Rate your 'Olympic Spirit'?

[Big Dave]

I'm at about 3/10.

[Cajun]

bah humbug 2.25/10

at least my stupid freeview box gonna come in usefull for first time since the v8 finshed last year.

[MSTRS]

Fuck it. 2 weeks of coverage over-riding the few programs I enjoy. :2guns:

[Dooly]

1..............

[jrandom]

I'm looking forward to watching the cycling road race tomorrow to see whether the Spanish team kick as much arse as everyone's expecting them to. The Olympic race has become pretty much the world's premier one-day road cycling event over the last decade, ever since they started allowing professional riders in.

Might also try and catch some of the weightlifting and wrestling, and the women's gymnastics always makes for good eye candy.

:drool:

I couldn't name a single event that I give a fuck about which has any New Zealanders participating in it with any likelihood of winning, though.

I guess I'm 4/10 ish.

[martybabe]

I'm English mate, I gave up hope years ago. We have a stunning collection of bronze trinkets.

2/10 :no:

[Skunk]

0. nada. zip. fuck off.

[Deano]

I'm not overly excited.

BUT - I will be watching young Alison in the polevaulting !!

MMMmm she can vault my pole anytime haha

[boomer]

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[MisterD]

I'm English mate, I gave up hope years ago. We have a stunning collection of bronze trinkets.

2/10 :no:

Two words: Victoria Pendleton
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41456000/jpg/_41456488_sprintgold416.jpg
two more: Rebecca Romero

[wysper]

dont care really

But I do wonder why our Govt think it is not ok to tour Zimbabwe
But it IS ok to tour China

Free trade agreement anyone??


(but I bet I watch anyway!!)

[Katman]

I'm not overly excited.



I am now.

:drool:

[Beemer]

0. nada. zip. fuck off.

Ditto. And they have the hide to take off Coronation Street as well!

[southernmike]

Is Olympic Spirit made by New Zealand breweries or is it imported?

Anyway, if it's not SPEIGHTS I won't drink it!

[Strang0r]

1/10.... I don't mind highlights on the news but I won't be sitting down to watch any of it unless someone else puts it on infront of me while i'm too drunk to escape....

and it won't matter that it takes over the tv becasue... Downloaded media > tv any day :yes: :yes: :yes:

[MSTRS]

Ditto. And they have the hide to take off Coronation Street as well!

Permanently? If only it were so. Would only replace it with another soap, or 'fix your house/section/kids/life' :sick:

[GurlRacer]

I simply love it!!! But then again, I'm not normal... uhh...

I like watching all these attractive athletes doing their thing! :p Oh, and it's quite a good laugh when they screw it up and get all emotional.

I reckon I'm 7/10 :D

[Mikkel]

0. nada. zip. fuck off.

+1
Watching sport just doesn't do anything for me. Normally I'd probably be 1/10 - but I find that the political aspect behind the event shines through even more this year than usual.


two more: Rebecca Romero

Holy cripes - check out those thighs. She'd be able to give you a good squeeze I'm sure :D

[Swoop]

Ditto. And they have the hide to take off Coronation Street as well!
I have just become a BIG supporter of the olly-impics!
We should screen the Disabled Olly-impics as well if it keeps that crap off the air.



I enjoy the polevault, javelin and discus.:woohoo:
All the "running around in a circle" events bore me shitless.:bash:
Winter Olympics rule!

[Oakie]

Yeah I'm quite keen to watch a fair bit of the sport although I won't be losing sleep to watch it. Rate me about a 6 I think.
The big spectator interest for me though is to watch how any protestors get dealt with. I'm on the side of the Chinese. It's their country and they shouldn't have to put up with foreigners coming in telling them how to act.

[marioc]

9/10 love the olympics,a once every four year occasion.
Couch has my name on it for the next two weeks and wtf there is nothing good on tv anyway.

[firefighter]

I'd have to say a reasonable 8/10- plus it means i'll can to stop being subjected to shitland street, remotes mine for the duration of the games

[Steam]

The big spectator interest for me though is to watch how any protestors get dealt with. I'm on the side of the Chinese.

