2012 London Olympics - Daily Comments

[Sparky]

This thread is for discussion of the Olympics that is not related to politics, Jews, TPTB, manipulation, the Rothschilds, mind control, distracting the sheeple, etc. Not trying to be in denial, but there are other threads for that. This one is intended for discussion of the Games, events, performances, accomplishments, competition, athletes, teams, records, personalities, background stories, countries (culturally, not politically), etc. Let's see if we can do this.

[Sparky]

Having said that...

The coordination, planning, innovation, imagination, and talent associated with the Opening Ceremonies is remarkable.

[joboo]

Close enough...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMgmYutL9W0&feature=related

[BrewTech]

Close enough...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMgmYutL9W0&feature=related

LOL... that was in Barcelona.

White girls rock!

[Horn]

Good show, tally-ho Spaky indubitably


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0EtNLJS21o

[Sparky]

Close enough...
...

Although that was Barcelona (and not even the Olympics), we're gonna let this one go joboo, because it's in the right spirit, and Michelle Jenneke is awesome. Nice video. :)

[Santa]

Michelle Jenneke is awesome.

Wow! I think I could watch that all day long. Smokin!!!!

[Sparky]

As usual, the Opening Ceremonies were a grand spectacle of creativity and ambitiousness.

My only criticism is how many athletes in the parade of nations walk with their phones held out trying to capture the event on video. They are going to have videos of other athletes making videos of other athletes. The entire group of athletes should simply hire a photographer to do all that work so they can enjoy the moment.

But it's enjoyable watching young people experiencing the moment in exuberance.

[old steel]

Well old queen Lizzie never cracked a smile during the whole opening ceremony thing so i guess the only thing she's got to look forward to is death then there was Mittins putting his two bits worth into wondering if they could pull it all off so he got their attention right away but i will abide by OP's wishes cause this sounds like a PC kind of thread so just disregard my opening comments.

Bombs away!

[Shami-Amourae]

Amirite?
https://images.encyclopediadramatica.se/d/d7/Animated_2012_Olympics_Logo.gif

[osoab]

What do I win for not watching any of it?

[osoab]

http://d2om8tvz4lgco4.cloudfront.net/archive/x1489220236/g2172170000000000006704646d2c3dbc7c5f3c817ef9e1fcc 10e24ee5c.jpg

[madfranks]

https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/7/27/ZM2h8p44okCdx26Iqj7pxQ2.jpg

[PlatinumBlonde]

Holy cow that's the worse thing she's ever worn!

Looks like she got it from a second store that specialized in reject bridesmaid dresses..

[sunshine05]

http://pmcmovieline.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/olympics-baby1.jpg

Okay, THIS is bizarre.

[Twisted Titan]

Micheal Phelps already bombed ............. Ladies took home the bronze.

[osoab]

I cannot find any video of the broadcast of the opening ceremonies. Only pixilated versions. Nothing on the official 2012 site either. Only pics.

I did find this home video from inside the stadium.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHpqYlLSMU8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHpqYlLSMU8

[k-os]

What do I win for not watching any of it?

Whatever it is, we get to split it. :)

[JohnQPublic]

I cannot find any video of the broadcast of the opening ceremonies. Only pixilated versions. Nothing on the official 2012 site either. Only pics.

I did find this home video from inside the stadium.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHpqYlLSMU8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHpqYlLSMU8

I saw the opening ceremonies. I noticed they did not show the pyramid lights much. Of course they were concentrating on the field.

[osoab]

Whatever it is, we get to split it. :)

I don't like to share. :p

[Horn]

I don't like to share. :p

You would have trouble in the 8 women's rowing event.

3297

[Horn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APfUVIxXcnw

[BrewTech]

Whatever it is, we get to split it. :)

Three ways...

[osoab]

Three ways...

I said no sharing. :D

[Horn]

McKayla Maroney started the US Women off right in the team gymnastics competition with this near perfect vault. Maroney scored a 16.233. Maroney's vault is one of the most difficult to pull off (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8215205/the-key-victory-us-women-gymnastics-team-lies-vault-amanar-25-yurchenko).

