Re: Does anyone actually care about the Olympics?

by **Robert J Sakimano** Tue Aug 16, 2016 7:56 am

CheesySpartan wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
she ain't gettin' robbed at gun point by some Brazilian thug, I can tell ya that.

LOL

who is more likely to get robbed by Guillermo the Brazilian thug:

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by TheReal_LWS Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:41 am

USA USA USA! Screw the rest of the world.

by **Travis of the Cosmos** Tue Aug 16, 2016 11:59 am

I don't think it's very fair that some runners get to start ahead of others. They should have to run the same distance. Especially Usain Bolt. Why does he get to start out in front of the other guys? Like he needs the advantage. Lol

by **Robert J Sakimano** Tue Aug 16, 2016 12:19 pm

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I don't think it's very fair that some runners get to start ahead of others. They should have to run the same distance. Especially Usain Bolt. Why does he get to start out in front of the other guys? Like he needs the advantage. Lol

it's the "every kid gets a trophy" phenomenon.. I mean, look at the guy in lane 8 and the head start he gets.. WTF??

by **Travis of the Cosmos** Tue Aug 16, 2016 12:25 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I don't think it's very fair that some runners get to start ahead of others. They should have to run the same distance. Especially Usain Bolt. Why does he get to start out in front of the other guys? Like he needs the advantage. Lol
it's the "every kid gets a trophy" phenomenon.. I mean, look at the guy in lane 8 and the head start he gets.. WTF??

I KNOW!!! It's bullshit. I can't believe the other runners allow that.

by **I.B. Fine** Tue Aug 16, 2016 12:55 pm

While not in total agreement, this comes pretty close to my feelings. I like the athletic competition, but that is only a small percent of total air time.
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2016/08/16/the-olympic-games-time-to-stop/?singlepage=true

by CheesySpartan Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:00 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
CheesySpartan wrote:

LOL
who is more likely to get robbed by Guillermo the Brazilian thug:

or

The "guy" in the second pick is probably safe...

by **The_Dude** Tue Aug 16, 2016 2:46 pm

Holy shit, the Brasil goal keeper was a mile off the line when she made the second save and the racist mexican official didnt cite her for it. Atrocious.

by **CORNER BLITZ** Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:49 pm

I find it funny that every sport has athletes decked out in the latest gear to shave fractions of a second of their final time...and yet sprinters still have a fucking bib safety clipped onto their front and back like they're running a charity 5k

by **The_Dude** Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:17 pm

CORNER BLITZ wrote:I find it funny that every sport has athletes decked out in the latest gear to shave fractions of a second of their final time...and yet sprinters still have a fucking bib safety clipped onto their front and back like they're running a charity 5k

I don't get the runners that have chains dangle around their neck

by **I.B. Fine** Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:02 pm

More of this will make me take a much greater interest in the Olympics.

coming in for a landing!
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by **InTenSity** Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:42 pm

Simone winds the gold on floor! Oh that happened 7 hours ago NBC.

by **CORNER BLITZ** Tue Aug 16, 2016 11:04 pm

InTenSity wrote:Simone winds the gold on floor! Oh that happened 7 hours ago NBC.

don't spoil it for OTPT

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** Tue Aug 16, 2016 11:10 pm

AND SIMONE DOES IT!!! cheers

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:20 pm

alright, so I actually caught some of the track and field last night on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - luckily, the East Lansing cable system gets that so we're not beholden to NBC)...

anyway - the stadium looked about 1/3 full.. for finals. Suspect

by Herbie Green Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:44 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:alright, so I actually caught some of the track and field last night on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - luckily, the East Lansing cable system gets that so we're not beholden to NBC)...

That is so damn cool

by **InTenSity** Wed Aug 17, 2016 9:58 pm

There is no one in the stands. I don't think I've ever seen track events this empty.

by **GRR Spartan** Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:29 pm

Daphne Schippers The Netherlands
Sprinter

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Emma Coburn USA
Steeplechase

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I do love track events

by **Robert J Sakimano** Thu Aug 18, 2016 7:42 am

Herbie Green wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:alright, so I actually caught some of the track and field last night on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - luckily, the East Lansing cable system gets that so we're not beholden to NBC)...

That is so damn cool

it was pretty sweet.. I found out that it can be somewhat interesting to watch the Olympics for a few minutes without have to listen to the patronizing Americanized coverage.

by **DWags** Thu Aug 18, 2016 8:20 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Herbie Green wrote:

That is so damn cool
it was pretty sweet.. I found out that it can be somewhat interesting to watch the Olympics for a few minutes without have to listen to the patronizing Americanized coverage.

