CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:

dont worry, they will be stopped by the unmanned metal detectors

Lysdexique posted:

You tell me.

THE RED MENACE posted:

The nightstands are there so they can't push the beds together

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:

dont worry, they will be stopped by the unmanned metal detectors

Ugly In The Morning posted:

It's probably a good thing they aren't manned. With russian security's track record, I think the response to one going off would be "begin to fire indiscriminately into the crowd, claim everyone who died had a heart attack".

Dauntasa posted:

a group of chechens try to bomb olympics

is all part of sochi plan though: was not olympics, only tarp painted to look like olympics

Target Practice posted:

Sochi, Russia
Associated Press

There have been growing concerns regarding the safety of athletes, press, and spectators at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Russian security officer was quoted as saying "Has anybody got a dime? Somebody's gotta go back and get a poo poo-load of dimes!"

Germstore posted:

Olympics are cancelled. Replaced with Hunger Games.

Fallom posted:

some of these reactions are extremely condescending judgments coming from first-world journalists

Germstore posted:

Olympics are cancelled. Replaced with Hunger Games.

SarutosZero posted:

In some places the toilet bowls flush clockwise. In other places they flush counter-clockwise. In Sochi Russia they flush no ways.

Munin posted:

Yeah, except that if it was indeed some uptight *American* faced with that then he could get himself and his company into serious trouble if he did pay a bribe. Granted the US authorities would have to give some kind of drat which they generally don't but still. Getting slammed with the FCPA would be especially embarrassing given the circumstances.

Fat Ogre posted:

This is what people in North Korea really think.

EvilTobaccoExec posted:

Hah well actually... Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. With the rise of global trade we pretty much had to incorporate exceptions otherwise it'd be impossible to do business in some places legally like Russia here where its so ingrained in the system.

"Regarding payments to foreign officials, the act draws a distinction between bribery and facilitation or "grease payments", which may be permissible under the FCPA but may still violate local laws. The primary distinction is that grease payments are made to an official to expedite his performance of the duties he is already bound to perform. Payments to foreign officials may be legal under the FCPA if the payments are permitted under the written laws of the host country. Certain payments or reimbursements relating to product promotion may also be permitted under the FCPA."

Croccers posted:

Does NK have a Winter Olympics team?

Croccers posted:

Does NK have a Winter Olympics team?

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:

yea for the skeleton event

Tipps posted:

I'm watching the CBC live stream of men's figure skating, and during the zamboni intermission there was a russian man on the arena's loudspeaker trying to entertain the (mostly non-existent) spectators with badly-translated Russian anecdotes about bears or some poo poo. No one was laughing or clapping or showing signs of enjoyment in any way.

The fun is just beginning.

Though Canada is currently in third so that's pretty cool.

Croccers posted:

Does NK have a Winter Olympics team?

Germstore posted:

They probably forgot the backflow suppressor on the Olympic flame. There will be no survivors at the opening ceremony.

1988 Seoul Summer Olympics posted:

Live doves were released during the Opening Ceremony as a symbol of world peace, but a number of the doves were burned alive by the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. As a result of protests following the incident, the last time live doves were released at the Opening Ceremony was in 1992 in Barcelona, hours before the flame was lit. Balloon doves were released in 1994 at the Lillehammer Winter Games and paper doves were used at the Atlanta Ceremony in 1996.

Saint Freak posted:

They hold their own Olympics 4 times a year. Best olympics. No one else is worthy to be invited. Kim Jong-un wins every event by a landslide and also sets every world record.

quote:

The Wall Street Journal reports that Russia is aggressively defending itself against complaints that the much-maligned bathrooms in its Olympic accommodations are in any way substandard. The Russians are, in fact, keeping a very, very close eye on the bathroom situation:

Dmitry Kozak, the deputy prime minister responsible for the Olympic preparations, reflected the view held among many Russian officials that some Western visitors are deliberately trying to sabotage Sochi's big debut out of bias against Russia. "We have surveillance video from the hotels that shows people turn on the shower, direct the nozzle at the wall and then leave the room for the whole day," he said. An aide then pulled a reporter away before Mr. Kozak could be questioned further on surveillance in hotel rooms.

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:

yea for the skeleton event

Toad on a Hat posted:

Okay I'm sorry but what the hell?


If this was anyone other than the AP I would think that it was a misused Onion article.

Monkey Fracas posted:

Usually wild dogs is problem, but sometimes bear! Last day bear hit my car and try to file insurance claims! Do not trust bear ho ho ho

Saint Freak posted:

They hold their own Olympics 4 times a year. Best olympics. No one else is worthy to be invited. Kim Jong-un wins every event by a landslide and also sets every world record.

Toad on a Hat posted:

Okay I'm sorry but what the hell?


If this was anyone other than the AP I would think that it was a misused Onion article.

Teddybear posted:

Either that's someone desperately trying to lie their way through their own shittery and not realizing the full implication of what they're saying or a lot of journos will be cutting open their tarp ceilings.

Probably both, actually.

Croccers posted: