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theflyingorc posted:So this year, the Olympics are being held in a dystopian future. That's fun. People used to dislike the movie 'Stalker'. Now they see that it was a prescient glimpse into Sochi. "Stalking into The Zone" is the Russian introductory O;ympic sport.
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I loving love all this Sochi stuff. It is just hilarious how terrible Russia is. It's like that sterotype, you think " aww I'm sure it's not that bad" BUT IT IS. IT ISSSSS.
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Feb 5, 2014 19:30
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Is living in the Olympic Village going to be an Olympic event? If so, I'm in for watching.
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:People used to dislike the movie 'Stalker'. Now they see that it was a prescient glimpse into Sochi. "Stalking into The Zone" is the Russian introductory O;ympic sport. Russia and North Korea are God's gift to dystopian thriller writers because any time you would start to think "this is completely ridiculous tripe that could never be allowed to happen in real life" you suddenly remember that North Korea built a fake city on its border to try to give the illusion to South Korea that they are a prosperous nation and suddenly it seems like anything is possible.
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Johnny Aztec posted:I loving love all this Sochi stuff. It is just hilarious how terrible Russia is. It's like that sterotype, you think " aww I'm sure it's not that bad" BUT IT IS. IT ISSSSS. Seriously, even if it's just a small group of people circlejerking (and I don't think it is) the idea of a derelict Olympic village in Russia is great.
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theflyingorc posted:So this year, the Olympics are being held in a dystopian future. That's fun. Shaun White pulled out of the slopestyle event because apparently the course is some sort of twisted snowboarder murder machine.
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zoux posted:Shaun White pulled out of the slopestyle event because apparently the course is some sort of twisted snowboarder murder machine. So, it's one of those The only way to win is not to play scenareos?
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A Buttery Pastry posted:Speaking of corrupt sports organizations, FIFA accepted the Qatari bid for the World Cup, and only later did they announce that it would have to be moved to the winter due to the weather getting far too hot in the summer. Qatar apparently got in on a summer bid, ahead of the US, Australia, South Korea and Japan, and now the decision to move the World Cup is going to cause havoc in the European leagues. Look forward to the UK burning to the ground in 2022. Donīt forget that Qatar isnīt going to be able to finish all the needed stadiums in time, which by the way also cost a preposterous amount of foreign laborersī lives because safety conditions are so terrible. But ya know, sports are important.
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Well, at least it makes the news less boring for those folks who aren't that interested in olympic sports... Unrelated:  
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BrianBoitano posted:Unrelated: Those are adorable. I thought I was in the General Feelgood thread for a second.
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zoux posted:Shaun White pulled out of the slopestyle event because apparently the course is some sort of twisted snowboarder murder machine. Isn't Shaun White a prima donna douchenozzle though? I'd put more trust into that statement if it was coming from no-name athletes who couldn't possibly be in the Olympics for anything other than getting to be in the Olympics yet still felt the need for self-preservation was stronger.
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PepeSilvia posted:I went to see some friend's bands play in Manhattan at this place Cake Shop. I wanted to do a shot of whiskey, so I asked how much it would be for a well shot, and they said $7. I stuck with the $5 draft I had been drinking. Booze prices all over NYC are outrageous, though, it isn't uncommon at all nowadays to see $7 draft beers. Sorry, couple pages back but are those Benzedrine inhalers that they are holding? Must be tweaked outta their minds!!
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Opie_Yates posted:Sorry, couple pages back but are those Benzedrine inhalers that they are holding? Must be tweaked outta their minds!! Something along those lines anyway. That's Pete Best on the left, and they took a lot of amphetamines and other stimulants while playing in Hamburg in the early 60's. Edit - The alt tag for the photo on this page says it's packets of Preludin. http://www.beatlesbible.com/features/drugs/
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Phlegmish posted:More impressions from Sochi: drat. It looks like the Olympians are even being judged on their peeing form. Those chairs are for the judges.
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Bored posted:drat. It looks like the Olympians are even being judged on their peeing form. Those chairs are for the judges. Great form; knees tightly tucked to chest, controlled rotation, no splash on entry.
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Bored posted:drat. It looks like the Olympians are even being judged on their peeing form. Those chairs are for the judges. Drug tests?
