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Pawn 17 posted:All this Zika poo poo is scary TBH. Especially considering it can be transmitted sexually and can cause microcephaly. This is going to be the first summer in four years where I dont bang smoking hot medal winning beach volleyball babes prob gonna be my worst summer ever, in terms of puss
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I feel the pre-season narrative for every Summer Olympics is "shitshow stirrin!" but this one is extra special When I was in Brazil, we flew to Rio and took a bus immediately to a little town deep in the mountains, about 4 hours away. On the way there, one of the people's luggages fell off the bus and was found later by the local authorities... who immediately called his relatives back home to tell them he was kidnapped and should expect a ransom call soon. We finally were able to call back to the States two weeks later, the family was exhilirated to find out he was alive. The police just replied "oh, wow, we just figured you were kidnapped and died before you could give the kidnappers your contact info"
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Microwaves Mom posted:So whats the story on the orgy camp? How did this come about? You remember college spring break? Where everyone is getting drunk and loving? Now imagine a month long spring break, where everyone is drunk and there are literally zero fatties.
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May 13, 2016 16:34
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Turd Burglar posted:Someone never watched the women's weightlifting thats why ive never watched it
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Lime Tonics posted:
"An ostentatious gesture," Bach said of Obama announcing he wouldn't fly there. Instead Obama sent a contingent of former athletes, most of them openly gay. "It's kind of cheap," said Dick Pound, a longtime Olympic administrator and, rather embarrassingly now, the former head of WADA, said at the time. "This is how the United States of America, the world's most important, influential nation handles this issue? In an Olympic context, at a time when you're thinking about bidding for the Olympic Games?"
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May 14, 2016 20:29
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Roylicious posted:This is funny because basically the Russians had some super involved doping scheme going on right? it involved a hole inthe wall where they passed urine through now the US DoJ is investigating Russia. WW3 will be fought over PEDS good thing the DoJ isnt investigating professional sports in the US
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May 17, 2016 22:10
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How does weightlifting work in Olympics (or competition) dont they know how much they can lift before the event? Or do they always try just a bit more during the competition
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May 19, 2016 15:13
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Zikacon gonna rule
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May 23, 2016 22:06
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nerdz posted:I'd risk saying it's VW, Fiat and GM cars to latin america. do all their planes have ridiculously oversized tailwings?
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Jun 12, 2016 20:25
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Zika and the 2016 Olympics are all just a conspiracy to make eSports more practical
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Jun 16, 2016 15:53
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hemophilia posted:Explain in a way somebidy who doesnt give a poo poo might understand
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Jun 23, 2016 21:47
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ISIS arrives in Rio, looks around, asks who beat them there
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Jun 30, 2016 01:27
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Rename NBC to the snuff channel during the olympics
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Jun 30, 2016 21:26
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Is it common to have urban professional bicycle races on cobblestone streets, even partially?
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Jul 7, 2016 23:01
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AnoHito posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_marathon This is the greatest wiki article ever
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Jul 19, 2016 01:51
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To be fair, Rio's been p lovely but a huge tourist attraction for over 30 years. Not everyone that goes there gets hurt You can go to Rio and have a good time
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Jul 19, 2016 19:42
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I'm just saying that obviously 100% of tourists this summer in Rio are not going to get mugged, killed, or even bumbummed If you have a friend or someone going to RIo, I wouldnt talk them out of it, I'd just drop a "be safe" If I had to put a percentage on it, I'd say by the end of the olympics 1% of the tourists will have experienced a bad time(be a victim of something). That's a large percentage, but nowhere near the hellscape I would convince someone to walk away from
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Jul 19, 2016 19:55
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Moridin920 posted:Okay and I'm just saying by that person's own admission they are hiring armed guards to protect them while they are there, which imo is not something you should have to do while trying to be on a cool vacation. I agree; armed guards is a bit much and not a good way to keep a low, tourist profile but yes, I am a betting man 1 in every 100 tourists will be angry, upset, or dead by closing ceremonies. I see you dont have plat. Are you thinking what Im thinking dont go to Rio and fudge these numbers you monster
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I found the site you visited for all these testimonials doing a search for crime in rio What you posted is the equivalent of visiting a burn center in a hospital and arguing that 100% of patients in hospitals are being treated for burns im gonna win this bet you gonna hum on my sweaty balls thats right the stakes have changed
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Jul 19, 2016 20:22
