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FanInAZ
08-06-2016, 11:46 AM
Virginia “Ginny” Thrasher win 1st Gold metal of the Olympics for :usa2: in Women’s 10m Air Rifle (Didn't see)
:usa2: Water Polo loses their lead to defending Olympic champs, Croatia.
MOtorboat
08-06-2016, 12:03 PM
Go USA...but this is going to be a rough two weeks:
http://www.summergames.ap.org/article/bomb-squad-probing-possible-blast-near-cycling-finish-line
FanInAZ
08-06-2016, 12:12 PM
Go USA...but this is going to be a rough two weeks:
http://www.summergames.ap.org/article/bomb-squad-probing-possible-blast-near-cycling-finish-line
That race is on TV right now, but I have the volume off because I've been on the official Olympic website trying to see if I can watch other sports that I'm more interested in. That, and the fact that I don't have satellite or cable TV & my reception of the local NBC channel is less then 100% clear. Nevertheless, they are keeping the camera on the racers, so maybe NBC is trying to pretend that there's nothing going on at the finish line.
MOtorboat
08-06-2016, 12:26 PM
That race is on TV right now, but I have the volume off because I've been on the official Olympic website trying to see if I can watch other sports that I'm more interested in. That, and the fact that I don't have satellite or cable TV & my reception of the local NBC channel is less then 100% clear. Nevertheless, they are keeping the camera on the racers, so maybe NBC is trying to pretend that there's nothing going on at the finish line.
My guess is NBC won't show any of it. I have the sound down too.
OrangeHoof
08-06-2016, 01:04 PM
I'm not watching since many athletes ducked out due to Zika fears and the Russians were banned for doping reasons so what, exactly, does a gold medal say - that you were the best among the people who chose to attend and weren't banned? When the Olympics used to be Free World vs. Communism, there was real international tension at stake. Now that we're all various shades of socialism, the only thing to root for is individual achievements. Meh.
FanInAZ
08-06-2016, 01:10 PM
I'm not watching since many athletes ducked out due to Zika fears and the Russians were banned for doping reasons so what, exactly, does a gold medal say - that you were the best among the people who chose to attend and weren't banned? When the Olympics used to be Free World vs. Communism, there was real international tension at stake. Now that we're all various shades of socialism, the only thing to root for is individual achievements. Meh.
The Soviet Union & the rest of the Warsaw Pact, minus Romania, boycotted the ’84 games. I don’t know the exact number of elite athletes that are missing these games, but I bet not nearly as many as missed in ’84.
OrangeHoof
08-06-2016, 03:33 PM
...and while the '84 games were enjoyable as a spectacle and a boost to the US Olympic program, most of the athletes know it was bogus since the Soviet bloc wasn't there. And was also true of the 1980 Olympics that the U.S. boycotted over Afghanistan (how ironic).
Gutted by Geraint Thomas's fall in the last 10km of the Men's Cycling Road Race.
Some spectacular scenery though on this brute of a route.
FanInAZ
08-06-2016, 03:44 PM
Gutted by Geraint Thomas's fall in the last 10km of the Men's Cycling Road Race.
Some spectacular scenery though on this brute of a route.
Exciting race. Great strategy for those 2 racers who chased down the Polish racer who had the big lead.
FanInAZ
08-06-2016, 04:02 PM
I'm not watching since many athletes ducked out due to Zika fears and the Russians were banned for doping reasons so what, exactly, does a gold medal say - that you were the best among the people who chose to attend and weren't banned? When the Olympics used to be Free World vs. Communism, there was real international tension at stake. Now that we're all various shades of socialism, the only thing to root for is individual achievements. Meh.
Just watched a Russian swimmer, so I guess there was a change in that situation.
DenBronx
08-06-2016, 04:06 PM
Only thing I really like is swimming and track and field.
Only thing I really like is swimming and track and field.
Every four years I get a bit funny and start liking stuff like dressage!
Dapper Dan
08-06-2016, 04:49 PM
Only thing I really like is swimming and track and field.
Because of the booty?
Dapper Dan
08-06-2016, 04:51 PM
:usa2: :usa2: :usa2:
The US player is Asian, so we got this.
Oh, well maybe he's only half Asian.
DenBronx
08-06-2016, 09:00 PM
Only thing I really like is swimming and track and field.
Because of the booty?
Oh wait...womens volleyball too.
USA BB is ok too but not for the booty.
I don't care for the Olympics as most of the sports aren't exciting, the shallow patriotism is just that, shallow, and it's essentially just a big financial scam. It's outlived its purpose.
I don't care for the Olympics as most of the sports aren't exciting, the shallow patriotism is just that, shallow, and it's essentially just a big financial scam. It's outlived its purpose.
Shut up
olathebroncofan
08-06-2016, 09:12 PM
That cycling race was awesome. I didnt understand why after the crash why the 2nd group just stayed with eachother, and then only 2 cyclists out of the 6 or 7 in that group went to challenge the dude from Poland.
It was still a great race.
FanInAZ
08-06-2016, 10:04 PM
I don't care for the Olympics as most of the sports aren't exciting, the shallow patriotism is just that, shallow, and it's essentially just a big financial scam. It's outlived its purpose.
Substitute love of country for love or city or state, then you just described pro sports. Substitute with love of school, & you just described collage sports. From what I've been told, you might also be describing high school football in Texas.
As far as the original purpose of the Olympics when it was reborn in 1896, let’s just say we’d have to move to P & R to discuss that.
Substitute love of country for love or city or state, then you just described pro sports. Substitute with love of school, & you just described collage sports. From what I've been told, you might also be describing high school football in Texas.
As far as the original purpose of the Olympics when it was reborn in 1896, let’s just say we’d have to move to P & R to discuss that.
Love of city isn't quite the same thing, although there are some similarities. You can just like football and pick a team, but when you watch the Olympics I think it's mostly out of your country. I mean, there's not that many people who care about track and field, or swimming.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 11:23 AM
Love of city isn't quite the same thing, although there are some similarities. You can just like football and pick a team, but when you watch the Olympics I think it's mostly out of your country. I mean, there's not that many people who care about track and field, or swimming.
And what is wrong with that exactly? Just because they aren't mainstream sports we can't enjoy them ever 4 years and root on our country?
And what is wrong with that exactly? Just because they aren't mainstream sports we can't enjoy them ever 4 years and root on our country?
I don't think it's bad. It's just not my bag. I was talking about my feelings, you poopfaced sumbitch.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 11:28 AM
I don't think it's bad. It's just not my bag. I was talking about my feelings, you poopfaced sumbitch.
After what we just learned in the "what are you watching?" thread, you're feelings are bad and you should feel bad for having them!
After what we just learned in the "what are you watching?" thread, you're feelings are bad and you should feel bad for having them!
I can't help it that I'm ahead of my time.
Timmy!
08-07-2016, 11:31 AM
Don't listen to them King. Olympics are lame.
Don't listen to them King. Olympics are lame.
#styleTimmy
#Timmystyle
#MontanaMonster
#thatboystyling
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 11:38 AM
Was the Dream Team lame? Was the Miracle on Ice lame? Was Michael Phelps going 7/7 in gold medals in one olympics lame? Was Jesse Owens winning gold in Nazi Germany lame? Was Kerri Strug winning gold in gymnastics on a broken ankle in 1996 lame? Some of the best sports moments in American history have happened during the Olympics.
Timmy!