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mind the walrus posted:Isn't Shaun White a prima donna douchenozzle though? I'd put more trust into that statement if it was coming from no-name athletes who couldn't possibly be in the Olympics for anything other than getting to be in the Olympics yet still felt the need for self-preservation was stronger. Not really, he's just really competitive and driven, so kind of dickish but hardly Jennifer Lopez. If it helps Torstein Horgmo broke his collarbone on the same course before White's wrist accident, although he's hardly a no-name.
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Feb 5, 2014 21:11
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None of us will ever be as happy as this furry little guy 
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I think he really withdrew because he is a bit of a longshot for that event, and didn't want to risk an injury that would put him out for the rest of the games for the events that he is favored to win medals in. I'd probably do the same thing
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Pleads posted:Great form; knees tightly tucked to chest, controlled rotation, no splash on entry. Ooh, back to front wiping, one point deduction.
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Brown Moses posted:More Sochi fun *googles "2014 Olympics"* The XXII Olympic Winter Games (Sochi) 2014 begins on Friday, February 7 and ends on Sunday, February 23  
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Bombadilillo posted:Drug tests? Ah. Then those chairs must be for the witness (or whatever they call the people that watch them pee into the cup) for Olympians that suffer from paruresis. The witness can just lay down and take a nap while the athlete tries to relax enough to pee. It'll take a while.
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Aaaaannd they're killing all the stray dogs. http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/02/05/sochi-dog-lover-tries-save-strays/wfYJbeD1nf0Fuh0VbJlc0O/story.html
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bpower posted:Aaaaannd they're killing all the stray dogs. This happens in every city that hosts the olympics, doesn't it?
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This happens in every city.
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BANME.sh posted:This happens in every city that hosts the olympics, doesn't it?
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At this point I'm even starting to hate the olympic athletes as much as anyone else. The Olympics seem pretty awful and wasteful and I'm placing the blame on the participants as well as the IOC. gently caress 'em. I don't care how early they woke up to practice their ice skating.
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I guess these Olypmic Games are turning into a real... . . . . . . . poo poo-Sochi.
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This is the non-hell version of this:  In some parallel universe we all think the tongue parasite is cute and the kitten is repulsive.
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At least the Olympics dodged this bullet
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The Ape of Naples posted:At this point I'm even starting to hate the olympic athletes as much as anyone else. The Olympics seem pretty awful and wasteful and I'm placing the blame on the participants as well as the IOC. gently caress 'em. I don't care how early they woke up to practice their ice skating. Personally I see the Olympics as some manner of international dog show where they parade their superior breeding and training. Back even as recent as 50 years ago the Olympics were a venue for people with a natural talent. Those athletes would have regular 9-5:00 jobs and lives, today's athletes are just training machines who only have one purpose in life. Hell, the athletes from China don't even have a choice as they are selected from as early as 9 years old to spend the rest of their (useful) lives in one of the thousands of Olympic training camps. Disband this poo poo and just televise Russian rapid-build projects. That's entertainment!
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Aww he looks so bashful like "Oh dear! I'm so sorry I didn't know I was going to have guests or I would have tidied up the blood stains. This is ever so dreadful." Another Sochi that I can't believe no one has posted yet. 
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Lucy Heartfilia posted:Can someone order these from most corrupt to even more corrupt: Was just about to ask this question. FIFA is hilariously corrupted. See the next World Cup (not this one)
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Lucy Heartfilia posted:Can someone order these from most corrupt to even more corrupt: IOC, F1, FIFA
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Lucy Heartfilia posted:Can someone order these from most corrupt to even more corrupt: Where's NASCAR?
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Opie_Yates posted:Sorry, couple pages back but are those Benzedrine inhalers that they are holding? Must be tweaked outta their minds!! Beatnik-Filmstar posted:Edit - The alt tag for the photo on this page says it's packets of Preludin. The article I got the pic from says that they're Preludin. It's a pretty interesting examination of the current state of designer drugs: https://medium.com/matter/19f753fb15e0
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FogHelmut posted:This happens in every city. They don't take them away to shelters and put them to sleep. They just kill them right there in the street, bag them up, and go. Most former Soviet cities have huge numbers of strays and no pounds.
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