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I'm looking forward to the Olympics because...

View Poll Results: I'm looking forward to the Olympics because...
I love seeing many nations come together to compete 12 9.76%
I like watching the big Opening & Closing ceremonies unfold 19 15.45%
I'm a sports fan who enjoys the games 27 21.95%
It's a chance to perve at some hot athletes 82 66.67%
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i just want it to be warm where i am

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Also daniel bailey from Antigua is pretty damn hot too
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Everyone now is talking about getting prepared for Rio and how they must work really hard(yeah with our tax dollars!).

Anyway, I don't understand why countries/cities want to host the Olympic Games as they are always a financial flop, Sydney being a gigantic flop. The auditor general in 2002 said the games costs $6.6bn but only generate between $1.7-$2.4bn and reduced public spending by $2.1bn. Tourism also grew very slowly afterwards, although I suppose in someway you can blame 911 which happened a year later.
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swimming, swimming swimming
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Check out max whitlock - he won a bronze for GB on the pommel horse overnight
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But I still don't see why its considered cheating. No aide, technology or drug is being used and its a classic swimming technique so why is it such a problem??

Ah, I get you now - who knows who makes up the rules or why - some of them seem pretty silly and quite unfair.

what is predictable is that if Oscar, the blade runner, wins, that all the other runners start showing up with little strap on blades to go on their feet....

there was a great cartoon in the smh where the swimmer bent over and out popped a propeller :-)
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finally anorther Gold for AUS

2 more golds and hopefully AUS will be in the top 10.
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Yes, and with that, aus moves from 25th to 16th on the medal tally. Micheal diamond is looking the goods in the shooting as well
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Diamond didnt get it.

But the Sailing is !

Loving how the underdogs that the media ignored etc are the ones bringing in the medals.

And the 1st individual gold is cute as well.
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Wishing some old school buds kick some American ass in the womens waterpolo gold medal match!!! You go girls!!
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did you see the various "grabs" that the water polo players do under water --- the women do a titty twister - the men, a penguin grab...
:-) sounds like not a lot of fun...

and how good was the men's vault final ? After the first three vaulted, one by one the next 4 knocked out the third place from before and then finally the last one, from Korea, won the gold - all were really great looking vaults
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Pretty awesome effort by anna mears to finally take down her nemisis, pembleton, to win gold. And sally pearson was so slick - she never missed a beat, she should be proud of her long preparation that ensured the result for her
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Yep

Gold

Gold

go the ladies ! and still the underdogs getting them ( well maybe Sally is more in the media )......loved the reaction when she finally learnt she had won.
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Sally is adorable, the camera loves her & Australia loves her personality. She would make a great role model for young female athletes.
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did you see the various "grabs" that the water polo players do under water --- the women do a titty twister - the men, a penguin grab...
:-) sounds like not a lot of fun...

You have no idea. I'm lucky to still have my balls, seriously

But it is alot of fun, especially if your playing against hot guys
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LOL imagine if you were into cbt - bring it on ? psst... a little tighter, if you please LOL

Sally did great - I taped it and watched it first thing before anyone spoiled it for me .

The high bar final was great too - amazing - the last routine was simply unbelievable. :-)

what will I watch after this all ends? been a great 2 weeks.
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The english county of Yorkshire has already got more medals than Australia!

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Reason: I won't mention Kazakhstan...

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Well the Aussies ran outa gas at the end but damn, for like 80% of the game they were very clearly the better team.
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Well the Aussies ran outa gas at the end but damn, for like 80% of the game they were very clearly the better team.

Um, i think you've been watching the Beijing 2008 olympics
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Â*Did anyone just watch australia in the heats of the mens 4 x 400 relay? What a complete cunt john steffenson is. When it ended, didnt even acknowledge steve solomon, who incidentally ran the fastest leg. Any wonder they didnt advance Â*to the semis with ridiculous tension like that. And his interview after with tony jones made me even more angry, when he dumped all over his team mates (something you very, very rarely see in olympic relay events)
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^ steffenson is as melodramatic as those ballet-gymnasts
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Its simple, you're part of a team - if you have no intention of participating in the team unit, why even get out of fucking bed! So annoyed
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wow iv just got home so havent seen that 4 x 4 yet. but annoyed just by reading above ^^^. im a big fan of th track events and agree totally that a relay is a team event - dont wanna play team then fins somewhere else to play

disappointing they didnt progress - i had hoped they mite have been an outside medal chance

what if the hokey pokey is really not what its all about
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Omg rhythmic gymnastics is on!! Ribbons here we come!!
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Omg rhythmic gymnastics is on!! Ribbons here we come!!

Dont forget hoops and balls too
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wow iv just got home so havent seen that 4 x 4 yet. but annoyed just by reading above ^^^. im a big fan of th track events and agree totally that a relay is a team event - dont wanna play team then fins somewhere else to play

disappointing they didnt progress - i had hoped they mite have been an outside medal chance

Id say steffenson has just dealt himself out of contention for selection for the commonwealth games in two years time with an attitude like that. The althletics team selectors would have to be feeling abit burnt right now
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�*Did anyone just watch australia in the heats of the mens 4 x 400 relay? What a complete cunt john steffenson is. When it ended, didnt even acknowledge steve solomon, who incidentally ran the fastest leg. Any wonder they didnt advance �*to the semis with ridiculous tension like that. And his interview after with tony jones made me even more angry, when he dumped all over his team mates (something you very, very rarely see in olympic relay events)

ban him!
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Id say steffenson has just dealt himself out of contention for selection for the commonwealth games in two years time with an attitude like that. The althletics team selectors would have to be feeling abit burnt right now

Watch him pull the "everyone is being racist towards me" card.
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no doubt - it is the free, get out of jail card - He will probably become a politician.
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its old but i <3 th 12th man

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