RenHoek said:

I'm open for SURPRIZES anyway though - one never knows

CarrieMpls said:

I' with you. No interest what-so-ever. Esp now that McDonalds doesn't give away free food for Medals won.

Mach said:

my favorites number! 16! 8! 4! today is pretty much a divisible kind of day!

Mach said:

I do enjoy them!!!

I'm not into the Olympics or any sort of world sporting competitions. The one exception is the World Baseball Classic that started a few years ago. That's what the World Series should really be like.

I will watch the opening and the gymnastics because one of the Gymnasts is a regular at my favorite sushi bar. Maybe she's a swimmer, I never asked. Shawn Johnson?

I hate that China has used the opportunity to thumb their noses at the world over human rights and all of our leaders are there to suck them off.
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Going back to the title of this thread

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Serious said:

Me neither.

semi nude men is what its about

This year I'm making a special effort to watch a few more events....
Opening Ceremony is on here in just a few minutes

It's starting, everybody! I love contagions! That shit with the drums is hot. They did the fool when the lights went out.
They sure do got some Chinese hotties in the army. The visual imagery and symbolism is AWESOME. Stunning! The girl from Guinea carrying the flag, Fatmata, was absolutely gorgeous.

I've decided to focus on scopin' honeys during the parade of nations. The first one is Ronald Forbes a runner from the Cayman Islands. Good Lawd, that was a lovely thang.
Ooooowwwwweeeee, it's a bunch o' cuties on the Jamaican team, DAMN!
Boy, them Indians are sho nuf' cute.
Bermuda in da house!
Congo got some cuties on their team too. . . Yeah, I'll definitely be tuning in to the games. Fa sho!
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CarrieMpls said:

i bet a lot of money on the swedes for the interior design competition!

other than that, i've never been big on the olympics. i'm still trying to figure out if i'm supposed to be boycotting the olympics or if i am just supposed to say i don't watch them because i hate sports, like i usually do.

Personally I think differences should be put aside for such
an event as this...my feeling is this should be a stickie,
but maybe that's just me.

obsessed said:

but the differences have to do with the way china treats its own people, not necessarily with any specific issues the U.S. has with china, no?

Anxiety said:

I don't like the way China treats its people anymore than the next person.
And I guess in some strange way I'm hoping that by putting China in the
spotlight with the Olympics that it may give their government "food
for thought".....a long stretch I know...but not impossible.

obsessed said:

well, i suppose. i'm not really committed to either argument in terms of our involvement in the olympics vs. human rights issues...though i do think it's an interesting debate.

Anxiety said:

I'm not into debate myself, but I feel strongly that since we're there now,
the games should go on without incident from anyone....again, just me...and
before this ends up being P&R material, that's all I have to say

I am/was only interested in the opening/closing ceremonies because Cai Guo-Qiang is the creative director and he just had a really amazing retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The write up in the NY Times earlier today didn't mention anything about him. I want to read about it like I would read an art review.

I used to be more into the sports, but now I feel like they've been talking about it so long I'm sick of it before it starts.

SCNDLS said:

Our junior year of undergrad, a girl I went to school with was on the USA softball team that won the gold medal in Atlanta. (Dani Tyler.)

I love the Olympic games. I can't wait for the events. I'm getting ready to watch the opening ceremonies right now.

What I really want to know is why I get so emotional during these things. I mean, I weep.

Is it me or does the main stadium looks like a bed pan?

Someone tell me who the flag bearer for Portugal was!!

dreamfactory313 said:

I'm behind so he just came on his name's Nelson Evora and he's in Track & Field. I'm telling you it's ALL kinds of eye candy in that joint! They just showed my baby daddy James Blake.

purplekitty said:

lawdhavemercy

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Oh yes...Whoa there it is! Whoa there it is! Whoa there it is!

Whoa there it is! Whoa there it is! Whoa there it is!

AlienX2050 said:

Honey, I think I'm gonna reserve the emoticon jes' for yo spayshul ass.

Mach said:

hah, i would be too, but probably for a different reason

I enjoyed the opening ceremony more than I expected. The drummers were quite amazing, the sparkling Olympic rings looked just beautiful and the lighting of the torch was definitely a winner. One of the best.







http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related

Fuck.that. Li Ning is better than me cuz there's NO way I woulda been able to let them suspend my ass that far in the air on two strings with no net.
Hell to tha muthafuckin' naw. But it was cool to see. Ridiculous though.
But China did the damn fool on the opening ceremony.
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purplesweat said:

Agree 100%

I am a total sucker for the Olympics! The opening ceremony was divine!