and he went to Europe for a rally or something, either not realizing or caring that the Germans had an Interpol warrant out for him. He was busted. Extradicted back to Germany. Tried. Convicted. And thrown into a German prison for a few years. Guy's name is Gary Lauck, 'course he refers to himself as "Gerhard." I've always wondered just how much money he made. After all, printing and shipping costs would be minimal. And since his material was contraband, he could charge whatever the market would bear. With no fears of competition. A true niche market. He was an intense embarrassment to Nebraska. And we did a live hookup to Germany the day he was sentenced.
In Germany it is against the law to own a copy of Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will" or any Nazi material. They have total freedom of speech, with a single exception. Not that long ago there was a guy in Lincoln, Nebraska, who made a living printing Nazi fan magazines (pictures of Goering in his swim suit, etc) and other material and exporting it to Germany. The importation, possession, distribution, etc of such stuff is strictly forbidden.
Well, in addition to being a Nazi, this guy was also an idiot (a not uncommon juxtiposition) and he went to Europe for a rally or something, either not realizing or caring that the Germans had an Interpol warrant out for him. He was busted. Extradicted back to Germany. Tried. Convicted. And thrown into a German prison for a few years. Guy's name is Gary Lauck, 'course he refers to himself as "Gerhard." I've always wondered just how much money he made. After all, printing and shipping costs would be minimal. And since his material was contraband, he could charge whatever the market would bear. With no fears of competition. A true niche market. He was an intense embarrassment to Nebraska. And we did a live hookup to Germany the day he was sentenced.
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state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
Vasina and Vozakova are pretty fun to watch.
Vasina and Vozakova are pretty fun to watch.
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Gurtholfin
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manurespreader
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Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
I'd like to throw this out there for discussion. What event do people think is the signature event of the olympics. The one event that no one misses.
I have my own opinion but I'd like to hear what others think.
I'd like to throw this out there for discussion. What event do people think is the signature event of the olympics. The one event that no one misses.
I have my own opinion but I'd like to hear what others think.
Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
I would suggest the event, that if you win it-you get the title as world's greatest athlete.
But for me this year-it may well be the women's javelin. I will be sitting up real close to the screen for Paraguay.
I would suggest the event, that if you win it-you get the title as world's greatest athlete.
But for me this year-it may well be the women's javelin. I will be sitting up real close to the screen for Paraguay.
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Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
Well, "signature event" and "the one nobody misses" can be two different concepts, can't they? To me, any event that can trace its roots to antiquity is in the hunt (which sadly, rules out rhythmic gymnastics). First on that list would be the marathon. But how many people actually watch that thing all the way through? The 100m dash, I believe, is the "one nobody misses."
Leni Riefenstahl took a swing at it in prologue to "Olympia" and she focused on discus, shot put and javelin (how that lady loved the male form). Watch this clip all the way through (it's well worth your time if you haven't seen it). At the end, you'll see a young guy holding a torch against a background of flame. Evidently the two of them were an item.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6-0Cz73wwQ
Well, "signature event" and "the one nobody misses" can be two different concepts, can't they? To me, any event that can trace its roots to antiquity is in the hunt (which sadly, rules out rhythmic gymnastics). First on that list would be the marathon. But how many people actually watch that thing all the way through? The 100m dash, I believe, is the "one nobody misses."
Leni Riefenstahl took a swing at it in prologue to "Olympia" and she focused on discus, shot put and javelin (how that lady loved the male form). Watch this clip all the way through (it's well worth your time if you haven't seen it). At the end, you'll see a young guy holding a torch against a background of flame. Evidently the two of them were an item.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6-0Cz73wwQ
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MinnesotaNorthStar
Minding the gap
Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
Signature event I would have to think would be the marathon.
I agree with the men's 100m is probably the most watched.
Signature event I would have to think would be the marathon.
Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
Brief change of subject. Did you see this? As the man said: "Swimming been berry, berry good to Michael Phelps (he's earned every bit of it)."
4000 square feet. Three full baths? Two half baths? Nice.
http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2012...lls-baltimore-condo-at-a-400-000-loss-report/
Brief change of subject. Did you see this? As the man said: "Swimming been berry, berry good to Michael Phelps (he's earned every bit of it)."
4000 square feet. Three full baths? Two half baths? Nice.
http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2012...lls-baltimore-condo-at-a-400-000-loss-report/
manurespreader
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Re: Official XXX Summer Olympiad: London 2012- Take II
Well consider that world opinion is much different than American opinion, but if I were to list the top five from my American perspective:
1. the mens 100 meters
2. the mile run- now the 1500
3. women's gymnastics individual final
4. mens tennis
5. the marathon.
other events that get tremendous world wide appeal, and which I personally prefer.
1. mens eights- which has a tremendous history as well I might add.
2. Eventing- which got over 50,000 people to attend this year.
3. The Decathlon
4. the mens 200 meters run
Well consider that world opinion is much different than American opinion, but if I were to list the top five from my American perspective:
1. the mens 100 meters
2. the mile run- now the 1500
3. women's gymnastics individual final
4. mens tennis
5. the marathon.
other events that get tremendous world wide appeal, and which I personally prefer.
1. mens eights- which has a tremendous history as well I might add.
2. Eventing- which got over 50,000 people to attend this year.
3. The Decathlon
4. the mens 200 meters run
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