Yawwwwwwn.

Impressive.

I missed it...fill me in lizards.

Single most babealicious athlete I've seen so far was with the Paraguayan team.

I like synchronized swimming, not sure why.....can't be the athletes.

So far... very ..... impressive..... did you notice the fireworks were obscured by "mist".

Haven't seen it. Just can't get into communist propaganda. Sort of like why I avoid Google....

It's on ABC? I though NBC had the rights.

I'll have to go to the Web for any of this stuff - I tossed my TV set about 8 years ago, and have never missed it.

I will not be watching one second of the Olympics this time around.

Reasons, in no particular order:

1. I don't care about sports.
2. The Chinese government is repressive and using this as an attempted propaganda coup.
3. I don't watch TV anyway.
4. I'm too busy with work and creative projects.
5. Did I mention I don't care about sports?

NBC. Not ABC.

re: #9 Fionn MacCumhaill

I'll have to go to the Web for any of this stuff - I tossed my TV set about 8 years ago, and have never missed it.

Haven't watched the tube in a week, and haven't missed a thing....

I'll watch it until the ads get too much, after all the Dodgers are playing the Giants, and that's live.

I saw the Syrian team come out and thought the looked to fat to compete.

Are they going to compete under mideast rules where it's the most outrageous lie about your capabilities that wins?

My 9 and 11 year olds are diggin it. This is their first and my first with HD. Funny about all the political commentary as the country's are marching in.... here comes Pakistan with comments on Musharoff (sic).

re: #9 Fionn MacCumhaill

I'll have to go to the Web for any of this stuff - I tossed my TV set about 8 years ago, and have never missed it.

I bow to you in admiration!

I don't watch TV as a general rule, but I haven't taken the step of actually tossing the TV. I keep it for watching DVD movies, and the rare occasional must-see program. Of which the Olympics is not one.

Man those female Russian weight lifters are hot!

What...there's no curling? That sucks!

re: #14 Metal Man

Are they going to compete under mideast rules where it's the most outrageous lie about your capabilities that wins?

I think the best moustache wins, who was still breathing at the time of the competition, medals awarded posthumously if splodedopes intervene before the ceremony.

re: #18 jorline

What...there's no curling? That sucks!

Is there bowling?

re: #15 Utah Chris

My 9 and 11 year olds are diggin it. This is their first and my first with HD. Funny about all the political commentary as the country's are marching in.... here comes Pakistan with comments on Musharoff (sic).

I presume the commentary was approved by the Chinese censors?

And I've already skipped the opening ceremonies. It's my own personal boycott to the Potemkin vision set forth by the Chinese to cover up their rampant violation of human rights and environmental record that shows clearly through the polluted haze (oh, I'm sorry, I'm supposed to believe that it's a mist - a fog).

Let me guess. Lots of dancing. Fireworks.

And the nations parade in.

The torch gets lit. A few speeches.

3+ hours.

Did I miss anything?

Too damn many events in the Olympics these days.

Really, now. Do we need an Olympic event for Tiddly-Winks?

re: #10 zombie

I too will not be watching, however, I do like sports. But I cannot condone China being given the Games by giving it any attention. Will anyone notice? I doubt it, but at least I feel comfortable with my position.

This year they've added Wii events for the first time.

Best commercials so far for my kids was the McDonalds soccer game with the winners screaming about winning with their trophy in the air, then they drop the trophy when the see the losers getting their Happy Meals from their team mom! check that... team soccer mom !

as ABC does their best to suck up to the Chinese communists while pretending they aren’t.

Hmm . . .

/looks NFL preseason football to me

Man are there some ugly costumes in the parade of nations.
Did anyone see the Palestinians walk trough? They were amazing, brought their own flaming hoops with them! Un-friggin'-believable to athletic prowess of those folks!

WoW! Great big weight lifting Samoa chick! Hot!

re: #10 zombie

5. Did I mention I don't care about sports?

The opening ceremony was really nice. Very artistic and amazing in scope.

They had several very spectacular presentations that were variations on the same theme: thousands of people drumming, or dancing, or doing karate moves. They were perfectly synchronized, and arrayed in perfect lines.

This may be the Chinese idea of perfection, but it really creeped me out.

Meanwhile Paul Bugeye Bugalla is on CNN defending John Edwards because after all, he didn't waterboard anyone.

re: #20 The Shadow Do

Is there bowling?

Baking...yellow cakes.

I saw it:

Disclaimer: I hate Commies, I hate the Olympics and all that commercialization.

But: It was amazing. What a spectacle. Wow.

And of course, this being China, the fireworks bidget was pretty hefty.

re: #32 Mich-again

Meanwhile Paul Bugeye Bugalla is on CNN defending John Edwards because after all, he didn't waterboard anyone.

You are actually watching CNN?

re: #10 zombie

LOL! Well, most of that justifies your post, except the all encompassing "I don't like sports." If you don't like sports you could not like the Olympics whether held in Katmandu or the moon!

Me? I love sports. I love the Olympics. I DO get teary eyed watching the parade of countries before the games. I love watching the sports - especially, in this order: Equestrian (where men and women complete as equals), gymnastics, swimming, diving, and, of course....the USA basketball team! Go all. Have a blast and politics be damned.

It's already made a statement by having GWB there, and the flag bearer for our team. We've made our political statement. Now, LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

re: #31 ErnieG

They were probably kung fu moves. Just sayin'

re: #31 ErnieG

I think the threat of the Chinese Gulag would make me be perfectly synchonous as well.

Its very impressive and creative, except that they a Palastine team.

The opening ceremony is making clear that we have WAY too many countries. We need to consolidate some of them. (Maybe that's what Russia's trying at the moment.)

as ABC does their best to suck up to the Chinese communists while pretending they aren’t.