08-07-2016, 11:40 AM
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0175/8784/products/Number6DontCare400w_large.jpg
Was the Dream Team lame? Was the Miracle on Ice lame? Was Michael Phelps going 7/7 in gold medals in one olympics lame? Was Jesse Owens winning gold in Nazi Germany lame? Was Kerri Strug winning gold in gymnastics on a broken ankle in 1996 lame? Some of the best sports moments in American history have happened during the Olympics.
The Dream team was cool in the sense that it had our best players and was probably the most dominant team in any sport ever assembled. Jesse Owens was cool because a black guy wrecking Nazi Germany is hilarious. Strug is meh to meh. The outlier moments are just that to me.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 11:46 AM
The Dream team was cool in the sense that it had our best players and was probably the most dominant team in any sport ever assembled. Jesse Owens was cool because a black guy wrecking Nazi Germany is hilarious. Strug is meh to meh. The outlier moments are just that to me.
Translation: please stop styling on me so hard Mr. Broncowave!
Translation: please stop styling on me so hard Mr. Broncowave!
No...the fact that you have to point to historic moments to justify a bunch of countries that ultimately don't care about one another/hate one another/love one another in a faux sense of peace I think makes my point.
We can care about the Olympics when there's a strong sense of evil in the world, or when the USA dream team wants to beat the hell out of a bunch of European scrub teams? The sports suck. The peace and love crap is just that, crap. It's a money maker. If you dig it, dig it baby.
weazel
08-07-2016, 12:10 PM
I'm with King on this one... it's a competition to see who can put the most money into advanced doping. Congratulations, your steroids were better than the other competitors and obviously more advanced than our testing... here's you Gold.
Dapper Dan
08-07-2016, 12:55 PM
Wow. I didn't know so many people felt that way about the Olympics. Oh well. To each his own.
I'm just a jaded and cynical guy.
Dapper Dan
08-07-2016, 12:58 PM
I'm just a jaded and cynical guy.
No, that's Jaded
*points to Jaded*
That's why I didn't say I'm a Jaded guy. I'm just a jaded guy. You dig it, you feel it, you got-to-got-to touch it.
That crash in the Women's Cycling was horrible.
Hope the Dutch rider who cartwheeled over her handlebars on the descent is ok.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 03:51 PM
I don't know if anyone else is watching this Germany-South Korea soccer match but it's been absolutely insane.
FanInAZ
08-07-2016, 05:12 PM
That crash in the Women's Cycling was horrible.
Hope the Dutch rider who cartwheeled over her handlebars on the descent is ok.
NBC just reported: According to her team, “she appears to be OK, she conscious, and has been taken to a hospital.”
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 07:25 PM
It's pretty amazing to me that the ping pong players have coaches. How in the world does one get into ping pong coaching?
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 07:32 PM
Also, Olympic level ping pong is entertaining as hell to watch. What those guys do is incredible.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 08:56 PM
Damn, Del Potro just took out Djokovic in the first round in straight sets. Between his Wimbledon loss and this, Djokovic is starting to look human. Nadal looked great this morning too, so he could be set up for a nice run here with Djokovic out.
weazel
08-07-2016, 09:11 PM
Wow. I didn't know so many people felt that way about the Olympics. Oh well. To each his own.
I just find it odd that people will scream bloody murder about things like Brady using deflated footballs but will sit in front of a television for two weeks cheering on a bunch of people doing the same thing to win a hunk of metal. Pretty coincidental that all the swimming world records start to get beat right before the Olympics start each year, I wonder why that is.
Dapper Dan
08-07-2016, 09:15 PM
I just find it odd that people will scream bloody murder about things like Brady using deflated footballs but will sit in front of a television for two weeks cheering on a bunch of people doing the same thing to win a hunk of metal. Pretty coincidental that all the swimming world records start to get beat right before the Olympics start each year, I wonder why that is.
I honestly don't care that a football player changed the amount of air in a football. I was shocked to find out it was against the rules. I only use it because I'm a Brady hater.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 09:24 PM
Damn, Del Potro just took out Djokovic in the first round in straight sets. Between his Wimbledon loss and this, Djokovic is starting to look human. Nadal looked great this morning too, so he could be set up for a nice run here with Djokovic out.
I see that high five, King. Looks like someone is interested in the Olympics after all. :D
Dapper Dan
08-07-2016, 09:28 PM
I see that high five, King. Looks like someone is interested in the Olympics after all. :D
#GotHeeeeeem
I see that high five, King. Looks like someone is interested in the Olympics after all. :D
I liked it out of love for my style brother.
#stylebrothers
MOtorboat
08-07-2016, 10:14 PM
That 4x1 was pretty cool.
Al Wilson 4 Mayor
08-07-2016, 10:14 PM
Ya'all don't know what it is to be impressed until you've seen me belch the alphabet.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 10:14 PM
That 4x1 was pretty cool.
Too bad I'm on the West Coast and it hasn't aired here yet.
#thanksNBC
MOtorboat
08-07-2016, 10:17 PM
I just find it odd that people will scream bloody murder about things like Brady using deflated footballs but will sit in front of a television for two weeks cheering on a bunch of people doing the same thing to win a hunk of metal. Pretty coincidental that all the swimming world records start to get beat right before the Olympics start each year, I wonder why that is.
I'll admit that my over abundance of hatred for Brady fuels my feelings about his cheating vs. others. I'm kind of sick of the steroid high horses people get on. I mean, I understand why its illegal, but I'm sick of the baseball writers not putting players in the Hall of Fame because of even rumors about PEDs. It's a museum. Put them in the Hall, then put on their plaque they had links to PEDs, if they're substantiated. Don't play moral police.
That all said, I invest a lot more time into baseball and football than I ever will with Olympics or Olympic sports, so my level of disdain for cheaters is naturally going to be lower.
MOtorboat
08-07-2016, 10:18 PM
Too bad I'm on the West Coast and it hasn't aired here yet.
#thanksNBC
You're kidding? I hate their coverage with a passion. Good thing I didn't look at Twitter.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 10:19 PM
You're kidding? I hate their coverage with a passion. Good thing I didn't look at Twitter.
Nope, I get the little minor sports on side networks live, but all the major stuff on NBC gets tape delayed 3 hours. Sucks balls.
MOtorboat
08-07-2016, 10:21 PM
Nope, I get the little minor sports on side networks live, but all the major stuff on NBC gets tape delayed 3 hours. Sucks balls.
I turned off the last two Olympics because of that shit. I wonder if mine was tape delayed an hour too? Probably was.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 10:22 PM
I turned off the last two Olympics because of that shit. I wonder if mine was tape delayed an hour too? Probably was.
I at least understand it when the Olympics are on the other side of the globe, but not when they are in the same time zone as the US and can all be shown live. NBC is a total joke.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 10:26 PM
Pretty insane picture here:
http://i.imgur.com/UvjYr7u.jpg
MOtorboat
08-07-2016, 10:28 PM
I at least understand it when the Olympics are on the other side of the globe, but not when they are in the same time zone as the US and can all be shown live. NBC is a total joke.
I don't. Show it live. If you re-air it for your primetime package people who love that, fine, but I'm a sports fan and I'm going to know and if I know I'm not going to watch it. If you showed it live on NBCSN, I'm more likely to watch that instead.
weazel
08-07-2016, 10:31 PM
Pretty insane picture here:
http://i.imgur.com/UvjYr7u.jpg
those ankles are driving me crazy, what a whore!
