Register  |  Sign In
View unanswered posts | View active topics It is currently Sun Jul 20, 2025 2:10 pm



Reply to topic  [ 1077 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 44  Next
 Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread 
Author Message
je vois l'avenir
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:33 pm
Posts: 3841
Location: Hollywood/Berkeley, CA
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
I love the Olympics!!


Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:11 pm
Profile
The Original
User avatar

Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:19 am
Posts: 9808
Location: Suisse
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
The mascots scare the shit out of me!

Image

_________________
Libs wrote:
FILMO, I'd rather have you eat chocolate syrup off my naked body than be a moderator here.


Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:29 am
Profile
Extraordinary

Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:13 pm
Posts: 15197
Location: Planet Xatar
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
:sleeping:


Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:30 am
Profile
Extraordinary

Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:41 pm
Posts: 25109
Location: San Mateo, CA
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
FILMO wrote:
The mascots scare the shit out of me!

Image


:D

_________________
Recent watched movies:

American Hustle - B+
Inside Llewyn Davis - B
Before Midnight - A
12 Years a Slave - A-
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - A-

My thoughts on box office


Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:18 pm
Profile WWW
Forum General
User avatar

Joined: Wed May 10, 2006 3:53 pm
Posts: 8642
Location: Toronto, Canada
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
Some say the WC is bigger now and it may be in ratings but as a true Global event the Olympics are bigger, mostly because the Americans are paying attention. :funny:

However the last WC was massive in NA and it will grow and grow....

_________________
The Dark Prince

Image


Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:48 pm
Profile WWW
Romosexual!
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:06 am
Posts: 32634
Location: the last free city
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
i luv the swim events. :D best part of the whole thing.

_________________
Is it 2028 yet?


Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:51 pm
Profile
Forum General
User avatar

Joined: Wed May 10, 2006 3:53 pm
Posts: 8642
Location: Toronto, Canada
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
I like the sprinting...

as you can find out the winner in less then 9 seconds... :funny: :funny:

_________________
The Dark Prince

Image


Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:52 pm
Profile WWW
je vois l'avenir
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:33 pm
Posts: 3841
Location: Hollywood/Berkeley, CA
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
My favorite from both Winter and Summer is Speed Skating.


Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:57 pm
Profile
Romosexual!
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:06 am
Posts: 32634
Location: the last free city
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
Anybody think Michael Phelps will beat or tie Mark Spitz record of 7 golds in one olympic??

_________________
Is it 2028 yet?


Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:56 pm
Profile
KJ's Leading Pundit
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm
Posts: 63026
Location: Tonight... YOU!
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
Rev wrote:
Anybody think Michael Phelps will beat or tie Mark Spitz record of 7 golds in one olympic??


Beat.

_________________
trixster wrote:
shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element

trixster wrote:
chippy is correct

Rev wrote:
Fuck Trump


Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:53 pm
Profile
je vois l'avenir
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:33 pm
Posts: 3841
Location: Hollywood/Berkeley, CA
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
In honor of the Olympics, I changed my avatar!


Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:58 am
Profile
KJ's Leading Pundit
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm
Posts: 63026
Location: Tonight... YOU!
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
A red box with a white line?

_________________
trixster wrote:
shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element

trixster wrote:
chippy is correct

Rev wrote:
Fuck Trump


Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:59 am
Profile
je vois l'avenir
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:33 pm
Posts: 3841
Location: Hollywood/Berkeley, CA
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
Munk·E wrote:
A red box with a white line?



it's not my fault the flag is not too attractive. lol.


Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:02 am
Profile
Extraordinary
User avatar

Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 12:52 am
Posts: 25990
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
Latvia has the exact same flag as Austria? Or is the white stripe always thinner in the Latvian flag?


I love Estonia's flag.

_________________
In order of preference: Christian, Argos

MadGez wrote:
Briefs. Am used to them and boxers can get me in trouble it seems. Too much room and maybe the silkiness have created more than one awkward situation.


My Box-Office Blog: http://boxofficetracker.blogspot.com/


Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:58 am
Profile WWW
je vois l'avenir
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:33 pm
Posts: 3841
Location: Hollywood/Berkeley, CA
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
Box wrote:
Latvia has the exact same flag as Austria? Or is the white stripe always thinner in the Latvian flag?


I love Estonia's flag.



the white stripe is thinner...the Austrian flag has three equal bars. Also I think the red is a different shade, Latvia's is darker.


Estonia's flag is very nice I agree. I like the Latvia SSR flag more than the present Latvian flag though. The SSR one is really weird.