ABC - practicing in case Obama and the fascists win in November.

My son is saying the chicks with the white hats surrounding the field with their red belts holding water bottles are ALL HOT ! Maybe we will have to get rid of the HD.

re: #35 Jetpilot1101

I'm watching two TV's actually. And hanging out here. I don't usually watch much TV other than sports, but Moonbat TV is great comedy when they cover a scandal regarding one of their own.

re: #39 fishystik

Its very impressive and creative, except that they a Palastine team.

What events do they compete in...speed suicide vest assembly, clandestine tunnel digging, propaganda?

OT, but I've emailed my Senators...both of them are members of "Gang of 10" mentioned in Kimberley Strassel's article, "Republican Energy Fumble."

A sample:

I've just finished reading Kimberley Strassel's column, "Republican Energy Fumble" in The Wall Street Journal...My mood is best described as OUTRAGE!

It's too bad you're not up for re-election like your counterpart Saxby (Used-to-be-my-Senator) Chambliss...

People, particularly Americans, respond to leadership.

"An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep."

What a bunch of SHEEP we have in Congress--sheep lead by worse sheep.

Ugh!

re: #44 Jetpilot1101

Flaming ring diving.

Instead of farming out the work to lowest bidding, but hottest design and branding firm, the Beijing Olympic Committee ‘hired’ its own university design professors to create for the Olympics 2008. In particular, the official mascots of Beijing 2008 were conceived and born in these shiny new halls of the Art and Design Academy under the direction of Professor Wu, a high-ranking member of the Party. Although, somewhat insipidly and overly cute by Western standards, the set of five mascots cleverly epitomize cultural memes of China, symbolize aspects of the Olympic spirit, the elements of nature, and even form a language pun in Mandarin, when their names are properly sequenced. They are unmistakably an inside job. Until the court of public opinion meets next summer along with merchandising sales and media ratings, the verdict is out on Fuwa, the Five Friendlies.

Source: [Link: www.mercurious.com...]

The five friendlies

and

The Piggy Friendlies

re: #43 Mich-again

Well said. I to enjoy a good moonbat head explosion on a Friday night.

re: #37 Noam Sayin'

They were probably kung fu moves. Just sayin'

You're right. Or feng shu. I was reaching for the word, but couldn't find it. Senior moment. At any rate, it said something about the Chinese world view. Scary.

Personally, I've never understood someone not liking sports. To me, it's almost like not enjoying music.

The Islamic countries are a shoe in for gold, silver and bronze in all of IED events.

The Olympics were supposed to be non political, but communists and dictators will turn anything with international viewers into a whore for propaganda. Thats why the games should NEVER go to one of those countries, but it will because the West has an overcooked noodle for a spine.

re: #42 Utah Chris

Yeah they're hot. Its like 30 degrees C there and they have been cheering for over an hour now.

re: #44 Jetpilot1101

Don't forget.... 'I can get my house bulldozed faster than you can...' or rather... 'see that bulldozer over there... go crazy will ya'?.

re: #9 Fionn MacCumhaill

I'll have to go to the Web for any of this stuff - I tossed my TV set about 8 years ago, and have never missed it.

That would be more impressive if your eyeballs weren't superglued to a puter monitor...;~)

re: #52 maddogg

The IOC should be ashamed of themselves.

re: #56 Sharmuta

The IOC should be ashamed of themselves.

They are not capable of shame.

Sheessshh.... commercials every 8 1/2 minutes.

I watched some f the opening ceremonies. It looked really cool, except for the whole Commies probably approved the script and what not. The fireworks looked nice, amoghts the, um, fog.

re: #10 zombie

I will not be watching one second of the Olympics this time around.

Reasons, in no particular order:

1. I don't care about sports.
2. The Chinese government is repressive and using this as an attempted propaganda coup.
3. I don't watch TV anyway.
4. I'm too busy with work and creative projects.
5. Did I mention I don't care about sports?

Zombie, except for our spiritual differences, I'd swear that the two of us were separated at birth.

The guy toting the Swiss flag is a hottie!

re: #56 Sharmuta

The IOC is about as democratic and responsive as the Roman Senate.

The NORK team just paraded through with tight smiles. I wonder how many of these losers will physically survive the games. I suppose Fearless Leader will decide.

re: #60 mikalm

Zombie, except for our spiritual differences, I'd swear that the two of us were separated at birth.

What are your thoughts on the metric system?

I will NOT forget! F*ck the Chicoms!

There is an Olympics on?

I really need to unlock the channels that carry them.......... nah.

I'm not watchin' unless there is a Jamaican bobsled team, Mon!

President Omar Bongo of Gabon Delgation is offering a dream house and untold riches to the athelete that can bring a medal home... I can't make this stuff up. Leave it to NBC to find such. He's been the ruler for 41 years and his country has never won a medal (no kidding... I'll bet he's pretty safe on that offer).

re: #47 Catttt

Source: [Link: www.mercurious.com...]

The five friendlies

and

The Piggy Friendlies

They had a whole airport shop full of them in Shanghai back in March.

I had never considered how much "stuff" could come from the land where all the "stuff" is made.

Watching John Edwards denying the affair on month-old video clips expose his masterful skill at lying. Oh he's good. I think he could give Billy Jeff a run for his money. But I'm guessing if someone with some skill in these things watched that clip they could figure out his "tell". And then go back through all his campaign videos to look for the same tell when he lied back then about other things.

And credit where it's due: I have to give the pro-Tibet activists, most of whom are Leftists and/or Westernized pseudo-Buddhists, a nod for messing with the Chinese P.R. machine during the buildup to the Olympics.

re: #63 The Shadow Do

The NORK team just paraded through with tight smiles. I wonder how many of these losers will physically survive the games. I suppose Fearless Leader will decide.

