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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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  • #4772
    LottieP25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭LottieP25


    Jimoslimos wrote: »
    daisybelle2008 wrote: »
    Have to admire Serenas brute determination. She really wants that medal bad!
    She's a bully and a pretty unlikeable person IMO.

    I also think she's rather limited as a tennis player. Fantastic serve - yes, but I don't think I've seen a slower player around the court in recent years.


    A bully how ? Pretty stupid statement imo.


  • #4773
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Certainly spoilt for Olympic viewing choice, with BBC1 and BBC1 HD - BBC3 - BBC Red button (the five Live stream channels) + the BBC HD channel + RTE2 HD - all giving great coverage on different events and repeats, and then there's BBC Raio 5 (on MW) in the Car . . .

    Not forgetting all the regional BBC and ITV regional coverage.


  • #4774
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,433 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Feck, Lithuania are doin well against USA! :-O


  • #4775
    Wilberto
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 8,582 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wilberto


    LottieP25 wrote: »
    A bully how ? Pretty stupid statement imo.


    To be fair, that's not the first time I've heard Serena being described as a "bully".

    Personally, I'm not sure in what way either as I have but a passing interest in tennis at best, but maybe she does have that sort of reputation.


  • #4776
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    LottieP25 wrote: »
    A bully how ? Pretty stupid statement imo.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCvL0nONMcg&feature=related

    Nuff said.


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  • #4777
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    Talking to a Northern Irish person and he was saying that up there there is a debate going on about Team GB excluding the nationalists.

    According to the Good Friday agreement it should be team GB and NI, they probably have a point but IMO not much of one.

    Just mentioning that as it is Olympic news but lets not have any history debates in this rather nice and conversational thread.


  • #4778
    Namlub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,298 ✭✭✭Namlub


    The bright pink and red in the gymnastics arena make my brain hurt


  • #4779
    donfers
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭donfers


    Colmustard wrote: »
    Talking to a Northern Irish person and he was saying that up there there is a debate going on about Team GB excluding the nationalists.

    According to the Good Friday agreement it should be team GB and NI, they probably have a point but IMO not much of one.

    Just mentioning that as it is Olympic news but lets not have any history debates in this rather nice and conversational thread.

    it doesn't matter if it was called team gb & NI or team UK or whatever, if the nationalists living in northern ireland want to represent Ireland then they will, simple as that and that's the way it should be


  • #4780
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    Colmustard wrote: »
    Talking to a Northern Irish person and he was saying that up there there is a debate going on about Team GB excluding the nationalists.

    According to the Good Friday agreement it should be team GB and NI, they probably have a point but IMO not much of one.

    Just mentioning that as it is Olympic news but lets not have any history debates in this rather nice and conversational thread.
    I'm sure that the official name of their team is GB and NI. However, most sports are organised on an all Ireland basis so lots of athletes from NI end up representing Ireland as an Olympic team has to come from a recognised UN country.


  • #4781
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,433 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Jimoslimos wrote: »
    LottieP25 wrote: »
    A bully how ? Pretty stupid statement imo.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCvL0nONMcg&feature=related

    Nuff said.

    Jesus - some temper on her!


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  • #4782
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,433 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    USA were lucky in the basketball there


  • #4783
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    donfers wrote: »
    it doesn't matter if it was called team gb & NI or team UK or whatever, if the nationalists living in northern ireland want to represent Ireland then they will, simple as that and that's the way it should be

    That is roughly how I feel about it, the nationalist identify themselves as Irish so it doesn't matter if its team GB Or GB and NI.


  • #4784
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    Colmustard wrote: »
    Talking to a Northern Irish person and he was saying that up there there is a debate going on about Team GB excluding the nationalists.

    According to the Good Friday agreement it should be team GB and NI, they probably have a point but IMO not much of one.