Spoiler: show
Image


Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:18 am
Profile
Extraordinary
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:24 pm
Posts: 16061
Location: The Damage Control Table
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
Used to love the Olympics up through the 80's. Then in the 90's the reporting over here got crappy. Four years ago the sportscasters were so bad they literally forced me to shut the tv off. I hope it gets better. There are so many events I truly love watching, but here in the States its always about "the American." Like, the American could place dead last and (s)he would still get most of the news coverage for that event. Also, the human-interest stories have gotten cliche. I miss the world-wide broadcasted flirting, espresso at the starting line, building an entire NGO for disabled children, and designing ones own sprinting outfits. Now its just always about how the folks put up a second mortgage on the house and you're a child-star. Anyone in the states know a better channel to watch the events on that doesn't do this? The amount of commercials are getting irritating too.

I love swimming, diving, track-and-field, marathon, and gymnastics (women's, men's and rythmic) the most. Even though I feel genuinely guilty about liking to watch gymnastics. I also have some weird thing for the equestrian event with all the jumps and going through rivers and riding around the woods. I don't even know what that event is technically called, but its fantastic and feels like I've been transported to another time.


Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:56 pm
Profile
Cream of the Crop

Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:29 pm
Posts: 2303
Location: 905
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
I'm sad that this is the last year CBC has the rights to the Olympics in Canada. They always due a tremendous job with coverage. Always live and mostly focused on the actual event and not endless fluff pieces that have little to do with the sport.

I hope CTV does as good a job with Vancouver 2010.


Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:33 pm
Profile WWW
Extraordinary

Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:13 pm
Posts: 15197
Location: Planet Xatar
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
dolcevita wrote:
Used to love the Olympics up through the 80's. Then in the 90's the reporting over here got crappy. Four years ago the sportscasters were so bad they literally forced me to shut the tv off. I hope it gets better. There are so many events I truly love watching, but here in the States its always about "the American." Like, the American could place dead last and (s)he would still get most of the news coverage for that event. Also, the human-interest stories have gotten cliche. I miss the world-wide broadcasted flirting, espresso at the starting line, building an entire NGO for disabled children, and designing ones own sprinting outfits. Now its just always about how the folks put up a second mortgage on the house and you're a child-star.

+1


Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:09 am
Profile
Extraordinary
User avatar

Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 12:52 am
Posts: 25990
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
I loathe the Olympics. I hope the Beijing games are the nail in the coffin of this disgusting movement.

_________________
In order of preference: Christian, Argos

MadGez wrote:
Briefs. Am used to them and boxers can get me in trouble it seems. Too much room and maybe the silkiness have created more than one awkward situation.


My Box-Office Blog: http://boxofficetracker.blogspot.com/


Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:20 am
Profile WWW
Romosexual!
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:06 am
Posts: 32634
Location: the last free city
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
Box wrote:
I loathe the Olympics. I hope the Beijing games are the nail in the coffin of this disgusting movement.


explain yourself :disgust:

_________________
Is it 2028 yet?


Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:29 am
Profile
je vois l'avenir
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:33 pm
Posts: 3841
Location: Hollywood/Berkeley, CA
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
less than one month away!


Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:38 pm
Profile
Superfreak
User avatar

Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:54 am
Posts: 22214
Location: Places
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
Cant wait to watch the basketball team! lebron kobe cp3 dwight howard j kidd...they are gonna rock!

_________________
Ari Emmanuel wrote:
I'd rather marry lindsay Lohan than represent Mel Gibson.


Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:50 pm
Profile
Cream of the Crop

Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:29 pm
Posts: 2303
Location: 905
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
Lately, I've been rewatching opening ceremonies of past olympiad on youtube. I've also been watching winning bid announcements very frequently, it's just a shame they took down the Nagano announcement and that I can't find the announcement of Torino.

One of my favourite aspects of the Olympics is hearing all the different national anthems.

8AM Friday Aug 8 on the CBC can't come soon enough.


Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:50 am
Profile WWW
The Awesome
User avatar

Joined: Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:12 pm
Posts: 238
Location: The Awesome
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
can't wait. especially excited about track and swimming.

_________________
Image

"Cinematic Adventures."- Dane Cook


Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:36 pm
Profile
Extraordinary

Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:41 pm
Posts: 25109
Location: San Mateo, CA
Post Re: Official Summer Olympics 2008 Thread
Time to sticky it. :)

_________________
Recent watched movies:

American Hustle - B+
Inside Llewyn Davis - B
Before Midnight - A
12 Years a Slave - A-
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - A-

My thoughts on box office


Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:10 pm
Profile WWW
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Reply to topic   [ 1077 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 44  Next

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 54 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group.
Designed by STSoftware for PTF.