I hate to say it, but I'm Olympicked out!

[Condem]

The first week was great. I usually love track & field but we sucked. Time to move on.

[tanyev]

1. Meh. I never got Olympicked in.

I couldn't believe it when the local 4:00 news was giving breathless updates from DFW airport today. Their camera was pointed at an empty gate waiting and waiting for the gold medal gymnast's plane to roll in.

[Condem]

2. Luikins?

[tanyev]

3. Yeah, that's the one.

Had to go look it up to make sure.

[Condem]

Are you going?

Wow, what a great time that would be.

[tanyev]

11. There's not enough money in the world to get me to go to an airport

with thousands of other people just to perhaps get a glimpse of a complete stranger.

[Condem]

13. just kidding, tanyev

I'd rather watch Ishtar. For eternity.

[tanyev]

14. D'oh!

My sarcasm sensor must be on the fritz tonight. :blush:

[SoCalDem]

4. I lost Olympic fever in about 1972

never got it back..

That particular Olympics soured it for me forever

[Condem]

5. Black September, SoCal?

[SoCalDem]

9. Yep... It has never been the same since

and the innocence of athletes just hanging out having some fun & winning medals aspect was gone forever..

It's morphed into such a "business" & almost police-state thing..I am just not interested anymore

[Condem]

12. The thing is ....

prior to that, the Munich Olympics were a great. No where near the commercialism of today.

[SoCalDem]

16. Reminds me of the old joke

"..other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?..."

but I get your point.. It used to be about the athletes & the sport..no matter the country..It's all so jingoistic / commercialized.. I don't enjoy them at all

[tridim]

6. I hear ya..

As I sit here watching race-walking because there's nothing else on. :crazy:

[Condem]

10. Thank you, tridim.

[RufusTFirefly]

7. And it's all about whether "we" suck or not, isn't it?

You've absorbed the message well, Grasshopper.

Now go get yourself a beverage. Anything you feel like. How 'bout a Coke?

[Condem]

8. Scotch & water, Rufus

What message? The Chinese propaganda?

[Phredicles]

15. Gold medal in women's soccer!

The main event as far as I'm concerned: A shutout win over Brazil vindicates Hope Solo and given the team redemption for the bad loss in last year's World Cup.
:party: :toast: :bounce: :loveya: :headbang: :woohoo: :applause: :patriot:

[Condem]

17. Holy shit!

We beat Brazil! That's big, Phredicles. Thank you.