They were smiling cause they finally got something to eat.

re: #63 The Shadow Do

The NORK team just paraded through with tight smiles. I wonder how many of these losers will physically survive the games. I suppose Fearless Leader will decide.

They're worried that their food stipend will disappear after the games, and they'll have to go back to eating tree bark soup.

Never been a summer games in South Amercia? Really? Ever try to run a marathon on 100% humidity?

re: #68 Utah Chris

President Omar Bongo of Gabon Delgation is offering a dream house and untold riches to the athelete that can bring a medal home... I can't make this stuff up. Leave it to NBC to find such. He's been the ruler for 41 years and his country has never won a medal (no kidding... I'll bet he's pretty safe on that offer).

Omar Bongo? Really?

I want to party with that guy, just because of his name.

re: #70 Mich-again

Watching John Edwards denying the affair on month-old video clips expose his masterful skill at lying. Oh he's good. I think he could give Billy Jeff a run for his money. But I'm guessing if someone with some skill in these things watched that clip they could figure out his "tell". And then go back through all his campaign videos to look for the same tell when he lied back then about other things.

His "tell" - his lips were moving.

re: #67 christheprofessor

I'm not watchin' unless there is a Jamaican bobsled team, Mon!

Umm. Mr Professor sir, this is the Summer Olympics.

re: #73 Cartman

They're worried that their food stipend will disappear after the games, and they'll have to go back to eating tree bark soup.

and dirt pudding.

re: #78 The Shadow Do

and dirt pudding.

Hey, dirt pudding is damned delicious.

re: #75 OldLineTexan

God's honest truth.... not revised of course to creationism or evolution viewpoints.

re: #75 OldLineTexan

Omar Bongo? Really?

I want to party with that guy, just because of his name.

Didn't he play with Oingo Boingo?

re: #76 The Shadow Do

His "tell" - his lips were moving.

I knew there would be a skilled investigator in the house.

Taiwan Chinese Taipei & their "special Olympic flag

Iran's athletes are glowing in those green jackets..... maybe we should perform that rad check now with a flyover of black helicopters.

re: #68 Utah Chris

President Omar Bongo of Gabon Delgation is offering a dream house and untold riches to the athelete that can bring a medal home... I can't make this stuff up. Leave it to NBC to find such. He's been the ruler for 41 years and his country has never won a medal (no kidding... I'll bet he's pretty safe on that offer).

That's not as bad as Uday Hussein, who motivated his Olympic soccer team with beatings, torture, and death threats.

What Olympic event is John Edwards competing in?
/snicker

Why is the dude from Senegal listening to his iPod onthis momentous occasion?

Edwards met Hunter in a bar and then hired her to create campaign videos for him. Ha. Thats perfect.

Wow. Uberhottie on the Serbian team.

re: #88 Mich-again

Edwards met Hunter in a bar and then hired her to create campaign videos for him. Ha. Thats perfect.

What type of videos? Are you sure they were campaign videos?

re: #86 itellu3times

What Olympic event is John Edwards competing in?
/snicker

Pole vault.

Hungary looks like red and white dalmations in their uniforms only instead of spots, they are flowers more closely resembling a maple leaf.

re: #77 Mich-again

Umm. Mr Professor sir, this is the Summer Olympics.

I'm gonna have to add a JOKE COMING at the beginning, JOKE AHEAD near the middle, and a JOKE IMMINENT just before the end/punch line of every post, I see...

re: #86 itellu3times

What Olympic event is John Edwards competing in?
/snicker

I believe he's circling the drain.

re: #81 christheprofessor

Didn't he play with Oingo Boingo?

He should be from the Congo, although "Gabon" is cool, too.

"We got some Gabonese girls just dyin' to meetchoo"

Wait till you guys see the horrible outfits the Russians wore. Reminded me of the von Trapp kids in their curtain outfits.

Correction 6 1/2 minutes between commercials.

The cheering Chinese chicks need a little energizer bunny boost.

re: #85 ErnieG

That's not as bad as Uday Hussein, who motivated his Olympic soccer team with beatings, torture, and death threats.

He had an Iron Maiden for those who especially displeased him. Got his reward via US armed forces.

I question the timing.

re: #87 Noam Sayin'

Why is the dude from Senegal listening to his iPod onthis momentous occasion?

If he's like my niece and nephew, the headphones are permanently glued to the ears.

re: #95 OldLineTexan

He should be from the Congo, although "Gabon" is cool, too.

"We got some Gabonese girls just dyin' to meetchoo"

Rolling Stones, 1976!

re: #91 Cartman

Pole vault.

Beat me to it.

...so to speak.

re: #98 The Shadow Do

The cheering Chinese chicks need a little energizer bunny boost.

I don't think they'll last much longer but I bet the fear of a Chinese gulag is going to get them perky in no time.

Yo! Yo! Yo! The Dirkmeister leading the German team in. Go Mavs!

Chris Kamen is playing for the German basketball team?

What a sellout.

re: #4 Occasional Reader

Single most babealicious athlete I've seen so far was with the Paraguayan team.

Then you'll love this.

re: #95 OldLineTexan

He should be from the Congo

Actually, its called D.R. Congo. Not to be confused with Dr. Congo.

re: #95 OldLineTexan

He should be from the Congo, although "Gabon" is cool, too.

"We got some Gabonese girls just dyin' to meetchoo"

Wasn't that from the Steel Wheelchair tour?

Guam - With the Judo champ carrying their flag at 6' and 399 pounds is one of largest olympians of all time? No kidding... as I reflect back to that happy meal commercial. Guy must east some serious guamese food.

re: #104 Jetpilot1101

I don't think they'll last much longer but I bet the fear of a Chinese gulag is going to get them perky in no time.

