The London 2012 Olympic Games...

[GagHalfrunt]

99% of the Olympics is sports people don't give a shit about. Why should I magically get interested in swimming or track & field for 2 weeks every four years?

 

[Ichinisan]

99% of the Olympics is sports people don't give a shit about. Why should I magically get interested in swimming or track & field for 2 weeks every four years?

National pride or something.

 

[Zim Hosein]

On Day 57 the Flame travels 58.72 miles and visits 12 communities on its journey from Bournemouth to Southampton.

2012 Olympic Torch Relay.

 

[busydude]

99% of the Olympics is sports people don't give a shit about. Why should I magically get interested in swimming or track & field for 2 weeks every four years?

I really don't see the reason why you posted this. Don't like it? GTFO.

 

[Icepick]

Some of the alternatives were better.

I'll watch some events, but over the years I've become a little turned off by all the excess corporatism being displayed.

SO much win. I LOL'd.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

let the hunger games BEGIN

 

[Double Trouble]

99% of the Olympics is sports people don't give a shit about. Why should I magically get interested in swimming or track & field for 2 weeks every four years?

I wouldn't generally sit and watch 99% of the Olympic sports any other time, but there's something compelling about watching the best of the best compete once every 4 years and representing their country.

I get sucked in every time....

The only thing I don't like is that with the time difference, it will be impossible to not already know some of the results before watching at night. That kinda takes the wind out of the sails... why watch Phelps / Lochte race if you already know who won?

 

[sdifox]

99% of the Olympics is sports people don't give a shit about. Why should I magically get interested in swimming or track & field for 2 weeks every four years?

Let me guess, American Football fan?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Day 58: The Flame will travel by plane from Southampton Airport to Guernsey.

The Olympic Flame pays a visit to the beautiful Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey today.The Flame will cover a total distance of 48.54 miles on its journey from Southampton to Portsmouth today.

The Flame will be carried through the following communities: Southampton, Guernsey, Jersey, Fareham, Bridgemary, Gosport and Portsmouth.

2012 Olympic Torch Relay.

 

[OCGuy]

Let me guess, American Football fan?

LOL pretending Canadians actually give a crap about summer Olympic sports other than every 4 years...........


The US owns the modern olympics, no real point in trying to attack us for it.

 

[RossMAN]

The only thing I don't like is that with the time difference, it will be impossible to not already know some of the results before watching at night. That kinda takes the wind out of the sails... why watch Phelps / Lochte race if you already know who won?

The time zone difference does suck especially for international venues.

I hope Lochte wipes the floor with Phelps.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Sexy time is about to start!

 

[nanette1985]

I'm going to 4 events!

/QUOTE] Be sure and wave at the camera so that we'll know it's you:thumbsup:

 

[sdifox]

99% of the Olympics is sports people don't give a shit about. Why should I magically get interested in swimming or track & field for 2 weeks every four years?

LOL pretending Canadians actually give a crap about summer Olympic sports other than every 4 years...........


The US owns the modern olympics, no real point in trying to attack us for it.

You missed GagHalfrunt's great reasoning to not care...

 

[Zim Hosein]

Day 59: Today the Olympic Flame will visit Cass Sculpture Park and Arundel Castle on its 94.70-mile journey from Portsmouth to Brighton and Hove.

2012 Olympic Torch Relay.

 

[busydude]

The US owns the modern olympics, no real point in trying to attack us for it.

US was #1 in 2008.. oh wait. :hmm:

 

[MetalMat]

If Equestrian is an olympic sport then they should also bring in bowling!

 

[HAL9000]

What events are you going to? I thought about going to some of the fencing stuff, but honestly I will just go in 2016 when it's in Rio, I wouldnt be particularly interested in london games as london is pretty shitty overall...


I have a friend who has a chance of making the US team in 2016 anyway.

I'm going to 15,000m finals, 100m Heats, Boxing, Football and I was going to handball, but I gave them away.

Ugh not looking forward to it...

 

[mnewsham]

I'm going to 15,000m finals, 100m Heats, Boxing, Football and I was going to handball, but I gave them away.

Ugh not looking forward to it...

Yeah those are not events I would really be interested in seeing, hope you enjoy it more than you think though!

 

[HAL9000]

Yeah those are not events I would really be interested in seeing, hope you enjoy it more than you think though!

Meh, hate sport... But I'll so that I can say I have.

 

[KMFJD]

London's ailing major airport, Heathrow, is already at 99 percent of its capacity during normal operations. But now it will have to handle hundreds of thousands of additional passengers arriving and departing within a short period of time.

In recent weeks, the lines in front of passport control at Heathrow have already grown to seemingly endless proportions. Angry passengers -- including some from the European Union, who receive preferred treatment at passport control -- have sometimes had to wait more than three hours to enter the United Kingdom, which steadfastly refuses to join the Schengen open-border agreement that 26 other European countries have signed. And what does Heathrow do in such a trying situation? Effective immediately, police protection for customs officials is being boosted owing to the anticipated turmoil.



http://www.spiegel.de/international...mpic-games-a-match-made-in-hell-a-844599.html

Great Article on how this could be a huge clusterfark

 

[WelshBloke]

National pride or something.

The Olympics is supposed to be about personal achievement not nationalism. Somewhere that got lost amongst the marketing.

 

[bfdd]

Rooting for Tyson Gay all day. I love the 100m and rallies. Probably my favorite thing to watch every olympics.

 

[KMFJD]

Rooting for Tyson Gay all day. I love the 100m and rallies. Probably my favorite thing to watch every olympics.

Jamaicans could go 1-2-3 , they should be fun to watch

 

[PottedMeat]

http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advi...-failure-uk-parliament-131609404--sector.html

"We have had a fantastic track record of service delivery over many years in many countries but clearly this is not a good position to be in," he said, adding that the group would still take its 57 million pound management fee.

lol

i heard on the news they hired 10,000 security, of that <7000 showed up. the uk gov has to make it up with 3000 troops.