Azzurri
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I actually love that Tory [Poor language removed].
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The Olympics Thread, London 2012, Games of the XXX Olympiad, 27th July - 12th August
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I actually love that Tory [Poor language removed].
BigDunc'sFod
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He looks like a f***ing morlock but he is hilarious like
**** off NBC. They stop the closing ceremonies to air the pilot from some new **** show they have been pimping for the last two days, dangling the Who on the back end. Again, **** off NBC.
And if God really existed, he would never have let Freddy die knowing that **** would have been signing his song at the Closing ****ing Ceremonies 20 years later. BTW, no joke, I had never heard of her before tonight.
And if God really existed, he would never have let Freddy die knowing that **** would have been signing his song at the Closing ****ing Ceremonies 20 years later. BTW, no joke, I had never heard of her before tonight.
McBain
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I'll put my Neutral Hat on here and score the Olympics and see where it rates in the Scheme of things since I started watching in '88.
OC - Opening Ceremony
INF - The Infrastructure Built to Accommodate Games
ATH - The Legendary'ness of the Competitors
RE - The Results
BZ - The Worldwide Buzz Generated
CS - The Closing Ceremony
Seoul 1988 - OC 7 - INF 7 - ATH 8 - RE 8 - BZ 10 - CS 8 TOTAL = 48/60
Barcelona 1992 - OC 5 - INF 5 - ATH 7 - RE 6 - BZ 8 - CS 7 TOTAL = 38/60
Atlanta 1996 - OC 8 - INF 5 - ATH 7 - RE 7 - BZ 6 - CS 6 TOTAL = 39/60
Sydney 2000 - OC 9 - INF 10 - ATH 9 - RE 9 - BZ 10 - CS 7 TOTAL = 54/60
Athens 2004 - OC 5 - INF 5 - ATH 8 - RE 7 - BZ 5 - CS 5 TOTAL = 35/60
Beijing 2008 - OC 10 - INF 10 - ATH 8 - RE 8 - BZ 10 - CS 6 TOTAL = 52/60
London 2012- OC 8 - INF 6 - ATH 7 - RE 9 - BZ 8 - CS 7 TOTAL = 45/60
So, all in all, the Games of 2012 have been good to watch, the Fourth best since the Olympics became boss in '88.
OC - Opening Ceremony
INF - The Infrastructure Built to Accommodate Games
ATH - The Legendary'ness of the Competitors
RE - The Results
BZ - The Worldwide Buzz Generated
CS - The Closing Ceremony
Seoul 1988 - OC 7 - INF 7 - ATH 8 - RE 8 - BZ 10 - CS 8 TOTAL = 48/60
Barcelona 1992 - OC 5 - INF 5 - ATH 7 - RE 6 - BZ 8 - CS 7 TOTAL = 38/60
Atlanta 1996 - OC 8 - INF 5 - ATH 7 - RE 7 - BZ 6 - CS 6 TOTAL = 39/60
Sydney 2000 - OC 9 - INF 10 - ATH 9 - RE 9 - BZ 10 - CS 7 TOTAL = 54/60
Athens 2004 - OC 5 - INF 5 - ATH 8 - RE 7 - BZ 5 - CS 5 TOTAL = 35/60
Beijing 2008 - OC 10 - INF 10 - ATH 8 - RE 8 - BZ 10 - CS 6 TOTAL = 52/60
London 2012- OC 8 - INF 6 - ATH 7 - RE 9 - BZ 8 - CS 7 TOTAL = 45/60
So, all in all, the Games of 2012 have been good to watch, the Fourth best since the Olympics became boss in '88.
You sir need to buy a new hat, the is no neutrality in that hat.
McBain
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Complete Neutrality here mate.
Type in 'best Olympic Games' in google, and after the Olympic Wiki Page there stands Sydney.
And I quoth
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was the second time that the Summer Olympics were held in the Southern Hemisphere, the first one being in Melbourne in 1956. These were the first games since the Seoul games to be conducted during the Northern Hemisphere autumn season, joining the aforementioned Melbourne games (which were held during the Southern Hemisphere summer), the Tokyo games (conducted in October 1964), the Mexico City Games (conducted in October 1968), and the Seoul games.
The Games received near-universal acclaim, with the organisation, volunteers, sportsmanship and Australian public being lauded in the international media. Bill Bryson from The Times called the Sydney Games "one of the most successful events on the world stage", saying that they "couldn't be better". James Mossop of the Electronic Telegraph called the Games in an article "such a success that any city considering bidding for future Olympics must be wondering how it can reach the standards set by Sydney", while Jack Todd in the Montreal Gazette suggested that the 'IOC should quit while it's ahead. Admit there can never be a better Olympic Games, and be done with it", as "Sydney was both exceptional and the best". [SUP][2][/SUP] In preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Lord Sebastian Coe declared the Sydney games the "benchmark for the spirit of the Games, unquestionably" and admitting that the London organising committee "attempted in a number of ways to emulate what [the Sydney organising committee] did."
McBain
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And i repeat -
In preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games, Lord Sebastian Coe declared the Sydney games the "benchmark for the spirit of the Games, unquestionably" and admitting that the London organising committee "attempted in a number of ways to emulate what [the Sydney organising committee] did."
In preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games, Lord Sebastian Coe declared the Sydney games the "benchmark for the spirit of the Games, unquestionably" and admitting that the London organising committee "attempted in a number of ways to emulate what [the Sydney organising committee] did."
TheFinnFan
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Beautifull games! Thank you London, thank you Great Britain.
ijjysmith
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Hahaha! Neutral...but Australia win!
McBain
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You bloody ripper mate. Here's an Olympic fact for you. Despite holding the 1948 games and sending in 398 Athletes, Great Britain only managed three Gold medals. Australia sent 75 Souls on that fateful voyage, and got two Gold medals.
Fair Dinkum, indeed.
McBain
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Elong
The fire rises
To be fair he can't really bask in their athletes performance can he?
Exactly haha. Sorry Macca but the day you claim little NZ as one of your states to help your medal tally it becomes a sad day for Australian sport!
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