i have had lots of fun watching the gymnastics. mostly because it seems to really wind my children up if i say 'i can do that' every time any of the athletes does anything.
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Burt Reynolds wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Yes, but i just saw a German woman called Britta Steffan win the Swimming, and I could very well be in love.
She's ok. Bit too Aryan for my liking mebbe.
She's engaged or so with a former swimmer.
More golds today.* This is very Un-British like.
Could have two more in the sailing tomorrow. Then somoen in the BMX, which is apparently an Olympic Sport now.
*We'll not mention that one of them is a drugs cheat though.
I do have to say though, my favourite moment in the Olympics was after the drug cheats race, they showed Sue Barker and Colin Jackson shouting "come on!" at the end of the race and as she won, Michael Johnson stood there, looking like the coolest fucker in the history of the Universe saying "what did I tell you?"
Uncle Liam wrote: I do have to say though, my favourite moment in the Olympics was after the drug cheats race, they showed Sue Barker and Colin Jackson shouting "come on!" at the end of the race and as she won, Michael Johnson stood there, looking like the coolest fucker in the history of the Universe saying "what did I tell you?"
what drugs cheat race? was chamberlain and ben johnson in it too?
3615 Jiphy wrote: I have been delighted by fencing.
And Poles have been full of fair-play during the épée final. Respect.
finally we get one point in this part of final game you mentioned - it was a kind of penalty for French team or something like that. Yesterday in hand-ball Poland 30:30 France :).
Uncle Liam wrote: Christine Ohuruogu= Drugs cheat.
does that mean New Orders music is meaningless (as they used drugs).
thought not.
I love the BBC Monkey theme sequence to the games. very stylish. Has anyone got the album Damien Alburn did in conjuction? Any comments?
NO Regret wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Christine Ohuruogu= Drugs cheat.
does that mean New Orders music is meaningless (as they used drugs).
thought not.
You seem to be having some difficulty distinguishing between recreational drug use and cheating at a sporting event.
Argentina v Brazil semi in the football highlights.usually a must see but in the olympics quite, quite pointless
NO Regret wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Christine Ohuruogu= Drugs cheat.
does that mean New Orders music is meaningless (as they used drugs).
thought not.
To me, New Orders music is utterly meaningless, but thats beside the point.
This is the stupidest post in the history of the board. I'm not even going to explain the difference between a BAND taking recreational drugs, and taking (or avoiding besing tested in this case) performance enchancing drugs in a competetive sport.
I just cannot fathom the stupidity. This makes mind boggle. In fact, it must be a deliberate attwmpt to wind me up. Because surely no one can be this fucking stupid?
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
NO Regret wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Christine Ohuruogu= Drugs cheat.
does that mean New Orders music is meaningless (as they used drugs).
thought not.
You seem to be having some difficulty distinguishing between recreational drug use and cheating at a sporting event.
Let me get this straight, this guy is condoning the use of performance enchancing drugs in sport because A BAND, as ina group fo singwriters and performers, took recreational drugs. This is the point thats been made?
Why didnt Dwain Chambers use this argument in court? 
NO Regret wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Christine Ohuruogu= Drugs cheat.
does that mean New Orders music is meaningless (as they used drugs).
thought not.
A better analogy would be the fact that they used sequenced backing tracks when they played live.
Still fucking shit, but better than yours 
Uncle Liam wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
NO Regret wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Christine Ohuruogu= Drugs cheat.
does that mean New Orders music is meaningless (as they used drugs).
thought not.
You seem to be having some difficulty distinguishing between recreational drug use and cheating at a sporting event.
Let me get this straight, this guy is condoning the use of performance enchancing drugs in sport because A BAND, as ina group fo singwriters and performers, took recreational drugs. This is the point thats been made?
Sadly, yes.
Uncle Liam wrote: Why didnt Dwain Chambers use this argument in court?
Because he's firing on more cylinders? 
NO Regret wrote: I love the BBC Monkey theme sequence to the games. very stylish. Has anyone got the album Damien Alburn did in conjuction? Any comments?
There's a bit of it that sounds distinctly like abit of 'She's a star' by James.
DJ Diamond wrote:
NO Regret wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Christine Ohuruogu= Drugs cheat.
does that mean New Orders music is meaningless (as they used drugs).
thought not.
A better analogy would be the fact that they used sequenced backing tracks when they played live.
Still fucking shit, but better than yours
I shall write to the governing entertainment authority regarding this use of performance-enhancing technique!
Speaking of sports cheats, did anybody believe, seeing the podium lineup for the Gymnastics uneven bars competition, that He Kexin the gold medal winner, is 16 years old? Next to the 18 year-old silver medal winner, Nastia Liukin, the gold medal winner looks like she's about 10, 12 tops (there's some evidence that she's 14, and thus, too young to compete).
