Olympics - Page 3

Cloud · 02-16-2010, 12:04 PM

yeah, "just for the fun of it" or to honor past ties. That's the kind of employment perk that is good for the soul, as well as good for the company.

wolf · 02-16-2010, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

not to mention the condoms for curlers.

the official condom sponsor of the US Curling Team

Hurry hard!

The "big" sports get the sodas and sneakers and whatnot, but those curlers, they've got some stones, baby!

Shame on the U.S. loss to Germany today. Quite an exciting match.

Yes, I really did watch it.

skysidhe · 02-16-2010, 09:12 PM

I wish I had internet on my phone so I could get Olympic feeds.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-16-2010, 09:28 PM

When did they start marking the downhills with blue?

classicman · 02-17-2010, 05:28 PM

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For Franz Klammer's downhill, they still had markings at the edge of the course between the gates. They just weren't painted.

The crosswise markings were absent. but have been used for years on undulating terrain and in poor weather.

I think they painted the full course because they had fog cancellations and possibly prepared the course to be run in the fog. That was a lot more paint than I've seen on any downhill run though Turin was almost as bad.

Griff · 02-17-2010, 08:58 PM

Lindsey Vonn- "Holy Mother of Fuck, I'm the Olympic Champion."

Anya Pearsons threw one hell of a yard sale but apparently she's okay.

Cloud · 02-17-2010, 10:13 PM

Lindsey Vonn: I thought she was screaming in agony at the end of her run at first.

Hey! We're up in the medal count from yesterday.

Cloud · 02-17-2010, 10:23 PM

LOL! I love how the snowboarding athletic "uniforms" are plaid [flannel] and baggy pants

lumberjim · 02-17-2010, 10:29 PM

I thought they were ghey.

Cloud · 02-17-2010, 10:40 PM

the pants look like jeans

Pete Zicato · 02-18-2010, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

I thought they were ghey.

You think everything is ghey.

wolf · 02-18-2010, 10:45 AM

Snowboarding is not an Olympic Sport. It's just a bunch of slackers smoking up and fooling the whole lot of us.

glatt · 02-18-2010, 10:53 AM

True! During the half pipe qualifications last night, I saw one of the Americans pull his iPod out of his pocket, fiddle with it, and then start bopping his head around like crazy. I figured he was waiting for his turn to go in the back stage area, but then his coach tapped him on the shoulder, the camera angle changed, and he started his run down the pipe. He had been in the starting gate, playing with his iPod.

lumberjim · 02-18-2010, 11:28 AM

I know for a fact that I kick 15% more ass at Tony Hawk Skateboard video games when this song is on:

Cloud · 02-18-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

True! During the half pipe qualifications last night, I saw one of the Americans pull his iPod out of his pocket, fiddle with it, and then start bopping his head around like crazy. I figured he was waiting for his turn to go in the back stage area, but then his coach tapped him on the shoulder, the camera angle changed, and he started his run down the pipe. He had been in the starting gate, playing with his iPod.

mental training is just as important as physical training in athletes, I hear. I'm sure this was part of pysching himself up for his run. Just because they do it differently, doesn't invalidate the method.

02-16-2010, 12:04 PM	#31
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	yeah, "just for the fun of it" or to honor past ties. That's the kind of employment perk that is good for the soul, as well as good for the company. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-16-2010, 09:28 PM	#34
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	When did they start marking the downhills with blue? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-17-2010, 08:58 PM	#36
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Lindsey Vonn- "Holy Mother of Fuck, I'm the Olympic Champion." Anya Pearsons threw one hell of a yard sale but apparently she's okay. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-17-2010, 10:13 PM	#37
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Lindsey Vonn: I thought she was screaming in agony at the end of her run at first. Hey! We're up in the medal count from yesterday. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-17-2010, 10:23 PM	#38
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	LOL! I love how the snowboarding athletic "uniforms" are plaid [flannel] and baggy pants __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-16-2010, 09:12 PM	#33
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I wish I had internet on my phone so I could get Olympic feeds.

02-17-2010, 10:29 PM	#39
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I thought they were ghey. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-17-2010, 10:40 PM	#40
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	the pants look like jeans __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-18-2010, 10:45 AM	#42
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Snowboarding is not an Olympic Sport. It's just a bunch of slackers smoking up and fooling the whole lot of us. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-18-2010, 10:53 AM	#43
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	True! During the half pipe qualifications last night, I saw one of the Americans pull his iPod out of his pocket, fiddle with it, and then start bopping his head around like crazy. I figured he was waiting for his turn to go in the back stage area, but then his coach tapped him on the shoulder, the camera angle changed, and he started his run down the pipe. He had been in the starting gate, playing with his iPod.

02-18-2010, 11:28 AM	#44
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I know for a fact that I kick 15% more ass at Tony Hawk Skateboard video games when this song is on: __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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