Winter Olympics

[Delta-T]

2 days out, and the chatter is sad and humerous to say the least. Corruption, dumpy hotels, corruption, incomplete infrastructure, mass killings of stray dogs, corruption, no water, no heat, no lightbulbs, no toiletpaper in the toilets(?), no Shaun White in the slope style, terror threats, and did I mention corruption? None the less, I prefer winter events to summer events....mostly becasuse theu are all dangerous....cept curling, though I suppose you could slip and fall, or pull a hammy. I like the sled type events...bob, skeleton, luge..and the crazy fools who do Super G...70 MPH on laminated polymer planks....safety helmets of course...for safety. Bi-athalon...ski and shoot? Now thats a sport...imagine a summer equivalent....10K with rifle. Ski jump...i say again..ski jump, nuff said on that one. Who else like a crazy winter competition? Hopefully team USA be Putin on a clinc...see that, play on words...Putin. BURN!

 

[bmblank]

I almost wonder if there weren't some clandestine agencies of various governments that went to the Olympic committee and said, "hey, we need to embed some people in Russia..." Straight up Argo style.

 

[razerface]

curling! The only sport i watch, ever. Is it really a sport?

 

[Jags]

curling! The only sport i watch, ever. Is it really a sport?

Huh - I thought they were just cleaning up with a roomba.

 

[Delta-T]

now thats just mean...in old country we played curling outside, on open ice with irregular stones. full of danger...fall through ice, attack by abdominal snow man/yeti, viking horde, drunken neighbor who's wife you know all too well, fronst bites...is slightly more tame indoors...though angry neighbor sometimes still make appearance.

 

[Jags]

Do you Roomba?

 

[Warm_in_NH]

Fellow local contractor, well, painter (not really a contractor, they're a little squirrelly if ya know what I mean) is coaching the snowboard slopestyle team this year.
A paint color inquiry was inadvertently sent to him yesterday via email, he replied, lol. Didn't know the name of the color off hand, being in Russia, coaching and all....
They must be bored over there, would've taken him 3 days to return that email if he were home in NH

 

[bmblank]

Great, note the Russian authorities know what color you want...

 

[jharkin]

The toilet paper thing should have been no surprise to these international journalists, I assume many of them have traveled in Asia before. No paper in the toilet is common across Asia, their sewer systems aren't designed for it.

They should be glad they aren't squat toilets (which actually are more hygienic then ours once you get past the mental block of using one)


The rest of it... Oh boy what a mess.........

 

[osagebow]

Love the winter games. Crazy stuff coming outta there though. My hockey call - Canada, gold; US, silver: Russia, bronze.

An enraged Putin feeds Evgeni Malkin to a dozen snow leopards

 

[Warm_in_NH]

Great, note the Russian authorities know what color you want...

Don't forget the NSA! It's like backing up your files in triplicate!

 

[Delta-T]

Do you Roomba?

I have, only 1 sheet anywheres near me and its in a country club, so not so much anymore.

 

[Jags]

I can't dance.

 

[Delta-T]

it's never not necessarily too late to start

 

[Warm_in_NH]

it's never not necessarily too late to start

Marge and Homer picked it up later in life and really did well.

 

[Hills Hoard]

i love the bobsleigh and luge.....

I also love that there is an aussie snowboarder called chumpy...I dont know if he is any good, but thats the best nick name ever!!

 

[bmblank]

I'd rather be chumpy than "the flying tomato".

 

[razerface]

Looks like most of the curling is on at times I have to sleep or be at work.

 

[iceguy4]

I hope it goes off without an attack of some kind. also this bull crap of "sports" that require subjective judging. replace figure skating with Barrel jumping. How about that new skating on that crazy coarse with banked turns and jumps simple first to finish wins.

 

[bmblank]

How about that new skating on that crazy coarse with banked turns and jumps simple first to finish wins.

Skater cross. I wouldn't be surprised if red bull has a trademark or something on that. I'm with you though.

 

[iceguy4]

there the American girl looks great ...63...jappo girl falls and gets a higher score russan 15 YO looks choppy and ...young inexperienced gets a 70 + all bull crap....subjective

 

[Paulywalnut]

Did you expect honest non bias judging in Russia. Bob Kostis has become a spokesmen for how wonderful it is over there. Except for his pink eye.

 

[Warm_in_NH]

there the American girl looks great ...63...jappo girl falls and gets a higher score

Ironically, the American fell twice during Olympic qualifying and beat out a girl who had a great routine. Go figure. .

 

[Trktrd]

Bob Kostis mustn't have listened to the hotel personnel. Do Not use water on face!

 

[boomhour]

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