Vid at Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/mckayla-maroney-vault-2012-7#ixzz22G5s5CZ6

[Sparky]

McKayla Maroney started the US Women off right in the team gymnastics competition with this near perfect vault. Maroney scored a 16.233. Maroney's vault is one of the most difficult to pull off (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8215205/the-key-victory-us-women-gymnastics-team-lies-vault-amanar-25-yurchenko).

Vid at Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/mckayla-maroney-vault-2012-7#ixzz22G5s5CZ6



Jeez, she planted that thing with virtually no movement on landing. Sweet!

[Serpo]

Olympics would earn billions, we were told. Some hope! By Alex Brummer (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Alex+Brummer)
PUBLISHED: 22:52 GMT, 31 July 2012 | UPDATED: 22:57 GMT, 31 July 2012


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By conjuring up images of London becoming overwhelmed with visitors and by constantly warning about potential traffic problems, Boris Johnson and his City Hall colleagues successfully convinced people to keep out of the capital during the Olympics.

This was achieved by a combination of countless temporary road signs which advised motorists to avoid the city during the Games and the provision of controversial Zil lanes reserved for Olympic dignitaries.

Then of course there were Mayor Boris’s own jaunty public Tannoy announcements that told travellers about ‘huge pressure’ on the transport network and booming: ‘Don’t get caught out. Get online and plan your journey.’


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/31/article-2181828-1449FD32000005DC-851_634x372.jpg So much for the chaos! The London underground has been almost disconcertingly quiet... despite Boris Johnson's public Tannoy announcements urging commuters to 'be prepared'

It took just 72 hours after the Olympics began for it to become clear that a calamitous error had been made and that London had turned into a ghost city.

The truth is that the much-trumpeted economic boost from the Olympics seems to be a mirage. How different the reality is from Tony Blair’s bombastic declaration in 2005 that this would be ‘a once-in-an-era opportunity for British tourism’.

In panic, Mr Johnson ordered the traffic warnings to be turned off and most of the Zil lanes to be opened to all traffic. But the damage had already been done.

Boris and his Transport for London colleagues, though, are not solely responsible for this sabotage of Britain’s economic engine room.

Despite the worst economic crisis for generations, cosseted Whitehall civil servants have been allowed to work from home for six weeks so the poor lambs don’t suffer any travel disruption during the Olympics.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/31/article-2181828-144F1AEA000005DC-279_306x423.jpg Eery: Shopping centres, such as Westfield in Shepherd's Bush, have seen a distinct lack of shoppers

Andrew Lloyd Webber added to the gloom by predicting the Games would be ‘a bloodbath’ for West End theatre and closing three of his seven London theatres during the Olympics.

The truth is that such Armageddon warnings about an extra one million people being in central London simply scared people away. Added to this is the fact that many thousands of disappointed London families who failed to secure tickets for Olympic events via the complicated ballot system decided to book holidays and fled the city.

So what happened to the predictions for a commercial bonanza that would lift Britain out of its rain-sodden, double-dip recession and boost spending?

Not only is there a shortage of tourists pouring into London with bulging wallets, but some hoteliers who originally raised prices in the hope of a huge extra demand are reporting that bookings are 30 per cent down on last summer and they have been forced to heavily discount the price of empty rooms.

And as for the supposed economic boost from Olympic venue construction projects, now the work is finished and the cranes are starting to vanish from the skyline, the construction industry is taking a dive.

The one man who must be looking at this bleak picture with the greatest foreboding is the Chancellor, George Osborne.

Ahead of the Games, a boastful statement from Downing Street announced that in parallel with the Games, the Government would be seeking to put the ‘Great’ back into Britain. This would involve a series of investor conferences which would bring 3,000 international business leaders to London. The potential benefit, it was claimed, would be a £13billion boost to the economy, with British businessmen using the conference to sell their products and raise £1billion in extra sales.
So far, though, the only really big corporate fruit being borne from this venture has come from the giant US conglomerate General Electric, which provided $1billion of equipment to the Olympics. This included lighting for the sporting venues, a health clinic for athletes and electrical equipment in the velodrome.

Of course, $1billion (£637million) is not to be sniffed at but it’s a great shame that this is a US company and that it makes most of its material outside Britain.