    Just mentioning that as it is Olympic news but lets not have any history debates in this rather nice and conversational thread.
    I think it is impossible to have a name that would encompass everybody

    GB - What about NI
    GB & NI - What about the crown dependencies, Isle of Man, Channel Islands?

    Where do you stop?


  • #4785
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Colmustard wrote: »
    Talking to a Northern Irish person and he was saying that up there there is a debate going on about Team GB excluding the nationalists.

    According to the Good Friday agreement it should be team GB and NI, they probably have a point but IMO not much of one.

    Just mentioning that as it is Olympic news but lets not have any history debates in this rather nice and conversational thread.

    Its used to be team GB & NI, but in recent years they cut out the NI for some reason! (maybe to do with the Good friday agreement)? either way, people from NI have a choice, and they can either be part of Team GB or Tean IRL.


  • #4786
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    Jimoslimos wrote: »
    I think it is impossible to have a name that would encompass everybody

    GB - What about NI
    GB & NI - What about the crown dependencies, Isle of Man, Channel Islands?

    Where do you stop?

    Well that was part of the Good Friday agreement. I get the impression someone is nit picking.


  • #4787
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,529 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    The Trampolining is great craic. I'd say i'd be good at that after a few pints.


  • #4788
    el diablo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,789 ✭✭✭el diablo


    Women's trampoline was good. The Chinese girl messed it up at the end though.

    Orange pilled.



  • #4789
    el diablo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,789 ✭✭✭el diablo


    tayto lover wrote: »
    The Trampolining is great craic. I'd say i'd be good at that after a few pints.

    You'd be seeing your pints again. :)

    Orange pilled.



  • #4790
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    delad wrote: »
    BBC weren't showing the 100m heats live which was a joke.

    BBC are showing everything. It''s all on the red button.


  • #4791
    nice_very
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭nice_very


    Paddy Barnes: Hes been like a dog all week
    Marty M: who?
    Paddy: scooby doo

    lol he is great craic, twitter on his water bottle!


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  • #4792
    el diablo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,789 ✭✭✭el diablo


    nice_very wrote: »
    Paddy Barnes: Hes been like a dog all week
    Marty M: who?
    Paddy: scooby doo

    lol he is great craic, twitter on his water bottle!

    I don't understand a word he says. Is it just me?

    Orange pilled.



  • #4793
    markie29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,040 ✭✭✭markie29


    awwww where the feck is Timmy McCarthy for the basketball :( this makes me sad


  • #4794
    Namlub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,298 ✭✭✭Namlub


    Tim's not doing the basketball game :(


  • #4795
    el diablo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,789 ✭✭✭el diablo


    Where the fook did they find this basketball commentator?

    Orange pilled.



  • #4796
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,529 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    el diablo wrote: »
    I don't understand a word he says. Is it just me?

    I'm the same ..... with Marty.
    Heard him commentating on the boxing on the radio. Not a clue. Stick to the GAA Marty.


  • #4797
    Namlub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,298 ✭✭✭Namlub


    el diablo wrote: »
    I don't understand a word he says. Is it just me?

    Nah, I didn't get a word of that.

    LeBron James is just :eek:


  • #4798
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,355 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    nice_very wrote: »
    Paddy Barnes: Hes been like a dog all week
    Marty M: who?
    Paddy: scooby doo

    lol he is great craic, twitter on his water bottle!

    http://a.yfrog.com/img741/1070/b1at.png

    :D


  • #4799
    Diego Maradona
    Closed Accounts Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Diego Maradona


    el diablo wrote: »
    Where the fook did they find this basketball commentator?
    Where the fook is Timmy :(

    Boooooooooooommmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!


  • #4800
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    In the Velodrome The British womens team have just jumped to warp, the clocks in the stadium are going backward.

    Another world record gone.


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  • #4801
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    markie29 wrote: »
    awwww where the feck is Timmy McCarthy for the basketball :( this makes me sad
    Timmy's made it in the USA. Probably having talks with ESPN!


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