London 2012 Olympics Rolling Thread

[pkay]

lol: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/gree ... --spt.html (Greek triple jumper withdrawn for racist tweet: "With so many Africans in Greece... the West Nile mosquitoes will at least eat homemade food!!!")

deep how she's getting kicked out for saying something that wasn't even directly aimed at London 2012

Its 2012 no room for that shit. Here's hoping she gets hit by a bus

[Shum]

eh? pretty ridiculous that she got banned imo, it's a bad joke and nothing more.

[pkay]

The Olympics are about nations.coming together and this dumb bitch makes a comment from the 60's. If Greece didn't literally vote sizan into power shed likely be shamed out of the country.

[dickman69]

I really don't see at all how that's racist...

[pkay]

I really don't see at all how that's racist...

Maybe that's part of the problem in Europe then?

Feel free to say it to as many folk as you can and report results to us

[Sexual_Chocolate]

I really don't see at all how that's racist...

Maybe that's part of the problem in Europe then?

Feel free to say it to as many folk as you can and report results to us

pretty sure raymcmahon is american

[dickman69]

West Nile disease originated in Africa, Africans are from Africa

I don't consider "African" a race, there are Egyptians, South Africans etc... if she said "With so many blacks in Greece" then it would be different, just seems like a lame joke to me...

[Jizz]

I'd still bang her... deep if she's racist to Indians as well though lol

[nowaysj]

Don't think the joke is racist. Also thought the Olympics promoted tolerance. Being intolerant of the intolerant, does not equal tolerance.

Her statement in relation to her other prior statements and what she is supporting in Greece makes her statement racist.

[particle-jim]

mans got tickets for taekwondo final, gonna see bare man getting knocked the fuck out

sick, get in there mate

would prefer to see the judo though.

Yeah i'd really like to see the Judo as well... I did get offered tickets to womens beach volleyball but slept on it too long and they got given to someone else

[Forum]

The USA men's basketball team is going to obliterate everyone.

They stopped fucking around and actually ran plays and destroyed the number 2 team.in the world laced with NBA players.

I honestly think.this team would kill the dream team. Its an unpopular opinion but only 2 people could guard anyone on this team while this entire team can play d. You don't need a center anymore given the size of the average player.

USA goes undefeated average margin of.victory 28

Hardly surprising in a sport only you and Canada care about

[dubfordessert]

West Nile disease originated in Africa, Africans are from Africa

I don't consider "African" a race, there are Egyptians, South Africans etc... if she said "With so many blacks in Greece" then it would be different, just seems like a lame joke to me...

lmfao are you actually serious?

you don't get how that joke is dehumanising and implicitly negative about the presence of african people in greece? you think that because there are different shades of people and different nation states in africa, no comment that uses the word "african" can be racist.

christ some people on here are dumb.

[magma]

After all of us taking the piss out of all the people clamouring to get a glimpse of the Torch for the last few weeks, it just went straight past my office and we all ended up glued to the window. I actually almost got semi hyped.

Funny to see the streets pack out with office workers, all waiting about 45 minutes for a 30 second view and then wandering off for breakfast/coffee. It's clearly been a productive morning in the City today!

[Johnlenham]

mans got tickets for taekwondo final, gonna see bare man getting knocked the fuck out

sick, get in there mate

would prefer to see the judo though.

Yeah i'd really like to see the Judo as well... I did get offered tickets to womens beach volleyball but slept on it too long and they got given to someone else

Guy I know has heavy weight judo final tickets but said he thought it was a pretty dull sport for people not into Judo/Grappling to watch as its essentialy guys pulling on their shirts and rolling on the floor to people not in the know. Hes an MMA fighther so can atleast know what is going on

[magma]

mans got tickets for taekwondo final, gonna see bare man getting knocked the fuck out

DOPE!

[particle-jim]

mans got tickets for taekwondo final, gonna see bare man getting knocked the fuck out

sick, get in there mate

would prefer to see the judo though.

Yeah i'd really like to see the Judo as well... I did get offered tickets to womens beach volleyball but slept on it too long and they got given to someone else

Guy I know has heavy weight judo final tickets but said he thought it was a pretty dull sport for people not into Judo/Grappling to watch as its essentialy guys pulling on their shirts and rolling on the floor to people not in the know. Hes an MMA fighther so can atleast know what is going on

Well that's the thing, I'm really into Jiu-Jitsu which is very closely related to Judo and has a lot of similar/identical techniques, the only real difference is that Judo is focussed on getting your opponent to ground whereas Jiu-Jitsu is far more concerned with what happens once you're on the ground... Seriously considering taking up Judo to compliment my Jiu-Jitsu game, add some throws and trips to my arsenal

[wub]

Still blokes in pyjamas hugging though.

[pkay]

The USA men's basketball team is going to obliterate everyone.

They stopped fucking around and actually ran plays and destroyed the number 2 team.in the world laced with NBA players.

I honestly think.this team would kill the dream team. Its an unpopular opinion but only 2 people could guard anyone on this team while this entire team can play d. You don't need a center anymore given the size of the average player.

USA goes undefeated average margin of.victory 28

Hardly surprising in a sport only you and Canada care about

And Spain, and Germany, and France, and Argentina, and Brazil, and Russia, and China, Israel, Turkey, etc. Most large nations have pro leagues

[faultier]

true, but i dont think basketball in itself is as important to the general public than it is in the US
sportswise, football remains the main form of entertainment in europe i think

also not to mention the kind of money involved in the NBA, i'm not even sure there's that kind of money in the english premier league

[kidshuffle]

basketball is the third most popular sport in the world, and pretty much the second most popular in the countries where they don't play cricket.
argentina won the 04 gold medal. the international game has some real talent