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/31/article-2181828-144DFE26000005DC-998_634x339.jpg Showcase: Ahead of the Games, the Government boasted that they would be seeking to put the 'Great' back into Britain



http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/31/article-2181828-14512153000005DC-286_634x334.jpg Ghostly: Popular Oxford Street appeared to be deserted on Tuesday, as local businesses also said they were suffering with lack of business, despite high expectations

Mr Osborne should have been warned about hubristic targets being set for the economy being boosted by a one-off event such as the Olympics.

Already our economic growth has been damaged by the Diamond Jubilee Bank Holidays (and the unusually wet weather in spring and early summer).

If this is the effect of one day’s lost production, albeit nationwide, just imagine the amount of damage that could be wrought by two weeks of sub-normal commercial activity in London.

All this at a time when hard-pressed households are still suffering large falls in disposable income. Figures from the employers’ group, the CBI, show that in July, as the Olympics were getting under way, retail sales slowed by far more than expected.

The resurgent car industry might be performing strongly but 70 per cent of the UK’s wealth comes from the services sector, which is mostly concentrated in the South East. With scare stories about traffic problems during the Olympics having kept many more people than intended away from productive employment, the cost to Britain plc could be considerable.


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/31/article-2181828-144ED9AD000005DC-603_634x395.jpg Scared away: Overall visitor numbers to London have reportedly declined sharply despite the influx of tourists flocking to the London 2012 Olympic Games

Moreover, this couldn’t have happened at a more inopportune time. For the most important part of that service economy, the financial sector, is struggling against the background of a series of major problems such as the Libor interest rate-fixing scandal at Barclays to large-scale money-laundering of Mexican drug money at HSBC.

Meanwhile, history shows that the biggest short-term benefit from Olympic Games tends to come from spending on goods and services directly associated with the events, such as the temporary employment of staff, security and retailers close to the stadiums.

City experts originally estimated the value of this at £2billion. However, there are fears that on current evidence this might not be achieved at London 2012.


More...

US athletes launch 'gag' protest against Olympic rule that bans them from promoting their own sponsors (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2181501/London-2012-US-athletes-launch-gag-protest-Olympic-rule-bans-promoting-sponsors.html)
Get ready for the rain: Summer's over and Olympics visitors brace themselves for a soaking (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2181457/UK-weather-Summers-Olympics-visitors-brace-soaking.html)
Long hours, low pay and a nightmare boss: How we spend 106 days of our life moaning about work (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2181740/Long-hours-low-pay-nightmare-boss-How-spend-106-days-life-moaning-work.html)


Before Parliament closed for a ‘glorious Olympic summer’, the Chancellor began the process of putting in place a series of measures to boost Britain’s economic output. This included bringing forward major infrastructure projects such as new railways and roads and earmarking £80billion for ‘funding for lending’ designed to support loans to small businesses and households.

But the economic cost of London 2012 – billed as the great showpiece event of the early 21st Century – has been high.

The great worry now must be that instead of rousing Britain from its lethargy and a double-dip recession, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore national confidence and pride has been squandered by organisers fixated on their own well-being rather than the greater good of the nation.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2181828/London-2012-Olympics-earn-billions-told-Some-hope.html#ixzz22GXheXBy

[Horn]

That one deserves its own thread. imagine if they made the Olympics free, what a boon that'd be for business.

[Serpo]

Badminton chief apologizes, players thrown out

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/eight-badminton-players-expelled-games-bbc-121607590--spt.html

[Serpo]

Go for the Gold! (Pay the IRS.)


Because conservatives are scrooges, the good folks at Americans for Tax Reform have gone through the fine print to find out what our Olympians will have to cough up to the IRS should they be lucky enough to win any medals in London.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/sites/all/files/imagecache/teaser-large/images/teasers/London-Olympic-Logo1.gif
Even by the standards of our government, the numbers are insane. (http://www.atr.org/win-olympic-gold-pay-irs-a7091)
For instance: Americans who win bronze will pay a $2 tax on the medal itself. But the bronze comes with a modest prize—$10,000 as an honorarium for devoting your entire life to being the third best athlete on the planet in your chosen discipline. And the IRS will take $3,500 of that, thank you very much.
There are also prizes that accompany each medal: $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver, and $10,000 for bronze.
Silver medalists will owe $5,385. You win a gold? Timothy Geithner will be standing there with his hand out for $8,986.
So as of this writing, swimmer Missy Franklin—who's a high school student—is already on the hook for almost $14,000. By the time she's done in the pool, her tab could be much higher. (That is, unless she has to decline the prize money to placate the NCAA—the only organization in America whose nuttiness rivals the IRS.)
ATR notes that the real twist of the knife is that most other Olympians won't pay any taxes on their medals because America is one of only a handful of countries which taxes "worldwide" prize income earned overseas.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/go-gold-pay-irs_649187.html





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[Sparky]

Badminton scandal: I have been unable to find an explanation yet as to why losing their games would improve their seeding in the next round. Isn't that a problem with the tourney format?

