London Olympics
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August 12th is the last day of competition.
I'll be waiting. 3 cable channels taken up with this nonsense? Yeah, fencing was very exciting today. Wish Oprah was back at this point…
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The fuck is all this down talk on gingers ?
There's a couple of us celtic brothers heading out to NYC in October, and we better not hear any of these shenanigans, or I'll smack you with my shillelagh
On a side note, Rebecca Adlington won bronze for GB, and comes from my home town. Tommy learns to swin at the pool named after her.
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A couple of things that spring to mind
1. I'm not hugely into the Olympics, but when it was in Sydney 12 years ago (shit - was is that long ago already?!) the city was in party mode for about a month. Even if you tried to completely ignore the games, there was just a great vibe going on. I hope London is the same. It's something intangable that doesn't really come through on TV.
2. Volleyball bores me, except when played on a beach, by women. The German team is especially sporting.
3. Sorry Lando, but I gotta support the Wiggins sideburns here. They rule, and balance out the fact he's a Ginger.
4. The white-water canoing, or whatever it's called, looks awesome. If I wasn't such a pussy with a dodgy back I'd love to do that.
5. I'm OVER the swimming. It's all they cover here in Australia, because apparently we are supposed to be good at it.
Bring on the Greco-Roman wrestling….hello boys! :o
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Ah, the good old days….
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-10-most-shocking-olympic-gender-scandals
I think the badminton reference was to the bans for trying to lose
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Rowing is awesome. As a recreational level user of a rowing machine, I have only the slightest experience with how brutal the sport is; those athletes are amazing.
As a side note, I love watching the less mainstream sports. Seriously, stuff like pursuit cycling and water polo just fascinate me. I've been meaning to catch some team handball, too.
