Yes.

Traitor.

Unmoderated. My point was he made a personal insult elsewhere that he should have received a warning for. I've insulted him several times in off topic before, maybe I haven't been clear enough.

Just as long as you don't cheer for the Chinese...

Perhaps you missed my first post in this thread.

Idiot.


;-)

Hey, screw you, pal. Go bind your feet.

Go eat a cookie that tells your future, buddy.

But..you..and i..

*shrug*

Bingowings said:

I wish the various countries that compete would donate some cash to build a permanent Olympic site in Greece and stop this awful vanity project building malarky.

         Yeah, I've felt this way since I was a kid. Especially after visiting Greece. Absolutely beautiful.

         The modern games could be scheduled during the winter months that are most enjoyable (possibly to coincide with the Winter Olympic games at a mountain location.) The ice rink events could be held in Greece.

         They could arrange with the cruise companies to have their ships present every four years, providing tens of thousands of additional rooms.

         With each country contributing, they could build an internaional university campus near the site and easily evict the students and their spare furnishings every four years.

         They could build a military base close by also for basic training and other units that could relocate or suspend operations every Olympics, making the base housing available. The military could make Olympic security part of it's basic training.

         But hey, it's not like there's any need to prop up the Greek economy ;)

I'm not as interested in the Olympics this year, but I'll try to catch some events online or something. I've always enjoyed gymnastics - incredible feats of strength. And as boring as it may sound, the long distance races are my favorites because of my own running history.

Tennis, also. I always love tennis. Watching Federer play tennis is one of the amazing things in this world. And not to rehash the earlier discussion, but I'm less interested in rooting for countries and more in just seeing great performances and competition.

Also,

Warbler said:

whatever,

really? 

whatever. 

really? 

whatever

whatever. 

Your blind patriotism usually maddens me but these kinds of responses are just totally and utterly immature. At least in the politics thread you give it more of a fight before you get sardonic or dismissive.

Just had to comment on how fucking ridiculous this place gets sometimes.

Everyone who has a problem with the Olympics for political reasons should probably take their discussion to the....politics thread?!  Makes sense.  Fitting.  There's no need for everyone to harp on Warb or act so self-assured about their own views.  The beautiful thing about opinions is that we all base our opinions on different rationales and hold different evidence up at different values.  I love the USA too.  Perhaps I'm a blind patriot.  But quit messing with Warbler with nothing but philosophies on nationalism or patriotism that really have no bearing on a decent discussion about the Olympics.

I don't have TV anymore.  Last time I really watched the Olympics was in '96--I was awaiting my high school freshman year.  However, I think they're fun, and hope everyone enjoys watching nations cheering on their athletes.  It's really okay to be proud of the country you represent.

CP3S said:

Apparently, in off topic personal insults are not really personal insults.

*shrugs shoulders*

Also, I just wanted to call him an idiot. :p

thejediknighthusezni said:

Bingowings said:

I wish the various countries that compete would donate some cash to build a permanent Olympic site in Greece and stop this awful vanity project building malarky.

         Yeah, I've felt this way since I was a kid. Especially after visiting Greece. Absolutely beautiful.

         The modern games could be scheduled during the winter months that are most enjoyable (possibly to coincide with the Winter Olympic games at a mountain location.) The ice rink events could be held in Greece.

         They could arrange with the cruise companies to have their ships present every four years, providing tens of thousands of additional rooms.

         With each country contributing, they could build an internaional university campus near the site and easily evict the students and their spare furnishings every four years.

         They could build a military base close by also for basic training and other units that could relocate or suspend operations every Olympics, making the base housing available. The military could make Olympic security part of it's basic training.

         But hey, it's not like there's any need to prop up the Greek economy ;)

             The opening and closing ceremonies could celebrate global commonalities instead of national peculiarities.

             Instead of the non-national pastels of '84, there could be Hellenistic/non-national Mediterenean colars such as olive, aqua-marine, terre-cotta, salmon and citrus.

             Theme parks and studios could locate near the complex.

             The water system for the complex could be a dual piping arrangement. Freshwater for cooking, drinking, final rinsing, and a partially desalinated (max. economical) system for washing, cleaning and so forth......

             ("Three and a half yards and a cloud of dust";) 

              

I find televised sports incredibly boring, so I have no interest in the Olympics. That being said, I have no problem with anyone watching or enjoying them. You find monotonous commentary and uninteresting camera work fun? More power to you ;-)

TV's Frink said:

 

 

Hey idiot, we're in off topic. Go suck a lemon.

 

yeah, but i don't like lemons!

haha

 

later

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TV's Frink said:

But..you..and i..

*shrug*

You mean you're a...?