The Olympics

Post by **spot** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:18 am

I've been obliged to open the news item and reed it to discover why I've been admonished. Mr Bolt runs to honour Jamaica, something of which I was unaware. It just shows the danger inherent in relying on a headline.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:01 am

spot;1500031 wrote: I've been obliged to open the news item and reed it to discover why I've been admonished. Mr Bolt runs to honour Jamaica, something of which I was unaware. It just shows the danger inherent in relying on a headline.

Call that admonished ?

Seems you were seeking admonishment, I will try harder next time.

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:12 am

Bruv, those tape stripes are for medical reasons, they are Keniso Tape. There are multiple uses, see the link

Kinesio Tape: What Is It and What’s the Hype? | Breaking Muscle

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:35 am

minks;1500034 wrote: Bruv, those tape stripes are for medical reasons, they are Keniso Tape. There are multiple uses, see the link

Kinesio Tape: What Is It and What’s the Hype? | Breaking Muscle

Not those sort of tape, it is on the outside of their shirts......

Del Potro

Nadal

Del Potrol Murray

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:44 am

OH LOL THOSE!!

I bet if you look close they say "if lost please return to......"

Ok I remain clueless on this one

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:59 am

Mens 100 race,

Usain Bolt

and

Andre De Grasse

Now is that not what the Olympics are about, I thought it was excellent of the veteran Bolt to show the support, and comradery to the young and upcoming De Grasse.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 1:55 pm

Bolt....wow!

The power in that body !

Could you imagine having sex with that man? One minute youre on your hands and knees.......the next minute youre heads in another room after being put through a wall after one stroke

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 2:00 pm

spot;1500027 wrote: I see the British have a gold medal - the BBC news website felt it imperative that I should be told. Mr Bolt, apparently.

Theyve claimed Bolt?.......thats pretty sad!

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 2:31 pm

magentaflame;1500038 wrote: Could you imagine having sex with that man?

Not really......................but thanks for asking.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 2:32 pm

magentaflame;1500039 wrote: Theyve claimed Bolt?.......thats pretty sad!

Don't listen to Spot.........he's in a funny mood......you know what he's like.

Wandrin · Post by **Wandrin** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:57 pm

Why is golf an olympic sport?

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:55 pm

Bruv;1500041 wrote: Don't listen to Spot.........he's in a funny mood......you know what he's like.

Ahh okay....right you are!

I was wondering about the golf thing myself.. and the rapids rowing....i dont get that.

I have an aversion to 'time' sports.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:17 pm

How on earth do you win a running race by physically diving over the finish line? Dont you have to run to the finish line? Shouldnt she be disqualified?

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:04 am

What are 'time' sports ?

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:19 am

Magenta I am with ya on that dive across the finish line, I thought it was BS, then to lay out there on the track for .... how long ugh

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:23 pm

Bruv;1500053 wrote: What are 'time' sports ?

Oh you know....one person skis down a hill .....then the next person tries to beat the time the other diid it in.....then the next one does it

BORING!

Yeah minks.....i wonder if therell be a protest at some point or a change in the rules for future events? To me its cheating.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:27 pm

And synchronized swimming! Dont get me started on that one.

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:37 pm

lol the Olympics eh, always something to talk about.

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:37 pm

synchronized golf .... imagine.... lol zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 2:06 pm

magentaflame;1500061 wrote: Oh you know....one person skis down a hill .....then the next person tries to beat the time the other diid it in.....then the next one does it

BORING!

Yeah minks.....i wonder if therell be a protest at some point or a change in the rules for future events? To me its cheating.

Timed .........like the 100 metres ?

Usain Bolt and all?

Post by **spot** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 2:40 pm

No no - I think madam is criticizing those sports where performances aren't all simultaneous, where one chap does a thing while being timed and then another and then a third, and all the times are sorted at the end. Unlike Athletics where it's whoever breasts the tape before anyone else.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 3:37 pm

spot;1500068 wrote: No no - I think madam is criticizing those sports where performances aren't all simultaneous, where one chap does a thing while being timed and then another and then a third, and all the times are sorted at the end. Unlike Athletics where it's whoever breasts the tape before anyone else.

I am sure 'madam' can answer for herself, she will be along in a while.

Any opinions about those cycling outfit designs. Both male and females have cod piece type panels................what is that all about ?

Quite disconcerting.

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 7:02 am

Bruv those codpieces are actually protection against rubbing and chafing, and I believe for cycling it's made of a moleskin. This is what I was told by my brother who cycles 100's of kilometers for charities.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:55 am

Poor mole.

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 9:53 am

oh the sacrifices of the mole...

Moleskin is a heavy cotton fabric, woven and then sheared to create a short, soft pile on one side. In feel and appearance its nap is similar to felt or chamois, but less plush than velour. The word is also used for clothing made from this fabric, as well as adhesive pads stuck to the skin to prevent blisters.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 12:43 pm

minks;1500075 wrote: oh the sacrifices of the mole...

Moleskin is a heavy cotton fabric, woven and then sheared to create a short, soft pile on one side. In feel and appearance its nap is similar to felt or chamois, but less plush than velour. The word is also used for clothing made from this fabric, as well as adhesive pads stuck to the skin to prevent blisters.

Why don't they make mole skin saddles ?

Or do you think the mole skin cod piece makers would complain ?

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:01 pm

ummm me thinks the moleskin has to be next to your bare skin, I think the general population may complain

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:03 pm

No spots right......