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 10:31 PM
I don't. Show it live. If you re-air it for your primetime package people who love that, fine, but I'm a sports fan and I'm going to know and if I know I'm not going to watch it. If you showed it live on NBCSN, I'm more likely to watch that instead.
Don't get me wrong, I hate it too when they tape delay stuff from the other side of the globe, but they can at least use that as their out. Most people aren't going to wake up in the middle of the night to watch it, so whatever. But I just can't fathom what their reasoning is when the Olympics are in South America.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 10:57 PM
Hey you guys, I just got to watch Bob Costas tease "live" swimming coming up soon!
http://bogleech.com/pokemon/slowpoke.png
MOtorboat
08-07-2016, 11:48 PM
Not only is it tape delayed. They lie about it.
BroncoWave
08-07-2016, 11:50 PM
Not only is it tape delayed. They lie about it.
I guess I will have to dust off my Olympic-time internet avoidance skills for the next 2 weeks.
BroncoWave
08-08-2016, 12:21 AM
So I guess NBC is at least steaming them live online on the west coast. Would have been nice to know earlier tonight, but at least I know for the rest of the olympics. I've actually been watching it all online, but I was watching the regular stream that's just mirroring what's currently on TV when I could have picked the live option. So I guess I'm the idiot, but it's still ridiculous that what's being shown on television isn't live.
BroncoWave
08-08-2016, 01:00 AM
Holy ****ing shit. So I'm watching the stream of NBC because I still want to see the Phelps race, and they cut to a commercial break right before the event starts, and go back to coverage just in time to see the last swimmer. What a steaming pile of garbage. Their online coverage has been throwing in random commerical breaks for everything, but they are usually not during important parts of the action. What the ****ing **** NBC. I'm scared even when I watch the actual live stream online tomorrow they will pull the same shit.
Bronco4ever
08-08-2016, 01:01 AM
I love the Olympics. I just enjoy watching the best in the world going at it, even if some of the events seem a little obscure. There's a few events that are snoozers, but I like a good deal of the competitions. Volleyball (indoor and sand), swimming, track and field, and gymnastics are all pretty entertaining in their own way.
MOtorboat
08-08-2016, 01:49 AM
Finding box scores for the basketball is a real chore.
FanInAZ
08-08-2016, 02:00 AM
Holy ****ing shit. So I'm watching the stream of NBC because I still want to see the Phelps race, and they cut to a commercial break right before the event starts, and go back to coverage just in time to see the last swimmer. What a steaming pile of garbage. Their online coverage has been throwing in random commerical breaks for everything, but they are usually not during important parts of the action. What the ****ing **** NBC. I'm scared even when I watch the actual live stream online tomorrow they will pull the same shit.
What you stumbled across is “Gold metal moments,” which I guess is their version of “NFL Red Zone,” is different their live stream. I wish I could explain to you how to find what you’re look for, but this Olympics website is such a train wreck that I it’s too complicated for me to explain.
FanInAZ
08-08-2016, 02:01 AM
Finding box scores for the basketball is a real chore.
I suggest you just use ESPN or Yahoo Sports.
MOtorboat
08-08-2016, 02:05 AM
I suggest you just use ESPN or Yahoo Sports.
I found them, but they weren't easy to find. You'd think NBC would make that sort of thing easily accessible.
FanInAZ
08-08-2016, 02:58 AM
I found them, but they weren't easy to find. You'd think NBC would make that sort of thing easily accessible.
You'd also think they would be the most current, you’d be wrong. They are up to date that the time of this post, but compare the metal counts that they provide to those of ESPN & Yahoo Sports over the course of the day.
DenBronx
08-08-2016, 03:40 AM
This olympics has been a disaster.
BroncoWave
08-08-2016, 09:17 AM
What you stumbled across is “Gold metal moments,” which I guess is their version of “NFL Red Zone,” is different their live stream. I wish I could explain to you how to find what you’re look for, but this Olympics website is such a train wreck that I it’s too complicated for me to explain.
No I saw the gold medal moments stream but I wasn't watching that one. I was watching the actual "NBC Live Primetime Coverage" stream.
weazel
08-08-2016, 09:17 AM
I don't normally say this but the TV coverage for the every Olympics is very good. 3 networks work together so that there are 13 channels always running live and recorded events, you really don't miss a thing and they don't just show Canadian content, they try to show every single thing going on throughout the day. Actually there are 16 channels because there are a couple 4K channels as well. My wife watches this shit non-stop.
weazel
08-08-2016, 09:18 AM
This is one thing Canada gets right... the TV coverage for every Olympics is very good. 3 networks work together so that there are 13 stations on about 30 channels always running live and recorded events, you really don't miss a thing and they don't just show Canadian content, they try to show every single thing going on throughout the day. Actually there are 16 stations because there are a couple 4K channels as well. My wife watches this shit non-stop.
Davii
08-08-2016, 11:31 AM
This is one thing Canada gets right... the TV coverage for every Olympics is very good. 3 networks work together so that there are 13 stations on about 30 channels always running live and recorded events, you really don't miss a thing and they don't just show Canadian content, they try to show every single thing going on throughout the day. Actually there are 16 stations because there are a couple 4K channels as well. My wife watches this shit non-stop.
I've got a ton of Olympics stations on Directv. I even have a red zone type channel showing all the channels at once where I can move the cursor around to get the sound from that channel or bring that channel up full screen, etc.
Slick
08-08-2016, 11:43 AM
I'm not watching since many athletes ducked out due to Zika fears and the Russians were banned for doping reasons so what, exactly, does a gold medal say - that you were the best among the people who chose to attend and weren't banned? When the Olympics used to be Free World vs. Communism, there was real international tension at stake. Now that we're all various shades of socialism, the only thing to root for is individual achievements. Meh.
I don't care for the Olympics as most of the sports aren't exciting, the shallow patriotism is just that, shallow, and it's essentially just a big financial scam. It's outlived its purpose.
Don't listen to them King. Olympics are lame.
I'm with King on this one... it's a competition to see who can put the most money into advanced doping. Congratulations, your steroids were better than the other competitors and obviously more advanced than our testing... here's you Gold.
:photo:
Northman
08-08-2016, 11:47 AM
I just find it odd that people will scream bloody murder about things like Brady using deflated footballs but will sit in front of a television for two weeks cheering on a bunch of people doing the same thing to win a hunk of metal. Pretty coincidental that all the swimming world records start to get beat right before the Olympics start each year, I wonder why that is.
It is kind of funny.
Northman
08-08-2016, 11:49 AM
Was the Dream Team lame? Was the Miracle on Ice lame? Was Michael Phelps going 7/7 in gold medals in one olympics lame? Was Jesse Owens winning gold in Nazi Germany lame? Was Kerri Strug winning gold in gymnastics on a broken ankle in 1996 lame? Some of the best sports moments in American history have happened during the Olympics.
You actually just named the only moments that i even cared about in the Olympics in one post. :lol:
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 11:52 AM
If you don't care for the Olympics, then great. Stay the F out of this thread.
I'm enjoying them, along with Comcast's coverage. They stream every event, which is pretty cool. I watched a bunch of the table tennis matches, because I love ping pong and am damn good at it (not olympic damn good, mind you...) and they have a channel for every table.
Davii
08-08-2016, 11:56 AM
If you don't care for the Olympics, then great. Stay the F out of this thread.
I'm enjoying them, along with Comcast's coverage. They stream every event, which is pretty cool. I watched a bunch of the table tennis matches, because I love ping pong and am damn good at it (not olympic damn good, mind you...) and they have a channel for every table.
