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precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Curling is on USA at 1:30 AM

curling fcking owns you should watch it

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# ? May 10, 2024 07:14

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

why are they being held in a country doing a genocide is the more pertinent question OP

# ? Feb 16, 2022 04:38

EorayMel: May 30, 2015; WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Fran�ais.

The olympics loving suck rear end OP

# ? Feb 16, 2022 04:39

bossy lady: Jul 9, 1983

They should just record the athlete gently caress fest in the olympic village. i'd watch that

# ? Feb 16, 2022 04:42

Sophy Wackles: Dec 17, 2000; > access main security grid
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gently caress the Chinese government and by extension the olympics.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 04:42

The Human Crouton: Sep 20, 2002

It's because China.

I do miss curling though.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 04:45

StandardVC10: Feb 6, 2007; This avatar now 50% more dark mode compliant

Given the way these things tend to go we're honestly lucky they aren't being held in Qatar.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 04:46

Lucky Guy: Jan 24, 2013; TY for no bm

EorayMel posted:

The olympics loving suck rear end OP

give this poster the gold in posting, but drug test them first

# ? Feb 16, 2022 04:48

EorayMel: May 30, 2015; WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Fran�ais.

Reminder the 1904 Olympics was the only time the Olympics didn't loving suck rear end:

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On August 30, at precisely 3:03 p.m., David R. Francis, president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, fired the starting pistol, and the men were off. Heat and humidity soared into the 90s, and the 24.85-mile course�which one fair official called �the most difficult a human being was ever asked to run over��wound across roads inches deep in dust. There were seven hills, varying from 100-to-300 feet high, some with brutally long ascents. In many places cracked stone was strewn across the roadway, creating perilous footing, and the men had to constantly dodge cross-town traffic, delivery wagons, railroad trains, trolley cars and people walking their dogs. There were only two places where athletes could secure fresh water, from a water tower at six miles and a roadside well at 12 miles. James Sullivan, the chief organizer of the games, wanted to minimize fluid intake to test the limits and effects of purposeful dehydration, a common area of research at the time. Cars carrying coaches and physicians motored alongside the runners, kicking the dust up and launching coughing spells.

Fred Lorz led the 32 starters from the gun, but by the first mile Thomas Hicks edged ahead. William Garcia of California nearly became the first fatality of an Olympic marathon when he collapsed on the side of the road and was hospitalized with hemorrhaging; the dust had coated his esophagus and ripped his stomach lining. Had he gone unaided an hour longer he might have bled to death. John Lordon suffered a bout of vomiting and gave up. Len Tau, one of the South African participants, was chased a mile off course by wild dogs. F�lix Carvajal trotted along in his cumbersome shoes and billowing shirt, making good time even though he paused to chat with spectators in broken English. On one occasion he stopped at a car, saw that its occupants were eating peaches, and asked for one. Being refused, he playfully snatched two and ate them as he ran. A bit further along the course, he stopped at an orchard and snacked on some apples, which turned out to be rotten. Suffering from stomach cramps, he lay down and took a nap. Sam Mellor, now in the lead, also experienced severe cramping. He slowed to a walk and eventually stopped. At the nine-mile mark cramps also plagued Lorz, who decided to hitch a ride in one of the accompanying automobiles, waving at spectators and fellow runners as he passed.

Hicks, one of the early American favorites, came under the care of a two-man support crew at the 10-mile mark. He begged them for a drink but they refused, instead sponging out his mouth with warm distilled water. Seven miles from the finish, his handlers fed him a concoction of strychnine and egg whites�the first recorded instance of drug use in the modern Olympics. Strychnine, in small doses, was commonly used a stimulant, and at the time there were no rules about performance-enhancing drugs. Hicks� team also carried a flask of French brandy but decided to withhold it until they could gauge the runner�s condition.

Meanwhile, Lorz, recovered from his cramps, emerged from his 11-mile ride in the automobile. One of Hicks� handlers saw him and ordered him off the course, but Lorz kept running and finished with a time of just under three hours. The crowd roared and began chanting, �An American won!� Alice Roosevelt, the 20-year-old daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, placed a wreath upon Lorz�s head and was just about to lower the gold medal around his neck when, one witness reported, �someone called an indignant halt to the proceedings with the charge that Lorz was an impostor.� The cheers turned to boos. Lorz smiled and claimed that he had never intended to accept the honor; he finished only for the sake of a �joke.�

# ? Feb 16, 2022 04:49

The Human Crouton: Sep 20, 2002

If I can personally commit more atrocities than any nation on Earth, do I get to host the next Olympics and World Cup?

# ? Feb 16, 2022 04:50

Bad Purchase: Jun 17, 2019

the athletes don�t even compete nude with a little cord tying their cocks down anymore, so why even bother putting it on?

