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Come Inside... => The Sports Bar => Topic started by: Miss Demeanour on February 12, 2010, 09:31:56 AM
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An event which effectively excludes half the world ? the warm half
More than 2,500 athletes from 82 countries, watched by 10,000 media, 250,000 spectators and three billion television viewers?
How could you not love a festival which can give you both the impression of a man flying (Franz Klammer?s blind madness in 1976) and a man falling off the edge of the world (Eddie the Eagle?s myopic fortitude in 1988)? Now that?s entertainment.
Maybe the equivalent this time will be America?s injured millionaire, Lindsey Vonn, battling through the physical pain barrier in her attempt at five golds while Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, the impoverished one-man Ghana ski team from Milton Keynes and soon to be our favourite Olympian, battles through the financial pain barrier as he attempts to not finish last.
So will we be watching much of this then rubschin:
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Wimmin Ski Jumpers have had their application for Olympic status and competition rejected again.
Thought you'd like to know that. rubschin:
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I've never been skiing rubschin:
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You should engage a personal instructor point:
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Irish Womens bobsleigh team has problem with Brazilians (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/winter-olympics/7215884/Winter-Olympics-2010-Irish-bobsleigh-team-must-wait-for-go-ahead.html) eeek:
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An event which effectively excludes half the world ? the warm half
More than 2,500 athletes from 82 countries, watched by 10,000 media, 250,000 spectators and three billion television viewers?
How could you not love a festival which can give you both the impression of a man flying (Franz Klammer?s blind madness in 1976) and a man falling off the edge of the world (Eddie the Eagle?s myopic fortitude in 1988)? Now that?s entertainment.
Maybe the equivalent this time will be America?s injured millionaire, Lindsey Vonn, battling through the physical pain barrier in her attempt at five golds while Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, the impoverished one-man Ghana ski team from Milton Keynes and soon to be our favourite Olympian, battles through the financial pain barrier as he attempts to not finish last.
So will we be watching much of this then rubschin:
No!
I shall however be watching the six nations rugby. cloud9:
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Perhaps this might give you more reason to watch whistle:
http://www.break.com/usercontent/2010/2/8/olympic-winter-babes-vancouver-2010-1728735 (http://www.break.com/usercontent/2010/2/8/olympic-winter-babes-vancouver-2010-1728735)
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That's just disgusterous, sexist and exploitative. noooo:
I will just watch it again to make sure I haven't misunderstood, like
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Nope ~ I'll stick with what I like cloud9:
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.telegraph.co.uk%2Ftelegraph%2Fmultimedia%2Farchive%2F01246%2Fbrian-moore_1246354c.jpg&hash=27b3ccc7c43c1806ab6c9226d82258f4e268c0c4)
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Poofter point:
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I heard they didn't have any snow... for the Olympics like...? Shrugs:
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Poofter point:
Don't knock it until you've tried it. whistle:
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I don't like the vicar's leg whistle:
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Well I can't sit here bandying words with you ~ a man has delivered a lot of logs and there is a distinct shortage of volunteer labour to put them away so it looks like I shall have to do it. This will take some time and will cause me to hurt a lot. I may even have a heart attack.
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I trust she has you insured
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I trust she has you insured
noooo: Can't buy insurance when you are in my state.
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Perhaps the logman is wealthy rubschin:
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B@st@rd should be given that he deals only in cash. People pay him to cut down trees and take away the wood which he then sells as logs.
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Ebrell? eeek:
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Nah! This one is called Nigel. Built like a brick outhouse with 15 year old son to match ~ They are like two hooooooge bookends.
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Miss D would like them eyes:
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Oh yes - I'm well renowned for my passion for woodsmen whistle:
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shutup:
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Oh yes - I'm well renowned for my passion for woodsmen whistle:
I spend a lot of time in the woods, cloud9: in fact I'm going to visit another one right now.
I may be gone for.....mmmm... rubschin:, forever! happy088
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Take cake angel1
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and a flask of hot choccy
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and a bog roll ::)
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and a bog roll ::)
noooo:
Friendly rabbits suffice.
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and a bog roll ::)
noooo:
Friendly rabbits suffice.
Are they friendly after tho... rubschin:
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and a bog roll ::)
noooo:
Friendly rabbits suffice.
Are they friendly after tho... rubschin:
In my furry belly they are , yes.....mmmmmm, yumpster. Fully washed and skinned first like though, oh yes.
One gulp raw too. happy088
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and a bog roll ::)
noooo:
Friendly rabbits suffice.
Are they friendly after tho... rubschin:
In my furry belly they are , yes.....mmmmmm, yumpster. Fully washed and skinned first like though, oh yes.
One gulp raw too. happy088
You wipe your arse on them and then eat them...? sick2:
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WASH them first.