I just happen to have a ping pong table in my garage that we can use when you visit for the Broncos vs Saints game later this year.... :D
Northman
08-08-2016, 11:59 AM
If you don't care for the Olympics, then great. Stay the F out of this thread.
Sorry Joe, did not realize i couldnt post in here. My bad.
If you don't care for the Olympics, then great. Stay the F out of this thread.
I'm enjoying them, along with Comcast's coverage. They stream every event, which is pretty cool. I watched a bunch of the table tennis matches, because I love ping pong and am damn good at it (not olympic damn good, mind you...) and they have a channel for every table.
If the thread is about the Olympics, and you don't like them, you can talk about it.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 12:03 PM
Sorry Joe, did not realize i couldnt post in here. My bad.
If the thread is about the Olympics, and you don't like them, you can talk about it.
That's your prerogative. I personally don't really understand it though.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 12:03 PM
I just happen to have a ping pong table in my garage that we can use when you visit for the Broncos vs Saints game later this year.... :D
Mine is in the basement.
That's your prerogative. I personally don't really understand it though.
I'm glad we ironed this out.
Northman
08-08-2016, 12:06 PM
If the thread is about the Olympics, and you don't like them, you can talk about it.
Apparently you cant without being told to stay the **** out of it. The fact a mod high fived the comment is embarrassing.
Davii
08-08-2016, 12:07 PM
Apparently you cant without being told to stay the **** out of it. The fact a mod high fived the comment is embarrassing.
The mod high fived it for the talk of ping pong and then made a post about ping pong, but hey, go ahead and have fun with your accusations.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 12:08 PM
Apparently you cant without being told to stay the **** out of it. The fact a mod high fived the comment is embarrassing.
I just don't understand why - if you don't like something - you go out of your way to complain about it. I love the Olympics, and enjoy watching it. I guess some people like to complain about any and everything?
EDIT: YOU is being used as a general term - not necessarily pointing out anyone in particular.
Northman
08-08-2016, 12:09 PM
I just don't understand why - if you don't like something - you go out of your way to complain about it. I love the Olympics, and enjoy watching it. I guess some people like to complain about any and everything?
Who is really complaining dude? All i have seen is a couple of people say they dont care for it. No one has come in and said you cant watch it if you enjoy it.
Northman
08-08-2016, 12:10 PM
The mod high fived it for the talk of ping pong and then made a post about ping pong, but hey, go ahead and have fun with your accusations.
So you addressed one portion of his post but not the other even though it was inaccurate and out of line? Um ok.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 12:12 PM
Who is really complaining dude? All i have seen is a couple of people say they dont care for it. No one has come in and said you cant watch it if you enjoy it.
I didn't say anyone said no one can enjoy watching them. As to the other comment, just take a look at the previous pages.
My point stands. Some people just like to complain. I tend to leave those subjects alone if I don't give a shit about them.
I didn't say anyone said no one can enjoy watching them. As to the other comment, just take a look at the previous pages.
My point stands. Some people just like to complain. I tend to leave those subjects alone if I don't give a shit about them.
There is a difference between complaining and bringing up why you don't like something. It's not remotely the same thing at all.
Northman
08-08-2016, 12:14 PM
My point stands. Some people just like to complain. I tend to leave those subjects alone if I don't give a shit about them.
Great dude, thats your choice. I was bored, the forum is somewhat dead and this was the only active topic so i read some posts and added my 2 cents. I really dont think it was that big of deal and dont understand the butthurt about it.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 12:15 PM
There is a difference between complaining and bringing up why you don't like something. It's not remotely the same thing at all.
Your point has been made. Why are you still here?
Apparently you cant without being told to stay the **** out of it. The fact a mod high fived the comment is embarrassing.
We need to spend less time focusing on international competitions and more time focusing on our issues here on this board. This message board is losing its soul.
Davii
08-08-2016, 12:15 PM
So you addressed one portion of his post but not the other even though it was inaccurate and out of line? Um ok.
Well North, if you want me to moderate that please go make a thread in the Town Hall and get it made against the rules to say something about people complaining. TIA.
Your point has been made. Why are you still here?
Because a grumpy old man who hates it when people are on his lawn keeps being a poopface.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 12:17 PM
Great dude, thats your choice. I was bored, the forum is somewhat dead and this was the only active topic so i read some posts and added my 2 cents. I really dont think it was that big of deal and dont understand the butthurt about it.
If anyone is butthurt, it most certainly isn't me. Clearly you care, because you immediately responded.
I don't often reply or participate in the baseball threads, because I don't care for baseball. Same with soccer. I simply find it interesting that people go out of their way to complain about something they allegedly don't care about.
Northman
08-08-2016, 12:19 PM
Well North, if you want me to moderate that please go make a thread in the Town Hall and get it made against the rules to say something about people complaining. TIA.
It doesnt need to be a rule dude. But you could of easily addressed it in a polite way that people are free to express their opinions on here.
An example:
"Hey Joe, i understand you might be frustrated by some of the other comments but please remember this is an open forum to have differing viewpoints.
Oh by the way, I just happen to have a ping pong table in my garage that we can use when you visit for the Broncos vs Saints game later this year...."
Its really quite easy.
Northman
08-08-2016, 12:20 PM
If anyone is butthurt, it most certainly isn't me. Clearly you care, because you immediately responded.
I don't often reply or participate in the baseball threads, because I don't care for baseball. Same with soccer. I simply find it interesting that people go out of their way to complain about something they allegedly don't care about.
You apparently do care if you made the initial statement for people to stay the **** out. That street goes both ways.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 12:21 PM
You apparently do care if you made the initial statement for people to stay the **** out. That street goes both ways.
I'm really sorry, North, that I said "stay the F out of this thread." I guess I forgot that sarcasm isn't allowed here anymore either, because you know, North might get his feelings hurt.
Davii
08-08-2016, 12:22 PM
It doesnt need to be a rule dude. But you could of easily addressed it in a polite way that people are free to express their opinions on here.
An example:
Its really quite easy.
Wow. Shit like this makes it really annoying to even bother coming here anymore. I'll make sure to spend my every moment on here correcting people North just so you don't get your feelings hurt over something someone does that doesn't violate a rule.
Joe - please more diverse and inclusive of those with different opinions from your own. I'll retire to my moderator area now and discuss how we can make sure nobody ever says something someone else might not agree with again.
Well this is going well. So uhm....how many more times can Phelps medal?
Slick
08-08-2016, 12:24 PM
Wash the sand out of your ginas.
Northman
08-08-2016, 12:24 PM
I'm really sorry, North, that I said "stay the F out of this thread." I guess I forgot that sarcasm isn't allowed here anymore either, because you know, North might get his feelings hurt.
Whatever, go **** yourself dude.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 12:24 PM
Wow. Shit like this makes it really annoying to even bother coming here anymore. I'll make sure to spend my every moment on here correcting people North just so you don't get your feelings hurt over something someone does that doesn't violate a rule.
Joe - please more diverse and inclusive of those with different opinions from your own. I'll retire to my moderator area now and discuss how we can make sure nobody ever says something someone else might not agree with again.
I'm so happy people are complaining about a subject I enjoy, that they claim not to care about or watch. It really helps the diversity of this site, and America!
Northman
08-08-2016, 12:24 PM
Wow. Shit like this makes it really annoying to even bother coming here anymore. I'll make sure to spend my every moment on here correcting people North just so you don't get your feelings hurt over something someone does that doesn't violate a rule.
