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[casandra]

Ok, people of the world....the final countdown has begun. In a few more hours, the 2010 winter olympics will commence. I'm soo full of it now that I've to spread it around and what better place than in our forum right here.

For starters...check this commercial propaganda out.
wish I can ski/skate/slide/fly/pose/cry like that...

Edited by casandra, 11 February 2010 - 07:56 PM.

[LostintheLab]

Whats your favourite event to watch?
I like Bobsleigh/skeleton/luge (cause they must be crazy) and of course the figure skating

I must try and see of the snowboarding and ski-ing action too

[Doki]

cant watch that link, Casandra.

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This video contains content from CTV, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.

[hobglobin]

Here it's the same, video is blocked...anyway my first heckle on this great games, or hopefully great :

Edited by hobglobin, 12 February 2010 - 05:50 AM.

[casandra]

...sorry guys....these CTV guys are so a-retentive......the video in a nut-shell-- the best propaganda material ever about snow and ice and more snow....and the theme song sang by a very talented 15-year old....

and your first heckle drH-- I can't open too....

[hobglobin]

But now...
All the cannucks seem copyright obsessed or what? It will be a text-biased thread then

[casandra]

hobglobin, on Feb 12 2010, 08:55 AM, said:

But now...
All the cannucks seem copyright obsessed or what? It will be a text-biased thread then

yup, so it seems..but we shld have other video propaganda material out there that are accessible....let me see....

[hobglobin]

For the tech geeks and map nerds, have a look here, looks nice and is interactive...

[casandra]

hobglobin, on Feb 12 2010, 08:36 AM, said:

Here it's the same, video is blocked...anyway my first heckle on this great games, or hopefully great :


Corey_Ro....preview.jpg

...look who's talking....may I remind you that in the Beijing equestrian competitions- the german horses were caught doping.....or perhaps it was not horse team germany....

[hobglobin]

they're all crooks...but good -or extremely good earning, popular and therefore what the heck about doping, fairness, or Olympic spirit?

[casandra]

hobglobin, on Feb 12 2010, 03:54 PM, said:

they're all crooks...but good -or extremely good earning, popular and therefore what the heck about doping, fairness, or Olympic spirit?

and someone's not in a good spirit tonight... ...like any "institution" governed by humans- the olympics is flawed...or for most people- extremely so....from the moment it stopped being an amateur competition, when commercialisation and greed stepped in, when victory is all that matters. The athlete who competed in the first olympics- was in the nude, and then in modern times, every square inch of him is covered in business logos...and now it's also about everything else except sports..but would you rather not have it, dr Grumpy?

[hobglobin]

casandra, on Feb 12 2010, 10:09 PM, said:

and someone's not in a good spirit tonight... ...like any "institution" governed by humans- the olympics is flawed...or for most people- extremely so....from the moment it stopped being an amateur competition, when commercialisation and greed stepped in, when victory is all that matters. The athlete who competed in the first olympics- was in the nude, and then in modern times, every square inch of him is covered in business logos...and now it's also about everything else except sports..but would you rather not have it, dr Grumpy?

Then I'D plead for the original idea...first, native Olympics, with a few sports only and nude. Sorry, but ice hockey is then out, as it's not original and too dangerous .

[casandra]

hobglobin, on Feb 12 2010, 04:32 PM, said:

casandra, on Feb 12 2010, 10:09 PM, said:

and someone's not in a good spirit tonight... ...like any "institution" governed by humans- the olympics is flawed...or for most people- extremely so....from the moment it stopped being an amateur competition, when commercialisation and greed stepped in, when victory is all that matters. The athlete who competed in the first olympics- was in the nude, and then in modern times, every square inch of him is covered in business logos...and now it's also about everything else except sports..but would you rather not have it, dr Grumpy?

Then I'D plead for the original idea...first, native Olympics, with a few sports only and nude. Sorry, but ice hockey is then out, as it's not original and too dangerous .

Oh sure, what a brilliant idea--I like this Ice Hockey in the nude....and the surviving team wins...

[hobglobin]

casandra, on Feb 12 2010, 10:39 PM, said:

Oh sure, what a brilliant idea--I like this Ice Hockey in the nude....and the surviving team wins...

Yes and especially the female sports will be a success, no adverts and commercialisation necessary, even I would watch it

[casandra]

hobglobin, on Feb 12 2010, 04:43 PM, said:

casandra, on Feb 12 2010, 10:39 PM, said:

Oh sure, what a brilliant idea--I like this Ice Hockey in the nude....and the surviving team wins...

Yes and especially the female sports will be a success, no adverts and commercialisation necessary, even I would watch it

actually, this would be a financial windfall and might save the games: we can have a "pay per view"....then we don't need these old IOC dinosaurs anymore- only old voyeurs........you are so irreverent dr H...

Edited by casandra, 12 February 2010 - 01:52 PM.