[Mr. Ford95]

Thoughts thus far?

Can't believe NBC is seriously screwing the dog on it's Live coverage. Getting the results before they show the big finals later on at night here. The finals are taking place about 2 pm ET and instead of showing them Live they are delaying them to show pre-lims of the lesser events. It's nice to see those events but don't delay the finals so late.

How about the South Korean archer who was blind? Nice shooting.

[Roadhog]

I'm enjoying the events, and it's a great break from all the dull TV.
I missed the S.Korean archery guy, I'll check it out.
I was watching the female archery, and had to check out the beach volleyball for sure. (no bikini... no watchi)
I like the equestrian events, and wonder if they have an endurance riding event? I'll have to dig in the schedule.

I don't usually care if I hear the results, before I get to see an event.
Some of the events I don't watch all the way through, and skip around to other stuff going on.
My main worry is running out of meats and cheeses.

[Mr. Ford95]

I did get to see some neat events that I hadn't ever seen in previous Olympics coverage like Badminton, Table Tennis, Equestrian Dressage, Archery. The cool thing is, NBC does have plenty of channels to switch around on, Bravo, MSNBC, MSNBC+, NBC Sports Network and plain ol' NBC. Actually surprised they didn't try to work our a deal with TNT to show some events on there also.

Man our swimmers are seriously f-ing up suddenly. Choke City USA. Same with our men's gymnastics team, serious choke job today in the team competition after doing some big time crowing over the weekend about "Can we just have our medals already?"

[Roadhog]

I heard today they are trying to solve the ticket problem. I have been noticing venues with lots of empty seats, and you have to wonder wtf?
The olympic committee is having to buy back tickets, to sell them to the general public at the regular rates, due to ticket scalpers.
People have had to cancel their trip to see the olympics, because they had no guarantee of tickets once they got there.

They are even giving out free seats right now, to try and fill the venues, and give the athletes the support they deserve.
I like to see huge crowds screaming their guts out vs. empty seats... that's depressing.

[golfhobo]

Maybe Romney actually knew what he was talking about when he "dissed" our biggest ally and their Olympic effort. But, I doubt it.

The empty seats were bought by corporate sponsors and not filled. And you want to trust them to create and fill JOBS?

AW.... I'm just kidding. Don't want to make this political. I think the Olympics will ALWAYS stand for what they actually stand FOR... free and fair competition on a field of battle... WITHOUT guns! [well, there IS that skeet shooting venue.]

With ALL that is wrong with the World.... the Olympics, alone, stand as a testament to peaceful competition. Take them as they are, and find no reason to disparage them.

[Roadhog]

So, it's not right for me to want the stinkin' Chinese to have their gizzards ripped out by the roots?
How does a little 16 yr. old 5 foot china girl out swim Lochte? ....drugs maybe?

[golfhobo]

Originally Posted by Roadhog

So, it's not right for me to want the stinkin' Chinese to have their gizzards ripped out by the roots?
How does a little 16 yr. old 5 foot china girl out swim Lochte? ....drugs maybe?

Nope. Size 15 feet!

[and maybe a sex change.]

[wot i life]

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[Roadhog]

Wot,
makes me wonder if bringing in the Military for security wasn't part of the plan all along.

[Roadhog]

I've been enjoying the Horse Jumping today. I dig any event with horses.

I know if I were to try and jump that high, I'd come over the top of the horses neck and right under his hooves on the first jump.
Maybe I'd get a high 9's for then being tangled up and dragged around the arena several times before they can stop the horror.

I just saw the jumper from Sweden knock down rails from almost every jump.
It was like watching a cat get run over, and the thing crawl away still alive.
I woulda thrown cabbage at them if I were there.

What was most brutal to watch though was the wimmins beach volleyball.
No bikini's, and for the first time, I couldn't focus and target anything.
I couldn't even find a proud nipple under all the layers of ugliest uniforms ... why! .... w-h-y ?