Tree bark soup and dirt pudding in their future. You go girls!

OT, but its open thread so how can this be off the topic... Over the last month, the politics of my employer, DeKalb County government went through some significant changes as our northern sector of the county, the citizens of "Dunwoody" elected to form their on "City of Dunwoody" due to the majority black county ignoring issues concerning minority white north DeKalb. "Dunwoody" was the "cash-cow" of DeKalb and DeKalb has already instituted budget cuts for the loss of revenue. I find this infuriating because all DeKalb government had to do was go up to north DeKalb, hold four or five town hall meetings and ask Dunwoody citizens what they wanted from DeKalb government and provide the services. So Dunwoody is gone and will be forming their new government including IT. The other major change is our new CEO or "great leader" has been elected. His name is Burrel Ellis and we are hoping for the best because he does appear to be sincere in his desire to make the county a better place. He has already stated his desire to privatize my department, Information Systems due to a minor financial scandal regarding over-spending by my department sanctioned by the CEO and executive assistant. The bottom line is that I could be looking at early retirement and increased salary from my new employers, either Dunwoody or a commercial contractor that privatizes my department. I would double my gross pay. I am leaving my options open...

Goin' out on the town, Lizards. See ya later!

re: #107 Mars Needs Neocons

Then you'll love this.

Aside from Maria Sharapova and Alexandra Orlando - not that hot, really.

In 1980, I lived in Northern NY so we could pick up the Canadian stations.

We got to see the USA vs USSR game live which is way better than 'knowing' the outcome while you watch it.

But what was more cool was that I bought 4 tickets for $50 to the 'hockey semifinals'

It turned out that we were at the USA vs Finland Game. Which you all saw on TV and when USA won, they got the gold medal.

You remember that? I sure did.

Time delays are BS. We live in real time. Show it to us.

Who was that Fin athlete that won 9 medals in the 1920s'? Didn't catch those details....

re: #97 Utah Chris

Correction 6 1/2 minutes between commercials.

Yes, but they're Super Bowl Quality commercials. At least, they cost big bucks.

The worst thing about the commercial breaks is that God-awful Olympic fanfare music. It's loud. It's pretentious. It's been overdone. And worst of all, it's tacky.

The idiocy of the NBC commentary is breathtaking.

re: #110 Utah Chris

Guam - With the Judo champ carrying their flag at 6' and 399 pounds is one of largest olympians of all time? No kidding... as I reflect back to that happy meal commercial. Guy must east some serious guamese food.

Chris, you're taking the gold for the smallest avatar.

re: #118 MikeySDCA

The idiocy of the NBC commentary is breathtaking.

Does this in any way surprise you?

Monaco walking in now.

Roulette must be a demonstration sport this year.

re: #118 MikeySDCA

The idiocy of the NBC commentary is breathtaking.

How dare you defame Bob Costas!

Not a lot of people know this, but the bagpipes were a gift from the Irish to the Scots.

The joke hasn't caught on, yet.

re: #115 scrad

It turned out that we were at the USA vs Finland Game. Which you all saw on TV and when USA won, they got the gold medal.

You remember that? I sure did.

Absolutely awesome! I'd trade a lot of really good personal memories for that one.

re: #102 christheprofessor

Rolling Stones, 1976!

My kids HATE it when that comes on, because I LOVE it.

Of course not.re: #120 Jetpilot1101

re: #112 LoFlyer

Good move. Always leave the options open...

re: #107 Mars Needs Neocons

Then you'll love this.

Where are the Russian weight lifters? I find the 5:00 O'clock shadow intriguing.

re: #119 jorline

I need to let the kids fix that for me.... one of these days in between the 6 1/2 minute commercials....

The dude next to Karzai was taking a snooze.

re: #118 MikeySDCA

The idiocy of the NBC commentary is breathtaking.

Aw, give 'em a break. They're just tryin' to promote whirled peas.

re: #129 Utah Chris

I need to let the kids fix that for me.... one of these days in between the 6 1/2 minute commercials....

LOL...at first glance I thought it was some kind of flag. I was born in Utah BTW.

Chinese team coming in behind Yao.

re: #132 jorline

Double click it and you can see my son with a huge smile.

Raiders 7 /'Niners 3 (almost half-time)

I'll pick the NFL over pseudo pro-western, capitalist totalitarianism anyday.

Here comes the Red China team. Time to go fire up dinner. Yao Ming? No way Houston man, no way!

re: #114 Noam Sayin'

Aside from Maria Sharapova and Alexandra Orlando - not that hot, really.

Somebody get Noam a pulse, stat.

Like you'd kick 'em out of bed because theri medals were cold...

Absolutely awesome! I'd trade a lot of really good personal memories for that one.

Me too, Oh wait, I think I did!

It was awesome, especially due to the 'random chance' of getting to go to that game.

re: #127 christheprofessor

Good move. Always leave the options open...

Now that I have my MoJo back, I should be saying I am exploring my options, I am going to start talking to the Dunwoody people. I used to live and work in Dunwoody 25 years ago. Hmm, time to start researching network options available to Dunwoody. Off the clock of course!

Oman and Aruba - mutually exclusive aren't they? Followed by Afghanistan 'struggling today...' the only woman on their team disappeared and is believed to be seeking asylum in Norway due to death threats from fundamentalists...? Really? I can't make this stuff up....

re: #118 MikeySDCA

The idiocy of the NBC commentary is breathtaking.

They remind me of the inane conversations between the two guys in the Sonic Drive-thru commercials, but not as funny.

re: #134 Utah Chris

Double click it and you can see my son with a huge smile.

I already did...still small, but he's cute.

re: #136 The Shadow Do

Here comes the Red China team. Time to go fire up dinner. Yao Ming? No way Houston man, no way!

