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[Delusibeta]

I wish British people would stop whining about it because it is just so embarrassing when they do it.

It's Britain. Whinging is the second national sport after football, and we're significantly better at it. Doesn't help that the IOC and LOCOG has made some horrifically corrupt decisions in the last few weeks (banning chips unless you're a) serving it with fish or b) McDonalds? Get out), the sense that London is the only place benefiting while everyone's paying for it (as per usual) and the whole failure that was the tickets system.

At least the BBC is pulling out all the stops. They're broadcasting everything, online, in HD, for free (if you're in the UK, or manage to make your PC look like it's in the UK).

 

[Forceatowulf]

So fucking hyped for this. I loved the 08 Olympics so much. Soooo many great moments.

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USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!!!

 

[Wes]

By the way there is an IRC channel for GAF for the Olympics. No doubt this thread will be moving pretty fast, just another place to talk/idle.

server: studio64.yi.com
channel: #olympics

 

[SuicidalSteve]

Greek Athlete Voula Papachristou Has been expelled from London 2012 over racist tweet.
Can't find the tweet specifically but there is an apology over FB

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Voula-Papachristou/10150118455640601

 

[SteveWD40]

Wow, wonder what she said...

 

[Awesome]

How the Hell NBC hasn't adapted to this by now is unbelievable. I felt sorry for those in America wanting to watch the last Winter Olympics live only to wait hours after the event ends for it to air, even in regions inside the same time zone as Vancouver.

and I guarantee you for every event they are going to put the LIVE label on it, I am pretty sure a lot of Americans won't even know these events have been over for hours already.

 

[Kavanagh]

Wow, wonder what she said...

This was the best I could find:

“With so many Africans in Greece.. At least the west Nile mosquitos..will eat homemade food!!!”

 

[SteveWD40]

I am not very PC to be honest, but I can see why that might get her in le shit when she is at the biggest multinational event in the world.

 

[Meier]

Speaking of McDonald's, the world's biggest McDonald's is in the Olympic Park:

Gotta love the rampant commercialism of the olympics these days. Still, I guess they wouldn't be held without it.

Orlando is not amused! Time to build an even bigger one on I-Drive!

 

[Kavanagh]

I am not very PC to be honest, but I can see why that might get her in le shit when she is at the biggest multinational event in the world.

I wouldn't necessarily call it racist. More stupid than anything else.

 

[caramac]

Orlando is not amused! Time to build an even bigger one on I-Drive!

Was that really the biggest one? Been there a few times but it never struck me as being that big.

 

[dubc35]

and I guarantee you for every event they are going to put the LIVE label on it, I am pretty sure a lot of Americans won't even know these events have been over for hours already.

You're probably right (sadly). Vancouver was a pain, being 3 hours south and having to watch taped coverage. I was stoked about the live online coverage...but you have to have a full cable package to view it. Hopefully CBC will come through since I get it OTA HD.

 

[killer_clank]

Football kicks off in 45 minutes!

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

This was the best I could find:

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/greece?before=1343215671

That link also suggests she's linked to a Greek neo-nazi party.

 

[Meadows]

London is where you come if you want to make it. Sorry about that, just the way it is.

is it any wonder people don't like Londoners

 

[Kavanagh]

is it any wonder people don't like Londoners

Don't hate the player, hate the game.

 

[SteveWD40]

I still like to go to media city and laugh at the whiny Londoners forced to move up here to stay at the BBC, to be fair the Booths shop at media city is fucking amazing, more of this please southern ponce's.

 

[VICTORsaurio]

The Spice Girls are performing at the closing ceremony?! : O

It's not 100% confirmed (yet) but all the rumors point to it being true!!!

 

[Meadows]

Don't hate the player, hate the game.

winner of most mastubatory post on NeoGAF for July goes to.......KAVANAGH!

I still like to go to media city and laugh at the whiny Londoners forced to move up here to stay at the BBC.

every Southerner that came up to York for uni would always say "It's grim up north" all the time on FB/IRL. They lived in York, one of the richest places in the UK, and completely unlike the rest of the north. They just have this ingrained idea that the north looks like:

when in a lot of places it looks like this:

the food is way fucking better in Manchester too

 

[Jensen]

I still like to go to media city and laugh at the whiny Londoners forced to move up here to stay at the BBC, to be fair the Booths shop at media city is fucking amazing, more of this please southern ponce's.

Can't blame them, I wouldn't enjoy working in Salford.

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I live in Manchester

 

[Kavanagh]

I still like to go to media city and laugh at the whiny Londoners forced to move up here to stay at the BBC, to be fair the Booths shop at media city is fucking amazing, more of this please southern ponce's.

The BBC staff were ponces when they were down here and I doubt many of them are actual Londoners. Purely anecdotal but I've yet to meet one that was.