Yeah! I mean, why shouldn't peaceful Falun Gong protesters be arrested, imprisoned, tortured, and then executed when someone wants their kidneys, and their family billed for the bullet used to kill them. Seems perfectly reasonable.
And why shouldn't Christians be arrested and deported for praying in Tiannamen Square. PRAYING is OFFENSIVE and of course shouldn't be accepted in public places.
And as for censorship and repression if dissidents, well that's completley sensible. What kind of anarchy would we have if people could say and read what they wanted!

China has evolved into a classic facist state.



"It's their country and they shouldn't have to put up with foreigners coming in telling them how to act."

Riiight, does Tibet spring to mind? Chinese invasion in 1951? Now, whose country is that?

The thing that amuses me about theses olympics is that all the Chinese are going "Hey look at us, we rock!"
And the rest of the First World is looking at China in astonishment and saying "Jeez, what a shithole. Glad I don't live in that smoggy dictatorship."
And the Chinese don't even realise the world looks at them with contempt and pity.

[mister.koz]

meh blah 0/10

[Hoon]

8/10. I guess the silent acheiver inside me has the utmost respect for anyone that can excel in anything so well that they have the opportunity to compete on the world stage.

My darker side also gets some enjoyment out of seeing others fail spectacularly too!

Also one of the few TV spectacles where you can shamelessly watch partially clad females jumping about without the missus nagging!

Just got a LCD TV and with HD Freeview so looking forward to 4 HD channels of Olympic goodness!

Who cares what people think of China. It's all about the athletes not the location. Theres no place for politics in sport.

[steelestring]

4/10 I used to be a swimmer... still 'think' I am fast....hmmmm I always like seeing the team events in the pool. I trained with Loader a few times before he went away to his chance to do well for New zealand.

[Flatcap]

I'm not overly excited.

BUT - I will be watching young Alison in the polevaulting !!

MMMmm she can vault my pole anytime haha

Yes the Womens Pole Vault

Nothing like watching scantily clad chicks ramming a giant phallus into an equally large venus symbol.....

[Maha]

I like some of the wierd names that you hear during the Games....that in itself is priceless......bloke at the Christchurch Games (not Olympic I know) was called Mene Mene. Father of Bernice, he was a track/field eventer.

[Sully60]

Winter Olympics rule!

+1, Sport where no one exceeds 100km/h just doesn't cut the mustard.:no:

[Mr Merde]

I know the whole thing is commercialised nowadays but I didnt know they had brought out their own "spirit"

What proof is it?

Any thing over 40% by vol put me down for a case

[Skyryder]

Olympic spirt..........about 45 per cent proof mixed and on the rocks unless it's a malt then neat............like not touching the side.



Skyyrder

[Swoop]

+1, Sport where no one exceeds 100km/h just doesn't cut the mustard.:no:
Damn right. Especially when there are no brakes, icy, and dressed in latex. No wonder they had to put up nets to catch the GS (giant slalom) skiers when they fell!
Ahhh. Bring on the winter events!

[Mr Merde]

...............like not touching the side.



Skyyrder


This brings back memories of too many nights with the spirit and a distict lack of morales, taste or scruples

[Sully60]

Damn right. Especially when there are no brakes, icy, and dressed in latex. No wonder they had to put up nets to catch the GS (giant slalom) skiers when they fell!
Ahhh. Bring on the winter events!

Check the lean angle here..

http://www.flachau.com/assets/images/flachau_hermann_maier_04.jpg


Fast on a motorcycle too, so I've heard

[SPman]

0. nada. zip. fuck off.
Wot he said

[Dave-]

I'm about 1 point for every gold we win.

[kiwifruit]

6 / 10

[mstriumph]

i'm avoiding watching or listening to it - ANY of it

i'm NOT anti-chinese, but their treatment of Tibetians and whichever of their own citizens was unlucky enough to have a house standing where the authorities wanted to build the olympic village upsets me ......

what totally DISGUSTS me, however, is the fact that all the participating countries are STILL participating, making this a triumph for the perpetrators of human rights abuse, whilst paying lip-service to the importance of human rights

signed
disgusted of perth :angry2:


soooooooo put me down for a minus 10 please

[vindy500]

8 go kiwis!

[wickle]

sick of hearing about already

[Mikkel]

Check the lean angle here..

Fast on a motorcycle too, so I've heard

Wouldn't be surprised - the feeling of really digging you edges in for a nice carving turn isn't that different from the feeling when hanging off going around a nice corner. :D

Can't tell from the photo - is it the Herminator? If it is, his recovery from that biking accident is quite a fascinating tale :yes: Lucky to keep his leg - miraculous that he's competing again.

