The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

[bigblue_dl]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Uh, yeah. I'm well aware of that. It's not like the Canadians have never won a medal before. So what if they've never won one in two previous times they hosted?? "The drought is over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Seriously? The drought? You'd think they never won a medal because every d@mn Olympics was in Canada. It's the stupidest media build up over nothing.

They're Canadians, what else do they have to get worked up over?

 

[Bakunin]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

They're Canadians, what else do they have to get worked up over?

Parity with the US dollar and the metric system?

 

[Biddco]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

They're Canadians, what else do they have to get worked up over?

Hockey


Well the crowd did go crazy. That was cool to see.

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

That was a nice job by Wilson to save face for the US team, even though he did not have as much speed as the rest of the Top 5. Had the Frenchy done better tricks, I think he would've been edged out.

 

[bronconick]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

I find it super surprising that they didn't win golds then. You figured they would!

Well, they suck in the summer and the Soviet bloc roided their way to winning everything before 1994 or so.

 

[bigblue_dl]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Hockey

True, they have had their asses kicked by the US twice already this season.

 

[Bakunin]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Had the Frenchy done better tricks, I think he would've been edged out.

He was built for speed not comfort.

 

[SteveP]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Uh, yeah. I'm well aware of that. It's not like the Canadians have never won a medal before. So what if they've never won one in two previous times they hosted?? "The drought is over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Seriously? The drought? You'd think they never won a medal because every d@mn Olympics was in Canada. It's the stupidest media build up over nothing.

Thank you for pointing that out. NBC makes me want to puke.

 

[redheadzeb]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Did anyone else notice Blodeau getting mauled by his girlfriend/wife/mistress after his interview? At least wait until you get back to the hotel, honey

 

[bigblue_dl]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Did anyone else notice Blodeau getting mauled by his girlfriend/wife/mistress after his interview? At least wait until you get back to the hotel, honey

Yeah, that was about 4 seconds away from earning an R rating.

 

[dxmnkd316]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Yeah, that was about 4 seconds away from earning an R rating.

Alllll right

Giggity

 

[SteveP]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Getzlaf had 4 points tonight -- guess he'll be ready to go against Norway!

 

[Scarlet]

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Did anyone else lose audio for a few seconds, or am I the only one left watching figure skating?

 

[Biddco]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Did anyone else lose audio for a few seconds, or am I the only one left watching figure skating?

Yep, they did.

 

[SteveP]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Did anyone else lose audio for a few seconds, or am I the only one left watching figure skating?

They lost audio. Sounds like Bilodeau's girlfriend on their music!

 

[dxmnkd316]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

I can't believe I'm going to admit to watching this, but was it just me or did that routine's music sound like two people having sex?

 

[Biddco]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

I can't believe I'm going to admit to watching this, but was it just me or did that routine's music sound like two people having sex?

It did! Plus with that girl's electric blue outfit, it made for gooooood watching.

 

[dxmnkd316]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

It did! Plus with that girl's electric blue outfit, it made for gooooood watching.

Well, at least I'm not the only male watching it then. haha, and yes, yes it did.

 

[SteveP]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Geez -- are they keeping Morgan Freeman in a studio to record Visa commercials as soon as a medal is won?

 

[Kepler]

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Re: The Official Thread of the Run-Up to the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada

Thank you for pointing that out. NBC makes me want to puke.

NBC is why the terrorists will win. Even I want to bomb us after watching their coverage.

In better news, one of the ice dancing couples skated to a song from Highlander. "Who wannnnnnnnnnnnts to livvvvvvvvvvve foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr?"