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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Feb 15, 2018 14:41:03 GMT
Do you have Olympic Fever or could you not care one iota or somewhere in between?
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Post by sdm3 on Feb 15, 2018 14:45:08 GMT
I voted Bronze but it's not totally accurate - I'm not actively checking the highlights, it's just impossible to avoid the stories when I browse my usual sports news sites.
I saw that a radio host called a 17 year old athlete a "little hot piece of ass" and was fired. Not a good year for the fine folk narrating the airwaves.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Feb 15, 2018 16:39:25 GMT
Silver. I watch it periodically and pay closer attention if an American is a favorite, but I'm not glued to my tv all night.
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Post by No_Socks_Here on Feb 15, 2018 16:49:11 GMT
I tend to not care about an event if there's no Americans in the finals.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Feb 15, 2018 17:08:43 GMT
I saw that a radio host called a 17 year old athlete a "little hot piece of ass" and was fired. Not a good year for the fine folk narrating the airwaves. In these times that would be a pretty bad thing to say of any athlete regardless of age, but of a 17-year old? Can't really disagree with him being fired. |
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Post by Terrapin Station on Feb 15, 2018 17:15:11 GMT
Silver. I've been watching it during my normal TV-watching time. Kinda bummed out that we didn't go this time. My wife and I have gone a few times to both summer and winter games, and we keep intending to make it basically a "mandatory trip" for us. We both enjoy the Olympics a lot, and it's a good way to prompt yourself into taking some vacations, to some destinations, that you might not do otherwise.
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Post by bluerisk on Feb 15, 2018 17:48:58 GMT
The medal table to see how bad it is.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Feb 15, 2018 18:02:50 GMT
Silver. I've been watching it during my normal TV-watching time. Kinda bummed out that we didn't go this time. My wife and I have gone a few times to both summer and winter games, and we keep intending to make it basically a "mandatory trip" for us. We both enjoy the Olympics a lot, and it's a good way to prompt yourself into taking some vacations, to some destinations, that you might not do otherwise. Did you go to Rio? I did. It was my first Olympics. I loved it. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 18:43:07 GMT
It's on in the background but I'm not really paying attention. Saw some curling and snowboarding.
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Post by NewtJorden on Feb 15, 2018 19:05:05 GMT
Silver i guess. I'll watch the hockey games involving Canada and thats about it.
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Post by Terrapin Station on Feb 15, 2018 20:07:42 GMT
Silver. I've been watching it during my normal TV-watching time. Kinda bummed out that we didn't go this time. My wife and I have gone a few times to both summer and winter games, and we keep intending to make it basically a "mandatory trip" for us. We both enjoy the Olympics a lot, and it's a good way to prompt yourself into taking some vacations, to some destinations, that you might not do otherwise. Did you go to Rio? I did. It was my first Olympics. I loved it. Yeah, we went to Rio and loved it, too :-) I had been to Brazil a couple times before, actually, but that was the first time I got to spend any time in Rio as a tourist. |
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Post by Xeliou66 on Feb 15, 2018 20:27:24 GMT
Not at all, like I say, the over the top jingoistic nationalism sickens me too much to enjoy any of the sports.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Feb 15, 2018 20:27:37 GMT
Did you go to Rio? I did. It was my first Olympics. I loved it. Yeah, we went to Rio and loved it, too :-) I had been to Brazil a couple times before, actually, but that was the first time I got to spend any time in Rio as a tourist. What did you see? I went for a good variety of sports: volleyball (indoors and beach), basketball, rugby, field hockey, fencing, boxing, gymnastics, track and field, table tennis, wrestling. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 21:50:03 GMT
I'm between bronze and banned. I'm not totally ignoring it but I'm only hearing things second hand.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Feb 15, 2018 21:50:05 GMT
I have Olympic-fever-from-8pm-to-11pm or so.
I'm watching cuz sports on top of sports on top of sports is awesome. I am not however planning my life around it. Certain events I'll keep eye out, yet usually they've geared those for the easiest tv watching times... I don't have to hunt around for obscure start times on the premiere events.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 22:44:37 GMT
I never watch the Winter Olympics. I don't like any of the events.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Feb 15, 2018 22:47:09 GMT
Australia's won three medals without something so hilarious as the whole field falling over in a speed race and skating to gold. I'd watch the hockey, but the coverage here is non existent and the live stuff is on right in the middle of the working day.
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Post by NJtoTX on Feb 16, 2018 0:24:54 GMT
If I saw a schedule, I might try to watch. But just turning it on is usually not worthwhile.
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Post by mangekyoalleluia on Feb 16, 2018 0:34:36 GMT
I'm not.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2018 0:53:46 GMT
...and I love the idea of winter olympics, just doesn't mean I want to actually watch it.
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