The last time I checked, Edinburgh (4G, 1S) was 16th on the medal table. Doing better than N. Korea (4G, 1B)
The Olympic Trivial Thing Thread.
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The last time I checked, Edinburgh (4G, 1S) was 16th on the medal table. Doing better than N. Korea (4G, 1B)
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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Can't find out how to get into it from my Google homepage.... there seem to be loads that I've missed too!Google's home page canoe race!
eta: I forget what I went there to search for now!
Night Train
Maker of Things
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Press the 'play' button in the logo and then use the left/right cursors to work the left/right paddles.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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Ah, thanks NT, needed to log-in and click on to the Google Classic screen at the bottom! 24 seconds but better stop!
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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It would appear that Ireland have just got their first Gold medal in the 60kg Woman's Boxing, so good luck to them!
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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I think if that had been me in that state I would haveon him!
Now THAT would have been one of the great TV moments of the games!
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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Bin Dong merrily on high...
Stephenite
Membå
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Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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Yes, but... Edinburgh isn't an 'otherwise, dismal northern town'
No, it's a dismal Scottish City where the locals are called Edinbuggers and they have salt and sauce on their chips
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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Fukumoto *childish chortle*
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
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- Craggy Island
In the 200 meters final what a certain Mr Bolt won, the French guy who came sixth is apparently the only white person ever recorded to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds, which is quite scary when you think about it!
Over The Hill
Guru
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Olympic Trivial Thing - well all of it!
Never before has so much been spent and so much effort been put into such trivial things.
Does it really matter who runs a bit faster than someone else?
I probably dont get it. I was useless at spot at school which i suspect because I could not be overly botherered to do whatever it was better than anyone else in the class.
200m race seemed to be a starting field of about 100 which probably is 300 people if you add trainers etc, three years working at it (somehow), hours and hours talking about it, not to mention millions building a new track. Then thousands watching in the stadium and millions on tv.
20 seconds and it is all over. The bloke we all knew was fastest was fastest. He gets a big gong.
More hours talking about it.
I rather like the idea of blokes having an unpaid day off their normal work to compete like they used to.
Never before has so much been spent and so much effort been put into such trivial things.
Does it really matter who runs a bit faster than someone else?
I probably dont get it. I was useless at spot at school which i suspect because I could not be overly botherered to do whatever it was better than anyone else in the class.
200m race seemed to be a starting field of about 100 which probably is 300 people if you add trainers etc, three years working at it (somehow), hours and hours talking about it, not to mention millions building a new track. Then thousands watching in the stadium and millions on tv.
20 seconds and it is all over. The bloke we all knew was fastest was fastest. He gets a big gong.
More hours talking about it.
I rather like the idea of blokes having an unpaid day off their normal work to compete like they used to.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Whoopee... how much will it cost this time for the last person out to turn the lights off and lock the door...
