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Re: the olympics
by halfwise Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:46 pm
BTW, how did the Netherlands tie for second place in the winter olympics? No mountains, small country.... 
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Re: the olympics
by halfwise Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:49 pm
Unless that scoreboard was for skating.
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Re: the olympics
by Eldorion Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:57 pm
Amarië wrote:But he did get the important one right
Austria?
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Re: the olympics
by Eldorion Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:59 pm
halfwise wrote:BTW, how did the Netherlands tie for second place in the winter olympics? No mountains, small country....
All of their medals have come from speed skating, but it's been enough to take them to the second place tie overall (so far).
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Re: the olympics
by Amarië Wed Feb 12, 2014 6:04 pm
Eldorion wrote:Amarië wrote:But he did get the important one right
Austria?
Yes, Austria!
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Re: the olympics
by Norc Wed Feb 12, 2014 8:35 pm
halfwise wrote:
If a hot women never notices all the things guys do to impress her, did it really happen?
I was gonna be super blown away Norway was dominating the Olympics, until I realized it was the winter Olympics. Of course.
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Re: the olympics
by Norc Wed Feb 12, 2014 8:36 pm
guys.. not joking, i didn't notice the dude had cocked up the flags and names 
i thought the "one job" reference was to canada, that they should have most medals.. (i am so fucking stupid)
i thought the "one job" reference was to canada, that they should have most medals.. (i am so fucking stupid)
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Re: the olympics
by Tinuviel Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:32 am
Just wanted to say that my friend Jason is currently in 6th place after the short program for figure skating and has a good chance at getting bronze! The people in 3rd, 4th, and 5th place are less that one point ahead of him!!!!! 
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Re: the olympics
by Eldorion Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:51 am
Ooh, pass on my congratulations to your friend, Tin! I'll try to watch the figure skating events now.
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Re: the olympics
by Norc Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:33 am
WOW! THAT's GREAT TIN! i haven't had the time to follow any competitions on the telly sadly, i hope i get to see him though 
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Re: the olympics
by Tinuviel Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:23 pm
Ended up in ninth place, but he finished top 10, so YAY!
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Re: the olympics
by Pettytyrant101 Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:33 pm
Congrats to your friend Tin.
And now a crabbit Olympic rant!
Why do we bother with this hugely expensive event for stuff that arent even proper sports!
Going down a hill fasted lying on a teatray is not a sport!
Curling? Seriously- its just bowls for when the greens are frozen over, and they dont put bowls in the proper Olympics- why not? Because its the worlds most dull spectator sport thats why!
And skiing, thats not a sport its just a means of getting about in snowy countries and ski jumping is eve worse, shove someone down a hill where there is no choice but to fly of the end of it, thats not sport its stupidity!
And now a crabbit Olympic rant!
Why do we bother with this hugely expensive event for stuff that arent even proper sports!
Going down a hill fasted lying on a teatray is not a sport!
Curling? Seriously- its just bowls for when the greens are frozen over, and they dont put bowls in the proper Olympics- why not? Because its the worlds most dull spectator sport thats why!
And skiing, thats not a sport its just a means of getting about in snowy countries and ski jumping is eve worse, shove someone down a hill where there is no choice but to fly of the end of it, thats not sport its stupidity!
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Re: the olympics
by Eldorion Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:38 pm
Probably cause this is the only opportunity most of those sports will ever have to show off in front of a mainstream global audience. Same with stuff like water polo or handball at the Summer Games.
Plus I think the legacy of Victorian-era amateurism that contributed to the founding of the games perpetuates a bias against professional team sports and encourages people to preserve some of the more obscure stuff. Plus the team sports often have their own high-profile competitions that don't want to see competition from the Olympics, most famously with FIFA and all the restrictions they insisted the IOC put on Olympic soccer.
Plus I think the legacy of Victorian-era amateurism that contributed to the founding of the games perpetuates a bias against professional team sports and encourages people to preserve some of the more obscure stuff. Plus the team sports often have their own high-profile competitions that don't want to see competition from the Olympics, most famously with FIFA and all the restrictions they insisted the IOC put on Olympic soccer.
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Re: the olympics
by Norc Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:11 am
how can u say they are not sports?! i can agree chess is not a sport! and skiing is most definitely a fucking sport!!!!!!!
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Re: the olympics
by Amarië Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:57 pm
Norc wrote:how can u say they are not sports?! i can agree chess is not a sport! and skiing is most definitely a fucking sport!!!!!!!
Now that looks like someone involved in fucking sports...Norc wrote:
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Re: the olympics
by Ringdrotten Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:35 pm
He looks like Moriarty from the BBC show
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Re: the olympics
by Amarië Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:36 pm
Now that you mention it... 
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Re: the olympics
by Bluebottle Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:59 pm
Great.
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Re: the olympics
by Bluebottle Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:00 pm
Ringo posted an article in norwegian over on the fjordlandia thread about the "Trønder effect." Him being a Trønder, I'm sure he won't mind it being bragged about a bit more. So here's the Wall Street Journal video the article was based on.
http://live.wsj.com/video/trondelag-norway-a-winter-olympics-gold-medal-factory/0FC0ACD5-C475-47B8-854C-182919B43052.html#!0FC0ACD5-C475-47B8-854C-182919B43052
http://live.wsj.com/video/trondelag-norway-a-winter-olympics-gold-medal-factory/0FC0ACD5-C475-47B8-854C-182919B43052.html#!0FC0ACD5-C475-47B8-854C-182919B43052
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Re: the olympics
by Ringdrotten Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:25 pm
Some classic examples of "trøndersengelsk" (English spoken with the accent of the dialect in Trøndelag) in there I know a guy who attends the school they're talking about and showing pictures from, so that was fun to watch, thanks for sharing, Blue
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Re: the olympics
by Norc Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:48 pm
omg.. yes.. he does.. O_ORingdrotten wrote:He looks like Moriarty from the BBC show
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Re: the olympics
by Bluebottle Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:06 pm
There's certainly something about those people from Trøndelag. 
Also I stumbled across this. Alan Davies making a Winter Olympic related program. Featuring a norwegian comdienne.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03vpj8b/Alan_Davies_Apresski_Episode_2/
(Not sure I find her all that funny, but it has Allan Davies and Bill Bailey too.)
Also I stumbled across this. Alan Davies making a Winter Olympic related program. Featuring a norwegian comdienne.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03vpj8b/Alan_Davies_Apresski_Episode_2/
(Not sure I find her all that funny, but it has Allan Davies and Bill Bailey too.)
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Re: the olympics
by Norc Sun Feb 16, 2014 3:19 pm
ok. so all weekend i've been busy in the musical orchestra, pretty much all i have done this weekend. today, first brake, the whole orchestra crammed in to the staff-room (where the teachers have their offices) and watch the last bit of the cross-country thing. unfortunately we came fourth, but sweden got the gold
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