I love Yao. Did you know the Chinese bred him to play basketball?

re: #125 OldLineTexan

Heh. Back when that was new (I was about 14), I was in a buddy's locked room (across the street) with that album (how old am I?) playing, he was rolling one in an upturned frisbee, when the door opened and his father (a very successful businessman) walked in, pretented to be dancing, shifting from left to right, giving my friend just enough time to stash the frisbee before his father looked down and saw it...

/how's that for a run-on sentence!

re: #138 scrad

Me too, Oh wait, I think I did!

It was awesome, especially due to the 'random chance' of getting to go to that game.

I saw it on TV. I went outside and cheered. Along with all my neighbors. All time greatest sports moment (aside from whipping the Russians first).

China's plan appears to be to overwhelm all the events with sheer numbers...

Did I miss Women's Beach Volleyball yet? Go Kerri Walsh!

Those drummers. Did you see them ?
Over 2,000. Maybe there were 2008 drummers. Bob Costas summed up (what he saw in person) what I saw watching on big screen HDTV in one word;

"intimidating"....

the shear number of them

re: #143 OldLineTexan

I love Yao. Did you know the Chinese bred him to play basketball?

Tell me more...

Yao Ming is the flag bearer for China? WTF A guy that had to leave his country to make some dough and they pick him as the flag bearer.
Pretty much the exact opposite of the US flag bearer.

re: #150 Metal Man

Great point.

Isn't it lovely how seldom these bozos manage to correctly pronounce "Beijng"?

re: #146 Occasional Reader

China's plan appears to be to overwhelm all the events with sheer numbers...

That is their 'default' world plan.

And here comes the Tibetan team!

/kidding

Iran mullahs are alreadu pissed that A WOMAN carried the flag ?

LOL

Olympics: Controversy in Iran over female flag carrier
[Link: www.adnkronos.com...]

re: #146 Occasional Reader

China's plan appears to be to overwhelm all the events with sheer numbers...

Thats a heck of lot better than East Germany's steroid "super-women" produced during the '70's....

re: #148 Airedale

Bass solo next?

re: #150 Metal Man

Yao Ming is the flag bearer for China? WTF A guy that had to leave his country to make some dough and they pick him as the flag bearer.
Pretty much the exact opposite of the US flag bearer.

I have a big question as to how much of the tres beaucoup money he makes goes back to his political masters?

re: #143 OldLineTexan

That's the reason the Philippine Team will never be good at basketball, despite it being the national team sport (seriously!). None of the players can reach past Yao Ming's navel.

re: #145 The Shadow Do

I saw it on TV. I went outside and cheered. Along with all my neighbors. All time greatest sports moment (aside from whipping the Russians first).

I agree. It was the game against the Soviets that really thrilled me the most. But winning the gold was really awesome!

re: #154 Occasional Reader

And here comes the Tibetan team!

/kidding

The Taliban team cannot be far behind.

Hugo Chavez changed the time zone to 1/2 hour in front of NY's time cause his people get more light that way? Really....?

re: #144 christheprofessor

Heh. Back when that was new (I was about 14), I was in a buddy's locked room (across the street) with that album (how old am I?) playing, he was rolling one in an upturned frisbee, when the door opened and his father (a very successful businessman) walked in, pretented to be dancing, shifting from left to right, giving my friend just enough time to stash the frisbee before his father looked down and saw it...

/how's that for a run-on sentence!

You, me, Faulkner's ghost, and a bottle of bourbon, and we can do a whole novel in a single breathless sentence that stretches across the autumnal smoke of the Mississippi Delta arcing with the fire of a dying star that has provided life and nourishment to bodies black and white and red, striving in the rich fertile fecund darksmelling mud bottoms wih stick and plow to force not just cause from the earth to spring such sustenance as kept the mud-cousin flesh and the ethereal spirit bound together.

re: #155 Airedale

"To make a woman march with the flag of the Islamic Republic in Beijing, is pure heresy and shows total disobedience of the laws mandated by our spiritual guides," said Seyye Ahmad Elmalhoda, leader of Friday prayers in Iran's holy city of Mashad.

Yikes. She might want to consider claiming asylum at the US embassy.

The Olympics would be better with cheerleaders. Maybe they can fly in the 26 that got stuck in a Texas elevator?

re: #139 LoFlyer

It's been 25 years. It's an entirely new set of people who work there now...

/keep your options open, and look elsewhere...

re: #137 OldLineTexan

Somebody get Noam a pulse, stat.

Like you'd kick 'em out of bed because theri medals were cold...

I think you just inspired a country song...

/

All I could see of in the opening segments was the number of males who are performing and regimented and thinking they were unlikely to find a mate what with the births of girls being unpopular and aborted.

What do all those men do in another decade to release all that extra testosterone?

re: #149 The Shadow Do

Tell me more...

Mom and Dad were both State-raised basketball stars, paired by a far-sighted coach. It was the Cultural Revolution and scary as hell. Mom managed to keep the State from taking Yao away from her at an early age to follow in his parent's footsteps. They sacrificed greatly for him.

re: #137 OldLineTexan

More room on the floor.

Didn't say they were ugly. The Serbian babe has a butter face, though.

re: #168 yesandno

I told my wife about that same thing while we watched that. What else they gonna do?

re: #158 The Shadow Do

I have a big question as to how much of the tres beaucoup money he makes goes back to his political masters?

They've got his family so the answer is probably all.

re: #155 Airedale

Iran mullahs are alreadu pissed that A WOMAN carried the flag ?

LOL

Olympics: Controversy in Iran over female flag carrier
[Link: www.adnkronos.com...]

