shropshire 0 #1 August 17, 2008 Damn, it may not last long but they are 3rd in the Medal Table - Outstanding work in the Pool, velodrome, rowing, sailing. Becky Ardlington's Gold and World Record came from a stunning race in the 800m freestyle. P.S The BBC coverage has been great too. They've shown a lot of sports in great detail that we don't normally get to see and they've shown a balanced selection of contries too (not concentrating on the home team).... also they aren't interupted by "these messages from our sponsors"!! (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #2 August 17, 2008 Quote Damn, it may not last long but they are 3rd in the Medal Table - Outstanding work in the Pool, velodrome, rowing, sailing. Becky Ardlington's Gold and World Record came from a stunning race in the 800m freestyle. I *believe* the record she broke was the longest standing record in swimming. Quote P.S The BBC coverage has been great too. They've shown a lot of sports in great detail that we don't normally get to see and they've shown a balanced selection of contries too (not concentrating on the home team).... also they aren't interupted by "these messages from our sponsors"!! Which is a LOT more than can be said for NBC's coverage in the US. Full of ads, highly partisan, concentrating on the *major* sports.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #3 August 17, 2008 Quote Which is a LOT more than can be said for NBC's coverage in the US. Full of ads, highly partisan, concentrating on the *major* sports. I dunno. I watched BADMITON between gold and silver Chinese women.Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #4 August 17, 2008 Quote Quote Which is a LOT more than can be said for NBC's coverage in the US. Full of ads, highly partisan, concentrating on the *major* sports. I dunno. I watched BADMITON between gold and silver Chinese women. Exactly. I've been watching a lot of badminton. The women's marathon dominated last night's coverage - and they kept focusing on the brit chick who caught so much hell four years ago. CNBC has had a lot of boxing. I saw soccer between NEtherlands and Argentina and Belgium vs. Italy. It's been lenty of US (highly Phelps inspired) but there's been a good selection. (OF course, here on the West Coast, we have been deemed unworthy of watching it live.) My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #5 August 17, 2008 Are you able to what the BBC coverage on the internet (or possibly,it's only available within the U.K - which is reallt daft because we can see it on the tellie so don't need the P.C - but when we're abroad it would be good to catch up via a P.C - if that babelling makes any sense at all) (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
returnofdamac 0 #6 August 17, 2008 nbc has provided coverage of nearly all the sports on nbc olympics .com. It has the sports available as they are being played.Me: I want to ride a bull out of a skyvan. vegasjoe: How the hell are you going to land that thing? Me: Who said anything about landed with it? I think after we'll have some Bar-B-Que. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #7 August 17, 2008 Team Green Bay? (why not just say Packers?) Team Gold Bond? -I'm going to stomp and argue for use of unauthorized abbreviations. Honestly though! I thought it was a wonderful competition, not too much drama (some, enough to keep the tabloids happy, I'm sure). I hope all the competitors were happy with their performance and enjoyed the experience regardless of the color or metal content of the metal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 August 17, 2008 O.K I'm guiltyI'd have expected that from Mr Rich ... but you, you of all people. On an increasing American centric site, I like to wave the flag for my home team every chance that I get - Rule Brittania (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #9 August 17, 2008 Quote O.K I'm guiltyI'd have expected that from Mr Rich ... but you, you of all people. On an increasing American centric site, I like to wave the flag for my home team every chance that I get - Rule Brittania I wasn't doing it right anyway. If you look at my post (which I should edit just so I don't look QUITE as foolish), I was stomping while arguing FOR the use of unauthorized abbreviations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 August 17, 2008 No worries. I've just been chatting with Mr Copland - he always put me in a piss taking mood (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #11 August 17, 2008 Jolly well then!! Cheerios. Chips chips. And all that slang that you'ses use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #12 August 17, 2008 [shakes head] (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #13 August 17, 2008 I thought you meant team Gold Bond...I bet Lance Armstrong can make a bottle last twice as long! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #14 August 17, 2008 Quote On an increasing American centric site, I like to wave the flag for my home team every chance that I get So why are you flying only a fourth of the New Zealand flag?What happened to the rest of it?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #15 August 17, 2008 GrrrrrrrrrrrrYou strange foreign Joniies need to get out more (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #16 August 18, 2008 Hmmm. A physician arguing in favor of abbreviations? Physicians look convenience at the expense of clarity in communication. Next thing you know, lawyers will be arguing in favor of an adversarial system. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #17 August 18, 2008 Regarding taking the piss. Quote don't know what that means... and scared to ask A quote from Dr Bord 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #18 August 18, 2008 (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #19 August 18, 2008 Quote O.K I'm guiltyI'd have expected that from Mr Rich ... but you, you of all people. On an increasing American centric site, I like to wave the flag for my home team every chance that I get - Rule Brittania Wow, That looks a lot like the confederate flag.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
