Olympic Fever

[Hobo]

If you guys hate the Olympics so much, you can leave those of us that enjoy it to our conversation.

-oddguy

I don't agree if someone has a negative opinion to state it is just as valid as a positive one, and so has as much right to be posted here, so long as it does not border on spam or flaming it's fine.

And on-topic I can't stand the olympics or any sporting events really. I don't find that sort of thing entertaining. What I really find pathetic is the Greeks organisation skills in building the stadium, it was finished only, what, a week before the event started.

[oddguy]

And that men's high bar final. 5 minutes of booing. Hilarious.

It seemed a lot longer than 5 minutes. Really though, the judges need to get their jobs right the first time around.

I don't agree if someone has a negative opinion to state it is just as valid as a positive one, and so has as much right to be posted here, so long as it does not border on spam or flaming it's fine.

It just happens to be my opinion that in a topic about the Olympics, people discuss the Olympics. Wow! What a concept! The negative comments don't really add anything to the thread at all. At least someone like Statikk explains his opinion. But SS's negative post added nothing.



-oddguy

[spacemarinehunter]

Didn't watch it! Don't watch it! Won't watch it!

I mean what does it provide for the winners?

Do they get cash? To compensate for the thousands spent on training their atheletes?

I don't think its notoriety... I mean... do people sit at home and think "Oooooh! The Greeks can make a kick ass papier mache head... lets holiday in Greece!" or "Holiday 2005? Beligium as they won the 4 metre, twined style dives in the Olympics"... Don't think so!

it proves they are the best in the world at that sport, until the next olympics

[Nate]

Well, at least until the next World Championship, or world cup or any other of the hundreds of events that happen every year. The only thing that makes the olympics special is that all those sports are happening at once.

[Esus]

The olympics are most prestigious that the world championships or anything like that, not least because every event of the olympics is actually shown on terrestrial tv.

[Nate]

As compared to extra-terrestrial TV.

There are some athletes who are more concerned with their sport's world championship or world cup. Especially the team sports.

[Majic]

Yes, but the Olympics may as well be the pinnacle of sporting covereage in terms of public knowledge. WOrld championships and such may very well house a much more selective and inclusive range of athletes for specific events, but the Olympics are going to come close to, if not matching the level of competition provided.

In other news, anybody else watch the men's marathon earlier, where the Brazil guy got tackled? Hilarious, yet calls for a good deal of pity.

[Nate]

Poor guy, bowled over by a crazed ex-priest who thought he was Satan after misinterpreting his bible.