The Olympic Trivial Thing Thread.

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[QUOTE 1959250, member: 76"]I have been playing a game with the kids. The aim is to come up with a random Olympic fact, but it has to vaguely believable. Examples have included

No Olympic event contains the letter z. (Which may actually be correct )[/quote]

Depends on your choice of spelling...

Synchronized diving, and swimming.

(Been thinking about this since you posted it, and then saw the caption on telly this morning...)

 

[snorri]

Hey you lot, Limpics are so yesterday, all the rest of us are back to helmet debates.

 

[rikki]

Depends on your choice of spelling...

But our completely clueless commercial television provider of the Olympics coverage **rant over** has just flashed on their screen that tonight's finals include the "quad skulls"



Numbskulls more like it!

 

[rikki]

So the track and field starts today.
Does this mean that it took until Friday to get the stadium back into a fit state to be used for its intended purpose [i.e. sport rather than the opening ceremony]?

 

[Night Train]

So the track and field starts today.
Does this mean that it took until Friday to get the stadium back into a fit state to be used for its intended purpose [i.e. sport rather than the opening ceremony]?

Yes, I just saw it on TV and they are still finishing off and checking the timing systems.

I'd really like to see a timelapse 'webcam' view of the whole thing, apparently as soon as the ceremony closed there were cranes and trucks in there. A set movement every 20 minutes and 600 truck movements.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Seen the tiny minis that pick up the discus, discusses, disci...

 

[sheddy]

What is that big shiny structure under the wiff waff table ?

 

[Davidc]

Hey you lot, Limpics are so yesterday, all the rest of us are back to helmet debates.

I think shot putters should wear helmets. If they let go of one of those things too soon and it hits them on the head .....

And tennis players. Those balls being fired around at over 100 mph, stands to reason they need helmets.

Of course some sports already use them - white water events and boxing for example. Have they considered whether they might suffer extra injuries as a result of them?

Cyclists have to wear them because UCI say so, but I wouldn't want to discuss that. it's far too controversial!

 

[Bollo]

What is that big shiny structure under the wiff waff table ?

Boris's self-esteem?

 

[Brains]

I've just seen some ladies playing beach volleyball.

They were playing in yellow bikinis, and the funny thing was that the tops had "BRA" on them.

I looked and looked, but couldn't see if the lower garments had "PANTS" written on them??

Only if the team was from Knickeragua !

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Seen the tiny minis that pick up the discus, discusses, disci...

So that's what they are!


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[Bollo]

one for Viz up the arris contest there

Another entry, if you'll pardon the pun.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/gal...picture=394102048#/?picture=394102066&index=9

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Just as I think I'm getting my head around track cycling I switch the telly on and there's about thirty people hacking round the track!

...and I just heard the commentator say that competitors can pull themselves off while going round the track... How would that help?!?


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[Fnaar]

[quote="Andrew_Culture, post: 1967299,
...and I just heard the commentator say that competitors can pull themselves off while going round the track... How would that help?!?
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Maybe it's a weight thing, getting rid of some, that is

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Now the commentator is on about using his tissues during the women's cycling!


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