Does anyone actually care about the Olympics?

"The networks and digital platforms of NBCUniversal will present an unprecedented 6,755 hours of programming for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this August.

That's roughly 356 hours of coverage per day (19 days). If the 6,755 hours ran on one channel, it would take 281 days to finish airing."

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:

No, I was kidding. We made out all right. I guess there are still some people over by the library who've yet to have power restored.

yikes!

I like the warning signs some of the do-gooders have in their yards.. "BWL - Do NOT Cut Down Our Historic Trees" or whatever.. only to find their historic trees crushing a house or car after that storm..

Yeah, that was an interesting protest.
I appreciate their passion, and I'm probably more vocal about keeping trees than most, but utilities have to be able to prune trees at or close to the line. The problem is, and has been, that those doing the pruning don't bother trying to keep the tree's shape and just whack away to the point -- in several cases -- that there's no sense keeping the tree at all. I've seen some horrible pruning done here and across the city. BWL needed to hire someone who understands how to properly prune a tree.

DWags wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:You're all a bunch of monsters.

I'm with herbie.

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Does that mean Hills is really a right winger?  It seems subliminal.   I get it, she's saying "vote for me, I'll stop taxes, ban the brown people, put pot heads in jail, make people who are raped keep their kids, insist on prayer in schools, and blame Obama for everything that's wrong...... It's our secret".  

BTW, saw a couple of idiots at the convention holding it upside down, and was wondering if they meant we can only go backwards under hills.  

I would've held mine pointing downward, at my crotch; a subliminal message that I was promised a hummer for holding the sign.

DWags wrote:Women's beach volleyball

If she's trying to fingerblast herself, then she's doing it wrong.

tGreenWay wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:yikes!

I like the warning signs some of the do-gooders have in their yards.. "BWL - Do NOT Cut Down Our Historic Trees" or whatever.. only to find their historic trees crushing a house or car after that storm..

Yeah, that was an interesting protest.
I appreciate their passion, and I'm probably more vocal about keeping trees than most, but utilities have to be able to prune trees at or close to the line. The problem is, and has been, that those doing the pruning don't bother trying to keep the tree's shape and just whack away to the point -- in several cases -- that there's no sense keeping the tree at all. I've seen some horrible pruning done here and across the city. BWL needed to hire someone who understands how to properly prune a tree.

very true.

I cruised around the 'hood on one of my expensive bikes that Saturday morning - looked like a war zone.

Lansing StateJournal ‏@LSJNews 4m4 minutes ago
.@michiganstateu student [ @Mo_Hrezi ] found out he'll carry the Libyan flag at tonight's Olympic opening ceremony

I just checked..

I'm still not interested.

I'll watch some of it, root for the ole USA, but in the end will I truly truly give a fuck? Nah

Probably watch basket ball aND soccer. Why not?

LMMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Hearing an Olympic kayaker may have capsized after hitting a submerged sofa. Story of day & possibly the week if true. #kayaksofa #Rio2016

The fuck is this opening ceremony? I need some acid or something.

jimgeraghty ‏@jimgeraghty 16m16 minutes ago
Man, we haven't seen this many Germans arriving in South America since 1945.

Hi Day Day

tTy wrote:LMMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Hearing an Olympic kayaker may have capsized after hitting a submerged sofa. Story of day & possibly the week if true. #kayaksofa #Rio2016

Was he immediately bathed in antibiotics?
Are they sure it was a sofa, not a large turd, or a body?

I enjoy the parade of nations thing at the start - an almost endless invitation to make racist comments about different nations.

I.B. Fine wrote:As the media assault of Olympic coverage begins, I mean, other than seeing if the kayak competition encounters any floating corpses?

Yes, yes I do. And fuck you if you do not.

America...fuck yeah!

Snake Plissken wrote:

I.B. Fine wrote:As the media assault of Olympic coverage begins, I mean, other than seeing if the kayak competition encounters any floating corpses?