/there's an easy solution for that

re: #165 Wyatt Earp

I think those 26 cheerleaders were home schooled in California and couldn't count to 15 as the sign said on the inside of the elevator.

re: #168 yesandno

All I could see of in the opening segments was the number of males who are performing and regimented and thinking they were unlikely to find a mate what with the births of girls being unpopular and aborted.

What do all those men do in another decade to release all that extra testosterone?

Either animal husbandry or conquest.

re: #163 OldLineTexan

You, me, Faulkner's ghost, and a bottle of bourbon, and we can do a whole novel in a single breathless sentence that stretches across the autumnal smoke of the Mississippi Delta arcing with the fire of a dying star that has provided life and nourishment to bodies black and white and red, striving in the rich fertile fecund darksmelling mud bottoms wih stick and plow to force not just cause from the earth to spring such sustenance as kept the mud-cousin flesh and the ethereal spirit bound together.

*Bows humbly to your unexcelled wordiness.*

puppy games on animal planet.

And no comment on the record being set....

the largest number of Chinese girls dancing to bagpipe music.......

/why bagpipes? is this just the network feed or what?

re: #163 OldLineTexan

A half-mark off for no mention of miscegenation; other than that, excellent work.

re: #179 Occasional Reader

A half-mark off for no mention of miscegenation; other than that, excellent work.

Also, nothing about jail, trains, rain, gettin' drunk, or Momma.

Is everybody riveted by the Olympics, or what? Nearly 200 posts and only three spinoffs.

And Jay777 hasn't spammed his blog, yet.

GMC commercials now.... just in time to have them bailed out following the mortgage lenders.... after they spend big bux to place their commercials during the olympics.

re: #168 yesandno

All I could see of in the opening segments was the number of males who are performing and regimented and thinking they were unlikely to find a mate what with the births of girls being unpopular and aborted.

What do all those men do in another decade to release all that extra testosterone?

Ummm.... march west to look for women. Start a war?

And now, the Chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee is proudly declaring martial law.

re: #179 Occasional Reader

A half-mark off for no mention of miscegenation; other than that, excellent work.

Damn, you're right. Definitely an entire theme missing.

re: #166 christheprofessor

It's been 25 years. It's an entirely new set of people who work there now...

/keep your options open, and look elsewhere...

Been thinking about it, and probably my best option for advancement is Dunwoody. I will be researching network options for Dunwoody this weekend. Finally showing some incentive and ambition after my divorce.
/Klink!

Someone once remarked that the Chinese are a people who do not know when to stop.

re: #169 OldLineTexan

Mom and Dad were both State-raised basketball stars, paired by a far-sighted coach. It was the Cultural Revolution and scary as hell. Mom managed to keep the State from taking Yao away from her at an early age to follow in his parent's footsteps. They sacrificed greatly for him.

Holy moley. He seems to have come out of that environment to become a really pleasant person.

Unfortunately, he will have to sacrificed to the greater good of the Dallas Mavericks.

re: #180 ErnieG

Also, nothing about jail, trains, rain, gettin' drunk, or Momma.

This is Faulkner, not Waylon Jennings.

/

Ha! A you tube clip of Olberman reporting that John Edwards endorses Obama. Perfect!

Go ahead I dare you to pick the most despicable of the three.

With the Exception of the "Iranian" Females, The Parade WAS Beautiful.

-S-

re: #163 OldLineTexan

You, me, Faulkner's ghost, and a bottle of bourbon, and we can do a whole novel in a single breathless sentence that stretches across the autumnal smoke of the Mississippi Delta arcing with the fire of a dying star that has provided life and nourishment to bodies black and white and red, striving in the rich fertile fecund darksmelling mud bottoms wih stick and plow to force not just cause from the earth to spring such sustenance as kept the mud-cousin flesh and the ethereal spirit bound together.

Ha! I just can't top that -- so, I had to rely on the Chomskybot:

For any transformation which is sufficiently diversified in application to be of any interest, this analysis of a formative as a pair of sets of features is not quite equivalent to nondistinctness in the sense of distinctive feature theory. It appears that the earlier discussion of deviance is, apparently, determined by a descriptive fact. It may be, then, that the natural general principle that will subsume this case appears to correlate rather closely with the strong generative capacity of the theory. This suggests that the theory of syntactic features developed earlier suffices to account for a parasitic gap construction. So far, the descriptive power of the base component is necessary to impose an interpretation on a general convention regarding the forms of the grammar.

Kazakhstan - love those costumes..... followed by Kuwait's 8 athletes.... and Cote D'ivoire..... I have no idea where that country is..... have to ask my kids...

Oh I almost forgot this was the "Green" Olympics being held in the most polluting county on earth. Hypocrisy thy name is Communism.

re: #186 LoFlyer

Clink!

I have been to China 6 times over 2 decades. I am not sure if "communism" is the correct word for their economic system. They are a long way off the mark from Marx.

re: #187 MikeySDCA

Someone once remarked that the Chinese are a people who do not know when to stop.

Was it the Tibetans?

Russia - Utah Jazz Kirelenko carrying the flag.... funny with the Red jackets... and they are talking about Georgian fighting.... Putin and Bush have discussed it... really... in between Big Mac's and Slushy's?

re: #189 OldLineTexan

david alan coe will stand the test of time.

John Edwards. and Eb from Green Acres. Brothers from different mothers.

re: #200 Mich-again

John Edwards. and Eb from Green Acres. Brothers from different mothers.

Lovechild ;)

re: #193 Utah Chris

Kazakhstan - love those costumes..... followed by Kuwait's 8 athletes.... and Cote D'ivoire..... I have no idea where that country is..... have to ask my kids...

Ivory Coast.