Doesnt surprise me. China have gone to astonishing lengths to ensure they finish top of the medals table.
Sadly, as great as these Olympics have been, they cant be classified as the best due to the amount of strange and sometimes baffling... actually know, lets just call it corruption amongst some of the officials.
Comrade Shampanyov wrote:
NO Regret wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Christine Ohuruogu= Drugs cheat.
does that mean New Orders music is meaningless (as they used drugs).
thought not.
You seem to be having some difficulty distinguishing between recreational drug use and cheating at a sporting event.
well Christine is not a proven drug cheat. Like ferdinand she opted out of having doping done. i guess the reason for both was they had taken something they shouldnt have. Anyway, she's clean now so good on her.
Youre absolutely right though. I didnt realise athletes took drugs to enhance their performance. I just thought they did them to be cool.
Uncle Liam wrote:
NO Regret wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Christine Ohuruogu= Drugs cheat.
does that mean New Orders music is meaningless (as they used drugs).
thought not.
To me, New Orders music is utterly meaningless, but thats beside the point.
This is the stupidest post in the history of the board. I'm not even going to explain the difference between a BAND taking recreational drugs, and taking (or avoiding besing tested in this case) performance enchancing drugs in a competetive sport.
I just cannot fathom the stupidity. This makes mind boggle. In fact, it must be a deliberate attwmpt to wind me up. Because surely no one can be this fucking stupid?
"The stupidest post in the history of the board"?
GET IN THERE!!! AWESOME DUDE!
Uncle Liam wrote:
NO Regret wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Christine Ohuruogu= Drugs cheat.
does that mean New Orders music is meaningless (as they used drugs).
thought not.
To me, New Orders music is utterly meaningless, but thats beside the point.
This is the stupidest post in the history of the board. I'm not even going to explain the difference between a BAND taking recreational drugs, and taking (or avoiding besing tested in this case) performance enchancing drugs in a competetive sport.
I just cannot fathom the stupidity. This makes mind boggle. In fact, it must be a deliberate attwmpt to wind me up. Because surely no one can be this fucking stupid?
On the contrary I think theres a distinct parallel. Take music for a start. There are some folk who claim that New Orders music is better than Chris de Burghs. Now it has also been claimed that NO took various narcotics while recording several of their songs, while Chris was stone cold sober when he recorded Lady In Red. Should NO be stripped off recognition for all their efforts? IMO the answer is NO.
Now to sport. Any sprinters that regulary smoke pot and can run 100m in under 10 seconds deserve a medal in my book.
For fucks sake.
They're not smoking Pot. They're taking: Lean mass builders, which are used to drive or amplify the growth of muscle and lean body mass, and sometimes to reduce body fat. This class of drugs includes anabolic steroids, beta-2 agonists, and various human hormones, most notably human growth hormone.
I still cannot fathom the utter stupidity of trying to legitimize cheating in sport by using New fucking Order as an example.
Uncle Liam wrote: They're taking: Lean mass builders, which are used to drive or amplify the growth of muscle and lean body mass, and sometimes to reduce body fat.
These are not the drugs New Order take, obviously.
You don't have an advantage, if you make music under drugs, at least with programmed music. This is the difference.
Uncle Liam wrote: For fucks sake.
They're not smoking Pot. They're taking: Lean mass builders, which are used to drive or amplify the growth of muscle and lean body mass, and sometimes to reduce body fat. This class of drugs includes anabolic steroids, beta-2 agonists, and various human hormones, most notably human growth hormone.
I still cannot fathom the utter stupidity of trying to legitimize cheating in sport by using New fucking Order as an example.
I can tell your struggling with this. But if you dont cheat in sport, then how the hell are you going to win anything? Doh!
I suppose youre gonna say "Natural ability, hard training, or better coaching".
Can't really comment on Christine Ohuruogo being a drugs cheat, evidence is not really forthcoming in favour either way.
The Brits adopted a much more stringent testing system that year, which involved informing the authorities on their whereabouts 24/7. Miss Ohuruogo missed her last random test because she turned up for training at a track only to be found it was hired out for a school sports day, and didn't inform the authorities she'd moved onto an inferior track down the road. She was tested within 72 hours of each of her missed random tests.
She pleaded 'absent-mindedness', and seeing her running the relay heat today, it's most definitely possible, especially cos she's female.
There are currently 21 British athletes who have missed two random tests in the last calendar year. And no one has missed a third test since she and another chap (can't remember his name) got banned in the same week. The word scapegoat springs to mind, but it's a good system, and it would be nice to see other countries adopt it.
As for Rio... a couple of acquaintances of mine have supplied him with Colombian marching powder when down in Sarfff London in recent years, so i can understand him missing his far less rigorous testing schedule.
I was thinking European... ... and then I made a count.
EU, the 27 countries : 77 gold China : 47 USA : 31