Joe - please more diverse and inclusive of those with different opinions from your own. I'll retire to my moderator area now and discuss how we can make sure nobody ever says something someone else might not agree with again.
See above.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 12:25 PM
Whatever, go **** yourself dude.
Back atcha, handsome.
I'm so happy people are complaining about a subject I enjoy, that they claim not to care about or watch. It really helps the diversity of this site, and America!
It's no different than someone going into a thread and saying that they didn't like 'movie A' when the thread is about 'movie A'.
Northman
08-08-2016, 12:29 PM
It's no different than someone going into a thread and saying that they didn't like 'movie A' when the thread is about 'movie A'.
You are using common sense dude. Stop it.
This thread has made me sad. I am officially sad. I just want us to get along. Maybe snuggle.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 12:30 PM
It's no different than someone going into a thread and saying that they didn't like 'movie A' when the thread is about 'movie A'.
I think it's beyond that because this involves national pride. But, you did insinuate that is something basically "fake", so I guess I get where you're coming from.
That said, I'm done with the conversation. Let's get it back to the Olympics please. I apologize if I somehow offended anyone with my comment.
FanInAZ
08-08-2016, 12:31 PM
Team USA Water Polo has just taken a 7-6 lead over Spain :usa2:
I think it's beyond that because this involves national pride.
That said, I'm done with the conversation. Let's get it back to the Olympics please. I apologize if I somehow offended anyone with my comment.
I have pride in my country but I don't like the Olympics. It would actually make for a relatively interesting conversation that falls within the parameters of the thread; such a conversation wouldn't stop, mitigate, impede, or halt people make the more routine posts about the sporting event, either. With that being said, the conversation is moot at this point.
MOtorboat
08-08-2016, 12:43 PM
The Australian announcers on the streaming app of the Australian-Serbian game are fantastic.
Dapper Dan
08-08-2016, 01:01 PM
I have pride in my country but I don't like the Olympics. It would actually make for a relatively interesting conversation that falls within the parameters of the thread; such a conversation wouldn't stop, mitigate, impede, or halt people make the more routine posts about the sporting event, either. With that being said, the conversation is moot at this point.
I guess I saw it as more of an Olympics "game day thread" rather than an in-depth discussion of the ethics and enjoyment of international competition. But oh well. To each his own. Except Mo. **** that guy.
Al Wilson 4 Mayor
08-08-2016, 01:03 PM
Fight, fight, fight!!!!
Dapper Dan
08-08-2016, 01:06 PM
Fight, fight, fight!!!!
How about you stick your head up my ass and fight for air!?!
Al Wilson 4 Mayor
08-08-2016, 01:08 PM
How about you stick your head up my ass and fight for air!?!
I'd say thanks for the invite, but that would be a lie. I'm not thankful for the invite.
MOtorboat
08-08-2016, 01:11 PM
How about you stick your head up my ass and fight for air!?!
Do you like having things stuck up your ass? Say, gerbils?
Holy shit...I can't wait for NFL games to start.
BroncoWave
08-08-2016, 01:15 PM
I just don't understand why - if you don't like something - you go out of your way to complain about it. I love the Olympics, and enjoy watching it. I guess some people like to complain about any and everything?
EDIT: YOU is being used as a general term - not necessarily pointing out anyone in particular.
Completely agree. I have never understood why people feel the need to go into threads about things they dislike only to complain about how much they don't like said topic. There's plenty of threads on here about things I don't like/find stupid, and I just stay out of them instead of going in and talking about how much I hate it. All you are doing it just pissing off people who do enjoy discussing it.
Northman
08-08-2016, 01:22 PM
Completely agree. I have never understood why people feel the need to go into threads about things they dislike only to complain about how much they don't like said topic. There's plenty of threads on here about things I don't like/find stupid, and I just stay out of them instead of going in and talking about how much I hate it. All you are doing it just pissing off people who do enjoy discussing it.
Oh my god. This is rich coming from you of all people. Bwhahahahahahaha
BroncoWave
08-08-2016, 01:25 PM
Oh my god. This is rich coming from you of all people. Bwhahahahahahaha
Oh really? Yes I argue a lot, but I don't go into threads about sports I don't like or TV shows I don't like or movies I don't like just to chime in about how dumb that sport/tv show/movie is. Because those threads are typically full of fans of that show/sport/movie, and all that does is piss them off.
Valar Morghulis
08-08-2016, 01:29 PM
Mine is in the basement.
Along with your victims
Northman
08-08-2016, 01:29 PM
Oh really? Yes I argue a lot, but I don't go into threads about sports I don't like or TV shows I don't like or movies I don't like just to chime in about how dumb that sport/tv show/movie is. Because those threads are typically full of fans of that show/sport/movie, and all that does is piss them off.
Yes you do dude. Im not going to scour the entire site to find the posts but anything Peyton Hillis comes to mind. You could not wait to trash that guy in any thread that people were talking about him in. And while i dont care if you go in those threads and do that im not about to tell you that you cant have those opinions. But yes, you do it and you can sprinkle it as much as you want and say its arguing but that would be false. I spoke up in this thread because i agreed with Weazel's take that the Olympics does have an issue when it comes to steroid use. So technically, that is just arguing as well as you put it.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 01:31 PM
Along with your victims
I like you ,Dave. This is why I avoided meeting you while you were in Colorado. You don't want to be in my basement.
MOtorboat
08-08-2016, 01:33 PM
Ya'all are missing a heck of a basketball game.
Northman
08-08-2016, 01:34 PM
Ya'all are missing a heck of a basketball game.
Who's playing?
Valar Morghulis
08-08-2016, 01:35 PM
I like you ,Dave. This is why I avoided meeting you while you were in Colorado. You don't want to be in my basement.
Lol, you are a beast.
If evidence to support this statement is required, this thread and what you did to it will be exhibit A
For the record, I hate the Olympics.
Northman
08-08-2016, 01:36 PM
Lol, you are a beast.
If evidence to support this statement is required, this thread and what you did to it will be exhibit A
For the record, I hate the Olympics.
I dont even hate it but there is a large portion of it i simply dont care for. Wave mentioned pretty much the only highlights that i remotely even remember being interested in.
BroncoWave
08-08-2016, 01:36 PM
Yes you do dude. Im not going to scour the entire site to find the posts but anything Peyton Hillis comes to mind. You could not wait to trash that guy in any thread that people were talking about him in. And while i dont care if you go in those threads and do that im not about to tell you that you cant have those opinions. But yes, you do it and you can sprinkle it as much as you want and say its arguing but that would be false. I spoke up in this thread because i agreed with Weazel's take that the Olympics does have an issue when it comes to steroid use. So technically, that is just arguing as well as you put it.
I knew you would bring up Hillis. Players who used to be or are currently Broncos are fair game for criticism. If there were a "Peyton Hillis fan thread" and I was doing it, you'd have a point. That's what I'm talking about. Threads specifically made for fans of a sport/movie/show, etc. I don't go into those talking about how much they suck.
Valar Morghulis
08-08-2016, 01:40 PM
I dont even hate it but there is a large portion of it i simply dont care for. Wave mentioned pretty much the only highlights that i remotely even remember being interested in.
For me it is a collection of sports not popular enough at the professional level to be mainstream, or a load of people not good enough to play professionals at that sport.
The whole thing bores me.
