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Rio 2016 Olympics Megathread

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  • #2912
    Todd Gack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 551 ✭✭✭Todd Gack


    castletownman wrote: »
    The way I see it, both parties took their eye of the ball on the biggest stage of all. Immersing themselves in social media interaction when they should have been entirely focused on an event that comes around once every four years. And they both ultimately failed

    yep, definitely got knocked out as he sent a tweet a few days before :rolleyes:


  • #2913
    Call me Al
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭Call me Al


    Great jumping in the h eptathalon. Johnson-Thompson is doing well.


  • #2914
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,037 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    nehe milner skudder wrote: »
    in post 181 in rugby forum rio thread i call them team gb .

    admittedly i call them england a few times after that.

    I've subsequently seen you pulling me up on it at 1029pm in post 349.

    i don't see the "several" times I've been called on it. correct me if I'm wrong.




    the " i wrote team GB " i was referring to was in this thread.






    as a lateral aside. the sacred cow o donovan brothers in their interview after second last race joked that " with the year thats in it its great to beat britain".
    wales and scotland were anti brexit , so they are ****ting on the other two nations or like me did they make an admittedly natural mistake in confusing the GB team with england inc.

    if they can be forgiven , than so should I.



    the driving on other side of the road remark was a figure of speech tied into filthy lucre being acquired by poached players and a slip that has cost me my credibility to this day.



    the sheep shagging championships are uncharictaristiclly on in horowhenua kapiti this year FYI
    :D


    You are some pontificating character! Is this what all wannabe Kiwis sound like!!


  • #2915
    nehe milner skudder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭nehe milner skudder


    The Talking Bread wrote: »
    You are some pontificating character! Is this what all wannabe Kiwis sound like!!

    i dont understand.

    i was called a liar.

    i have replied to the poster.

    now you are taking a shot at me?

    why?


    i never referred to you or your personality. I've already been called a sheep shagger by another poster and haven't responded.

    why the personal attacks?


    when the wagons get circled you guys don't seem to play fair. very unbecoming.


  • #2916
    mansize
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,521 ✭✭✭✭mansize


    Christ this thread is in bits


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  • #2917
    Minderbinder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭Minderbinder


    badminton is a bit rubbish to watch


  • #2918
    humberklog
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,006 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    This thread would fail a dope test.


  • #2919
    nehe milner skudder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭nehe milner skudder


    humberklog wrote: »
    This thread would fail a dope test.

    well i know I'm not doping. I've worked years at this.


  • #2920
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,037 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    nehe milner skudder wrote: »
    i dont understand.

    i was called a liar.

    i have replied to the poster.

    now you are taking a shot at me?

    why?


    i never referred to you or your personality. I've already been called a sheep shagger by another poster and haven't responded.

    why the personal attacks?


    when the wagons get circled you guys don't seem to play fair. very unbecoming.


    just the aura your posts give off!














    Making them stand out by putting three or four spaces between every sentence is clogging up the thread. There is no need for it.

























    anyway, lets leave it there.


  • #2921
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,255 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Minderbinder wrote: »
    badminton is a bit rubbish to watch

    Couldn't disagree more. I do play regularly though.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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  • #2922
    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    Mod-Get back on topic. Final warning.


  • #2923
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,037 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    Minderbinder wrote: »
    badminton is a bit rubbish to watch

    when they get a good rally going its great. The chinese players are amazing. Has there been any ping pong/table tennis on yet??


  • #2924
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Minderbinder wrote: »
    badminton is a bit rubbish to watch

    great sport for losing weight, that and table tennis....you sweat your bollocks off


  • #2925
    Minderbinder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭Minderbinder


    GLaDOS wrote: »
    Couldn't disagree more. I do play regularly though.

    I love playing badminton, but as a spectator sport it just doesn't do it for me.


  • #2926
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,174 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    GLaDOS wrote: »
    Couldn't disagree more. I do play regularly though.

    Agreed. For those that play it , you would realise how impressive those shots are and the sheer athleticism on show.


  • #2927
    nehe milner skudder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭nehe milner skudder


    The Talking Bread wrote: »
    just the aura your posts give off!














    Making them stand out by putting three or four spaces between every sentence is clogging up the thread. There is no need for it.

























    anyway, lets leave it there.

    ill try and clean that up. apologies.
    i think its easier on the eyes but i will make the concession.


  • #2928
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,255 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Minderbinder wrote: »
    I love playing badminton, but as a spectator sport it just doesn't do it for me.

    Fair enough, horses for courses I suppose.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #2929
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,037 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    that was a brilliant rally


  • #2930
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    bnt wrote: »
    A bit of maths: a 14 seconds improvement on the old 10,000m record (29:31) is an improvement of just under 0.8%. Imagine the same thing happening in 100m: a 0.8 improvement on 10 seconds would be 8/100 seconds, which is not all that much.

    "14 seconds!" sounds amazing, but over a 30 minute race, if you do the maths, there's no call to be accusing her of anything, in my opinion.

    In the second 5k of the race she also beat the existing 5000m Olympic record. After already running 5000m.


  • #2931
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,174 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Badminton is the second most participated sport in the world after soccer, wow!!


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  • #2932
    mansize
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,521 ✭✭✭✭mansize


    Alan Connolly won for Kazakstan


  • #2933
    maudgonner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    The Talking Bread wrote: »
    when they get a good rally going its great. The chinese players are amazing. Has there been any ping pong/table tennis on yet??

    Don't you mean whiff whaff? :) Yeah I saw some last night.

    I saw a piece this morning about a Polish player, Natalie Partyka who was born without a right hand and is competing in both the Paralympics and Olympics. Hope she does well.


  • #2934
    Delboy2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 411 ✭✭Delboy2015


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    In the second 5k of the race she also beat the existing 5000m record. After already running 5000m.

    Well that is amazing / shocking :eek:


  • #2935
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,255 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Good showing form Evans this set, pity he lost the first so meekly.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #2936
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,174 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Making absolute shít of the shuttles.


  • #2937
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    ShamoBuc wrote: »
    Badminton is the second most participated sport in the world after soccer, wow!!

    Probably because both sexes play, and for up to old ages.... And it's v to popular in China!


  • #2938
    taytobreath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭taytobreath


    whats wrong with the shuttlecocks that hes changing them so much, nearly after every rally


  • #2939
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,174 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Some nice unforced errors from the German , close set


  • #2940
    Bored_lad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭Bored_lad


    taytobreath wrote: »
    whats wrong with the shuttlecocks that hes changing them so much, nearly after every rally

    Feather shuttles get damaged very easily especially with shots like smashes.


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  • #2941
    RedemptionZ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭RedemptionZ


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    In the second 5k of the race she also beat the existing 5000m Olympic record. After already running 5000m.

    Disgrace. If she was smarter she would've paced herself. Going to be under some amount of scrutiny now


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