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Points: 6673 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2012 at 00:27
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Little bit of a rant here - I don't know if this has been mentioned before, or if anyone actually cares that it bugs me but:

Since when did the asymmetric bars become the "uneven bars"?

Dumbing down??? I think so!

What next?

Archery becomes the "bow and arrow" event?

Canoeing the "skinny boat in rough water" competition?

Dressage the "upper class totty on poncey prancing horse" event?



Actually, that last one is the way I refer to dressage anyway

Already gave some alternatives on Facebook.Wink

What next, you ask? Well the way we are collectively becoming Ipod intelligent, you can expect “uneven bars” to be replaced by “well-stocked bars”, “110 m Hurdles” by a “110m of Debts”, “Team Handball” will become the texting gold medal championship and will be then called “Fingerball”. Of course “Beach Volleyball” will splinter into “Bitch volleyball” for the skanky girls and “Dude Volleyball” for the bronzed muscle boys. Some actually called it “Modern Pentothal” instead of “Pentathlon”, must have been a pharmacist. Good grief!

I will think of a few others but why should we be surprised when there are now only 3 verbs left in the English language to be, to have and the latest winner, to GRAB.  

 

In the meantime , keep laughing like I do.  
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Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

hurray Norways first gold medal, in kajak, woohoo, 
 
Yay norway!! I always root for you Scandinavians, esp in te summer games.
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In the UK the Post Office has been issuing commemorative stamps for each Brit gold medal won, and in the home town of the winning "athlete" they have also painted one post box gold. This is ours:
Our "local boy" being Peter Charles (who?) and the only slight problem is that he doesn't live here, he lives 5 miles away in a village called Bentworth (Oliver Tobias lives there too) [Wrong postbox painted gold in honour of Olympian Peter Charles] ... once the GPO has scraped up enough cash for another pot of gold paint I'll go and photograph that one too.
 
Ho-hum, anyway, here is his stamp:
Large image of the Team GB Gold Medal Winner Miniature Sheet - Scott Brash, Peter Charles, Ben Maher, Nick Skelton
... as you can see he's one of those posh "athletes" who won gold for sitting on a horse better than some posh "athletes" from other countries.
 
Hahaha. Oopsey. Well someone from your town better win a gold then.
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

I...would just like to drop in...and take this moment...to say...I have absolutely nothing of value...to say...Tongue  

So  what's new?

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hurray Norways first gold medal, in kajak, woohoo, 
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Was that a Gilmour version of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" used by one of the gymnasts last night?  It didn't sound like the original.
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

I...would just like to drop in...and take this moment...to say...I have absolutely nothing of value...to say...Tongue  

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In the UK the Post Office has been issuing commemorative stamps for each Brit gold medal won, and in the home town of the winning "athlete" they have also painted one post box gold. This is ours:
Our "local boy" being Peter Charles (who?) and the only slight problem is that he doesn't live here, he lives 5 miles away in a village called Bentworth (Oliver Tobias lives there too) [Wrong postbox painted gold in honour of Olympian Peter Charles] ... once the GPO has scraped up enough cash for another pot of gold paint I'll go and photograph that one too.
 
Ho-hum, anyway, here is his stamp:
Large image of the Team GB Gold Medal Winner Miniature Sheet - Scott Brash, Peter Charles, Ben Maher, Nick Skelton
... as you can see he's one of those posh "athletes" who won gold for sitting on a horse better than some posh "athletes" from other countries.
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I...would just like to drop in...and take this moment...to say...I have absolutely nothing of value...to say...Tongue  

Edited by Slartibartfast - August 08 2012 at 07:03
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Sandra Izbasa pick at really nice song for her  great routine Clap



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NBC coverage gets worse and worse...
 
Anyway, great day to be Iran. Taking gold and silver in super heavyweights weightlifting and silver in men's discus. Added to some wrestling golds, this is turning out to be quite an olympics for Iran.
 
Pretty much all the pool play games are down to their semi-finals (or quarterfinals for men's handball, water polo, volleyball...and probably something else I'm forgetting). Woo!
 
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God...what a dumbass call from the coach of the US women's water polo team at the end of regulation. Thank god they came back to win it in overtime.
USA to the gold medal match against either Spain or Hungary.
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Originally posted by Evolver Evolver wrote:

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Little bit of a rant here - I don't know if this has been mentioned before, or if anyone actually cares that it bugs me but:

Since when did the asymmetric bars become the "uneven bars"? 
They have been called "uneven" in the US as long as I can remember (about 50 years).
 
Ditto here.
 
(Although I haven't been around for 50 years Tongue)
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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

This US-Canada Women's soccer match is awesome. 
 
It was quite a match indeed. (Though I only watched the extra time periods)
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Keep flipping between boxing (GB v Ger) and that football match, I hear USA got dodgy penalty decision

Edited by akamaisondufromage - August 06 2012 at 15:50
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This US-Canada Women's soccer match is awesome. 
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

We also had a good time joking about how obvious a particular guy's state of circumcision was in the track competition.  Bad bad bad. LOL


You is a naughty boy

It is obvious though, isn't it +++chuckle+++ ?

This is all my wife's fault.  I seriously have no interest in sports so I lay down next to her in bed last night and she, uh, points these things out.  The other night she pointed out the nice butts the gymnasts had.  So last night in addition to the guy we were impressed how in such tight leotards the ladies conceal vulvas and nipples.  Yeah, we're pervs. 

As I recall I read somewhere the original olympics were performed naked.  And now that I've mentioned the above I bet you all will be watching a little closer.


Edited by Slartibartfast - August 06 2012 at 14:16
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Jason Kenny wins Gold on a bike.  (Sitting down most the time). 
 
We will be soon catching up the USA and then will have China in our sites! 
 
Anyway, I hear Morrisey has been having a pop at us being too patriotic.  Fed up of not being in the news I guess.  Big Mouth strikes again.
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Another Brit gold in a sitting down event. If we can only come up with a way of running the 100m sprint sitting down we'd be laughing.
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What's uneven about them? They look perfectly level and smooth to me.
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