[BrewTech]

I was lucky enough to meet one of these brewers at the Craft Brewer's Conference in May... these dudes are crazy, and don't mind rocking the boat a bit. Here are a few things to ponder...

http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/08/01/steroid-beer-created-olympic-athletes-158041/

http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/never-mind-the-anabolics

http://www.nowpublic.com/style/never-mind-anabolics-brewdogs-olympic-protest-beer-2965032.html

[Horn]

Here are a few things to ponder...

Viagra beer?

3326
http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/viagra-beer-photo-effects-viagra-brew-royal-wedding-2011-2779111.html

[BrewTech]

Viagra beer?

3326
http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/viagra-beer-photo-effects-viagra-brew-royal-wedding-2011-2779111.html

Contradiction of terms.

[Twisted Titan]

Go for the Gold! (Pay the IRS.)


Because conservatives are scrooges, the good folks at Americans for Tax Reform have gone through the fine print to find out what our Olympians will have to cough up to the IRS should they be lucky enough to win any medals in London.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/sites/all/files/imagecache/teaser-large/images/teasers/London-Olympic-Logo1.gif
Even by the standards of our government, the numbers are insane. (http://www.atr.org/win-olympic-gold-pay-irs-a7091)
For instance: Americans who win bronze will pay a $2 tax on the medal itself. But the bronze comes with a modest prize—$10,000 as an honorarium for devoting your entire life to being the third best athlete on the planet in your chosen discipline. And the IRS will take $3,500 of that, thank you very much.
There are also prizes that accompany each medal: $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver, and $10,000 for bronze.
Silver medalists will owe $5,385. You win a gold? Timothy Geithner will be standing there with his hand out for $8,986.
So as of this writing, swimmer Missy Franklin—who's a high school student—is already on the hook for almost $14,000. By the time she's done in the pool, her tab could be much higher. (That is, unless she has to decline the prize money to placate the NCAA—the only organization in America whose nuttiness rivals the IRS.)
ATR notes that the real twist of the knife is that most other Olympians won't pay any taxes on their medals because America is one of only a handful of countries which taxes "worldwide" prize income earned overseas.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/go-gold-pay-irs_649187.html





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Dude I never that knew that.............

Phelps must have gotten hammered when he bagged those 8 golds

[BrewTech]

^^ He didn't pay, so they posted pics of him smoking weed on the internet.

[joboo]

Why Men Watch the Olympic Games (http://izismile.com/2012/07/31/why_men_watch_the_olympic_games.html)

http://img.izismile.com/img/img5/20120731/video/why_men_watch_the_olympic_games_200x150_25.jpg (http://izismile.com/2012/07/31/why_men_watch_the_olympic_games.html)

http://img.izismile.com/img/img5/20120731/video/why_men_watch_the_olympic_games.mp4 (http://img.izismile.com/img/img5/20120731/video/why_men_watch_the_olympic_games.mp4)

[Horn]

Checkin out women's volleyball doubles right now... Spain vs. U.S.

[Sparky]

Why Men Watch the Olympic Games (http://izismile.com/2012/07/31/why_men_watch_the_olympic_games.html)
...
She wins the race, though, so it's totally legit. (Well, until she blows a kiss to the camera at 1:01.)

[Serpo]

http://static.stuff.co.nz/1344031528/877/7414877_600x400.jpgkiwis clean up in rowing.............


http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/rowing/7413126/Mahe-Drysdale-chokes-back-tears

[Serpo]

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01560/MOON-620_1560454a.jpg

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4471347/Full-moon-forms-sixth-Olympic-Ring-in-spectacular-Tower-Bridge-snap.html

[Mouse]

Summoning the dark forces of the "below"