 

[Entropia]

Sucks that I'm going to be stuck in the office the entire time the Olympics are going on. But at the most I'll watch what I can when I get home.

 

[Wes]

The Olympic football is called Albert.

 

[Kavanagh]

Sucks that I'm going to be stuck in the office the entire time the Olympics are going on. But at the most I'll watch what I can when I get home.

I'm working from home so will be able to have it on the background.

 

[Meadows]

this is worse than park football...

 

[Meier]

Was that really the biggest one? Been there a few times but it never struck me as being that big.

I doubt that it still was, just making a bit of a joke. At the time it was built and for quite awhile afterwards though, it was the biggest. I imagine a bigger one came along since then though (prior to this).

 

[Kurtofan]

Great Britain vs New Zealand started!

French tv link.
http://www.francetv.fr/sport/les-jeux-olympiques-2012/direct

Don't know if it works outside of France

 

[planar1280]

Why do i get the feeling this will be either a boring or a disasterous olympics

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Woooooo, left work early to see the torch relay, I'll put pictures up later!

 

[killer_clank]

Why do i get the feeling this will be either a boring or a disasterous olympics

no idea

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Team GB gets the first foul/yellow card of the tournament, fuck yeah!

 

[SteveWD40]

Team GB gets the first foul/yellow card of the tournament, fuck yeah!

 

[Bo-Locks]

Why do i get the feeling this will be either a boring or a disasterous olympics

Because we're starting with one of the worst events 150 miles from the Olympic park, two days before the opening ceremony. Seriously, has this ever happened before? What a stupid idea.

The games will be fine, the typical British lack of enthusiasm and moaning won't tarnish it. Records will still be broken, there are plenty of massive rivalries to come and there will still be plenty of epic moments for the montage team to work with.

 

[killer_clank]

Because we're starting with one of the worst events 150 miles from the Olympic park, two days before the opening ceremony. Seriously, has this ever happened before? What a stupid idea.

Happens at every Olympics. It definitely happened in Beijing.

 

[Meadows]

this game is terrible

im not saying women's football is terrible

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every game of women's football I've ever seen has been terrible. I realise this is mostly due to a lack of investment, but it's a fact that it's way duller than the men's.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Because we're starting with one of the worst events 150 miles from the Olympic park, two days before the opening ceremony. Seriously, has this ever happened before? What a stupid idea..

The football? This happens every Games. There are a lot of football matches to get through, dude.

 

[szaromir]

Is there a thread for Olympic tennis?

 

[Kavanagh]

Is there a thread for Olympic tennis?

Isn't this the Olympics thread?

 

[Kurtofan]

GB and NZ are shit teams though

Isn't this the Olympics thread?

He meant a specific thread for each sport, I agree that this thread is going to be confusing with all the events going on.

 

[Kabouter]

GAF Olympics IRC channel: studio64.yi.org #olympics

 

[szaromir]

Isn't this the Olympics thread?

Yeah but it's a general one and I've no interest in other disciplines. OG tennis is one of the six biggest events in tennis this year so I though it deserves its own thread just like majors do.

 

[Bo-Locks]

Happens at every Olympics. It definitely happened in Beijing.

The football? This happens every Games. There are a lot of football matches to get through, dude.

Fair enough.

But it's still a terrible idea.

 

[killer_clank]

that shot lol

 

[Hunter S.]

Great Britain vs New Zealand started!

French tv link.
http://www.francetv.fr/sport/les-jeux-olympiques-2012/direct

Don't know if it works outside of France

you are da bomb! Rugby should be an olympic sport by the way. One New Zealand could win.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Fair enough.

But it's still a terrible idea.

I don't think they have any other option. With the number of matches they have to play, I don't think they can fit them all into the 'official' days of competition.

Noticing from this match so far that women footballers don't dive even half as much as their male counterparts do.

 

[killer_clank]

you are da bomb! Rugby should be an olympic sport by the way. One New Zealand could win.

Rugby 7's will be an Olympic sport beginning in 2016, along with Golf iirc.

 

[Meadows]

Isn't this the Olympics thread?

yeah people should post everything in this thread

 

[killer_clank]

yeah people should post everything in this thread

It will be a massive clusterfuck once everything is in full swing to be fair.

 

[Kurtofan]

you are da bomb! Rugby should be an olympic sport by the way. One New Zealand could win.

It works outside of France?
Maybe it should be put into the into the OP since they're going to stream every events.

 

[Kavanagh]

It will be a massive clusterfuck once everything is in full swing to be fair.

If gaf just about handled the wc, I'm sure it'll handle the Olympics.

Edit: Obviously you're referring to the fact that it'll be many different sports instead of the server load.