Boycott The Olympics?

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:55 am

I'll have you notice the Dalai Lama's ability to control earthquakes. Fear him.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:55 pm

BUMP

NBC sucks my ass. no really, they do. they suck my ass clean, with their tongues.

every day now, as they splash little snippits of semi-erotic muscle-bound and lithe athletes in bizarre juxtaposition with other shows, like Law and Order, and then suddenly WHOOOM, a swimmer goes by on the bottom of the screen and some little Chinese Character Running Guy, whose top half looks suspiciously like the NIKE swoop beckons the viewer to eat McDonalds while watching Disney movies about fucking Pandas.

is it me? am i Hyper sensitive?, did i take the wrong pills?

WTF?

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:02 pm

The Olympics are simply an advertising tool for Coke, McDonald's, Nike, and the new fall season on NBC.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:55 am

Complain to the SPONSORS about any promos done during a show.
Make sure they understand that you consider then commercials.
Always call them commercials.

They don't.

Complain where it hurts.
Networks too.

If it really bugs you, tell them you change channels every time it happens.
They even run commercials during the credits.

Did you see the BBC stories about the million people relocated for the games?
Evictions and demolitions at night.
Rooftop battles.
People afraid to talk.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:52 am

who will be the Jesse Owens of these Ill-Fated "games"?

we already know what the Olympic Stadium looks like.

And Quite Frankly, as far as architecture goes, the Germans have the chinese beat, hands down.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:02 am

Looks like the Chinese put so many hormones in their food, Olympic athletes are afraid that they'll test positive for HGH and the like, so the Olympic village has to have a special farm for the food used by the athletes.

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:58 am

Yooo Hooo

We WIN! We WIN!

We have more medals then you! More Medals then you!

Ha haaa!

Rabbi Dali Rick · Post by **Rabbi Dali Rick** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:44 am

The Koolaides Ready!.....

Who's first?

the rebbi

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:27 pm

only if you drink the baby formula first!

diane o'thirst · Post by **diane o'thirst** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:42 pm

[shrug] The only competition I was interested in was the Equestrian venue: Dressage, Cross-Country, Stadium Jumping. And I'll get plenty of that when I work volunteer shifts at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington KY in a couple years.

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:01 pm

diane o'thirst wrote:[shrug] The only competition I was interested in was the Equestrian venue: Dressage, Cross-Country, Stadium Jumping. And I'll get plenty of that when I work volunteer shifts at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington KY in a couple years.

Too bad!Were they during the second half of the second week? I was on the road heading into the great basins of Oregon just above NV and the black rock desert.

I too, never saw the biking events. America won the silver in the Road time trial. NBC gave it only a brief mention.

Anyway, Congrats to Levi Leipheimer of Butte, Montana!!!

I remember racing with him from the Gallatin Valley weekly bicycle races in Bozeman back in the eighties when I had my bicycle shop. Even then he was competing with the fastest racers in the club as a teenager!
Bravo!

AIIZ

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:48 pm

Ugly Dougly wrote:I'll have you notice the Dalai Lama's ability to control earthquakes. Fear him.

oh yeah, fear him.......

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:02 pm

How'd that boycott work out, Simon?

About as well as boycotting Chinese clothing, shoes, tents & blinky crap?

Bet you showed them who's the boss of you!

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:32 am

Though, Simon's thread may not have been the most effective mode to boycott the Olympics, there was an overall effect. A very large number of tickets were never sold. The government had to give away thousands to worker just to give some events the look that they were successful in selling out the event.

I personally don't buy chinese goods. With the tainted baby formula recall in china, i won't purchase any food product period!

I even avoid American Chinese restaurants because alot of their food comes from china.

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:42 am

China food recall expanded to Ice Cream

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:57 am

bump!

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=43169715

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:14 am

Some us imports from china were found with melamine, in case anyone didn't hear.

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:08 am

2008 Olympic Chinese Female gymnasts found not to be underage. But the 2000 team is being investigate because an athlete came out to admit she was 14.

Investigation continue:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sport ... oref=login

Post by **Elderberry** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:17 am

So why should there even be age limits and why should the use of drugs (steroids, et.al.) be banned?

Science marches on. They allow those high-tech swim suites.

I say, whatever science and technology can invent to improve performance should be allowed. We can build the super athlete.

JK

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:22 am

jkisha wrote:So why should there even be age limits and why should the use of drugs (steroids, et.al.) be banned?

Science marches on. They allow those high-tech swim suites.

I say, whatever science and technology can invent to improve performance should be allowed. We can build the super athlete.

JK

Physical destruction.

Post by **Elderberry** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:46 am

gyre wrote:
jkisha wrote:
Physical destruction.

Physical Perfection.
Better living through chemistry.
JK

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:48 am

better living thru trans-generational eugenic fine tuning.

Post by **Elderberry** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:50 am

Simon of the Playa wrote:better living thru trans-generational eugenic fine tuning.

Ya, that's what I meant!

JK

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:18 pm

Simon of the Playa wrote:better living thru trans-generational eugenic fine tuning.

and that would lead to "Kahn" and, then, Lt. Marla McGuyvers will stay on Seti Alph5, and, when Kirk, et al, get there, he'll steal the Enterprise and get the Genesis bomb and, in the process kill Spock,
and make me cry, again.....

Stop them now!!!!

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:53 am

poor leonard nimoy, forever doomed to be Spock...

"What's a nice Jewish Boy like you doing out here in Space"

'"playing it by ear."

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:23 am

You know where the hand symbol comes from, don't you?

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:43 am

Isn't it a Jewish symbol?

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:56 am

I think it translates as 'meh'.

Either that or it symbolizes the hebrew letter 'shin'.

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:35 am

More Tainted Eggs From China Found. The main reason I don't buy china products that I would ingest, cook in or store in!

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Published: October 29, 2008

SHANGHAI â€” Hong Kong officials said that for the second time in a week they have found a batch of eggs imported from China that contain high levels of melamine, the same industrial chemical that has been blamed for contaminating Chinaâ€™s milk supplies.

The announcement, which came late Tuesday from the territoryâ€™s food safety agency, is adding to growing concerns that melamine contamination may be more widespread in Chinaâ€™s food supplies than previously thought.

While Hong Kong officials cautioned that children and adults would have to consume a large number of tainted eggs in a single day to fall ill, the report is still another blow to Chinaâ€™s agriculture industry.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:17 am

what's with melamine? How come it gets into everything from China?

Boycott The Olympics?

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