Beijing 2008 olympics

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:27 am

Water polo is actually the only sport I've ever signed up for that I didn't run away screaming (or yawning) from. It's fun as hell. You think you can't tread water nonstop for an hour and then the game starts and it turns out you can, and you can swim and dart and jump and volley to boot.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:13 am

"Oops. Sorry, bad touch"

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:03 pm

VasikkA wrote:"Oops. Sorry, bad touch"

the face is so matching

Caleb · Post by **Caleb** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:46 am

rabidpeanut wrote:Trick is to grow your toe nails. But i am sure that they inspect for that nowadays.

checked every game + anytime someone complains of scratching

rabidpeanut · Post by **rabidpeanut** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:36 pm

I once got scratched from my right shoulder to my left heel.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:02 pm

DAC - elite water poloists united :seriousbusiness:

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:03 am

oh and btw, I just adore how Americans this year have decided to count all medals the same, irrespective of colour:

:desperate:
Chinese cheats lead to hilarity.

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:28 am

All colors should be counted equally. :guns:

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:12 am

PiP wrote:oh and btw, I just adore how Americans this year have decided to count all medals the same, irrespective of colour

What are you PiP, a racist?

rabidpeanut · Post by **rabidpeanut** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:17 am

Wow, there are more shit americans than there are good chinese. wait....

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:33 am

PiP wrote: oh and btw, I just adore how Americans this year have decided to count all medals the same, irrespective of colour

What'd you expect, from a third world country?

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:38 am

PiP wrote:I just adore how Americans this year have decided to count all medals the same, irrespective of colour

That's how they've done it every year last I checked. It's called a "Medal count." If you look at 2004's olympics, they did the same thing. China had less medals than Russia, but because of the fact that they had more golds they took 2nd in the standings.

Superhaze · Post by **Superhaze** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:44 pm

Works great to count everything when you have the biggest fucking squad of next-gen super athletes.

Gold first. Then count whatever comes after gold..

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:25 pm

I was always under the impression that China took that position of "next gen" athletes, since they're actually winning more gold. US is old-skool? I mean honestly, besides Phelps, who from the US do you hear about as a super athlete, much less that performed well at the olympics? I guess the basketball team, but that's something the US always likes to harp about because of the Olympics allowing NBA players to join in.

Superhaze · Post by **Superhaze** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:37 pm

America is no less active in picking out athletes from childhood. The difference is that your kids can quit when they want to.

Still, the medal count is major bollocks.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:43 pm

Aren't olympics about "amateur sports" or some shit? How can NBA players participate? I don't understand shit about sports, but it sounds pretty weird.

Superhaze · Post by **Superhaze** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:49 pm

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/I ... 0000.shtml

Thats a real count.

NBA players were permitted so america could kick more and more awesome ass than with amateurs, but frankly calling the athletes amateurs kind of makes me wonder what a so-called professional would be able to achieve.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:55 pm

Kashluk wrote:Aren't olympics about "amateur sports" or some shit? How can NBA players participate? I don't understand shit about sports, but it sounds pretty weird.

I don't think there are any athletes in the olympics that don't get their income from professional sports, sponsorship deals or governmental funding, except maybe in archery or some other faggy sports.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:33 pm

Fencing for the win.

Goretheglowingone · Post by **Goretheglowingone** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:03 am

the olympics are shit, they turned to crap right when they allowed professional athletes to compete. the olympic spirit is dead...long dead, its bones are dust and its DNA is nonexistent.