It's in Western Africa. Start at the Straits of Gibraltar and head south until you hit the Atlantic again.

re: #181 Noam Sayin'

Is everybody riveted by the Olympics, or what? Nearly 200 posts and only three spinoffs.

And Jay777 hasn't spammed his blog, yet.

No- I'm reading. To hell with the Chicoms- I'm not watching their propaganda.

re: #193 Utah Chris

Kazakhstan - love those costumes..... followed by Kuwait's 8 athletes.... and Cote D'ivoire..... I have no idea where that country is..... have to ask my kids...

"UT-C" -

Ivory Coast is in West Africa, on the Coast - NEAR LIBERIA.

-S-

Here come's the USA.... Did the flag bearer let the flag touch the ground upon entry to the stadium?

Wow... they are getting a welcome applause.... nice....

Love those hats... the wife would never let be seen dead in one of those.

Did they move a small city to Bejing? Geesh... we sent a lot of athletes.

Hhhahahahahah 'redeem team'..... classic NBC.

Silky Pony is on 'Nightline' now..I would love to smack his smirking, lying face.

A pity party...schmuck.

re: #203 Sharmuta

No- I'm reading. To hell with the Chicoms- I'm not watching their propaganda.

Problem is .. their propoganda is getting prettier. Same doody, just tarted up as fresh meat.

re: #198 Utah Chris

Russia - Utah Jazz Kirelenko carrying the flag.... funny with the Red jackets... and they are talking about Georgian fighting.... Putin and Bush have discussed it... really... in between Big Mac's and Slushy's?

Interesting that the singular flag bearer position is taken by at least three countries whose star has risen where? The good old USA. Says something, I think.

re: #202 OldLineTexan

Why couldn't they just say 'Ivory Coast...'? Are they allowed to change their country's name without UN approval? Did they talk to the world court first?

re: #165 Wyatt Earp

*whack*

They're teen-aged girls.

re: #143 OldLineTexan

I love Yao. Did you know the Chinese bred him to play basketball?

Man, that's some nutritious bread they musta fed him.

re: #203 Sharmuta

Who's watching the propaganda? I'm trying to pick nominees for Olympics '08 Hottie - Women's Division.

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Since we're off topic anyhoo -- saw a bumper sticker the other day:

Pinebox Destiny

Interesting thought, I suspect it's a band...

Some of the still images coming off the wires, of the opening ceremony, are quite impressive. Certainly a once in a lifetime event for a photographer.

However, having no TV, I'll have to download an opening ceremony video from somewhere...

Meh. I'm watching Spielberg's War of the Worlds. The Martians haven't even shown up yet and I'm already rooting for them to win. Ugh.

Hey all y'all - are we still talking the olympics or what?

re: #213 tradewind

The people of TN interrupt this Olympic broadcast to bring you an important message
(That you can order, and put on your bumper!)
[Link: www.tngop.org...]

Gotta' get me one of those.

I remember the good old days of Chinese competition .. when the women swimmers were men, and the men just played with their balls (table tennis). Ah .. those were the days.

The comments by NBC so far have made them the leading contender for the gold medals in boring statistics and asinine observations.

Damn, the ChiComs aren't even trying to fake it... they goosestepped the entire flag march.....
You'd have thought that along with all those no white socks manners lessons, someone would have 'splained that one to them.......

re: #216 Slumbering Behemoth

Meh. I'm watching Spielberg's War of the Worlds. The Martians haven't even shown up yet and I'm already rooting for them to win. Ugh.

I hope they got their shots.

5 minutes of US athlete coverage of the parade, then a quick cut to a commercial for Budweiser... unbelievable. I can't make this stuff up. A full minute commercial. Next commercial was Chevy....

re: #207 Buster Bunny

Problem is .. their propoganda is getting prettier. Same doody, just tarted up as fresh meat.

Well then- thank goodness the IOC gave them an international platform! Excuse me if I refuse to play along.

Besides- how long until the first doping scandal? Or did I miss it already?

re: #217 realwest

Hey all y'all - are we still talking the olympics or what?

What the hell? Aren't you up passed past your bedtime! ;)

/I'm in pedant mode -- bear with me!

re: #214 christheprofessor

Since we're off topic anyhoo -- saw a bumper sticker the other day:

Interesting thought, I suspect it's a band...

I don't care to dwell upon it, death will come soon enough. It is a thought provoking band name though....

re: #216 Slumbering Behemoth

Meh. I'm watching Spielberg's War of the Worlds. The Martians haven't even shown up yet and I'm already rooting for them to win. Ugh.

I'm going back and forth between the ceremony and The Bourne Supremacy. Matt Damon is yummy.

re: #216 Slumbering Behemoth

Meh. I'm watching Spielberg's War of the Worlds. The Martians haven't even shown up yet and I'm already rooting for them to win. Ugh.

The Martians have landed .. they are now running for presidential office! But i've found their one true weakness . . . . . . .

REALITY

Kills 'em in an instant.

/Paris Hilton for President

re: #218 MandyManners

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re: #217 realwest

I'm opting out of the communist totalitarian hosted Olympics this year....but I'm having a nice evening otherwise. How's about you?

Lieberman ‘on McCain short-list’

Joe Lieberman, the former Democratic vice-presidential nominee who has endorsed John McCain, is being vetted as a potential running mate for the Republican presidential hopeful, according to an adviser to Mr McCain’s ­campaign.

Gee John, why not just concede now?

/could McCain try any harder to lose this election?

re: #193 Utah Chris

I remember a night a few years back hanging out at LGF when the French were evacuating nationals from their colony the Ivory Coast and when the rioting mob got too close to them, a French soldier with a machine gun fired into the crowd to get them to back off. Unless you were around here back then you probably never heard that story.

re: #222 maddogg

I hope they got their shots.

