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Seraphim
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posted August 19, 2012 11:58 PM |
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Well... those horrid things do keep happening during that time, and I don't like the thought of me missing out on ten days of raped kids.
No, wait! That sounds totally wrong!
There is a cure though,simply dont watch news. I can guarantee you that you will be leading a much more happy life. Life is snow as it is, no need to listen to more doom and gloom from tabloid media.
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Tsar-Ivor
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posted August 19, 2012 11:59 PM |
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But at least the US kicked the snow out of China.
Nationalistic pride ftw. 
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blizzardboy
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posted August 20, 2012 02:28 AM |
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It's kind of awkward because up until probably 3 or 4 years ago at the very most, I always held an apathetic, possibly even condescending opinion towards athletes/athletics. My opinion has taken a complete 360 since then and I'm really not sure what triggered that change. My philosophy on the utility of athletics in modern society has changed. I thoroughly disagree with Corribus' view that these athletes are wasting their time. While it obviously isn't a core component to life and promoting an athletic culture might not be productive in a direct sort of way, it has very valuable secondary effects imo. You might say the same thing about a musician. What is a musician accomplishing by spending countless hours practicing? Well, perhaps more than what you might think.
The opening ceremony was good up until when they got started with the pop music. It was late and I started to fall asleep after that point. I guess getting slaughtered at Eurovision one too many times has resorted the British to glorify their music through other channels. In all honesty though, it was pretty much guaranteed that they would incorporate it at some point in the ceremony since there's a big music industry there, but syrsly, it was like 1/3rd of the ceremony. wtf.
And yes, the US defeated China, ergo the games were a success. The opening and closing ceremonies are a squalid footnote
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Corribus
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posted August 20, 2012 03:03 AM |
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@blizz
I don't necessarily think Olympic athletes are wasting their time. But I think the reverence we have for and attention we place upon what they're doing is exceedingly disproportionate to the value of their accomplishments, such as they are, to society.
It's an entertainment spectacle and little else IMO.
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mvassilev
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posted August 20, 2012 04:09 AM |
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You might say the same thing about a musician. What is a musician accomplishing by spending countless hours practicing?
When I say I don't like, for example, American Idol, no one accuses me of not liking 'MURICAH. How dare I be such unpatriotic scum as not to care about a competition in which the US is officially participating?
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Zenofex
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posted August 20, 2012 07:18 AM |
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There are virtually hundreds of other enterprises where resources are worse spent than the Olympics. Money going to waste? Sure they are. Some pseudo-talented pop-singer which nobody will remember in a few years with annual income greater than the budget of some municipalities and even regions in the "Third world" countries (and not only)? A football player with IQ barely above 100 getting as much as 100-200 nuclear scientists? Billions of dollars for military when you don't even have a proper healthcare system? People spend money in a completely illogical manner in so many areas that every economists that considers the economic behaviour "rational" should commit suicide but that's just how it is and frankly I prefer to see these money spent on something that unites the people, be it only for a short time.
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meroe
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posted August 20, 2012 07:35 AM |
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Edited by meroe at 07:37, 20 Aug 2012.
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Not to mention the appalling Stella MacCartney outfits the poor British athletes where forced into wearing.
Ye God's a 5 year old could have done better.
And will someone please please PLEASE get rid of Paul MacCartney .... he is just so damn lame. I swear I am beginning to get a facial tick everytime I hear one of his God awful songs.
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blizzardboy
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posted August 20, 2012 08:20 AM |
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Not to mention the appalling Stella MacCartney outfits the poor British athletes where forced into wearing.
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kipshasz
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posted August 20, 2012 09:16 AM |
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Well to me the biggest load of bull was the "huge nacism/racism" scandal, because one idiot raised his right hand in a nazi like pose during a basketball match between Lithuania and Nigeria.
maybe this is just a media propaganda or other type of bull, but I've noticed some unfairness when it came to judging and dope tests directed against Lithuania's athletes. But for me, as a basketball fan the biggest dissapointment was that Lithuania's team didn't made to the semi finals. Well, there's a first time for everything. But I did enjoyed the games, despite the flaws they had this year.
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Fauch
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posted August 20, 2012 11:47 AM |
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I didn't watch...
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I don't necessarily think Olympic athletes are wasting their time. But I think the reverence we have for and attention we place upon what they're doing is exceedingly disproportionate to the value of their accomplishments, such as they are, to society.
It's an entertainment spectacle and little else IMO.
so, are you surprised about that? you know well that it's that kind of stuffs that gets the most coverage, and not stuffs that bring benefits to humanity. now, is it true that most people only want to be entertained as they often claim?
maybe it would be different if most people weren't forced to have activities devoid of any interest to be able to survive. at least the athletes get to do something they like, well, I hope so.
isn't their work used in science btw? like for knowing more about the capacity of the human body?
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shares
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posted August 20, 2012 12:40 PM |
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There is a cure though,simply dont watch news. I can guarantee you that you will be leading a much more happy life. Life is snow as it is, no need to listen to more doom and gloom from tabloid media.
The answer to annoying things
Possibly... but the objects of such news certainly wouldn't, and as I am a white, westerner male I can assure you that I carry more power than a vast majority of the human population. Whether I asked for such a responsibility is irrelevant because if I neglect it the world suffers for it*, and I feel it would be a douchebag move to let that happen just because I'm to frail shoulder the suffering of less fortunate people.
