Sport The Olympics..

[taB]

were much better in the old days

Just been chortling away at this beeb article about the olympics of 100 years ago.

 

[Ch3tan]

teh beebfor one of britain's gold medals - to test cricketer johnny douglas in the middleweight boxing division - was called on a split decision by the contest's ref, douglas's own father. Perhaps the americans had a point

lol

 

[dysfunction]

If we are talking Olympic trivia:

The number 8 is supposedly a lucky number (in China anyway!) which is why they are having it on 8.8.8 (8 Aug 08)...


...which prob also why there is a gambling site called 888.com

 

[DaGaffer]

...which prob also why there is a gambling site called 888.com

Correct.

How lucky its going to be for the athletes is an interesting question though; looking at the weather and smog in Beijing on the telly this morning, most of them will be lucky not to go home with emphysema.

 

[dysfunction]

Yeah that smog is quite incredible...I'm surprised they can get away with having the games with that amount of pollution about.

 

[Edmond]

Look at the fuck up that was Wembley Stadium, we cant even build one sports arena on time and in budget, how the fuck can we do the whole olympic complex

I bet when we won the bid, Seb Coe and his chums were saying behind their cheesy gritted toothed grins 'We fucking won????, now what the fuck do we do?????'

It reminds me of the eurovision Father Ted episode, when they chose Ted's song cause it was shit so ireland wouldn't have to host the contest (again)

 

[Edmond]

Look at the fuck up that was Wembley Stadium, we cant even build one sports arena on time and in budget, how the fuck can we do the whole olympic complex

I bet when we won the bid, Seb Coe and his chums were saying behind their cheesy gritted toothed grins 'We fucking won????, now what the fuck do we do?????'

It reminds me of the eurovision Father Ted episode, when they chose Ted's song cause it was shit so ireland wouldn't have to host the contest (again)

Posted this in the wrong olympic thread, must have had both open at the same time earlier, soory if it seems out of context

 

[Moriath]

Yeah that smog is quite incredible...I'm surprised they can get away with having the games with that amount of pollution about.

They can cause the official figures on Thursday said 94 or soimilar parts per on average .. where as the bbc sample taken showed over 200 .. so its the old communist china thing of saying it doesnt exist ... so they expect the world to believe it

 

[Maljonic]

They need a shot of brandy as a sharpener.