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Submitted by briansd1 on July 27, 2012 - 3:21pm

Submitted by briansd1 on July 27, 2012 - 3:24pm.

It was funny that the Brits got in such a tizzy over Romney's comments.

I love the "middle of nowhere" comment from David Cameron.

Submitted by sdduuuude on July 27, 2012 - 3:56pm.

I'm strangely excited about archery this olympics.

And high jump. Never gets the full coverage it deserves.

Want to see the young decathlete who set a world record in the US trials do well. Decathlon is a tough one, though. Ten opportunities for something to go wrong.

Also keeping an eye on the US Women's soccer team.

Stupid US Men's U23 team didn't even qualify. Stupid. Annoying. Bodes poorly for the future.

I'm a little tired of the Phelps juggernaut, but he is so impressive, you can't help but watch in awe.

Less excited about the gymnasts this year, for some reason.

Gotta love Usain Bolt and those other Jamaican sprinters.

Submitted by sdrealtor on July 27, 2012 - 4:04pm.

My niece is working at the Olympics with her Dad doing some really cool things. I get a constant flow of information and pictures via FB. Wish I could have gone. Its on my bucket list

Submitted by desmond on July 27, 2012 - 4:22pm.

What is NBC doing with the time difference? Are they showing events live or is it going to be delayed?

Submitted by SK in CV on July 27, 2012 - 4:49pm.

desmond wrote:
What is NBC doing with the time difference? Are they showing events live or is it going to be delayed?

Some of both. TV schedule can be found at:

http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv-listings/i...

Easiest way to find particular stuff is to click on the TV Schedule by Sport tab. Some of it's live, some is delayed.

Submitted by CardiffBaseball on July 27, 2012 - 6:27pm.

I wanted to watch the Boston-NYY game followed by the Giants-Dodgers. Since I am apparently not very manly, I lose the big-screen tonight.

Since I have it on I am hoping to hear the Pink Floyd thing I've seen rumored on Twitter.

Submitted by paramount on July 27, 2012 - 7:29pm.

I thought I read somewhere that the Beijing Olympic venue is in shambles.

Submitted by dumbrenter on July 28, 2012 - 12:07am.

who do you think is going to win the gold in curling?

Submitted by desmond on July 28, 2012 - 8:35am.

Opening cerimoniezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I thought it was just awful, bad, boring, and once they rolled out the hospital beds and started talking how proud the Brits are of their healthcare I turned to a rerun of the Shawshank Red.

Submitted by briansd1 on July 28, 2012 - 9:35am.

desmond wrote:
once they rolled out the hospital beds and started talking how proud the Brits are of their healthcare I turned to a rerun of the Shawshank Red.

I thought that it was a very appropriate statement on the history of modern Britain. It's a statement of universal values that's especially relevant in 2012.

Britain is a monarchy, run by a conservative government. Mitt Romney who developed Romney Care is a guest in Britain. America is the only major country without universal health care.

I think that the artistic license on the part of Danny Boyle was very appropriate.

Submitted by flu on July 28, 2012 - 10:34am.

What are the olympics?

Submitted by Jazzman on July 28, 2012 - 11:00am.

Mitt Romney has that slightly shifty charm, that wouldn't be out of place in British boardrooms. I don't know if being of English ancestry has anything to do with that. His comments may have hit a raw nerve, and weren't very diplomatic, but they weren't offensive.

As far as ceremonies and even the games themselves, it's all a bit boring as is most sports on TV. That's assuming you can even find them on cable with its milliard of channels.

The US teams uniform was a bit of a joke ...militaristic, and just uncool. I'm sure other teams from around the world look just as absurd.

Submitted by Allan from Fallbrook on July 28, 2012 - 11:57am.

dumbrenter wrote:
who do you think is going to win the gold in curling?

Farrah Fawcett.

Submitted by ocrenter on July 28, 2012 - 12:20pm.

briansd1 wrote:
desmond wrote:
once they rolled out the hospital beds and started talking how proud the Brits are of their healthcare I turned to a rerun of the Shawshank Red.

I thought that it was a very appropriate statement on the history of modern Britain. It's a statement of universal values that's especially relevant in 2012.

Britain is a monarchy, run by a conservative government. Mitt Romney who developed Romney Care is a guest in Britain. America is the only major country without universal health care.

I think that the artistic license on the part of Danny Boyle was very appropriate.

They should have done the same in Beijing! They'll have patients handing red pouches to the doctors before the operation and the poor can bleed out on the street, would have been much more entertaining than what we saw yesterday.

For the American version they can have a 100 year old guy getting dialysis, with 5 specialists surrounding him while big chested drug reps offer up the latest medications, topped with shipping off of his head for cryogenic storage after death.

Submitted by bearishgurl on July 28, 2012 - 1:17pm.

Allan from Fallbrook wrote:
dumbrenter wrote:
who do you think is going to win the gold in curling?

Farrah Fawcett.

pssst .... Allan ... she was moved from Aspen to LA over three years ago. It's kind of hard for her to travel now.

http://www.pbwvmortuary.com/dm20/en_US/l...?

And "curling" might be kind of difficult to do from her new "digs" (pun intended) one plot to the right of Merv Griffin and 2 plots to the left of Rodney Dangerfield ...

And don't tell me you still have her 1976 bikini poster scotch-taped to the inside of your closet door :=0

Submitted by Allan from Fallbrook on July 28, 2012 - 1:55pm.

bearishgurl wrote:
Allan from Fallbrook wrote:
dumbrenter wrote:
who do you think is going to win the gold in curling?

Farrah Fawcett.

pssst .... Allan ... she was moved from Aspen to LA over three years ago. It's kind of hard for her to travel now.

http://www.pbwvmortuary.com/dm20/en_US/l...?

And "curling" might be kind of difficult to do from her new "digs" (pun intended) one plot to the right of Merv Griffin and 2 plots to the left of Rodney Dangerfield ...

And don't tell me you still have her 1976 bikini poster scotch-taped to the inside of your closet door :=0

BG: I'm fairly certain that EVERY guy of a certain age had that poster in his room. Kind of like that joke in "Wayne's World" about the "Frampton Comes Alive" LP being "issued" to every kid in the suburbs.

I loved that poster, right along with my KISS Army poster, too!

Submitted by Oxford on July 29, 2012 - 8:18am.

Poor Phelps is a train wreck and will probably be the doormat for the chinese. He knew that his training was not enough and he just doesn't have the speed. I think his sponsors pushed him into this and by the look in his eyes -- he is seeing major media and competition beat downs coming.

I bet, like Andre Agassi with tennis, that he HATES swimming and this feels like torture.

Hopefully he will make me wrong and win some medals.

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