But in case Joe is reading this, I love the dressage
I knew you would bring up Hillis. Players who used to be or are currently Broncos are fair game for criticism. If there were a "Peyton Hillis fan thread" and I was doing it, you'd have a point. That's what I'm talking about. Threads specifically made for fans of a sport/movie/show, etc. I don't go into those talking about how much they suck.
You should apply this to your posting in the politics forum as well :D
Joe brought up how this should be exempt from basic rules because it's about national pride. That would make for a great discussion about why national pride should receive different rules.
This came up because people brought up their dislike about the Olympics. Now the fact that the exchange occurred is as strong of an argument for why people shouldn't categorically dismiss posts that are 'contrarian' in a wide open thread. The fact that the discussion died off further points out why such a dismissive attitude is lacking.
The irony that what derailed the thread was actually people "complaining," about those who were "complaining," about the Olympics -note that no one was actually complaining about the Olympics for further irony- also is pretty damned strong evidence, too.
Had the conversation actually occurred, we all probably would have come away with something more than what we entered the thread with; seeing how no one was actually shitting on the Olympics that fault falls on the complainers who were complaining about the people who weren't complaining in the first place.
I love all of you. Even Val.
Joe brought up how this should be exempt from basic rules because it's about national pride. That would make for a great discussion about why national pride should receive different rules.
This came up because people brought up their dislike about the Olympics. Now the fact that the exchange occurred is as strong of an argument for why people shouldn't categorically dismiss posts that are 'contrarian' in a wide open thread. The fact that the discussion died off further points out why such a dismissive attitude is lacking.
The irony that what derailed the thread was actually people "complaining," about those who were "complaining," about the Olympics -note that no one was actually complaining about the Olympics for further irony- also is pretty damned strong evidence, too.
Had the conversation actually occurred, we all probably would have come away with something more than what we entered the thread with; seeing how no one was actually shitting on the Olympics that fault falls on the complainers who were complaining about the people who weren't complaining in the first place.
I love all of you. Even Val.
You love Dave?
I don't see how that can be possible.
I love everyone. I truly do.
Slick
08-08-2016, 01:54 PM
I like the Olympics and I root for the USA with pride!
Dapper Dan
08-08-2016, 02:05 PM
Do you like having things stuck up your ass? Say, gerbils?
Not since the incident.
Dapper Dan
08-08-2016, 02:06 PM
I like the Olympics and I root for the USA with pride!
You're a true American hero.
MOtorboat
08-08-2016, 02:07 PM
Not since the incident.
Did you get a cat stuck up your ass, Walter?
Dapper Dan
08-08-2016, 02:16 PM
Did you get a cat stuck up your ass, Walter?
They don't call me a ***** magnet for nothing.
They don't call me a ***** magnet for nothing.
This is why you my fam, fam.
Northman
08-08-2016, 03:03 PM
I knew you would bring up Hillis. Players who used to be or are currently Broncos are fair game for criticism. If there were a "Peyton Hillis fan thread" and I was doing it, you'd have a point. That's what I'm talking about. Threads specifically made for fans of a sport/movie/show, etc. I don't go into those talking about how much they suck.
Um ok.
aberdien
08-08-2016, 03:17 PM
I root for the USA but also for the idea of international cooperation and the coming together of different cultures. The olympics can be boring but it's not worth hating with the fervor that some do.
Relaxed Uniform Regulations Let Egyptian Volleyball Players Compete Against Bikini-Clad Germans
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/08/08/relaxed-uniform-regulations-let-egyptian-volleyball-players-compete-against-bikini-clad-germans/?utm_content=buffera37aa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpXE-OtXEAAHwwk.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpXE-F2WcAAGUZZ.jpg
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 03:19 PM
I like the bikini's better.
Davii
08-08-2016, 03:57 PM
I root for the USA but also for the idea of international cooperation and the coming together of different cultures. The olympics can be boring but it's not worth hating with the fervor that some do.
Relaxed Uniform Regulations Let Egyptian Volleyball Players Compete Against Bikini-Clad Germans
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/08/08/relaxed-uniform-regulations-let-egyptian-volleyball-players-compete-against-bikini-clad-germans/?utm_content=buffera37aa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpXE-OtXEAAHwwk.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpXE-F2WcAAGUZZ.jpg
Hopefully we start to see more women from Moslem nations competing in the Olympics.
weazel
08-08-2016, 04:04 PM
I've got a ton of Olympics stations on Directv. I even have a red zone type channel showing all the channels at once where I can move the cursor around to get the sound from that channel or bring that channel up full screen, etc.
I totally forgot about those channels but yeah they were there when I had DTV...
weazel
08-08-2016, 04:04 PM
:photo:
I have already spent more time in this thread than I have watching the olympics.
weazel
08-08-2016, 04:06 PM
If you don't care for the Olympics, then great. Stay the F out of this thread.
I'm enjoying them, along with Comcast's coverage. They stream every event, which is pretty cool. I watched a bunch of the table tennis matches, because I love ping pong and am damn good at it (not olympic damn good, mind you...) and they have a channel for every table.
just remember that in every other thread
Dapper Dan
08-08-2016, 04:24 PM
I root for the USA but also for the idea of international cooperation and the coming together of different cultures. The olympics can be boring but it's not worth hating with the fervor that some do.
Relaxed Uniform Regulations Let Egyptian Volleyball Players Compete Against Bikini-Clad Germans
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/08/08/relaxed-uniform-regulations-let-egyptian-volleyball-players-compete-against-bikini-clad-germans/?utm_content=buffera37aa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpXE-OtXEAAHwwk.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpXE-F2WcAAGUZZ.jpg
Yeah. I like the idea of people's dreams coming true.
BroncoJoe
08-08-2016, 04:58 PM
just remember that in every other thread
So long as you do as well.
Slick
08-08-2016, 04:59 PM
I have already spent more time in this thread than I have watching the olympics.
:canada:
weazel
08-08-2016, 05:11 PM
So long as you do as well.
mods where do I send my complaint
Bronco4ever
08-08-2016, 08:31 PM
9285
I watched this American kid beat the 2nd seeded Russian. It was awesome.
BroncoWave
08-08-2016, 08:38 PM
I found the actual live stream tonight, so life is good again. No more 3 hour tape delay!
Dapper Dan
08-08-2016, 09:39 PM
I found the actual live stream tonight, so life is good again. No more 3 hour tape delay!
Finally. Maybe you'll stop being grumpy ****.
Dapper Dan
08-08-2016, 09:39 PM
... :D
BroncoWave
08-08-2016, 09:41 PM
Finally. Maybe you'll stop being grumpy ****.
It was like the 10th option buried in a list of streams to choose from. It shouldn't be that hard to find live events!!!! Rabble rabble rabble!!!!!
Simple Jaded
08-08-2016, 10:26 PM
Alright Nancy Grace, off the stage.
BroncoWave
08-08-2016, 10:31 PM
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BroncoWave
08-08-2016, 10:33 PM
Our women's beach volleyball team is not to be ****ed with.
Al Wilson 4 Mayor
08-08-2016, 10:36 PM
"I hate the Olympics, and Christmas too!!"
Simple Jaded
08-08-2016, 10:40 PM
I like the bikini's better.
First we can't torture them naked and now they need special dress code rules for Olympics, Muslims are so high maintenance.
Davii
08-08-2016, 10:45 PM
Our women gymnasts are ridiculous. These girls are AMAZING
Dapper Dan
08-08-2016, 10:56 PM
9gSQg1i_q2g
That's what I think of literally every time Rav posts. (no offense)
Valar Morghulis
08-09-2016, 12:22 AM
Do Canada have their own team, or are they just a part of the American team?
