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Real hurthling! posted:for winter olympics events take place hundreds of miles from each other why did they cram poo poo like golf courses built on nature preserves and swimming in polluted bays into rio instead of move them to whereever the rich nazi's descendants live? ya basically why didnt they go up or down the coast to where it isnt literal sewage?
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We are a week from the start of the games and we already have: -Athlete Fails Drug Tests -Widespread bribery/corruption allegations (Why isn't this the free space?) -Athelete kidnapped or seriously injured
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Kavak posted:We are a week from the start of the games and we already have: I think the card was completed already
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Phlegmish posted:they already tried this If at first you don't succeed....
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Phlegmish posted:they already tried this RE: Missionary work chat - one one hand, you don't want people who are unqualified building walls and poo poo like that. On the other hand, if you give money in the hopes that qualified people do the job you have to remember that this Brazil so someone will pocket 90% of the donation money and then spend the other 10% hiring unqualified people to build walls and poo poo like that.
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Dreddout posted:If at first you don't succeed.... ...set up a complex hidden doping system, get caught, get stripped of a poo poo ton of previous wins, then whine that the prize is worthless when you can't compete in it any more.
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Crazy Ted posted:It's amazing to think that there's so much naked, open corruption in the Brazilian government right now that the country would probably be better off in the long run if the military coup'd itself back into power. It would not. Last time we had that, the military themselves proved to be just as corrupt as the civil are, and nominated several know dirty politicians to high positions to aid then on that EDIT: vvvvvvv I support that 
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Elias_Maluco posted:It would not. Last time we had that, the military themselves proved to be just as corrupt as the civil are, and nominated several know dirty politicians to high positions to aid then on that
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Elias_Maluco posted:It would not. Last time we had that, the military themselves proved to be just as corrupt as the civil are, and nominated several know dirty politicians to high positions to aid then on that hachi machi
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Crazy Ted posted:Well then that settles it. Just have the annual Miss BumBum winner made Dictator by decree for a year. I am OK with this.
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Jul 28, 2016 21:29
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LOL gently caress YES THEY STOLE THE TORCH HOLY poo poo.
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Microwaves Mom posted:LOL gently caress YES THEY STOLE THE TORCH HOLY poo poo. I gotta say, that ranks up there in the "Achievement unlocked" type stuff.
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Shappa posted:I think this might be my favorite thing that has happened so far. Here's a link to article on the incident: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/28/protesters-in-brazil-halt-olympic-torch-relay-and-extinguish-its-flame/ It ended with riot police beating and gassing the crowd.
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Jul 28, 2016 22:35
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Is there a way to tweet other favelas and encourage them to steal any other torches they see?
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im so going to lose my bet that rio olympics will be safe c'mon opening ceremonies spewing forth kindness and comraderie
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Microwaves Mom posted:Is there a way to tweet other favelas and encourage them to steal any other torches they see? #torched
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Torch doused, Olympics cancelled
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Bumming Your Scene posted:Torch doused, Olympics cancelled They gotta restart the run back in Greece
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Jul 28, 2016 23:07
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the ioc's next step will be claiming their ownership of the concept of language. if you try to communicate with anyone in any way, they will sue your rear end. every government in the world inexplicably goes along with it.
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KomodoWagon posted:Good loving luck trying to sue someone over putting "2016" on their product in 2016 AD You say that, but a video game studio just ended a 3yr legal battle to use the word "sky" in their game's name last month. https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/17/no-mans-sky-developer-ends-legal-nonsense-battle-over-name/
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Spaced God posted:They gotta restart the run back in Greece how dare you think that! The IOC is prepared they have an army of other torches on the torch bus to replace this torch. Hirethor posted:You say that, but a video game studio just ended a 3yr legal battle to use the word "sky" in their game's name last month. these IP laws are downright criminal and need to be changed Microwaves Mom fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Jul 28, 2016 |
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Prettz posted:at what point does it become one's duty to publicly troll the IOC?  Doody
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Serious Frolicking posted:the ioc's next step will be claiming their ownership of the concept of language. if you try to communicate with anyone in any way, they will sue your rear end. every government in the world inexplicably goes along with it. lolling at anyone who would want that parasitic corrupt organization on their doorstep
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The New Zealand jiu-jitsu guy who was kidnapped and robbed by the police has fled the country with his journalist girlfriend after a second midnight visit from police militas. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/82600075/kidnapped-kiwi-jason-lee-and-partner-laura-mcquillan-safe-in-toronto (Note: not an Olympic athlete. Not a tourist. A guy who moved there to study jiu-jitsu) quote:Lee and McQuillan had lived in Rio for almost a year, and were unhappy to have to leave so fast - especially just before the Olympics. "Before this incident I would have happily said the gym there in Rio was my second home. I'm leaving behind many friends," Lee said. "I'm completely gutted. The point of going was twofold - Jay doing jiujitsu, me covering the Olympics. I haven't covered the Olympics before, so I'll have to wait to tick that off my bucket list," McQuillan said. "But it's worth the knowledge that we are safe. It's only the Olympics, there will be another one in four years."
