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The Olympics
I have to say that I'm overjoyed at the prospect of thousands of happy people getting together and celebrating our commonalities. Alas, there's not loud noise and the smell of weed wafting over the masses, but it will do, no?
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/16 14:09:48
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I've been following it a little and USA is doing really well in the medal category. I really enjoyed watching track & field and swimming.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/16 14:20:35
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  ..... Oh you said Olympics.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/16 18:46:44
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no matter how ya spell it...it's all a a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, no?
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/16 18:47:45
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Now I'm hungry
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Re: The Olympics
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Re: The Olympics
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Re: The Olympics
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Re: The Olympics
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/17 11:19:40
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Hi,
Yawwwwwnnnnnn !!!
Sometimes I'm glad I don't have a TV!
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/17 11:38:49
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☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2016/08/17 11:40:10
I guess I am one of those oddities that really enjoy watching the Olympics and the spirit behind this event. Admittedly I probably spend too many hours watching but this only occurs every 4-years. Thanks though to technology and the power of the DVR in order to optimize the viewing time. It is great seeing sporting events that are not always seen in prime time and with the best players represented from around the world. Countries I never heard of. It is always sad that our political leaders cannot adopt the friendship and unity of the Olympics (and music for that matter) in global world interactions. Somebody on this planet always has to ruin it.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/17 11:43:22
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I guess I am one of those oddities that really enjoy watching the Olympics and the spirit behind this event. Admittedly I probably spend too many hours watching but this only occurs every 4-years. Thanks though to technology and the power of the DVR in order to optimize the viewing time. It is great seeing sporting events that are not always seen in prime time and with the best players represented from around the world. Countries I never heard of. It is always sad that our political leaders cannot adopt the friendship and unity of the Olympics (and music for that matter) in global world interactions. Somebody on this planet always has to ruin it.
I would rather watch a EPL game ... and Sunderland did not deserve to lose that game! More excitement. For my tastes, the Olympics is nothing but an advertising for professional sports now, and not much fun anymore, specially "sports" that are not really "sports". It was nice to see the women's soccer games, though, even if the US did not make it, but Pia Sundhagen knew what she had to do to take the game to the overblown Americans! And she has done it twice, now, also beating Brazil with the same strategy. I think she will do the same against Germany, but not sure she can beat them ... 3 in a row ... is a tall mountain to climb! Like Mt Everest.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/17 11:45:37
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I'm also an oddity with you Ken (birds of a feather?)......I do enjoy watching the best of the best competing while representing their countries. It must be a great honour that instills patriotism and love for their country.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/17 11:55:09
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I guess I am one of those oddities that really enjoy watching the Olympics and the spirit behind this event. Admittedly I probably spend too many hours watching but this only occurs every 4-years. Thanks though to technology and the power of the DVR in order to optimize the viewing time. It is great seeing sporting events that are not always seen in prime time and with the best players represented from around the world. Countries I never heard of. It is always sad that our political leaders cannot adopt the friendship and unity of the Olympics (and music for that matter) in global world interactions. Somebody on this planet always has to ruin it.
No, I really do enjoy big events like this where the pressure is exponential. I remember performing at competitions and I marvel at these super humans being able to perform like this at such a high level. Sports are not high on my agenda of favorite things to do, unless it listening to the Huey Lewis and the News album by that name, but I am amazed at how these people are able to do this. Here in america it's burnished by the shiny matt lauer and the today show bs. That always makes me giddy.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/17 12:06:25
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/17 12:49:11
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Moshkito
... specially "sports" that are not really "sports".
I have to ask...any specifically come to mind in this regard? Synchronized swimming, equestrian, shooting, perhaps? By the way, synchronized swimming fascinates me as to how the heck they do that stuff (and I guess also, WHY?). But I am always somewhat in awe when i see it.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/17 13:29:54
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By the way, synchronized swimming fascinates me as to how the heck they do that stuff (and I guess also, WHY?). But I am always somewhat in awe when i see it.
Coz they're wearing swimsuits....almost like the Ms. World competition (minus the talent). 
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/17 14:31:03
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I guess I am one of those oddities that really enjoy watching the Olympics and the spirit behind this event. Admittedly I probably spend too many hours watching but this only occurs every 4-years. Thanks though to technology and the power of the DVR in order to optimize the viewing time. It is great seeing sporting events that are not always seen in prime time and with the best players represented from around the world. Countries I never heard of. It is always sad that our political leaders cannot adopt the friendship and unity of the Olympics (and music for that matter) in global world interactions. Somebody on this planet always has to ruin it.
No, I really do enjoy big events like this where the pressure is exponential. I remember performing at competitions and I marvel at these super humans being able to perform like this at such a high level. Sports are not high on my agenda of favorite things to do, unless it listening to the Huey Lewis and the News album by that name, but I am amazed at how these people are able to do this. Here in america it's burnished by the shiny matt lauer and the today show bs. That always makes me giddy.
As someone who has beaten the (current at the time) World #1's in two completely different sports/sports-like disciplines (speed skating and darts), I agree with both of the above sentiments!  Heck, I've even been on ESPN twice (but not for any serious event like competitive eating   ).
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/18 05:29:13
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As an event and perhaps the most valuable tradition in the human cultural history, I like the Olympics.
The event should be downsized, though. It's intolerable that there are nowadays only less than a dozen countries that
can afford to arrange it.
Two international Olympic Cities should be built somewhere, one for summer- the other for winter Olympics, funded by all the member countries. Then the games would take place at the same place every time, and in between all the countries could use the facilities for training camps and lesser tournaments. There are too many abandoned and crumbled sports arenas around the world already, built only for the Olympics and then left for little use and maintenance.
The package should include a way to compensate for the travelling expenses of a section of the audience.
That would "simulate" having the games in different parts of the world. One time compensated travel from Latin America, the other time from South-East Asia etc. The chosen country/countries could also decorate the city or only certain arenas in their own way and arrange exhibitions, theatre and whatever to promote themselves. One country could sponsor soccer, one track'n'field etc.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/18 05:50:24
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Two international Olympic Cities should be built somewhere, one for summer- the other for winter Olympics, funded by all the member countries. Then the games would take place at the same place every time, and in between all the countries could use the facilities for training camps and lesser tournaments.
I nominate this for "Coolest Idea!" 
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/18 05:54:40
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Team GB seem to be doing rather well (again)
Amazing what a bit of concentrated funding (Lottery) can do for various sporting activities.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/18 05:57:56
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Two international Olympic Cities should be built somewhere, one for summer- the other for winter Olympics, funded by all the member countries. Then the games would take place at the same place every time, and in between all the countries could use the facilities for training camps and lesser tournaments.
I nominate this for "Coolest Idea!"
Serious issues remain over who gets to watch it on TV at decent times of day. Great if you happen to live within a reasonable distance from wherever it's being held. Not so great if you live halfway around the world and the action only kicks off at midnight, your time
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/18 05:58:09
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Two international Olympic Cities should be built somewhere, one for summer- the other for winter Olympics, funded by all the member countries. Then the games would take place at the same place every time, and in between all the countries could use the facilities for training camps and lesser tournaments.
I nominate this for "Coolest Idea!"
Serious issues remain over who gets to watch it on TV at decent times of day. Great if you happen to live within a reasonable distance from wherever it's being held. Not so great if you live halfway around the world and the action only kicks off at midnight, your time
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/18 06:45:47
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I'm guessing the Summer city could be in the Americas area and the Winter city in the Eurasia area...
Whether they like to admit it or not, many of the athletes from foreign countries live and train in the U.S., so somewhere there is the likely spot. My vote would probably go to somewhere in Norway for the Winter spot (though Germany did a good job as well back in the day - I've been to their Olympic Village).
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/21 06:25:07
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Two international Olympic Cities should be built somewhere, one for summer- the other for winter Olympics, funded by all the member countries. Then the games would take place at the same place every time, and in between all the countries could use the facilities for training camps and lesser tournaments.
I nominate this for "Coolest Idea!"
Serious issues remain over who gets to watch it on TV at decent times of day.
Great if you happen to live within a reasonable distance from wherever it's being held.
Not so great if you live halfway around the world and the action only kicks off at midnight, your time
I agree. There would be uncomfortable time-zone issues, but the way things are going now is intolerable. One way would be exluding, say, all team sports - soccer, basket ball, handball etc. They have had their own world championship games for so long. Or including only some of them every time. Also, the present system offers a soil too good for corruption by all kinds of cliques and "brotherhoods" starting from the hosting decisions and ending in parking area mafias..
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/22 05:23:02
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I was amazed that they picked a city to host the summer olympics when it was actually winter there. I guess it was so temperate there that it didn't make much difference but still, that seems to be tempting fate.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/22 08:14:05
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/22 09:23:10
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Way to go Galen Rupp in the marathon! His second marathon race and he takes the Bronze against experienced marathoners.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/23 02:35:42
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Way to go Galen Rupp in the marathon! His second marathon race and he takes the Bronze against experienced marathoners.
Yes. That was a brilliant performance. As a citizen of a former superpower country of long distance running I'm a bit frustrated by the way things are today. In the seventies still Finland had more Olympic medals from the above mentioned than Sovjet Union and USA together. The greatest years were before I was born. I assume there's no end in sight to the African dominance. Allthough, I hope they get some better limitations to using "bought" athletes. There are disturbingly many countries now having athletes of "very fresh citizenship" in their line-ups.
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Re: The Olympics
2016/08/23 09:45:21
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I recall Lasse Virén as one great distance runner from Finland (4-gold: 1972, 1976).
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