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trooper077
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So what did everyone think of the 2010 opening ceremony? I thought it was good minus the nelly and brain adams thing,Quite proud of my country

02-14-10 07:20 #

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Ralphis
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I thought you meant the rapper Nelly, you should specify!

I guess everything went alright except the torch lighting and a dude slamming into a metal pole and dying.

02-14-10 07:26 #

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Jodwin
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People actually care about the ceremonies?

02-14-10 08:08 #

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TimeOfDeath
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I'm also in Canada, but don't care about the ceremonies. The weather in Vancouver is bs. I mainly want to see the men's hockey (I don't care who wins, I just want to see good games). I was pretty shocked to see the luge accident/death. Makes me wonder why they don't make those courses like a waterslide (go through a full tube instead of half a tube, so you don't fly off the course).

02-14-10 08:38 #

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deathbringer
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uhhhhhhh

Jodwin said:
People actually care about the ceremonies?

That's all some people care about **.

I keep meaning to watch them and then missing them. I want to go and actually watch the London 2012 one... unless i'm in Japan which i might be if i get on the JET programme. Oh well i think Tokyo wants them in 2016.

Remember, though: China faking thier firworks is worse than claiming Saddam Hussein could blow up London within 45 minutes. Blair has spoken.

02-14-10 12:07 #

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Aliotroph?
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Sports are boring. Ceremonies are even more boring. Well, really fast, dangerous sports like skiing or luge are sort of interesting sometimes.

02-14-10 13:20 #

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Danarchy
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TimeOfDeath said:
I'm also in Canada, but don't care about the ceremonies. The weather in Vancouver is bs. I mainly want to see the men's hockey (I don't care who wins, I just want to see good games). I was pretty shocked to see the luge accident/death. Makes me wonder why they don't make those courses like a waterslide (go through a full tube instead of half a tube, so you don't fly off the course).

Ummm...then we wouldn't be able to see anything. I guess they could put cameras inside, but the view would be weird and would have a good chance of being knocked off. Also, they've been making luge courses for years, and this is the first time I ever heard of someone dying on one.

Anyway, didn't watch the opening ceremonies, even though they're so close by. I've never been a huge fan of the Olympics, though I've always liked the Winter Olympics a bit more.

02-14-10 17:32 #

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Doom Dude
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I always miss the ceremony crap. This time I was play testing my map(s) and listening to music. I reckon that's more fun that watching some Olympic ceremony stuffs.

Luge in a tube? Sounds like some kind of athletic ointment. :P I can't see them having it completely covered.... ummm then again the top half could be some kind of clear plexi-glass stuffage. BUT then if some poor bastard had an accident in there, how would you get em out in a hurry... send the luge ambulance in?

I kinda like watching the skiing events and also the hockey and the bobsled / luge thing is interesting sometimes. Overall, I don't really care if I do miss it all.

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02-14-10 18:14 #

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Cjwright79
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I was into it for the first hour, then it was just dragging on and on, like they always do. I thought it was painfully earnest at times. I had to go back to watch Gretzky light the torch of course. I live near Vancouver and I'm a little embarrassed for my urban neighbors. They seem kinda stupid and shallow, so I'm sure they enjoyed the opening ceremonies immensely.

02-14-10 18:37 #

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phi108
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They were pretty good, but they did seem to drag on for awhile. I liked all the Canadian stuff, it did seem more earnest than much of the stuff I see everywhere else [/canadalover]

EDIT: Did anyone else want to see the mounties break into The Lumberjack Song after raising the flag?

02-14-10 19:22 #

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TheMightyBamBam
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I didnt watch it. But I dont think it was the best as someone died (RIP).

02-16-10 03:50 #

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Ralphis
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Aliotroph? said:
Sports are boring. Ceremonies are even more boring. Well, really fast, dangerous sports like skiing or luge are sort of interesting sometimes.

You sound like a ball of fun

02-18-10 17:56 #

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