The Games of the XXXI Olympiad - Russian Free Zone TBF

[Milk]

Can someone explain to me why medalists bite their medals? Are they expecting them to be chocolate money?

 

[ToffeeTim]

Can someone explain to me why medalists bite their medals? Are they expecting them to be chocolate money?

It's an old tradition back to medieval times. You tested gold's authenticity by biting down on it. Proper gold would be soft enough to show some indentation.

But now the photographers just like it I think.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

I've really enjoyed the Games, despite missing out on a lot of live stuff due to the time difference. What I won't miss though is stuff like "Literally, it's unbelievable, amazingly incredible, just phenomenal and incredibly amazing" when someone gets interviewed.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

BBC really going for the full tugging on the emotional heart strings package tonight in their coverage, fair play though. Vicky P looking very demure and Redgrave, the dirty sod, couldn't resist the oppo for a cuddle!

 

[davek]

Those Eddie Butler epic poems: do they get on anyone else's tits?

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Those Eddie Butler epic poems: do they get on anyone else's tits?

All rather typical BBC self-congratulation stuff for bringing you 'such greatness', which by implication, suggests their own greatness.

That said, nice to see the accountant get a mention in the credits!lol

 

[summerisle]

Those Eddie Butler epic poems: do they get on anyone else's tits?

They're neither epic nor poetic. Self indulgent tosh which is an embarrassment to all. Because he's a Welshman he thinks he can spout such rubbish. It's time he kept his appointment with the Wicker Man.

 

[davek]

All rather typical BBC self-congratulation stuff for bringing you 'such greatness', which by implication, suggests their own greatness.

That said, nice to see the accountant get a mention in the credits!lol

Claire Balding says: "We brought you 3,000 hours of coverage from the Olympics". A thousand on the sports, a thousand talking about the medal table, and a thousand listening to Michael Johnson telling everyone how rubbish the athletes are and how he was a world record holder once.

 

[davek]

They're neither epic nor poetic. Self indulgent tosh which is an embarrassment to all. Because he's a Welshman he thinks he can spout such rubbish. It's time he kept his appointment with the Wicker Man.

...they're done to death aren't they? He'd come up with a Beowulf-length epic about the ping pong final.

 

[Bigmaclad]

The Olympics are great

 

[summerisle]

...they're done to death aren't they? He'd come up with a Beowulf-length epic about the ping pong final.

He thinks he's Dylan Thomas but the only similarity is that he is a piss artist as well.

 

[Durham Toffee]

He thinks he's Dylan Thomas but the only similarity is that he is a piss artist as well.

Gymnastics is proper class,
Cycling's full of the odd fit lass,
Swimming is a talent of ours,
Afterwards they get in showers,
The athletics is mediocre,
That Mo Farah is a proper joker,
But most of all, by pure luck,
I'd give Denise Lewis a good hard...

 

[davek]

The Olympics are great

It is. Warts an' all. Even the BBC cant ruin it.

 

[tommye]

The Olympics are great

 

[RFUS]

Really enjoyed it.

Tokyo 2020 is going to be incredible.