# ? Feb 16, 2022 04:52

Idiot Kicker: Jun 13, 2007

I usually like the winter games but gently caress having them in China

# ? Feb 16, 2022 04:54

ChunTheUnavoidable: Sep 27, 2021

I dont care if theyre in china. Boo hoo! I will watch curling anyway

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:02

Good Sphere: Jun 16, 2018

Curling is also my favorite. How did they even come up with that? Imagine learning how to curl. Those people are so weird, but cool.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:05

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

Beijing is a loving rank disgusting dystopian hellhole. i dont care how old it is and its history. its literally a cartoon of the worst aspects of urbanism.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:06

ChunTheUnavoidable: Sep 27, 2021

Dont blow a gasket its just a big ramp

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:08

EorayMel: May 30, 2015; WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Fran�ais.

Chinatown posted:

Beijing is a loving rank disgusting dystopian hellhole. i dont care how old it is and its history. its literally a cartoon of the worst aspects of urbanism.

I feel like introducing rotting fruit and/or hitchhiking would really spice this up. IMO.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:08

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Idiot Kicker posted:

I usually like the winter games but gently caress having them in China

while i absolutely agree like that's not on the athletes so i mean... i don't feel existentially terrible for watching a few things bc they athletes trained hella hard

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:11

ChunTheUnavoidable: Sep 27, 2021

My favorite part so far was the speed skater who cheated by tripping another speed skater. Now that�s Olympics. That�s what I�m here for

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:11

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

love to build cities where residents literally cannot walk or bike anywhere unless you are actively trying to be ground into ground beef

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:12

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Chinatown posted:

love to build cities where residents literally cannot walk or bike anywhere unless you are actively trying to be ground into ground beef

i mean that looks like Houston haha

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:13

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

precision posted:

i mean that looks like Houston haha

thank you for making my point

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:13

EorayMel: May 30, 2015; WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Fran�ais.

The olympics did canonically give us Luigi nipples and Sexy Wario as a silver lining

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# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:13

Stalizard: Aug 11, 2006; Have I got a headache!

the summer olympics are kind of neat because you want to believe that anybody from anywhere can run or swim fast without a lot of high tech equipment. the winter olympics mostly feel like they're trying to determine which country has the biggest number of rich kids

say what you will about the availability of early childhood nutrition and trainers and advancements in waffle print soles, none of those advantages really feel the same as "parents who can afford ample practice time on a ski jump"

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:14

ChunTheUnavoidable: Sep 27, 2021

(posts a picture of a big city) you really think this poo poo is ok? Where�s the loving bike lane

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:18

Murdstone: Jun 14, 2005; I'm feeling Jimmy

Americans are blowing it in curling.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:18

EorayMel: May 30, 2015; WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Fran�ais.

ChunTheUnavoidable posted:

(posts a picture of a big city) you really think this poo poo is ok? Where�s the loving bike lane

I got a bike lane in my big city right here, shorty :ocelot:

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:19

Lawrence Gilchrist: Mar 31, 2010

It's an incredible sign of progress that China is letting the ROC compete this year.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:39

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

ChunTheUnavoidable posted:

(posts a picture of a big city) you really think this poo poo is ok? Where�s the loving bike lane

im assuming this is an ironic post because lmao

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:43

Vakal: May 11, 2008

Chinatown posted:

Beijing is a loving rank disgusting dystopian hellhole. i dont care how old it is and its history. its literally a cartoon of the worst aspects of urbanism.

Would have been cooler if the ramp was built onto one of the cooling towers.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:49

sephiRoth IRA: Jun 13, 2007; "Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."

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EorayMel posted:

The olympics loving suck rear end OP

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:53

Pennywise the Frown: May 10, 2010; Upset Trowel

I wasn't planning on watching any of the Olympics but I enjoyed the Summer ones. They had fighting sports and archery and poo poo which was neat. I'm not a fan of snow and skiing and the cold but I somehow stumbled upon curling. That seems fun. It's like something you could do in a Wisconsin bar and now I like watching it.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 05:57

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

Curling is the perfect hangover show.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 06:00

SilvergunSuperman: Aug 7, 2010

I've played a couple times, it's a great activity for a mixed group because it just doesn't matter

# ? Feb 16, 2022 06:10

Pennywise the Frown: May 10, 2010; Upset Trowel

Yeah it seems like pool or darts or bowling. You can just drink beer and get hosed up and it'll be fun.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 06:12

The Human Crouton: Sep 20, 2002

I think the rules of curling actually require you to drink a beer.

# ? Feb 16, 2022 06:18

Schweinhund: Oct 23, 2004

There's a whole subforum for the Olympics OP, FYI

# ? Feb 16, 2022 09:18

Jestery: Aug 2, 2016; Not a Dickman, just a shape

Chinatown posted:

why are they being held in a country doing a genocide is the more pertinent question OP

Australia is 2032 mate

# ? Feb 16, 2022 09:29

other people: Jun 27, 2004; Associate Christ

in my euro country the only way to watch the olympics is to get a subscription to some eurosport app that costs too much and for the most part only provides unedited feeds. it sucks

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ChubbyChecker: Mar 25, 2018

there was a thread op, and it was p successful, because it got two genocide loving tankies banned

# ? Feb 16, 2022 10:06

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