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trixster
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 Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Or, what Box said.
_________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict. 
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Box
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Also, this was our 25th medal! So, A NEW RECORD for Canada!  _________________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/
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Rev
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics First gold for US 4 man bobsled team in 62 years 
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xiayun
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Congrats Canada! What a second week you have had.
Tomorrow's TV rating is going to be huge. Haven't really looked at the data, but possibly 30m+ viewers?
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Mandeep
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada ??
no, I would say well over 20 million
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Box
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics 20m is impossible. You can't have 2/3rds of the whole country watching a game. I'd put it at 15m at most, but maybe 13.5-14m.
_________________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/
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FILMO
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics If Canada doesnt win today.....ti will declare war to USA.
The sad thing is IF Canada does win.....everybody in Canada will only remember that gold medal. And the other 13 can go and cry in the corner.
"Hey dude I won also Gold in Vancouver"
"Wow yeah Vancouver our Hockey Boys.....Yeah.Yes. Who the fuck are you again?"
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Mandeep
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics lol you had 84% of the German population watching world cup of soccer match against Italy in 2006.
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Rev
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Goooooooaaaaaaalllllll! Tied 2-2 Going to OT 
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Rev
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Revatar wrote: I want it to come down to a shootout for the gold & Syd the Kid winning it for Canada close enough
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Jiffy
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics So, why does everyone hate Crosby (especially)? I know nothing of this hockey of which you speak.
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trixster
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Only the Yanks hate him.
_________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
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Box
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics CONGRATS CANADA!!!
OMG SO HAPPY. PERFECT FINISH!
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BJ
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics _________________The Force Awakens
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Mandeep
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics One of the best hockey games of all time. This will be a historic moment in Canadian history. Perhaps one of the biggest national unity events in the longest time. Americans may says, Its only Hockey, but the whole country, Vancouver to Newfoundland, Toronto to the North pole is celebrating...  I swear to God, when OT was on there was hardly a car on the highways (checking the local channel), the whole country was glued... I would imagine 25+ million were watching the end.
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Box
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics I was at Yorkdale Mall during the game and they had TV screens set up and people just stopped and watched. Great moment of togetherness.
I think only countries like Germany, Italy, and Brazil with their obsession with football can understand the magnitude of the event. Americans don't really have a comparative event. This is several times the magnitude of the Super Bowl, which after all happens every year.
_________________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/
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Jiffy
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics LOL, Americans don't give a shit about soccer, c'mon.
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Jiffy
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Dr. Magnus wrote: Jiffy208 wrote: LOL, Americans don't give a shit about soccer, c'mon. If we got to the final, they would. Americans love champions. The problem with soccer is that we suck compared to everyone else, thus we don't care. But when we produce champions, we adore them just as much as everyone else, if not more. Hell, we don't give a shit about cycling AT ALL, yet Lance Armstrong is one of the most famous people in America. I wouldn't say that Lance Armstrong is among the top 20 most popular athletes in America. How many people even watched the Tour de France here? I mean, sure, being the best at a sport is going to bring you more attention than you'd receive otherwise, but it's not enough to single-handedly elevate a sport into significant popularity. Hockey isn't even that popular in the U.S. Football/Baseball are really the only ones that can bring in big ratings.
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Box
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Dr. Magnus wrote: Box wrote: I was at Yorkdale Mall during the game and they had TV screens set up and people just stopped and watched. Great moment of togetherness.
I think only countries like Germany, Italy, and Brazil with their obsession with football can understand the magnitude of the event. Americans don't really have a comparative event. This is several times the magnitude of the Super Bowl, which after all happens every year. Eh, I think if American men's soccer went to the World Cup final it'd be similar. There was a lot of bonding over the women's final in 1999 (though it helped that it was in America when it happen). And that was women's! It wouldn't be as heart-breaking if we lost that final, but if we won, we'd go ape-shit crazy. Mainly cause we probably would be major underdogs in a World Cup final. Not to mention, the 1980 Miracle on Ice provided a huge bonding moment that has stayed apart of American lore to this day. The situation is certainly possible. No it wouldn't. I'm shocked you even think it would. America has NO cultural basis for such a game to have an impact. I've never played hockey, yet it has been a part of my life as a Canadian in a way that no single sport is to Americans. To some, it's american football, to others, it's baseball, to others yet it's basketball, but the US has no single sport that it rallies around the way Canada does around hockey or most of the countries in the world do around football. Once a football game gets 200-250m viewers in the US, let me know. Because that's how comparatively big this game today was in Canada. _________________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/
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Rev
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Don't forget about basketball. lol, & Golf whenever Tiger is in contention.
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Rev
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Final Medal Counts
Canada 14 Golds (26 total)
Germany 10 Gold (30 total)
USA 9 Gold (37 total)
Norway 9 Gold (23 total)
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Jiffy
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Dr. Magnus wrote: Jiffy208 wrote: I wouldn't say that Lance Armstrong is among the top 20 most popular athletes in America I would. And five years ago, I'd say he was top 5. Another example is Michael Phelps. I mean, NO ONE watches swimming. Yet he is right now a top 10 most popular athlete. And his Olympic run was a very bonding moment for the country. Everyone saw his races. Because it was during the Olympics, which has an established platform for American interest. I really don't think Lance Armstrong has ever been as popular as you think (at least as an athlete, the Livestrong/cancer campaign certainly gave him more exposure), not even as popular as Phelps was during '08.
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Box
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics omg magnus shut up. my country beat your country, that means im right about everything
_________________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/
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Chippy
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics I hate Crosby.
And I was working an art festival today with a radio playing the game and had dozens of people gathered around our stand to listen to the game. Americans care about championships. If football was in the Winter Olympics, I could guarantee 150+ mil viewers for a gold medal game with the US in it.
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Dr. Lecter
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Re: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Mandeep wrote: lol you had 84% of the German population watching world cup of soccer match against Italy in 2006. Hmm. That was the share of TV viewers. For the whole population it was 36%. _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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