senso-ji wrote:Cant say Im surprised at that. |
The official London 2012 Olympic Games thread • Page 265
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Gartt 1,940 posts
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THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoheh. for years i've had a thing about people who don't watch the charity shield - are you not proper football fans?
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Gartt wrote:
Gender test next please.
senso-ji wrote:
Cant say Im surprised at that.
BBC: "Belarusian Nadzeya Ostapchuck is stripped of gold medal in women's shot put after failing a drugs test" -
Whizzo 44,810 posts
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Registered 20 years agokalel wrote:Gender test next please.
Sean Bean put on a bit of weight for that tranny role he's doing didn't he? -
Pac-man-ate-my-wife 7,087 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI think I've got it bad. I need another fix.
I'm tempted to pick up the official game (that scored 5/10 on here). Can someone stage an intervention? -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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i was thinking of getting that game too even though its bound to be terrible.
Cant you just load up california games on an emulator or something?
This is definitely the saddest sports related feeling i've had since losing the CL final to barca in 2006. I think because I live in London I noticed the massive effect on the city just in terms of people's behaviours, loads of outdoor stuff to do, the atmosphere, the stadia etc.
It's almost that which i am going to miss most of all
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nickthegun 87,712 posts
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Registered 16 years agoHe tweeted something along the lines of 'crap day. still could be worse. I could look like ostapchuck' -
SolidSCB 16,771 posts
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Registered 12 years agoJust realised that the Paralympics is being broadcast by Channel 4 and not the BBC. It's going to be awful, isn't it? -
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Registered 16 years agoSolidSCB wrote:
It would seem Channel 4 are trying to make viewers think that they're watching the BBC.
Just realised that the Paralympics is being broadcast by Channel 4 and not the BBC. It's going to be awful, isn't it?
Clare Balding is presenting the Paralympics.
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I thought it was a bit off of the BBC to basically act like the Paralympics don't even exist. Fair enough you don't have to harp on about it, but all of the "it's all over, back to normal, nothing else going on in London, no more athletics, nothing to see here" stuff again and again is a little much. -
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disusedgenius 10,677 posts
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Registered 14 years agoSolidSCB wrote:
To be fair, the actual presenters for BBC were terrible, it was the overall coverage which was awesome.
Just realised that the Paralympics is being broadcast by Channel 4 and not the BBC. It's going to be awful, isn't it?
I swear, if I ever hear the phrase 'making history' again I'm going to kill the first... 14 media-types I see swanning around Soho. -
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Registered 15 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
Nice.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/london-2012-taught-us-about-legacy-humor-and-courage/2012/08/12/54f065f0-e4a1-11e1-8f62-58260e3940a0_story.html
Also, the sooner they stop grooming Humphries to take over from Linekar and actually have him do it, the better. -
Trane 4,050 posts
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Registered 14 years agodisusedgenius wrote:
Thought Jake Humphreys did a good job. I have never been able to stand John Inverdale though, I genuinely wouldn't care if he died.
SolidSCB wrote:
To be fair, the actual presenters for BBC were terrible, it was the overall coverage which was awesome.
Just realised that the Paralympics is being broadcast by Channel 4 and not the BBC. It's going to be awful, isn't it?
I swear, if I ever hear the phrase 'making history' again I'm going to kill the first... 14 media-types I see swanning around Soho. -
At least Fearne Cotton was kept away. -
disusedgenius 10,677 posts
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Registered 14 years agoHehe, true. .gif)
To be fair they weren't al bad, and they had a LOT of hours of to fill. But fuck being fair, being fair is for chumps. -
Trane wrote:
Welling up about the Afghani lady.
THFourteen wrote:
Lovely stuff.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/london-2012-taught-us-about-legacy-humor-and-courage/2012/08/12/54f065f0-e4a1-11e1-8f62-58260e3940a0_story.html
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HiddenAway 15,147 posts
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Registered 15 years agoIf you're missing the Olympics...
...everything is available to watch until 13th January 2013
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SolidSCB 16,771 posts
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Registered 12 years agodisusedgenius wrote:
Yeah, I was talking from a pure coverage perspective TBH. I'm assuming we will only get whatever they put on C4 and More4 or whatever, not to mention fucking adverts every 10 minutes. Isn't going to hold a candle to BBC's uninterrupted red button coverage.
SolidSCB wrote:
To be fair, the actual presenters for BBC were terrible, it was the overall coverage which was awesome.
Just realised that the Paralympics is being broadcast by Channel 4 and not the BBC. It's going to be awful, isn't it?
I swear, if I ever hear the phrase 'making history' again I'm going to kill the first... 14 media-types I see swanning around Soho. -
Aye, I loved the BBC for the Olympics - screw the front of house, more for the diversity of choice and the fact it was entirely uninterrupted by FUCKING ADVERTS. -
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Registered 16 years agoCH4's coverage will be all 'youthful' and 'trendy' ...like t4 on sunday no doubt. -
I don't think it will be youthful and trendy. They're going for a tech angle. They're basically positioning them as the bionic-olympics. -
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Registered 17 years agoRedSparrows wrote:
I have something in my eye also
Welling up about the Afghani lady.
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JuanKerr 37,710 posts
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Registered 15 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
Yeah, really good article, but slightly tarnished by the stupid medal table on the right. Golds are more important than totals dammit!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/london-2012-taught-us-about-legacy-humor-and-courage/2012/08/12/54f065f0-e4a1-11e1-8f62-58260e3940a0_story.html
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Load_2.0 33,583 posts
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Registered 18 years agosmoothpete wrote:
Me too, stupid hay fever... or something.
RedSparrows wrote:
I have something in my eye also
Welling up about the Afghani lady.
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That Washington Post article was moving. Once again makes you realise this was more than just sports, there were bigger stories at play there.
The guardian article on the legacy is interesting, if its all achieved. Certainly a great area to live (if you'll have the money).
but fluck me, the moaners there have come out from whatever bridge they were hiding for 2 weeks, ready to piss on everyone's Olympic chips.
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