You discovered a volum button? Damn you're cool.

by **Rocinante** Thu Aug 18, 2016 1:07 pm

Watching some vagina ball.

by **Rocinante** Thu Aug 18, 2016 1:08 pm

U.S.getting its shit pushed in.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Thu Aug 18, 2016 1:32 pm

DWags wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:it was pretty sweet.. I found out that it can be somewhat interesting to watch the Olympics for a few minutes without have to listen to the patronizing Americanized coverage.

You discovered a volum button? Damn you're cool.

it's not just the volum button.

You can utilize the volum button, I guess, when watching the NBC coverage. But your eyes are still treated to whatever silly "sport" they're showing at the time featuring a soft-focus feature on some person who overcame a tragic accident with a toaster to become the country's most decorated ping pong player.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** Thu Aug 18, 2016 1:34 pm

The "heartwarming" stories are awful. No thank you.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Thu Aug 18, 2016 1:35 pm

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:The "heartwarming" stories are awful. No thank you.

I suspect they have metrics that show that the heartwarming stories sucks in the lonely suburban housewives.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:47 pm

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:The "heartwarming" stories are awful. No thank you.

by **Nordic** Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:04 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:alright, so I actually caught some of the track and field last night on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - luckily, the East Lansing cable system gets that so we're not beholden to NBC)...

anyway - the stadium looked about 1/3 full.. for finals.

Pfffftttt I've watched this shit on BBC, Frenchie Tele and NOS.

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I miss the patronizing heartwarming coverage. Or I at least miss grapics that tell me WTF the score is and who the fuck is currently throwing the large object. I have yet to see a medal count on the tele... either they have no graphics budget in Europa or they hate that we are kicking the world's ass.

#Imiss'Merica

by **DWags** Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:44 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
DWags wrote:

You discovered a volum button? Damn you're cool.
it's not just the volum button.

You can utilize the volum button, I guess, when watching the NBC coverage. But your eyes are still treated to whatever silly "sport" they're showing at the time featuring a soft-focus feature on some person who overcame a tragic accident with a toaster to become the country's most decorated ping pong player.

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Last night I dreamed that I was a child
Out where the pines grow wild and tall
I was trying to make it home through the forest
Before the darkness falls

I heard the wind rustling through the trees
And ghostly voices rose from the fields
I ran with my heart pounding down that broken path
With the devil snappin' at my heels

I broke through the trees, and there in the night
My father's house stood shining hard and bright
The branches and brambles tore my clothes and scratched my arms
But I ran till I fell, shaking in his arms

I awoke and I imagined the hard things that pulled us apart
Will never again, sir, tear us from each other's hearts
I got dressed, and to that house I did ride
From out on the road, I could see its windows shining in light

I walked up the steps and stood on the porch
A woman I didn't recognize came and spoke to me through a chained door
I told her my story, and who I'd come for
She said "I'm sorry, son, but no one by that name lives here anymore"

My father's house shines hard and bright
It stands like a beacon calling me in the night
Calling and calling, so cold and alone
Shining 'cross this dark highway where our sins lie unatoned

by **DWags** Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:47 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
DWags wrote:

You discovered a volum button? Damn you're cool.
it's not just the volum button.

You can utilize the volum button, I guess, when watching the NBC coverage. But your eyes are still treated to whatever silly "sport" they're showing at the time featuring a soft-focus feature on some person who overcame a tragic accident with a toaster to become the country's most decorated ping pong player.

n the summer that I was baptized
My father held me to his side
As they put me into the water
He said how on that day I cried
We were prisoners of love, a love in chains
He was standin' in the door, I was standin' in the rain
With the same hot blood burning in our veins
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
All of the old faces
Asked you why you're back
They fit you with position
And the keys to your daddy's Cadillac
In the darkness of your room
Your mother calls you by your true name
You remember the faces, the places, the names
You know it's never over, it's relentless as the rain
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)

by **DWags** Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:50 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
DWags wrote:

You discovered a volum button? Damn you're cool.
it's not just the volum button.

You can utilize the volum button, I guess, when watching the NBC coverage. But your eyes are still treated to whatever silly "sport" they're showing at the time featuring a soft-focus feature on some person who overcame a tragic accident with a toaster to become the country's most decorated ping pong player.

Early in the morning factory whistle blows,
Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes,
Man takes his lunch, walks out in the morning light,
It's the working, the working, just the working life.

Through the mansions of fear, through the mansions of pain,
I see my daddy walking through them factory gates in the rain,
Factory takes his hearing, factory gives him life,
The working, the working, just the working life.

End of the day, factory whistle cries,
Men walk through these gates with death in their eyes.
And you just better believe, boy,
somebody's gonna get hurt tonight,
It's the working, the working, just the working life.

by **DWags** Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:53 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:The "heartwarming" stories are awful. No thank you.
I suspect they have metrics that show that the heartwarming stories sucks in the lonely suburban housewives.

