Closing Olympic thread

[Big Dave]

But they're bleck.

Actually I should have said 'another' $200 million - that's just the funding increase.

[forkoil]

Didnt see it, what WAS Jimmy Page like?

[jrandom]

Actually I should have said 'another' $200 million - that's just the funding increase.

Would you really rather have healthy Abos than gold medals in London?

[Big Dave]

Would you really rather have healthy Abos than gold medals in London?

I'd like both. Unfortunately the latter is more easily obtainable.

[jrandom]

I'd like both.

You're not a very stereotypical Aussie, then, are you?

Must be why you left...

[Trudes]

Didnt see it, what WAS Jimmy Page like?

Old and grey... but that's ok, still a legend. However I couldn't really tell if he was actually playing live (in which case he rocked) or if it was all pre-recorded and he was just strumming along... sounded very echo-y from the broadcast we got, but still, a nice change from all the other shit. (am I allowed to say that? Arhh fuck being PC, the rest of the music and stuff was shit in my opinion)

[Big Dave]

You're not a very stereotypical Aussie, then, are you?

Must be why you left...

Actually - pretty much typical for an Aussie that actually knows any Aboriginal people.

A lot don't.

[jrandom]

Actually - pretty much typical for an Aussie that actually knows any Aboriginal people.

So it's kinda a mirror image on the other side of the ditch, then - getting to know the natives means liking 'em?

As opposed to over 'ere, where the starry-eyed Maori-lovers are always the folk who've never had to set foot anywhere near their actual habitats, etc.

[Hoon]

Great Olympics, sad its over. Definately the best I've seen. The organisation seemed top notch - usually you hear complaints from atheletes about accomodation or transport to the venues but nothing of the sort this time. My only complaint was the crap commentary, would've thought the commentators would have done a bit more research and had better subject knowledge.

One thing that was really pleasant was the lack of advertising and product placement. First Olympics I recall that wasn't plastered with Kodak or Visa billboards.

[Big Dave]

Experience is a good school but the fees are high.

Like I said to my Publisher a short while ago - across the Tasman things aren't much different socially, it's all pretty similar - attitudes and styles.

It's just that there 5 times as many Aussies. That also means there are 5 times as many Dorks in the demographic.

[marioc]

I enjoyed the Olympics immensly however I thought TVNZ did a pretty rubbish job with the coverage/directing.
Take yesterday afternoon for example they show the womens gold medal basketball match.
Cool I thought been looking forward to this matchup should be great.
They start the fucking game with 6 mins left in the fourth quarter with the US ahead by twenty...I mean WTf!!!!! be better off showing us the first 6 mins.
Then to add insult to injury that was followed by 1 HOUR of rythmic gymnastics!!!!!!

BOOOO .
Thank god sky have the rights for London 2012

[Quasievil]

I enjoyed the Olympics immensly however I thought TVNZ did a pretty rubbish job with the coverage/directing.
Take yesterday afternoon for example they show the womens gold medal basketball match.
Cool I thought been looking forward to this matchup should be great.
They start the fucking game with 6 mins left in the fourth quarter with the US ahead by twenty...I mean WTf!!!!! be better off showing us the first 6 mins.
Then to add insult to injury that was followed by 1 HOUR of rythmic gymnastics!!!!!!

BOOOO .
Thank god sky have the rights for London 2012

Thanks for the red rep, I have returned it in the spirit it was given to me.

myself and many free thinking people believe that the rights of the Chinese citizens have been basically pushed aside by the government to hold these games, thousands of people where booted out of their homes for a bunch of fucking steriod induced big budget games which was a big freckin paint job to elevate the Governments status in the world, I didnt buy it, and again Im proud to say that I had no part of the machine.

To think Im not patriotic is an arse as Im the most Patriotic Kiwi in the country, but I will not support the crap shoved down my throat over the last two weeks, the whole spirit of the games is DEAD, get rid of it, its about money and who has the biggest budgets.........and in chinas case a big bloody propagada extravaganza which was sadly embraced by you and so many others!!

[avgas]

thousands of people where booted out of their homes for a bunch of fucking steriod induced big budget games which was a big freckin paint job to elevate the Governments status in the world, I didnt buy it, and again Im proud to say that I had no part of the machine.

Sad but true, however after being to beijing while this was happening - i can tell you that it was going to happen regardless. The chinese govt is pretty open about it - you dont own the land, we are building you a new house in another suburb - f-off.
There is no such thing as freehold. And in cities like Beijing, you cannot afford to have a suburb of slums in a city center. China is trying to push its hollow past behind them to be a business hub. While a few thousand were pissed off there were a few hundred million wanting the movement forward. You cant stop change like that.
Its sad, but its also life. Countries have tried other methods and ended up like the France's and South Africa's of the world. Rich live here, poor live here.
China was the one place i have been too that i felt that even if you were poor you can still walk through a rich area.
What gets me is the culture that was destroyed - buildings that were 100's of years old torn down to build the olympic complex.
I figure it would have been better to do the Olympics in the country side and run a rail/bus system too and from all events, 24/7. But that is the US's choice - they dont do events in the countryside......just like they dont watch events (openning/closing ceremonies) during their night time - but the rest of the world has to suffer.

[marioc]

Fair enough ,perhaps that what you should have said that the first time.
Let me ask you this,do you avoid buying chinese made goods with as much vigour?
I suspect not.
I enjoy the Olympics for what it is "A SPORTING CONTEST" .
Steroids pfft these guys are tested rigoursly.

[Quasievil]

Let me ask you this,do you avoid buying chinese made goods with as much vigour?

I do actually yes, as my experience shows that they fall apart and are made poorly