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  • AbraAbra Would you kindly Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19870Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1754502:date=Feb 21 2010, 11:54 PM:name=Chris0132)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Chris0132 @ Feb 21 2010, 11:54 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754502"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Sports <i>are</i> stupid because they <i>are</i> just about humans moving. I can understand playing them but not watching other people play them. if you play them yourself you're doing the movement and it can be fun to move because sitting still often gets dull. However if you're sitting still watching other people do things which are fun to do but dull to watch I really don't see the point.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Somebody is a fat silly nerd. :)
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  • SentrySteveSentrySteve .txt Join Date: 2002-03-09 Member: 290Members, Constellation
    Do smaller countries closely follow the Olympics? In America no one really cares about it.

    I did see some of the Russia vs. Czech game and it was awesome.
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    Yeah nobody really cares I think. Which is silly because summer olympics aren't any less boring. There's much less money to be made in Winter Olympics, so I guess it doesn't get the same media hype and there's all the difference (the ads you see are actually related with sports, there's no McDonald's or Coke, there's maybe Gatorade at worst)


    I just love winter sports (I live in the Alps and snowboard every weekend) which is why I follow some of the events.
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  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1754505:date=Feb 21 2010, 11:00 PM:name=Abra)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Abra @ Feb 21 2010, 11:00 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754505"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Somebody is a fat silly nerd. :)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    He enjoys playing sports and moving around himself, but finds sitting still and watching others move around silly, and *he's* the fat nerd?

    That doesn't even begin to make sense. And I'm a smart guy. I can make sense of a lot of things. I'm like, a genius or something.
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  • locallyunscenelocallyunscene Feeder of Trolls Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11528Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1754529:date=Feb 21 2010, 08:22 PM:name=X_Stickman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (X_Stickman @ Feb 21 2010, 08:22 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754529"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->He enjoys playing sports and moving around himself, but finds sitting still and watching others move around silly, and *he's* the fat nerd?

    That doesn't even begin to make sense. And I'm a smart guy. I can make sense of a lot of things. I'm like, a genius or something.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    but, do you like fish sticks?
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  • Corporal_FortierCorporal_Fortier Join Date: 2005-03-22 Member: 46079Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1754514:date=Feb 21 2010, 06:57 PM:name=Cereal_KillR)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cereal_KillR @ Feb 21 2010, 06:57 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754514"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->(the ads you see are actually related with sports, there's no McDonald's or Coke, there's maybe Gatorade at worst)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You're quite lucky; here on TV it's the same McDonald's and Coke commercials playing over and over again, about 70% of the time, with some car ads in between...
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1754502:date=Feb 21 2010, 11:54 PM:name=Chris0132)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Chris0132 @ Feb 21 2010, 11:54 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754502"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Sports <i>are</i> stupid because they <i>are</i> just about humans moving. I can understand playing them but not watching other people play them. if you play them yourself you're doing the movement and it can be fun to move because sitting still often gets dull. However if you're sitting still watching other people do things which are fun to do but dull to watch I really don't see the point.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    And yet we sit around fawning over Starcraft 2 replays.
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    <!--quoteo(post=1754514:date=Feb 22 2010, 12:57 AM:name=Cereal_KillR)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cereal_KillR @ Feb 22 2010, 12:57 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754514"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Yeah nobody really cares I think. Which is silly because summer olympics aren't any less boring. There's much less money to be made in Winter Olympics, so I guess it doesn't get the same media hype and there's all the difference (the ads you see are actually related with sports, there's no McDonald's or Coke, there's maybe Gatorade at worst)


    I just love winter sports (I live in the Alps and snowboard every weekend) which is why I follow some of the events.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    Because it's fun watching people doing what they do best.
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Yay we got a third gold!
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  • AbraAbra Would you kindly Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19870Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1754574:date=Feb 22 2010, 08:46 AM:name=Zaggy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zaggy @ Feb 22 2010, 08:46 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754574"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Because it's fun watching people doing what they do best.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    And when that guy died. Did you see the speed he had when he hit that girder? POW!!
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    USA > Canada in hockey last night, game over man!
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  • palliepallie Join Date: 2009-10-12 Member: 69028Members
    Hoping to catch some ski-cross tonight, that seems cool.
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  • TemphageTemphage Join Date: 2009-10-28 Member: 69158Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1754625:date=Feb 22 2010, 05:19 PM:name=Depot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Depot @ Feb 22 2010, 05:19 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754625"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->USA > Canada in hockey last night, game over man!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Doesn't the US team routinely beat Canada?
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Not that I'm aware of.

    <a href="http://proicehockey.about.com/od/olympichockey/a/olympic_medals.htm" target="_blank">Olympic Ice Hockey: Medal Winners</a>

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Year Gold Silver Bronze
    1920 Canada United States Czechoslovakia
    1924 Canada United States Great Britain
    1928 Canada Sweden Switzerland
    1932 Canada United States Germany
    1936 Great Britain Canada United States
    1948 Canada Czechoslovakia Switzerland
    1952 Canada United States Sweden
    1956 Soviet Union United States Canada
    1960 United States Canada Soviet Union
    1964 Soviet Union Sweden Czechoslovakia
    1968 Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Canada
    1972 Soviet Union United States Czechoslovakia
    1976 Soviet Union Czechoslovakia West Germany
    1980 United States Soviet Union Sweden
    1984 Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Sweden
    1988 Soviet Union Finland Sweden
    1992 CIS Canada Czechoslovakia
    1994 Sweden Canada Finland
    1998 Czech Republic Russia Finland
    2002 Canada United States Russia
    2006 Sweden Finland Czech Republic<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    I think that most serious hockey teams in the Olympics are made up majoritarily (entirely?) of NHL players, and not just US/Canada.