Yes, yes I do. And fuck you if you do not.

America...fuck yeah!

Of course America! but you must be one of those candy asses Clint Eastwood was talking about.

This dude caught the cyclist chick crashing and burning. Took a while for paramedics to get to her too. I heard she is ok. Didn't look like it in this video.

Also, are there typically this many motorcycles ahead of the leaders of cycling races? Seems excessive.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

This dude caught the cyclist chick crashing and burning. Took a while for paramedics to get to her too. I heard she is ok. Didn't look like it in this video.

Also, are there typically this many motorcycles ahead of the leaders of cycling races? Seems excessive.

depending on the race in question, there are usually more motorcycles, team cars, press vehicles, etc involved than that.. check out what one did to Johnny Hoogerland a couple of tours ago..

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Nope. Still don't care.

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Nope. Still don't care.

same.

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Nope. Still don't care.

I did watch a little bit of the USA/China basketball game. Then I got bored because it was such a mismatch. That's all I've seen. Any hot javelin chicks I should be aware of?

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:Lemme check for an up-to-the-minute update:
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Nope. Still don't care.

I did watch a little bit of the USA/China basketball game. Then I got bored because it was such a mismatch. That's all I've seen. Any hot javelin chicks I should be aware of?

I saw a photo of the guy who busted his leg. My reaction was nearly pukerriffic.

You guys are monsters.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:You guys are monsters.

Are you saying I should've enjoyed that pic of the dude's broken leg? You sick bastard.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:You guys are monsters.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:Lemme check for an up-to-the-minute update:
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Nope. Still don't care.

I did watch a little bit of the USA/China basketball game. Then I got bored because it was such a mismatch. That's all I've seen. Any hot javelin chicks I should be aware of?

I caught a glimpse of some Olympic event yesterday at Crunchy's - didn't really see what it was.

Is boxing still an Olympic event? What about skateboarding?

DWags wrote:Is boxing still an Olympic event? What about skateboarding?

not sure.

word on the street is that China is lobbying hard for solving the Rubik's cube.. while playing a violin.

at the age of 3.

Is cliff diving an Olympic spirt?

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

DWags wrote:Is boxing still an Olympic event? What about skateboarding?

not sure.

word on the street is that China is lobbying hard for solving the Rubik's cube.. while playing a violin.

at the age of 3.

I've heard Turtleneck is in Rio preparing for the gymnastics event where he'll run around the floor with a ribbon on a stick--while wearing tights.

tGreenWay wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:not sure.

word on the street is that China is lobbying hard for solving the Rubik's cube.. while playing a violin.

at the age of 3.

I've heard Turtleneck is in Rio preparing for the gymnastics event where he'll run around the floor with a ribbon on a stick--while wearing tights.  

Now were talking! which of the 48 channels will he be on at 3 am? Is Dick Button doing the play by play?

I've been watching an hour or so every night. Only get NBC though so caught men's gymnastics last night, and USA did not seem to be doing well.

CheesySpartan wrote:Love the Olympics and will probably watch daily. USA!, USA!, USA!!!

Me too

Tanfan! wrote:

CheesySpartan wrote:Love the Olympics and will probably watch daily.  USA!, USA!, USA!!!

Me too

Aren't you retired though?

So you guys weren't watching phelps beat his swimming nemesis just now? Cause the was fun. And also America so suck it.

Just watch phelps win the gold in the 200 fly. Fucking amaizing. Win by 4 100s of a second. Two for two on golds.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:So you guys weren't watching phelps beat his swimming nemesis just now? Cause the was fun. And also America so suck it.

His nemesis didn't even medal

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:So you guys weren't watching phelps beat his swimming nemesis just now? Cause the was fun. And also America so suck it.

That was awesome!

The_Dude wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:So you guys weren't watching phelps beat his swimming nemesis just now? Cause the was fun. And also America so suck it.

His nemesis didn't even medal

That made it so much better