They don't need 'em, these martians happen to be scientologists.

re: #227 MandyManners

That reminds me- I have a Star Trek movie to watch.

Live long and prosper.

re: #223 Utah Chris

5 minutes of US athlete coverage of the parade, then a quick cut to a commercial for Budweiser... unbelievable. I can't make this stuff up. A full minute commercial. Next commercial was Chevy....

One of the reason's why I have watched only two hours of TV the last month....

Robert Mugabe tried to come to Bejing and China told him no further than Hong Kong..... because they were thinking he might upstage them?

I heard something the other day on NPR about no longer letting the torch go through countries due to the Free Tibet people raising cain.

re: #237 MandyManners

I heard something the other day on NPR about no longer letting the torch go through countries due to the Free Tibet people raising cain along the routes of the torch's progression.

re: #209 Utah Chris

Why couldn't they just say 'Ivory Coast...'? Are they allowed to change their country's name without UN approval? Did they talk to the world court first?

It was a French colony, etc.

youze guyz still here?

minimal entertainment value in these opening ceremonies, so far

but they never really are much better, are they?

was it Barcelona (1992) - or Los Angeles - or both - that had tedious puppets and stuff? Barcelona, I think. of course, had to look up locations to even remember the locations, ...

Schmuck Nothing!

The ONLY and REAL Question IS - "SCHLEMIEL or SCHLEMAZEL. Discussion?

-S-

The Chinese 'badmitten' team "heroes" are honored with the torch lighting? Badmitten. JS on a Popsicle stick! This is a sports event right? right?

I'm a stinker.

re: #225 christheprofessor Yeah, I'm up waaay past my bedtime - screwed up my meds schedule AGAIN!
Really sucks.
So, how are you doing this evening? Is anyone watching the Olympic replays ?

re: #227 MandyManners

Maaaatt Daaaaamon.

Actually .. i think we are overdue for a color job on the White House. I think maybe a light beige or maybe a minty green may do nice.

/Senor Ronaldo Pablo la Mexicano por el presidente !

A Chinese female is now attempting 112 kg lift.

re: #230 Killgore Trout

I'm opting out of the communist totalitarian hosted Olympics this year....but I'm having a nice evening otherwise. How's about you?

Didn't you forget God-less? ;)

Was watching preseason football. Now I'm here. The CBC was running live streaming video of the opening ceremonies this morning. Heard that on the local radio station.

re: #203 Sharmuta

I will not watch even 1 nano-second. That it is in China is the last straw. The Olympics are now a professional sporting event, and I will never forget how they went on with the Olympics in 1972, after the massacre of the Israeli athletes and coaches. Never.

These are the martyrs HY"D.

re: #227 MandyManners

Who's Matt Damon?
/ducks

Is it any good? Saw the first one, thought it was pretty cool.

re: #231 Killian Bundy

Sure, but Obama's people still say Hillary's on their short list too, and we all know...
Got to be a red herring to throw off speculation. He wouldn't do it.
There is a lot of talk around Eric Cantor, too.

The flying torch bearer is goofy.

re: #243 Killgore Trout Stinks

I'm a stinker.

Damn, you stink!

/admit it, you're Stinky who wields the Stick! ;)

The final flame as believable as the first lighting:)

re: #251 Slumbering Behemoth

Who's Matt Damon?
/ducks

Is it any good? Saw the first one, thought it was pretty cool.

I'm ducking Matt Damon !

ROTFL

re: #245 laZardo

I've heard/read that he's a moonbat. Oh, well. I don't like him for his mind.

re: #251 Slumbering Behemoth

Who's Matt Damon?
/ducks

Is it any good? Saw the first one, thought it was pretty cool.

Yes, it is good.

re: #237 MandyManners

I heard something the other day on NPR about no longer letting the torch go through countries due to the Free Tibet people raising cain.

Media coverage of the torch relay dropped to zero after the negative publicity generated by the protestors.
/No media bias here!

re: #230 Killgore Trout
Hi Killgore, I could be doing better I suppose - see my #244 - and what's worse is I'm pissed off at myself and so am now grinding my (already achy) teeth.
Futz, I need a good laugh.

China gets the first gold medal in female weightlifting.

BMX olympic debut this year.... really.... I'll pass on that one.... for the badmitton.

Some years back, when I was more involved with tae kwon do, our school was visited by the Korean National Team. We set up a sparring segment with them, and I watched as several of my do jang mates got the hell kicked out of them by the biggest Koreans you ever saw.

It was not long after the 2000 Olympics, so I spared those talented, young athletes from my Cocoon of Terror.

re: #242 The Shadow Do

The Chinese 'badmitten' team "heroes" are honored with the torch lighting? Badmitten. JS on a Popsicle stick! This is a sports event right? right?

Have you ever seen Asians play badminton? It's a blood sport. I saw it in college. Unbelievable.

re: #9 Fionn MacCumhaill

I'll have to go to the Web for any of this stuff - I tossed my TV set about 8 years ago, and have never missed it.

I didn't toss the TV but I did ditch the cable about 4 years ago.

re: #231 Killian Bundy
Probably, Killian, but I sure as hell don't see how.

Hopefully.... they'll never add cricket to the olympics.

re: #241 Dr. Shalit

Schmuck Nothing!

The ONLY and REAL Question IS - "SCHLEMIEL or SCHLEMAZEL. Discussion?

-S-

ROTFL! 2 Jews? 3 answers.

re: #260 realwest

Hi Killgore, I could be doing better I suppose - see my #244 - and what's worse is I'm pissed off at myself and so am now grinding my (already achy) teeth.
Futz, I need a good laugh.

Hello Real! A great day to be alive!

re: #256 Buster Bunny

Now that Kimmel and Silverman are off, maybe she really was ducking Matt Damon.....