Do keep up and p'raps clean yer glasses ey BM. ::)
However,and in your defence, I do fully appreciate you've got quite a bit on yer paws presently. ;)
I'm off to the woods now anyway. cloud9:
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noooo: noooo: noooo: scared2:
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noooo: noooo: noooo: scared2:
I'd do that! cloud9:
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I'd push you whistle:
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I'd push you whistle:
I'd let you! ;D
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And look what happened... the pillock looked up, flew off the track and hit an upright at 92 MPH noooo:
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And look what happened... the pillock looked up, flew off the track and hit an upright at 92 MPH noooo:
Quick way to go tho... cloud9:
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And look what happened... the pillock looked up, flew off the track and hit an upright at 92 MPH noooo:
Quick way to go tho... cloud9:
Best way to go too ey? rubschin:
Which would you rather, dying in a NHS hossy in probable agony for weeks on end with tubes sticking out of every orifice, or dying instantly doing something you enjoy?
Don't mean to sound too flippant about this, more matter of fact tbqh, but we've probably all had to go through seeing someone near and dear suffering, and I tell you, it scares the living shit out of me, BIG time.
Massive 'eart attack and coughing me clogs there and then climbing 'me 'ill' will do for me when the time finally arrives.
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Or we could arrange to have you shot. As a surprise, like angel1
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And look what happened... the pillock looked up, flew off the track and hit an upright at 92 MPH noooo:
Quick way to go tho... cloud9:
Best way to go too ey? rubschin:
Which would you rather, dying in a NHS hossy in probable agony for weeks on end with tubes sticking out of every orifice, or dying instantly doing something you enjoy?
Don't mean to sound too flippant about this, more matter of fact tbqh, but we've probably all had to go through seeing someone near and dear suffering, and I tell you, it scares the living shit out of me, BIG time.
Massive 'eart attack and coughing me clogs there and then climbing 'me 'ill' will do for me when the time finally arrives.
Agreed...
The wonders of modern medical science mean that most of us will live long enough to die a prolonged and agonising death from cancer or pass away with dementia in a care home with nurses having to feed us and wipe our arse.
Not for me... noooo:
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Or we could arrange to have you shot. As a surprise, like angel1
Have gun, will travel
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There is always the one way trip to Switzerland option, could combine it with skiing. lol:
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. . nurses having to feed us and wipe our arse.
Not all bad then?
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. . nurses having to feed us and wipe our arse.
Not all bad then?
lol: lol: lol:
Ask Snoopy....
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eeek: A gong! And a shiny one at that.
The Canadians are moaning that she had the wrong hat on but have been told to feck off. point:
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Lets hurtle down a hill on a tea tray at ridiculous speeds ....looks terrifying scared2:
Well done that girl happy088
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Lets hurtle down a hill on a tea tray at ridiculous speeds ....looks terrifying scared2:
Well done that girl happy088
Yes, most excellent, but why oh why can't we win proper serious like events ey? Shrugs:
I'm not detracting away from the glory of us winning summat that is undoubtably very dangerous, but come on.............tea tray sliding? confused:
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YOu could have a go at that on yer '?ll angel1
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She is well fit an all innit...? eyes:
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She is well fit an all innit...? eyes:
Absogorgeouslylutely. Well fit, and talks proper too. cloud9:
You been watching those nutters in the Ski Cross event! happy088
Now THAT is a proper event. Be even better in off roaders though ey BM?
Studded tyres and stuff and even bigger jumps.
I'd defo 'ave some of that, oh yesss! cloud9:
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I see Medvedev is a tad upset about Russia's performance. I do like the line about helping the officials if they don't resign. Something tells me fired may have a different meaning here. whistle:
President Dmitry Medvedev has called on Russian Olympic officials to resign, following the nation's worst ever performance in the winter games.
Those in charge of preparing Russian athletes for the Vancouver games "should take the brave decision and submit their resignations," he said.
"If they cannot do it, we will help them," Mr Medvedev added.
Russia - traditionally a winter sports powerhouse - ended 11th in the medals table, with just three golds.
"For a long time we have benefited from Soviet achievements, at some point they ran out," President Medvedev said at a meeting of the governing United Russia party on Monday.
He urged a change to the system of preparing Russian athletes, ahead of the next Winter Olympics, in the southern Russian city of Sochi.
Russia has experienced a steady decline in its Olympic performances since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The games in Vancouver were particularly painful for the nation because of the failures in sports such as ice hockey and figure skating.
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Someone should tell him it's the taking part that counts. happy001
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Britain are confident that they will have their most successful Winter Olympics for seven decades by aiming to win three medals in Vancouver.
Funding body UK Sport believes the target is achievable after investing ?6.5m over the four-year cycle leading up to February's Games.
noooo: noooo: noooo:
?6.5 million pounds = 1 medal
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Britain are confident that they will have their most successful Winter Olympics for seven decades by aiming to win three medals in Vancouver.
Funding body UK Sport believes the target is achievable after investing ?6.5m over the four-year cycle leading up to February's Games.
noooo: noooo: noooo:
?6.5 million pounds = 1 medal
Ahhhh -but it's all about the taking part thinggy!!!! ::)
B.
P.S. Did anyone even think about 2012 in Londinium cost-wise???? No, not the pollytishans evil:
B.