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The unifying power of the games and the spirit of healthy competition are going to keep everyone safe at the olympics
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Jul 19, 2016 20:23
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whoops sorry bob costas jumped on my computer
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Jul 19, 2016 20:24
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ok maybe this is lookin pretty bad Rio gonna be a new hellscape where only the strong survive and mug the weak
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Jul 26, 2016 21:45
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I never gave a gently caress about rowing before, I only like the shitshow news im sorry you have to row while I sit back and laugh
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Jul 27, 2016 00:49
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I also did missionary work in Brazil. We were trying to convert the Catholics to Methodists. There were no non-Catholic or even non-religious people anywhere I was invited to build an orphanage, not for the religious indoctrination stuff. I was supposed to finish one dorm and all we got done instead was one wall and a staircase. When locals found out there were American missionaries in town, they raised their prices astronomically high that we couldnt afford the bricks and stuff we needed to build the orphanage. We also brought a medical team and medicine that did do a lot of good work and gave away free meds and eyeglasses, but it was all done in the Methodist church in whatever village we were in just as a reminder that "this Methodist church got your back, yo"
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unpacked robinhood posted:re: humanitarian stuff, from a logistics and labor point of view how is sending unqualified people overseas to "build" something anything but show. This is a big part of it; a lot of youth do it to pad their resumes. I can conveniently say I went as a dirty old man with a career at home; I went because my dad was invited (he was a doctor, not religious) and I thought it'd be a buddy trip getting along with my dad. The group did bring a lot of doctors but very few engineers and professional contractors signed up, so they took me because I had the skills, just didnt do it professionally. Obviously in Brazil there's 100s of people more qualified to do the job I did (mostly mason work), but I did do it for free and I was working under a professional contractor (who was also working for free) When we were building the dorms, we lost 3 walls in the process. Free labor: you get what you pay for. When we couldnt afford the bricks we needed to finish the walls, we made our own; ours were so brittle they would crush in your hand. I am proud to say I'm the only person who completed a wall! Christ was with me I did meet a lot of youth who were interested in becoming pastors and church folk and such, so I dont think its wrong for them to do it, but most of the kids were there literally explaining to me that missionary work looked great when applying to colleges. I just nodded and praised the lord ( i also lied on my missionary application - they needed a letter from a pastor or clergyman and I told them that NYC was a city of heathens and me and my friends meet up each weekend and play the guitar and talk about our experiecnes with christ)
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Not to derail further but never go to a peace corp party white people that go to the peace corp come back insufferable i admit its not really all bad but holy gently caress going to a party in nyc with a bunch of people that all told me how great their work was in [3rd world] and then complain that their cell phones dont get good reception or that we're out of kale almost sent me into madness
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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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Blizzy_Cow posted:https://youtu.be/BC0QWZXN_vM i would climb an electric pole to see this
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Fire Barrel posted:I wonder how many medals are going to be stolen during the games. but the Russians were banned? (dad olympic jokes itt)
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steinrokkan posted:what about diarrhea tourism all traveling in the southern hemisphere is diarrhea tourism
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I think the opening ceremonies will go well, nothing technically astounding like a broadway show, but rio's obviously put on live events before for soccer games and such and they can handle a parade of people. My guess is there will be the lighting of the torch in some non-spectacular way, like [BRAZIL SOCCER STAR] runs up a staircase and lights it, followed be [BRAZIL MUSIC SENSATION] sings some song, followed by a horde of people in Carnival style outfits doing a number or two then the usual parade of countries begins. So p much an easy show to put together that captures the Rio spirit, and nothing technically difficult to organize (like Beijing's opening ceremonies) You wont remember anything about it, unless [ISIS/LOCAL FAVELA TERRIBLENESS] arrives there will prob be a few stands full of flares that have to be evacuated, but nothing tragic Why on earth do I think these things will go well?
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Lime Tonics posted:Oh man, they literally are describing the opening as MacGyver'ed theres a new macguyver movie or tv show or something coming out. Maybe they bribed the opening ceremonies director to make it all about macguyver also channeling the spirit of macguyver in 2016, lol Gisele B said that the opening ceremonies will feature her being robbed, Ifeel we wont be able to tell if the shitshow we're watching is staged or not
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wow that articlequote:The ceremony will be based on three “pillars” according to Abel Gomes, another executive producer. The first of these portrays Brazil as humanity’s last remaining “garden” and will carry a strong environmental message. The second is Brazil’s human diversity, which the organisers referenced as a message of hope in dark times, mentioning the uncertainties of both the upcoming US presidential elections and Brexit. Its going to be about polluted water, macguyer, and donald trump
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