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Re: '04 Olympics thread
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2004, 06:03:40 AM »
Athens would be the worst place to hold the Olympics in August
Predicting headlines of ppl carking it due to the heat lol
I spent 2 weeks there in August and it was about 44 every day
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Re: '04 Olympics thread
« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2004, 05:15:45 PM »
When did you go to Greece froars? Must have been in the last 20 years to head off during the footy season  :-\  ;). I had a friend who went to Europe this time last year when they had that record heat wave. She couldn't spend hardly anytime outside during the daytime. Luckily when I was in Italy in August/September 2001 (great timing MT! :P) and it was a comfortable dry low 30s every day.
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« Reply #17 on: August 14, 2004, 05:26:42 PM »
Although they used and expanded on alot of what was done in Sydney with the water, fire and fireworks, I thought the opening ceremony was great. The job they did with the scrolling real life copies and costumes of ancient Greece and Greek artwork was IMHO awesome. Very clever. As was the mask that broke up into different aspects of their history. Looks like the next few olympic opening cermonies will be based  and judged on who has the best mechanical engineers.
 
Once the countries came out and it was in Greek alphabet order I waited for the Aussies then went to bed  ;D. Saw the lighting of the cauldron thingy on the news.
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« Reply #18 on: August 16, 2004, 07:18:36 PM »
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When did you go to Greece froars?
A long time ago MT - 1984
Ended up a few weeks later in San Francisco catching the plane home with the Olympic team from LA
Just keeping the Olympic theme going lol

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« Reply #19 on: August 16, 2004, 07:25:34 PM »
Thought the opening ceremony was good, but way too brief. If Australia could cobble two hours together with stuff like Victor lawn mowers and corregated iron sheds, I would have thought a country boasting the foundations of western civilisation could have done more than a 45 minute show. Though without doubt, they went for a quality as opposed to quantity approach, and what they put together worked really well.  

It would have been good if we had a commentator there that could commentate on the actual cultural dimensions of what we were seeing, rather than someone jizzing in their jocks over the technological wizadry of the event. stuff the technology aspect to it!

The costumes they designed, which were frighteningly life-like, trumped the actual suspended sculpturing piece, the water flooded arena and the lighting of the olympic torch in my opinion. Which just goes to show that you don't need the latest technology to produce something breathtaking.

LMFAOOOOOOOO@Australia's uniform looking schithouse yet again.

ROLMFLMFAOOOOOO@the next trip I take being to Denmark. Their chicks were awesome.

LMFAOOOOOOOOO@calling the watching of chicks' asses on bikes a sport.

lmfaoooooooooo@Roy and HG getting Nana Mouskouri on The Dream.

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« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2004, 08:08:15 PM »
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LMFAOOOOOOOO@Australia's uniform looking schithouse yet again.
Luv those knickerbockers lol

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Re: '04 Olympics thread
« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2004, 07:48:33 AM »
TTHHHHOOORRRRPPPPYYYY!!!!!!

Stick that Michael Phelps!!!!!

Those Dutch are very amiable in defeat. 

Go the Girls!!!!

Oh I'm sooo tired :sleep

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« Reply #22 on: August 17, 2004, 07:52:54 AM »
Me too Julz - went to bed early - woke at 2.00pm - back to bed at 5.00 to get up at 6.00  :banghead

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Re: '04 Olympics thread
« Reply #23 on: August 17, 2004, 11:45:41 AM »
Onya Thorpy  :thumbsup.  Phelps who?  ;D

That Aussie shooter Suzy Balogh is one crack shot. Does it in her sleep  :gobdrop

lol @ Channel 7 cutting to an ad break just as she's being interviewed. Way to go 7  ::)  ;D
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Re: '04 Olympics thread
« Reply #24 on: August 17, 2004, 11:49:54 AM »
lol @ Channel 7 cutting to an ad break just as she's being interviewed. Way to go 7  ::)  ;D

Yes Channel 7 appears to be on a roll - Tony Squires hosting the prime-time evening show - er I don't think so. :help ::)
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« Reply #25 on: August 17, 2004, 12:42:32 PM »
In the 100 metres Woman's Breastroke final Ray Hadley on SEN was fortunate that the winner had the name "Chinese Girl"

He obviously couldn't get his tongue around Xuejuan - so he just referred to "The Chinese Girl" all the way down the last 50 metres - what a pro - lol 

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« Reply #26 on: August 18, 2004, 07:45:30 AM »
Damn Yanks >:(

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Re: '04 Olympics thread
« Reply #27 on: August 18, 2004, 08:41:01 AM »
Gee the synchronised diving last night was funny.

Was it supposed to be?
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Re: '04 Olympics thread
« Reply #28 on: August 18, 2004, 11:54:48 PM »
ROLLIN' @ the Tunisia v Serbia soccer match where the Tunisian bloke had to take a penalty 10 times (no I'm not exaggerating) before it was accepted.

The first few times when the guy got it in the net, the ref said his Tunisian teammates had entered the box before the kick so he made him take it again. The next try it was saved by the goalie but the ref said the goalie had come off his line. The next go the ref said it was all good but the little linesman from the Cook Islands of all places decided to get his 15 minutes of fame and disallowed the next 4 attempts. Eventually after wasting all this time everyone was finally happy only for the successful penalty to mean bugger all as both sides failed to qualify for the next round.

Umpires - don't you just luv them   :rollin     
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Re: '04 Olympics thread
« Reply #29 on: August 19, 2004, 02:34:27 AM »
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Gee the synchronised diving last night was funny.
It was pretty funny WP - just like the Gods were watching over the Greek team.
First they had a guy in a tutu jump in the pool, then the favourites did dives that were more like bombs lol.  Another team hit the board.
Was intriguing watching lol