*Seeing as how we cannot determine what way of handling the world is the best, the best thing we can do is try to educate us, reach insights and do our best. I'm not saying that I'm a political genius that can solve all the problems in the world, I'm simple saying that it's probably better that I'm trying than if I didn't.
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smithey
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posted August 20, 2012 01:53 PM |
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Edited by smithey at 13:53, 20 Aug 2012.
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I don't necessarily think Olympic athletes are wasting their time. But I think the reverence we have for and attention we place upon what they're doing is exceedingly disproportionate to the value of their accomplishments, such as they are, to society.
It's an entertainment spectacle and little else IMO.
I tend to disagree, while I think that teachers/nurses/doctors/hard working people/next person to find a cure for cancer or stupidity deserve much more credit, the reality of things is that we live in a celebrity obsessed culture, "entertainment" (as messed up as it sounds) plays a major role in the education of future generations. Hard working, devoted, well mannered (from what I've witnessed at least) olympic athletes are IMO far better role models than Kim Kardashians of this world, and while it is indeed a form of an entertainment spectacle, unlike american idol or 97% of other entertainment spectacles out there I believe that olympic games deliver a bunch of positive messages... 
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Fauch
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posted August 20, 2012 02:23 PM |
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Edited by Fauch at 14:24, 20 Aug 2012.
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Hard working, devoted, well mannered (from what I've witnessed at least) olympic athletes are IMO far better role models than Kim Kardashians of this world
but in which way exactly? people know that they most likely won't earn their bread by being athletes, do they?
for example, when you are called doomforge and are forced to study stuffs that bore you or to work for ridiculous money, I doubt that "Hard working, devoted" athletes are going to motivate you.
we can see that people identify themselves with the athletes, and when the athletes of their country win, people behave as if they won themselves. but maybe it's mostly the case of people that aren't very successful in life?
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OmegaDestroyer
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posted August 20, 2012 03:35 PM |
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I don't see the big deal about the Olympics. Instead of having all the events, they should just have the participants whip out their penises and breasts and compare sizes. It'd be faster and cheaper.
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master_learn
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posted August 20, 2012 04:34 PM |
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There are also women,who participate.
I think you actually propose an orgy.
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OmegaDestroyer
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posted August 20, 2012 04:37 PM |
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No. No orgy. Just a way to show off penis-size without spending billions. That's all the Olympics is about anyways.
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Tsar-Ivor
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posted August 20, 2012 04:46 PM |
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So a penis waving contest? However there should be some skill oriented activities applied before I approve. (I mean sure penis size is a nice perk, but means ****-all if you don't know how to use it to your advantage)
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JollyJoker
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posted August 20, 2012 06:25 PM |
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Right. That's why they don't show off with long, err, legs and massive, err, muscles, but they have to USE them in some way. I mean, sure, penis-weightlifting might be one hell of a show-off discipline, with lots of potential sponsors and an interesting warm-up program - and maybe it will become one of the new disciplines in Rio -, but you have to consider the fact that evolutionary spoken reproduction wasn't much of a problem, as opposed to keeping alive. Fast running, throwing a javelin or stone (shotput), lifting weights, boxing, swimming, even the more refined stuff like rowing and so on are SURVIVAL TRAITS.
Of course there are some degenerated disciplines like synchronized swimming - are they supposed to induce confusion by their behavior in a shark?
Still. Olympics are a proxy war - starting with the biochemical industry and who's able to develop the most effective substances that can't be detected - yet.
And, very seriously, you shouldn't underrate the MASSIVE impact sports and especially the Olympics as biggest event have on GENDER EQUALITY and women's rights all over the world. The times when female competitors from muslim countries got death threats are thankfully over and ALL participating nations had - for the first time.
That said - can you imagine what kind of a feat it is to become a World Champion and Olympic gold medalist in Heptathlon as a Syrian female (Ghada Shouaa in 1995 and 1996, respectively) and what it means in such a country when a WOMAN becomes the first Olympic gold medalist ever for that country?
Or what it means to get death threats as a female Algerian runner because you are showing too much skin for all to see and to pull it through and win an Olympic Gold Medal (Hassiba Boulmerka, 1992, 1500 Metres).
FOUR BILLION PEOPLE have been watching the Olympics. It's IMPORTANT,
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Corribus
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posted August 21, 2012 03:07 AM |
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Just because something is popular doesn't mean it's "important" (whatever that means).
Exhibit A: Twilight
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Seraphim
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posted August 21, 2012 04:05 AM |
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Edited by Seraphim at 04:49, 21 Aug 2012.
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I don't see the big deal about the Olympics. Instead of having all the events, they should just have the participants whip out their penises and breasts and compare sizes. It'd be faster and cheaper.
Lets have a special event where a couple makes out. The best one and the fastest one gets a gold medal.
To me, the olympics are events of nationalistic medal ceremonies.
Japanese athletes won medals, they get their cheering and bonuses back in Japan.
"Great" Britain athletes got that too... and North Korea did that aswell...
Hmm, see the link here?
Serbia for example gave apartments and homes to its winners.
"Insert state here" whose athletes won medals rewards its athletes because of what? Guess what,national pride.
This speaks volumes about how much the world really has gotten "Connected".
You probably saw the opening ceremony of the olympics? It was too "British". Ok, since where are the olympics shows for showing how awesome a country is?
No offense to anyone, but this is just not right.
But we all thank the olympics for creating internet memes, and the unimpressed US chick McKayla
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