J/k
MOtorboat
08-09-2016, 12:31 AM
Do Canada have their own team, or are they just a part of the American team?
J/k
Does Scot...
Bwhahahahahaha. Just kidding!
sneakers
08-09-2016, 06:19 AM
Dressage events are on today!
I love dancing horseys
Northman
08-09-2016, 07:16 AM
For a guy that likes to smoke weed he sure does seem angry. lol
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpYw88dUIAACV4o.jpg:large
aberdien
08-09-2016, 09:06 AM
Mark Richardson @MarkRichardson Aug 7
when I see Michael Phelps' 9-foot-long torso and contemplate his lung volume my mind goes to how much weed smoke he could hold in there
BroncoWave
08-09-2016, 09:16 AM
For a guy that likes to smoke weed he sure does seem angry. lol
Reminds me of a certain poster on this board. :D
BroncoJoe
08-09-2016, 11:42 AM
Kind of looks like the guy from South Africa was taunting Phelps...
BemrQOzMVWo
Davii
08-09-2016, 11:48 AM
Kind of looks like the guy from South Africa was taunting Phelps...
BemrQOzMVWo
Let there be no doubt, he was.
Northman
08-09-2016, 11:52 AM
So did Phelps win?
Davii
08-09-2016, 12:06 PM
So did Phelps win?
Yep
MOtorboat
08-09-2016, 12:23 PM
Let there be no doubt, he was.
That doesn't really seem like the smartest thing to do.
Davii
08-09-2016, 12:45 PM
That doesn't really seem like the smartest thing to do.
You mean you probably shouldn't try to "get in the head" of the most decorated Olympian ever immediately before racing against him?
MOtorboat
08-09-2016, 12:49 PM
You mean you probably shouldn't try to "get in the head" of the most decorated Olympian ever immediately before racing against him?
Probably not. But then again, I've never swam competitively.
Davii
08-09-2016, 12:54 PM
Probably not. But then again, I've never swam competitively.
I have. I wouldn't try to get in anyone's head before a sprint type event. Maybe a distance swim, hope you can psyche them into pushing too hard in the beginning so they wear out, but a 200 meter swim? No way in hell. Especially not Michael Phelps. The way that guy beat him 4 years ago is really the only way, hang right with him and surge near the finish. Get out in front and he'll catch you.
MOtorboat
08-09-2016, 01:00 PM
I have. I wouldn't try to get in anyone's head before a sprint type event. Maybe a distance swim, hope you can psyche them into pushing too hard in the beginning so they wear out, but a 200 meter swim? No way in hell. Especially not Michael Phelps. The way that guy beat him 4 years ago is really the only way, hang right with him and surge near the finish. Get out in front and he'll catch you.
His 4x1 turn was amazing. That was an awesome race, and he made a point to say after the race to Michelle Tafoya, "We wanted that race back on American soil." And she started to ask something else and he just said, "I wanted that race back on American soil." He's on a mission. I should have watched last night, I didn't.
Davii
08-09-2016, 01:02 PM
His 4x1 turn was amazing. That was an awesome race, and he made a point to say after the race to Michelle Tafoya, "We wanted that race back on American soil." And she started to ask something else and he just said, "I wanted that race back on American soil." He's on a mission. I should have watched last night, I didn't.
That was unbelievable. He got such a push off that wall. His second 50 split was ridiculous, 20 secs, that's crazy fast.
MOtorboat
08-09-2016, 01:28 PM
I didn't realize that was only a semifinal last night.
weazel
08-09-2016, 04:21 PM
wife had olympics on when I went home for lunch... the Brazilian synch divers may have not got a medal but they were #1 in ass
Al Wilson 4 Mayor
08-09-2016, 04:36 PM
That doesn't really seem like the smartest thing to do.
You mean you probably shouldn't try to "get in the head" of the most decorated Olympian ever immediately before racing against him?
Don't poke the gorilla!
I prefer to take it out of my pants before I poke the gorilla.
MOtorboat
08-09-2016, 04:55 PM
US won the gymnastics.
US won the gymnastics.
Gymnastics is over already? Doesn't usually take 3 or 4 days?
BroncoJoe
08-09-2016, 04:58 PM
US won the gymnastics.
Thanks for ruining my evening, *******.
Dapper Dan
08-09-2016, 05:20 PM
US won the gymnastics.
All of it?
MOtorboat
08-09-2016, 05:26 PM
Thanks for ruining my evening, *******.
You can thank NBC.
MOtorboat
08-09-2016, 05:28 PM
All of it?
The swimming he watches will only be tape-delayed by an hour, maybe two.
FanInAZ
08-09-2016, 06:16 PM
All of it?
I pretty sure it just the team event, next will be individuals.
Dapper Dan
08-09-2016, 07:15 PM
I heard Canadian women best Germany in soccer.
BroncoWave
08-09-2016, 07:34 PM
https://i.imgur.com/funKsOg.mp4
Does anyone know how to embed this? It's a gif, but it's in mp4 format.
Davii
08-09-2016, 07:38 PM
https://i.imgur.com/funKsOg.mp4
Does anyone know how to embed this? It's a gif, but it's in mp4 format.
Doesn't that mean it's an mp4?
No idea how to embed it. Sorry.
BroncoWave
08-09-2016, 07:43 PM
Doesn't that mean it's an mp4?
No idea how to embed it. Sorry.
Oh well. Well it's funny nonetheless. Made me chuckle. You should all check it out!
Davii
08-09-2016, 07:47 PM
Oh well. Well it's funny nonetheless. Made me chuckle. You should all check it out!
I liked it. Good find.
BroncoWave
08-09-2016, 07:51 PM
Hey you guise I figured it out!
http://im2.ezgif.com/tmp/ezgif-4043203359.gif
I thought you said it was funny?
MOtorboat
08-09-2016, 08:36 PM
So jackass didn't even medal. Lol.
aberdien
08-09-2016, 08:53 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpdhVEAWYAA9Z4a.jpg
Dapper Dan
08-09-2016, 08:58 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpdhVEAWYAA9Z4a.jpg
Are those seamen? They swim so well.
BroncoWave
08-09-2016, 09:41 PM
Phelps with one gold medal on the night, about to race for his second in the 4x200 relay.
Davii
08-09-2016, 09:45 PM
20. 20 gold medals. The second most gold medals? A female Russian gymnast from the 50s and 60s with 9.
Michael Phelps is a robot.
Davii
08-09-2016, 09:46 PM
Phelps with one gold medal on the night, about to race for his second in the 4x200 relay.
I'm a little behind, I'm recording. I have no doubt he'll have 21 gold medals shortly.
BroncoWave
08-09-2016, 09:54 PM
So Ryan Lochte looks like a boy band member now...
Davii
08-09-2016, 09:56 PM
So Ryan Lochte looks like a boy band member now...
And he's dating a playboy bunny
BroncoWave
08-09-2016, 09:57 PM
And he's dating a playboy bunny
Have you caught up yet to see the relay? Don't want to spoil it for you.
Davii
08-09-2016, 10:05 PM
Have you caught up yet to see the relay? Don't want to spoil it for you.
They're about to start now
Davii
08-09-2016, 10:12 PM
21. Wow.
BroncoWave
08-09-2016, 10:16 PM
And what gets lost in all of Phelps gold medals is that Lochte now has 6 gold medals. In a world where Phelps didn't exist, 6 golds by one guy would make you am American hero. That's pretty rare company to have that many. What USA swimming in general has done in recent Olympics is just incredible.