My suspicion is that they have some metrics for guys who love bubble gum ball factory stamped push them out lyrics because there are tragic stories of lost time between dad's and their suburban living sons, so the son can reflect on his tragic life. Oh, and spend all his wife's money on feeling better about himself.

But, like you, I"m just guessing.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:19 am

DWags wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:it's not just the volum button.

You can utilize the volum button, I guess, when watching the NBC coverage. But your eyes are still treated to whatever silly "sport" they're showing at the time featuring a soft-focus feature on some person who overcame a tragic accident with a toaster to become the country's most decorated ping pong player.

n the summer that I was baptized
My father held me to his side
As they put me into the water
He said how on that day I cried
We were prisoners of love, a love in chains
He was standin' in the door, I was standin' in the rain
With the same hot blood burning in our veins
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
All of the old faces
Asked you why you're back
They fit you with position
And the keys to your daddy's Cadillac
In the darkness of your room
Your mother calls you by your true name
You remember the faces, the places, the names
You know it's never over, it's relentless as the rain
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)

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by **Robert J Sakimano** Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:20 am

DWags wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:I suspect they have metrics that show that the heartwarming stories sucks in the lonely suburban housewives.

My suspicion is that they have some metrics for guys who love bubble gum ball factory stamped push them out lyrics because there are tragic stories of lost time between dad's and their suburban living sons, so the son can reflect on his tragic life. Oh, and spend all his wife's money on feeling better about himself.

But, like you, I"m just guessing.

and that's you're right as a great American and a damn fine Spartan.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:21 am

DWags wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:it's not just the volum button.

You can utilize the volum button, I guess, when watching the NBC coverage. But your eyes are still treated to whatever silly "sport" they're showing at the time featuring a soft-focus feature on some person who overcame a tragic accident with a toaster to become the country's most decorated ping pong player.

Early in the morning factory whistle blows,
Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes,
Man takes his lunch, walks out in the morning light,
It's the working, the working, just the working life.

Through the mansions of fear, through the mansions of pain,
I see my daddy walking through them factory gates in the rain,
Factory takes his hearing, factory gives him life,
The working, the working, just the working life.

End of the day, factory whistle cries,
Men walk through these gates with death in their eyes.
And you just better believe, boy,
somebody's gonna get hurt tonight,
It's the working, the working, just the working life.

while we're talking the important stuff, check this out.. The Gaslight Anthem bringing Bruce up on stage for The '59 Sound..

(sidenote: your references are rather fortuitous as it relates to this video.. the album of the same name was released 8 years ago today).

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by **Robert J Sakimano** Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:25 am

DWags wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
it's not just the volum button.

You can utilize the volum button, I guess, when watching the NBC coverage. But your eyes are still treated to whatever silly "sport" they're showing at the time featuring a soft-focus feature on some person who overcame a tragic accident with a toaster to become the country's most decorated ping pong player.

Last night I dreamed that I was a child
Out where the pines grow wild and tall
I was trying to make it home through the forest
Before the darkness falls

I heard the wind rustling through the trees
And ghostly voices rose from the fields
I ran with my heart pounding down that broken path
With the devil snappin' at my heels

I broke through the trees, and there in the night
My father's house stood shining hard and bright
The branches and brambles tore my clothes and scratched my arms
But I ran till I fell, shaking in his arms

I awoke and I imagined the hard things that pulled us apart
Will never again, sir, tear us from each other's hearts
I got dressed, and to that house I did ride
From out on the road, I could see its windows shining in light

I walked up the steps and stood on the porch
A woman I didn't recognize came and spoke to me through a chained door
I told her my story, and who I'd come for
She said "I'm sorry, son, but no one by that name lives here anymore"

My father's house shines hard and bright
It stands like a beacon calling me in the night
Calling and calling, so cold and alone
Shining 'cross this dark highway where our sins lie unatoned

here's Brian again - from Gaslight.. joining Bruce onstage for No Surrender.. (one of my top 8 Springsteen tunes).

by **CORNER BLITZ** Fri Aug 19, 2016 11:06 am

This guy cares

https://mobile.twitter.com/nick_pants/status/766604339364241413

by **Floyd Robertson** Fri Aug 19, 2016 11:34 am

I guess I care so little I didn't know we had a wrestler on the team.

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by **WhiteBoyHatcher** Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:54 pm

Why doesn't Draymond play?

by Guest Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:56 pm

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Why doesn't Draymond play?

Coach K hates the Spartans. Doesn't want to showcase him for recruiting.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** Fri Aug 19, 2016 4:34 pm

Well they beat the Spaniards. On to the Gold Medal game Sunday against AUSSIE/Sebria winner.

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