2012 London Olympics

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  1. Paris

    Paris Well-Known Member

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    Yea, I suppose we do. It's not as famous as football and rugby, but there are still many people who play handball here and finding a club to fit in shouldn't be difficult.
     
  2. Herkdriver

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    Fortunately it was a copy /paste and I didn't expect anyone to read it.
     
  3. Herkdriver

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    Isn't handball like racquetball without the racquet, or am I just confused as usual?
     
  4. Up On the Governor

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    Good, because I would've been really disappointed had you sat there and typed out the rules of flickerball. Point retracted for not typing it to lose my attention though. The score remains Up On the Governor: 69, Herkdriver: 1.
     
  5. Paris

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    You must be confused. By the lack of racket.
     
  6. Herkdriver

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    Do you honestly think I remember that (*)(*)(*)(*) verbatim?

    You were wearing diapers herding yaks, when I attended SOS...and the only thing good about SOS was watching the Maxwell AFB gate entrance sign in my rear-view mirror departing.
    Like a visual doppler effect of pure joy.
     
  7. Up On the Governor

    Up On the Governor Well-Known Member

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    I don't know what to think anymore. I met someone that played crud by the rules...nothing surprises me anymore.

    Amen.
     
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    cenydd Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I take it you've never been to Jamaica. There's a reason you don't leave the resort when one vacations in Jamaica, as the murder rate in that cesspool was the highest in the world a few years ago. You'd think with Bolts money he'd run away from that dump.
     
  10. Albert Di Salvo

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    The Chinese don't have a sense of humor that any one else on earth would recognize as humor. :)
     
  11. Paris

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    Lots of Jamaican people in the UK. I must say I love their accent and they look pretty cool to me, too.
     
  12. Viv

    Viv Banned by Request

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    Ah so. I don't see the Chinese bursting into tears and squealing like giant babies if they fall over on the running track. :w00t: Although US had one guy who bucked that trend this year, by running on with a broken leg. What kind of terrifying coaching is that guy getting?:smile:
     
  13. Viv

    Viv Banned by Request

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    [video]http://www.reggae-reggae.co.uk/home-carousel/reggae-reggae-sauce-tv-advert/[/video]
     
  14. Herkdriver

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    Final medal count London 2012 Olympics

    1 United States 46 29 29 104
    2 China 38 27 23 88
    3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
    4 Russia 24 26 32 82
    5 Korea 13 8 7 28

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  15. kronikcope

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    It sounds like you're dealing with somewhat intelligent Jamaicans that got the heck out of Jamaica. I assure you, Jamaica itself is a crime riddled dump full of murdering swindlers willing to kill you for the change in your pocket.
     
  16. kronikcope

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    It appears that I won't be receiving a Chinese flag from Viv after all.
     
  17. Paris

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    I see. So, it must be because of the neighborhood.
     
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    liberalminority Well-Known Member

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    US athletes show emotion when losing because they know they are losing millions of dollars in capitalist corporate sponsorship, and the opportunity to live like modern day royalty in mansions.

    Chinese athletes don't show any emotion when losing because they know their fates are sealed by their communist government, that they will either suffer or die.
     
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    I would pay zillions to have an education like yours. I really have to admonish Britain for the one they bestowed on me. Why, oh why, did they waste their time with theatrics when the could have taught me the good old American way.
     
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    The Chinese have a sense of humour that anyone else on earth would recognise as cents of humour. :whisper:
     
  21. reedak

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    You may find the Chinese athletes end up like rejected racehorses in the Chinese horsemeat industry where you can never find Achilles' tendon but Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang's Achilles tendon.

    Liu Xiang surgery 'very successful'
    http://news.yahoo.com/liu-xiang-surgery-very-successful-192202626.html

    What is horse 'wastage' in the racehorse industry?
    http://kb.rspca.org.au/What-is-horse-wastage-in-the-racehorse-industry_235.html
     
  22. Albert Di Salvo

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    Maybe you're right. It's good to see you again dear uncle.
     
  23. kronikcope

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    Jamaica is a country, not a neighborhood, and one of the crazier ones in the world. One of the few places left on Earth where you can spend more time in prison for being gay than someone who robs a bank.
     
  24. Paris

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    Oh, thanks. I thought Jamaica was some sort of suburb of the USA. Say hi to the neighbours:woot:
     
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    What are there riots going on, like in France?
     

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