BroncoWave
08-09-2016, 10:44 PM
These weightlifting events are super dramatic to watch. Just one guy standing there alone in front of everyone having to lift more and more weight each time.
Simple Jaded
08-09-2016, 10:55 PM
21 Gold Medals, is that good? I bet that pretty good.
BroncoWave
08-09-2016, 10:56 PM
21 Gold Medals, is that good? I bet that pretty good.
It's ok, I guess. I bet Tim Tebow could do that easy. -ShaneFalco :D
chazoe60
08-09-2016, 10:57 PM
My wife is mad at me for pointing out that this is easily our least attractive women's gymnastics team we've ever had. That Aly girl is cute but that's about it.
Davii
08-09-2016, 11:09 PM
My wife is mad at me for pointing out that this is easily our least attractive women's gymnastics team we've ever had. That Aly girl is cute but that's about it.
Judging by score alone, this is the best gymnastics team ever assembled. Those girls are amazing.
tomjonesrocks
08-09-2016, 11:13 PM
My wife is mad at me for pointing out that this is easily our least attractive women's gymnastics team we've ever had. That Aly girl is cute but that's about it.
Hmm. I don't see a problem with the team's appearance(s).
Davii
08-09-2016, 11:16 PM
Hmm. I don't see a problem with the team's appearance(s).
Nor I. They all look way too young, even Aly and Gabby. I find it hard to believe that Hernandez is the youngest at 16, I wouldn't guess any of them were that old.
chazoe60
08-09-2016, 11:17 PM
Judging by score alone, this is the best gymnastics team ever assembled. Those girls are amazing.
Hmm. I don't see a problem with the team's appearance(s).
Mostly I just like ruffling my wife's feathers. Oh and I see the Chinese are still trying to pass off 6 year olds as 16 year olds.
MOtorboat
08-09-2016, 11:19 PM
My wife is mad at me for pointing out that this is easily our least attractive women's gymnastics team we've ever had. That Aly girl is cute but that's about it.
Yeah, but at least these girls (except one) are legal.
Bronco4ever
08-10-2016, 12:29 AM
My takeaway from the day:
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MOtorboat
08-10-2016, 12:32 AM
So, I'm all in on the Olympic golf and Team USA. So, I'm just warning everyone who is frequenting this thread.
Al Wilson 4 Mayor
08-10-2016, 12:34 AM
My wife is mad at me for pointing out that this is easily our least attractive women's gymnastics team we've ever had. That Aly girl is cute but that's about it.
She's also young enough to date your son you freak. :laugh:
Al Wilson 4 Mayor
08-10-2016, 12:36 AM
So, I'm all in on the Olympic golf and Team USA. So, I'm just warning everyone who is frequenting this thread.
Olympic golf?
That's synonymous with Xtreme knitting.
MOtorboat
08-10-2016, 12:37 AM
Olympic golf?
That's synonymous with Xtreme knitting.
No. No it is not.
Northman
08-10-2016, 03:34 AM
So apparently Hope Solo had a bad night.
weazel
08-10-2016, 09:06 AM
So apparently Hope Solo had a bad night.
not the worst night she ever had, at least she didn't get arrested.
pnbronco
08-10-2016, 10:15 AM
Corey Cogdell-Unrein, the wife of Bears lineman Mitch Unrein, won the bronze medal in women's trap shooting Sunday. I didn't know that Mitch's wife was a trap shooter. Mitch is a good guy and I'm really glad his wife won her second Olympic Bronze.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-bears-mitch-unrein-wife-wins-bronze-olympics-20160807-story.html
Valar Morghulis
08-10-2016, 10:23 AM
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Dapper Dan
08-10-2016, 12:28 PM
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Meh.
Valar Morghulis
08-10-2016, 12:32 PM
what does meh mean in this context?
olathebroncofan
08-10-2016, 12:42 PM
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Thats like saying, "Son of former NFL QB wins his secind suoer bowl."
olathebroncofan
08-10-2016, 12:44 PM
Olympic golf?
That's synonymous with Xtreme knitting.
No. No it is knot.
Fixed that for ya
weazel
08-10-2016, 12:45 PM
Thats like saying, "Son of former NFL QB wins his secind suoer bowl."
those are fun, do more...
Son of former police office/football player wins 21 gold medals
https://swimmingworld.azureedge.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/michael-phelps-santa-clara-2015-82-e1438013814863-720x500.jpg
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I rolled my eyes. The reason it is of particular interest to people in Chicago is because of the tie to Unrein - so I have no problems with the Chicago Tribune referencing that. The idea that she is being slighted is silly - because no one would care about a trap shooting bronze medalist in that context otherwise.
Dapper Dan
08-10-2016, 12:59 PM
Question:
what does meh mean in this context?
Answer:
I rolled my eyes. The reason it is of particular interest to people in Chicago is because of the tie to Unrein - so I have no problems with the Chicago Tribune referencing that. The idea that she is being slighted is silly - because no one would care about a trap shooting bronze medalist in that context otherwise.
Sometimes Buff speaks gooder.
Valar Morghulis
08-10-2016, 01:06 PM
Buff is a sexist pig.
Buff is a sexist pig.
True - but this is oversensitive PC nonsense gone awry. The Tribune is still a business and they derive money from generating interest - and they clearly posted the more newsworthy version.
Dapper Dan
08-10-2016, 01:10 PM
Buff is a sexy pig.
Hell yeah, he is.
Buff is a sexist pig.
I hate him.
Valar Morghulis
08-10-2016, 01:16 PM
Disagree.
For me it undermines the achievement.
If it's not newsworthy, don't report it. But don't big up someone's achievements simply because they are married to a semi famous footballer
MOtorboat
08-10-2016, 01:19 PM
Disagree.
For me it undermines the achievement.
If it's not newsworthy, don't report it. But don't big up someone's achievements simply because they are married to a semi famous footballer
No one makes the connection unless they tell you. No one posts that on a Bears or Broncos message board unless the media identifies her as the wife of an NFL player. Do you click on a link that says three-time Olympian trap shooter wins gold? Heck no you don't, because Olympic trap shooter just isn't that popular.
Edit: See, I don't even know what sport she's in.
Valar Morghulis
08-10-2016, 01:24 PM
No one makes the connection unless they tell you. No one posts that on a Bears or Broncos message board unless the media identifies her as the wife of an NFL player. Do you click on a link that says three-time Olympian archer wins gold? Heck no you don't, because Olympic archery just isn't that popular.
Exactly. So the achievement is not newsworthy.
So don't report it and especially don't report it because of her marital status.
Political correctness is not the problem here , it's celebrity culture and it demeans her achievement
weazel
08-10-2016, 01:32 PM
Exactly. So the achievement is not newsworthy.
So don't report it and especially don't report it because of her marital status.
Political correctness is not the problem here , it's celebrity culture and it demands her achievement
Son of Scottish man finds article pointless
Disagree.
For me it undermines the achievement.
If it's not newsworthy, don't report it. But don't big up someone's achievements simply because they are married to a semi famous footballer
Ok, but this ignores the fact that the reason a regional newspaper picks this up is because of the tie back to the region. Without that - it isn't newsworthy.
If it were a national piece in say the USA Today then I'm more inclined to agree with you (although, in that case I'd still argue a trap shooting bronze medalist is not as compelling as the spouse of a professional athlete winning a bronze medal).
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