    By the way, isn't Canada better than the US in ice hockey?
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Theoretically yes. Canadians live and breathe hockey. Hockey is like a religion to them.
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1754693:date=Feb 22 2010, 06:50 PM:name=Depot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Depot @ Feb 22 2010, 06:50 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754693"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Theoretically yes. Canadians live and breathe hockey. Hockey is like a religion to them.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    State religion actually.

    If you fail to toe the national line you get sent to the penalty box. No, the other penalty box.
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  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1754691:date=Feb 22 2010, 04:29 PM:name=Cereal_KillR)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cereal_KillR @ Feb 22 2010, 04:29 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754691"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I think that most serious hockey teams in the Olympics are made up majoritarily (entirely?) of NHL players, and not just US/Canada.

    By the way, isn't Canada better than the US in ice hockey?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    They weren't a couple days ago


    and yeah, starting Canadian line up has 3 San Jose Shark starters and 1 other pro guy
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  • Chris0132Chris0132 Join Date: 2009-07-25 Member: 68262Members
    edited February 2010
    <!--quoteo(post=1754529:date=Feb 22 2010, 01:22 AM:name=X_Stickman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (X_Stickman @ Feb 22 2010, 01:22 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754529"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->He enjoys playing sports and moving around himself, but finds sitting still and watching others move around silly, and *he's* the fat nerd?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Aaaactually I don't like playing sports very much, I can understand why other people do and I like some activities like swimming and ice skating and climbing things, but generally not most sports. I can extend my enjoyment of those activities to other things though and I assume other people enjoy sports for the same reason.

    <!--quoteo(post=1754549:date=Feb 22 2010, 03:30 AM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (lolfighter @ Feb 22 2010, 03:30 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1754549"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->And yet we sit around fawning over Starcraft 2 replays.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I watch them to get an idea of the game but if they don't show anything new I don't bother, I certainly don't like 'pro' replays because they're boring, they don't use half the units and the game is over before you get to see most of it.

    Really I can't watch things other than for educational value or entertainment and simply watching sports/games isn't very entertaining to me, you can add a funny commentary and that can make it quite entertaining and sometimes the game can be educational if you've never played it but want to know what it's like, but watching a game you know how to play just doesn't do it for me.
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Curling PWNZ! -_-
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Congrats Canada hockey. A well played game with a nailbiter ending. Great heart, great hockey.

    If someone had to win besides the US, I wanted it to be Canada. Then Belarus and Lativa. Followed by Mars, Venus, and Uranus. Then the right half of Europe. Then Germany. Then the left half of Europe. Then New Jersey, having been forcibly removed from the US at gunpoint and made into a separate country.

    Good game, canucks.
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1756169:date=Feb 28 2010, 07:06 PM:name=MonsieurEvil)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MonsieurEvil @ Feb 28 2010, 07:06 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1756169"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Congrats Canada hockey. A well played game with a nailbiter ending. Great heart, great hockey.

    If someone had to win besides the US, I wanted it to be Canada. Then Belarus and Lativa. Followed by Mars, Venus, and Uranus. Then the right half of Europe. Then Germany. Then the left half of Europe. Then New Jersey, having been forcibly removed from the US at gunpoint and made into a separate country.

    Good game, canucks.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    We humbly accept being awesome.
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    edited February 2010
    <center><object width="450" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ql-6VEOWngc"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ql-6VEOWngc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="356"></embed></object></center>

    The nearest thing I found to "Let's go Canada!"

    Oh and also, that ice hockey final was tense. And brilliantly won.
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    As far as "Go Canada" videos on youtube...

    This:

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    And this:

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  • TekdudeTekdude Join Date: 2003-04-13 Member: 15455Members, Constellation, Forum staff
    Can't forget this one. Comprox linked it to me a long time ago, so blame him:

    <center><object width="450" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mWQf13B8epw"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mWQf13B8epw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="356"></embed></object></center>
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    According to <a href="http://www.theweek.com/article/index/106907/Olympic_winners_and_losers" target="_blank">this</a>, 100 000 condoms were used by the 7000 residents, or 14 per person.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    edited March 2010
    As Dara Torres (an interviewee on The Daily Show) taught us (and I quote Jon Stewart here): "So you're saying that if you get together the best-looking, most-in-shape people on earth, they will naturally try to breed?"

    <a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-6-2009/dara-torres" target="_blank">Video here.</a>
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  • BacillusBacillus Join Date: 2006-11-02 Member: 58241Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1756429:date=Mar 2 2010, 03:18 PM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Align @ Mar 2 2010, 03:18 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1756429"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->According to <a href="http://www.theweek.com/article/index/106907/Olympic_winners_and_losers" target="_blank">this</a>, 100 000 condoms were used by the 7000 residents, or 14 per person.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Goes nicely along with the quote from the Norwegian cross country skier:

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->My name is Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset. I skied the second lap and I f----- up today. I think I have seen too much porn in the last 14 days. I have the room next to Petter Northhug and every day there is noise in there. So I think that is the reason I f----- up. By the way, Tiger Woods is a really good man.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • ConfusedConfused Wait. What? Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12904Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Subnautica Playtester
    i lost a t-shirt to Canadian girl over this hockey game.

    :)
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