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Jul 28, 2016 23:37
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Moving to Rio from New Zealand seems quite the downgrade.
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Hoplosternum posted:The New Zealand jiu-jitsu guy who was kidnapped and robbed by the police has fled the country with his journalist girlfriend after a second midnight visit from police militas. wait so did the police buddies of the two prosecuted policemen turn up instead lol
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lol that the police aren't even afraid of threatening (white) foreign nationals who can easily gin up big headlines. they're immune and they know it.
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Hoplosternum posted:The New Zealand jiu-jitsu guy who was kidnapped and robbed by the police has fled the country with his journalist girlfriend after a second midnight visit from police militas. the IOC is going to have him killed at this rate.
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About the contracts for building? The International Olympic Committee warned organizers of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro five years ago that construction contracts they drew up could give developers incentives to cut corners, presaging problems with athletes' housing that drew complaints from several countries this week, documents showed. ..... Developers say they have sold just 240 of the 3,600 Olympic Village apartments that go for between 750,000 and 3 million reais ($230,000 to $925,000), as Brazil's worst recession since the 1930s has dented demand. Rio house prices are down 20 percent in real terms over the past year. http://in.reuters.com/article/olympics-rio-village-idINKCN1082OD
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Question: Does the IOC own or have any control Twitter somehow? How can they decide who gets to tweet what about the olympics?
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Feel good story of the week, Old lady lights her broom on fire using the olympic torch and celebrates! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuWisixQa-M
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CharlestonJew posted:Question: Does the IOC own or have any control Twitter somehow? How can they decide who gets to tweet what about the olympics? it would be insane to go after jon q public over their tweets for this, but they can definitely go after unapproved sponsors, which is a relatively small number of people they can pretty easily keep tabs on and ruin the life of if they wish it.
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CharlestonJew posted:Question: Does the IOC own or have any control Twitter somehow? How can they decide who gets to tweet what about the olympics? Goons are so good at overblowing situations and not reading the article properly. Everyday people can Tweet about the Olympics. They don't want unofficial sponsors Tweeting and gaining free advertising from the Olympics. This still really sucks. e.g. In New Zealand, a lot of the athletes from smaller sports don't receive a lot of funding/support. They won't have had big sponsors like Powerade for most of their sporting careers. Their sponsor from before they made it big will be the local butcher from the small town they grew up in. So when "Smith's Quality Meating Supplies" tries to congratulate them on social media, they risk losing their medals? Wtf?
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Lime Tonics posted:Feel good story of the week, Old lady lights her broom on fire using the olympic torch and celebrates! :3
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Kurtofan posted:Moving to Rio from New Zealand seems quite the downgrade. New Zealand is the second least corrupt nation in the world. Also, the water is clean and sparkly. http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/the-most-corrupt-countries-in-the-world-ranked-in-order--xJUZ5u9j_x
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Lime Tonics posted:Feel good story of the week, Old lady lights her broom on fire using the olympic torch and celebrates! This was adorable. Was it a protest thing, or just an old lady that wanted her own olympic torch run?
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Is there a possibility we could see the Sonic the Hedgehog twitter costing athletes their medals with dank Olympic memes?
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Lime Tonics posted:Feel good story of the week, Old lady lights her broom on fire using the olympic torch and celebrates! IOC is going to sue the gently caress out of her.
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Lime Tonics posted:Feel good story of the week, Old lady lights her broom on fire using the olympic torch and celebrates! Dona Irene for president.
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