[Sully60]

Wouldn't be surprised - the feeling of really digging you edges in for a nice carving turn isn't that different from the feeling when hanging off going around a nice corner. :D

Can't tell from the photo - is it the Herminator? If it is, his recovery from that biking accident is quite a fascinating tale :yes: Lucky to keep his leg - miraculous that he's competing again.

You're right, or railing a deep rut on an MX'r but it's not often you have to lift you hand up to stop it dragging on the ground when you ride.:eek:

Yep It's the Herminator alright.

I just saw Mt Hutt on the telly, I can see why you might have got a bit over excited!:drool: :crybaby:

[scracha]

It's about as interesting as watching rugby and nationalistic as the Americas Cup.

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[Mikkel]

You're right, or railing a deep rut on an MX'r but it's not often you have to lift you hand up to stop it dragging on the ground when you ride.:eek:

If your hand isn't on the handle bar - you'd better be showing off or you're most likely in BIG trouble :yes:

I love this photo:
http://twistingasphalt.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/xaus_hypermotard.jpg

Hermann Maier has got both balls and balance - I'm sure he'd be good on a bike too.


I just saw Mt Hutt on the telly, I can see why you might have got a bit over excited!:drool: :crybaby:

Yeah, the snow base is phenomenal! :niceone:
I'm pretty crap at skiing in the loose and/or choppy stuff - and naturally that's where I lost control, going a bit too fast. It would have looked fairly spectacular - I snowballed for about 20 meters before the right-hand ski clipped out... then I slid another 30 meters down before I stopped. Snow everywhere. Would have been great fun except my bindings have somehow been set to 8.5 din - and I usually run 6 :( (I can't for the world see why a ski shop would have mucked around with that when giving them a tune up...)
I just hope I'll be fit for fight ASAP.

[Winston001]

Yeah, the Olympics. Its a shame, I just can't get excited about them and yet this is the premier sports event on the planet. Thousands of the finest athletes in the world, all gathered together in one place, doing a huge variety of different sports. Something for everyone.

And yet......sigh......

Maybe its the gleaming white smiles of the eager puppy-dog TV presenters, their bounteous enthusiasm which rings a false note, perhaps the pure jingoism of concentrating on NZ events - whatever, I struggle to get excited.

Personally I find swimming as exciting as watching grass grow. Love gymnastics, and races/field events in the stadium, and some other sports. The problem is that we don't see the best of the best - instead we are forced to watch countless interviews, plays and replays of things NZ athletes are in. I'd far rather watch great athletes of every nation.

Rant over!!

[N1CK]

8/10

What's with all the negativity?

Back your country!!!

[NZsarge]

Meh....
I guess there will be some good sport to watch (for something that does'nt involve a motor and some wheels) but at this point i'm at about a 2/10.

[fire eyes]

I would say my olympic spirit is about 7/10 .. I loveeeeeeeee watching the Gymnastics! (I sooo wish I was that flexible lol) I am not exactly the sporty type but I am proud of our athletes for not only competeing but for just making the Olympics full stop! :niceone:

[Grub]

1/10 ... the games are in China.

There's some very very bad things happening in that country and around the world because of them.

I also abhor the obsession with "Medals". Our athletes go there and turn in personal bests and national records and all the media can do is be hangdog about the fact that we "missed out on a medal". Well hello ... the games are supposed to be about the spirit of youth and competing.

[Big Dave]

We have a stunning collection of bronze trinkets.



Me too. :-)

http://homepage.mac.com/david_cohen_design/.Pictures/misc2/medal_close.jpg

[Bikernereid]

0.5 really counldn't give a rats ass. We (UK) always do crap anyhoo so what is the point!!

The only reason I would be vaguely interested is to see how the not so young but very fit Mark Foster does

[Big Dave]

0.5 really counldn't give a rats ass. We (UK) always do crap anyhoo so what is the point!!

The only reason I would be vaguely interested is to see how the not so young but very fit Mark Foster does


Is he going outside to burn ants?

[slofox]

-20/10.......seen too many to care any more......where's me wheelchair again...?

[Bikernereid]

Is he going outside to burn ants?

No he is after the swimming ones!

[Number One]

I am proud of our athletes for not only competeing but for just making the Olympics full stop! :niceone:
+1 to that...though I can take it or leave it.

Always keen to catch the gymnastics and also enjoy the diving - but wouldn't stay up all night to watch it or choose to stay home and watch instead of going for a ride (if weather was worth it :angry:).

[Big Dave]

-20/10.......seen too many to care any more......where's me wheelchair again...?

Yeah - that's it too. Plus after Sydney and the party in my home town...

Slaked.

[Big Dave]

No he is after the swimming ones!
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[Naki Rat]

Reality TV, Olympics, game shows, crime investigation shows....:bs:
Guess we'll just download something interesting to watch :sherlock: :ar15: :corn: :laugh:

[Bren]

Olympics....if only they had :first:, :second: and :third: medals in Belching and Farting!


otherwise...not interested!!!!

[screamer]

Ditto. And they have the hide to take off Coronation Street as well!

Shit i didn't know that i'm going to protest that one for sure.

Oh i guess i must be 0/10

[inlinefour]

Fuck it. 2 weeks of coverage over-riding the few programs I enjoy. :2guns:

Yea, thank gwad we have sky here and a hdd full of recorded sci-fi!

I rate myself at a 4.700361/10 but thats probably because I have not watched any yet... :lol:

[vindy500]

Go the Rowers!


10.0!

[Mikkel]

I have to admit I find the gymnastics fascinating. Such power and coordination is bloody impressive.

[MadDuck]

4/10 I used to be a swimmer... still 'think' I am fast....

Me too used to be a competitive swimmer. Would like to say I trained with Anthony Mosse but if i am honest he was in the same pool at the same time but with a different team. Sounds good though :whistle:

Swimming is the only sport I bother with so I guess that makes me 2/10.

[Bikernereid]

I have to admit I find the gymnastics fascinating. Such power and coordination is bloody impressive.

+1 really enjoying watching gymnastics with OWNER who as an ex gymnast is explaining it all. I must admit those guys rock although not too sure about the little fidly bit on the floor routines. The top guys on the rings are just mind blowing.

Go Europe!

[MisterD]

I have to admit I find the chinese police fascinating. Such power and coordination is bloody impressive.

Fixxored for you. :2thumbsup

[Big Dave]

Still haven't watched any.

[Bikernereid]

Still haven't watched any.

On a very wet afternoon when you are not feeling well it (male gymnasts) does the trick.

[gunrunner]

2.5/10

The female beach volleyballers make up for most of that tho :banana:

[Gremlin]

Can't even be bothered rating my spirit... give you an idea?

Well mr random... britain won the female road race... gawd, I even watched the historic 1936 german olympics on triangle while they cut to the soccer... Soccer is interesting in a sports package of highlights... otherwise, I'd rather watch paint dry... :sleep:

[Bikernereid]

Can't even be bothered rating my spirit... give you an idea?

Well mr random... britain won the female road race... gawd, I even watched the historic 1936 german olympics on triangle while they cut to the soccer... Soccer is interesting in a sports package of highlights... otherwise, I'd rather watch paint dry... :sleep:

IT IS FOOTBALL, soccer is for americans!!

[Zuki Bandit]

Olympic spirit? It bores the crap out of me! 2/10

[Big Dave]

IT IS FOOTBALL, soccer is for americans!!

It's Soccer - Football is for Europeans.

[jim.cox]

< 0.05 / 10

[EJK]

I like the 100m sprint. Its the most gigantic biggest event in the Olympics and it ends within 10 seconds :rofl:

I like the Ice Olympics (???) better... Its more chilling

[peasea]

0. nada. zip. fuck off.

I'm with you.....

[vindy500]

i reckon its good, get to watch a whole bunch of random sport you dont usually get to see. go black sticks!

[FJRider]

i reckon its good, get to watch a whole bunch of random sport you dont usually get to see. go black sticks!

Beach vollyball... syncronised swimming...gymnastics...

[Bikernereid]

I can't believe that a GB woman has won gold in swimming, good for her. It is such a shame that her parents has to watch from home due to losing their tickets in an internet scam.

[Pixie]

A great big 0

[McDuck]

I think i would be a solid 6. That gos up to 8 when forms of vollyball (womans) come up, gimnastics (womans) come up and a few others. Rowing is also cool as is weight lifting. Running or throughing i couldnt give a crap about.