Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 LoL... I joined late... Thought they were some security thingy. That place has to be crawling with protection! see Unbillievable post above.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 see Unbillievable post above. Ha! I am now scarred for life! That is pretty hard to do! ;-)
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Ha! I am now scarred for life! That is pretty hard to do! ;-) That's what she said
unbillievable Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 I read somewhere that the US would not dip their flag when entering the stadium. Someone forgot to tell Phelps. It's was given to the flag bearer's discretion whether to bow (like Obama) or not. If the leaked info about Olympic village including 75% of the athletes participate in some type of orgy, I'm surprised the US decided to charter a cruise ship.
Just Jack Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 http://www.theonion.com/article/olympics-officials-clearly-trying-buy-more-time-6--53468
CowgirlsFan Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Wow 10 strait minutes of commercials, the opening ceremony sux YEP ? The opening ceremony does not sux. It's the commercials that annoy me.
Doc Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 It's was given to the flag bearer's discretion whether to bow (like Obama) or not. If the leaked info about Olympic village including 75% of the athletes participate in some type of orgy, I'm surprised the US decided to charter a cruise ship. Is Gronk there?
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 The opening ceremony does not sux. It's the commercials that annoy me. just not a fan of it, I try to watch it but I get so bored with lame dancing, music and pageantry, plus 5 hrs is really excessive.
Mike in Horseheads Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 I have no idea when the ceremony ended or they lit the torch. We went to bed at 11:30 et but had the DVR set. Unfortunately NBC couldn't keep even a taped ceremony within the scheduled time and DTV scheduler pulled the plug at 12:30 as scheduled. So we never saw the oath, flag raising, or torch. Redick!
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 I have no idea when the ceremony ended or they lit the torch. We went to bed at 11:30 et but had the DVR set. Unfortunately NBC couldn't keep even a taped ceremony within the scheduled time and DTV scheduler pulled the plug at 12:30 as scheduled. So we never saw the oath, flag raising, or torch. Redick! should have used the extension. They should parade the athletes through, sing the host country's national anthem and light the torch and call it a day.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 just not a fan of it, I try to watch it but I get so bored with lame dancing, music and pageantry, plus 5 hrs is really excessive. And it is always some kind of "world party" bs... LoL... It is what it is. For all the money they are wasting while people are living in slums on the hills of Rio... My practical side sees through the BS propoganda. Fix your water and sewage problem Rio.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 And it is always some kind of "world party" bs... LoL... It is what it is. For all the money they are wasting while people are living in slums on the hills of Rio... My practical side sees through the BS propoganda. Fix your water and sewage problem Rio.
Just Jack Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 I have no idea when the ceremony ended or they lit the torch. We went to bed at 11:30 et but had the DVR set. Unfortunately NBC couldn't keep even a taped ceremony within the scheduled time and DTV scheduler pulled the plug at 12:30 as scheduled. So we never saw the oath, flag raising, or torch. Redick! It ended about 1am. I think your dvr cut it off right about when all that was starting.
KD in CA Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 just not a fan of it, I try to watch it but I get so bored with lame dancing, music and pageantry, plus 5 hrs is really excessive. 5 hours?!? Good grief. I watched it for about ten minutes and was bored.
Doc Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 And it is always some kind of "world party" bs... LoL... It is what it is. For all the money they are wasting while people are living in slums on the hills of Rio... My practical side sees through the BS propoganda. Fix your water and sewage problem Rio. The Olympics are a huge money loser for the host country. All it does is line the pockets of the politicians who bring it there.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) The Olympics are a huge money loser for the host country. All it does is line the pockets of the politicians who bring it there.Yep... Did you hear all the volunteers. Like Rio needs volunteers. Even after lining pockets of their cargo shorts, they depend on free labor. Chicago's 2016 bid wasn't sexy... But it was solvent. Squaw Valley, 1960 didn't have a bobsled competition... Because it was too expensive to build! We need to return to those days of fiscal accountability. Edited August 6, 2016 by ExiledInIllinois
Mike in Horseheads Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 should have used the extension. They should parade the athletes through, sing the host country's national anthem and light the torch and call it a day. I never saw a option pop up like I do when I tape LIVE Bills or Sabres games. Plus I thought since it was taped it would end on time. Oh well, we watched the lady win the first Gold this morning in Air Rifle instead. Yep... Did you hear all the volunteers. Like Rio needs volunteers. Even after lining pockets of their cargo shorts, they depend on free labor. Chicago's 2016 bid wasn't sexy... But it was solvent. Squaw Valley, 1960 didn't have a bobsled competition... Because it was too expensive to build! We need to return to those days of fiscal accountability. I'd like to think they would have been solvent but past history is not good as usually corruption and bribes push costs way up. Of course being Chicago, maybe thye built that in as a contingency and had it covered. It ended about 1am. I think your dvr cut it off right about when all that was starting. Yup... the IOC official was blabbing away when it went poof. Glad we didn't try to stay awake as my sarcasm once getting worse the more we drank.
Captain_Quint Posted August 7, 2016 Posted August 7, 2016 Pong action was so-so today. Bound to heat up this week. Some dude is boxing at 46 lbs right now. Where do they find these people???
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 7, 2016 Posted August 7, 2016 5 hours?!? Good grief. I watched it for about ten minutes and was bored. I didn't watch it all just going by the programing Pong action was so-so today. Bound to heat up this week. Some dude is boxing at 46 lbs right now. Where do they find these people??? are you sure that is not Kgs?
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