And if Im called a madam ever again ill start decking people

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:17 pm

minks;1500064 wrote: synchronized golf .... imagine.... lol zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Thats hilarious! ....made me lol

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:35 pm

Lofty boy seems to have dome explaining to do.....kidnapped? Gun to his head? Leaves the country when police want to question him when his story doesnt add up?..... pray tell what was this little man up to ? ...Id be drug testing him.

Then an irish official arrested for ticketing fraud? After his wife tells the police he flew home, then hes found in another motel room in the nuddy

Come on guys! At least make the gossip mags and papers work for their money. Dont just hand it to them!

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:05 pm

magentaflame;1500086 wrote: No spots right......

And if Im called a madam ever again ill start decking people

Then what are the events in the summer Olympics to which you refer......'timed' sports I think was the term.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:22 pm

minks;1500055 wrote: Magenta I am with ya on that dive across the finish line, I thought it was BS, then to lay out there on the track for .... how long ugh

At the time she did her 'dive' for the gold medal the commentators said she had stumbled ! Stumbled ??? It was patently obvious that she deliberately 'dived' to get across the line first. Unfortunately I don't think that there is a rule that states you have to have one foot on the ground when crossing the winning line. I don't suppose that ruling will actually be brought in because, if you look at pics of race finishers, a lot of them are in mid air at the point of crossing the line !!

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:26 pm

Bruv;1500092 wrote: Then what are the events in the summer Olympics to which you refer......'timed' sports I think was the term.

I don't think they have any timed races as such, in the summer Olympics.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:45 pm

I said already ....the the rapids rowing races .

Oh and the individual cycling events theyre based on time as well

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:18 pm

I didn't know they were timed.

By the way, did anybody watch the ladies hockey GBR v New Zealand, in the semi finals. GBR beat NZ 3-0 and proceed to the gold medal final against Holland. For about 10 minutes there were only 9 GBR players as two were injured and being attended to, one having stitches in a head wound. The other suffered a hockey ball full in the face ! Now for the uninitiated, a hockey ball is fairly solid and quite heavy, not unlike a cricket ball, if you know what a cricket ball is like. It certainly is no fun receiving a hard blow to the face with a hockey ball ! The final will be shown from 9pm on Friday.

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:43 pm

Im initiated in both balls.......i just physically cringed reading that. whos GBR playing in the finals? This would have to be the worst coverage of the olympics ever . Hockey is usually the one thing i watch.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:31 am

magentaflame;1500100 wrote: I said already ....the the rapids rowing races .

Oh and the individual cycling events theyre based on time as well

How could they do that with all of them racing against each other at the same time ?

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:43 am

and the athletes being times, from time to time are competing against their own times, from the past. Tough to omit timed races.

Funny from country to country how the coverage of the Olympics go. Last night in the ..... 200M sprint was a hoot to watch, Bolt was smiling away at our young Canadian De Grasse and the challenge they both presented to each other was fun to watch. I admire athletes who compete but are gracious to their competitors.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:46 am

How can a country the size of the UK come second to the USA in the medal table ?

Most countries make substantial payments per gold medal, some give a pension for life, the UK pay nothing, only funding the training of the most promising athletes, I wonder how the costs compares ?

magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 5:55 pm

I didnt know each country had to pay for their own medals!

We're eighth on the table........maybe Aus really is in reccession lol

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Mon Aug 22, 2016 1:44 am

Bruv;1500175 wrote: How can a country the size of the UK come second to the USA in the medal table ?

Most countries make substantial payments per gold medal, some give a pension for life, the UK pay nothing, only funding the training of the most promising athletes, I wonder how the costs compares ?

We ought to use the fact that the athletes didn't get awarded any money for winning, by rubbing that fact into the faces of every overpaid footballer who failed at every major tournament for the last 40 years.

Our Olympic athletes are an inspiration, while our footballers are an embarrassment.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:34 am

I just this moment heard each medal cost the UK 2 million pound, presumably down to the training facilities and supporting the top athletes while they train.

If this translates into a healthier population it will be a good investment.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:46 am

I keep hearing how we should all be congratulating John Major for his decision to fund the Olympics but all he did was make the decision to spend other peoples money, not from Government Coffers. It's lottery money. Seems to me it wasn't a difficult decision to make

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:49 am

Bruv;1500195 wrote: I just this moment heard each medal cost the UK 2 million pound, presumably down to the training facilities and supporting the top athletes while they train.

If this translates into a healthier population it will be a good investment.

I'm not sure how the funds are meted out are entirely fair. The lesser sports dont get the funding that, say, the cyclists do.

But I suppose its far more productive to support the cyclists rather than those that play water polo or Greco - Roman wrestling

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:24 am

Snowfire;1500213 wrote: I keep hearing how we should all be congratulating John Major for his decision to fund the Olympics but all he did was make the decision to spend other peoples money, not from Government Coffers. It's lottery money. Seems to me it wasn't a difficult decision to make

I heard John Major described on TV a day or so ago as "the man who ran away from the circus to join an accountancy firm"

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:58 am

Snowfire;1500253 wrote: I heard John Major described on TV a day or so ago as "the man who ran away from the circus to join an accountancy firm"

And he likes peas ?

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:22 pm

...and a little grey

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magentaflame · Post by **magentaflame** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 2:52 am

Our athletes came home this morning. After they washed the plane they were allowed to disembark . Then the media reports they have been told not to have sex for eight weeks so theres no threat of passing on the zika virus.

Btw.... does anyone remember Eric Mousambani from the Sydney olympics? I was watching roy and hg battered sav commentary and came across eric the eel again...... wonder where he is these days