| [guidogodoy] Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:38:08 AM | |
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| HEY!!! Curling is on! Hurrah!!! |
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| [joedraper] Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12:20:57 AM | |
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Good morning Priesty beasts!
It's raining in Africa today. Very strange for this time of year and seriosly interfering with my training. Probably the most unfittest I've been for a big event so er.. stress levels are creeping higher and higer but I have to just soldier on and hope I make it up the moutain in 3 weeks time (insert panicked scream here please)
At least I have a nice road bicycle that is nice and light so I will only be lugging my extra weight up the mountain ha ha hahhaha. Aparantly Armstrong is doing the Argus this year so no surprises as to who will win lol. I'm also determined to track down a local channel showing some of the winter Olypics. There has to be one right? Right? lol..
Ok time for my post gym shower. That cup of coffee finished way too fast imo. |
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, February 15, 2010 7:41:40 PM | |
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I consider it like golf. Yeah, it is fun to DO but watching it is just a step above watching apples rot, IMO.
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| [Head banger] Monday, February 15, 2010 7:39:09 PM | |
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I wish!!!. I supose that might reduce the quiet of the sport though. Ah, to have a gun. then again, prison would soon folow I supose.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Monday, February 15, 2010 7:26:41 PM)| |  | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Do you shoot, too? HAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [Deep Freeze] Monday, February 15, 2010 7:26:41 PM | |
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| [Head banger] Monday, February 15, 2010 7:20:00 PM | |
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cross country skiing is so nice and peacefull. such hard work, but in the right places its wonderfull. of course it takes me about 6 times longer to do than these guys...
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, February 15, 2010 12:30:01 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | That is me and cross-country skiing. 9 miles and I KNOW it is tough but, man, I hate to "skate" when you often have to do so to get to another downhill run.
Then again, I never really had much time on real cross-country skis.
| | | Becks wrote: | | LOL snowboarding is actually one event that I have zero interest in, so no worries there.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Yeah, I am watching snowboarding as I type. Spoiler! All three Americans qualified! LOL!!!
(no need to watch it now...sorry, nobody from S. Africa, Australia nor NZ).
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | Well, its about quarter after noon here and the Olympics start in 45 min. I wonder if anyone else here already has them on TV? Looks like Snow Boarding is on tap today. I'm pretty sure the USA owns that event. Could be wrong but I sure see a ton of those kids running around here with the baggy jeans and flannel....And this is the desert!!!!!!! |
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| [Head banger] Monday, February 15, 2010 7:19:02 PM | |
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they should give them all poles to whack each other with. just watched a replay of the boardercross final, dunno how the canadian lost that lead.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Monday, February 15, 2010 4:00:33 PM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yeah, its pretty cool. I like it. The snow boarding was pretty neat, too. Looking forward to seeing four of 'em at once hurdling down that darn track!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | Becks wrote: | | | We have speed skating on here now, kinda interesting I guess lol. |
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| [spapad] Monday, February 15, 2010 7:17:07 PM | |
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Then isn't life great J.J. that you are Ruler of the Remote! and King of the Castle when it comes to your viewing pleasures! That is why they have 500 channels of shit to turn through before you turn off the TV in complete disgust. lol
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Monday, February 15, 2010 6:04:45 PM)| | | jimmyjames wrote: | | It's all shit. I don't and won't watch any of it.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I prefer the summer olympics, but I always get really pissed off with the massive amount of swimming events. So boring.
| | | jimmyjames wrote: | | | Personally I find the winter olympics to be crap, much the same as the summer olympics. The reason they are on every four years is because no-one can tolerate this crap annually. |
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| [jimmyjames] Monday, February 15, 2010 6:04:45 PM | |
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It's all shit. I don't and won't watch any of it.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Monday, February 15, 2010 5:53:06 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | I prefer the summer olympics, but I always get really pissed off with the massive amount of swimming events. So boring.
| | | jimmyjames wrote: | | | Personally I find the winter olympics to be crap, much the same as the summer olympics. The reason they are on every four years is because no-one can tolerate this crap annually. |
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| [Becks] Monday, February 15, 2010 5:53:06 PM | |
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I prefer the summer olympics, but I always get really pissed off with the massive amount of swimming events. So boring.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Monday, February 15, 2010 5:46:05 PM)| | | jimmyjames wrote: | | | Personally I find the winter olympics to be crap, much the same as the summer olympics. The reason they are on every four years is because no-one can tolerate this crap annually. |
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| [jimmyjames] Monday, February 15, 2010 5:46:05 PM | |
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| Personally I find the winter olympics to be crap, much the same as the summer olympics. The reason they are on every four years is because no-one can tolerate this crap annually. |
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| [Becks] Monday, February 15, 2010 4:01:50 PM | |
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I like the speed skating they're showing now cos it's short and fast, lol. The stuff they had on the other day was longer and I lost interest after a few laps.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Monday, February 15, 2010 4:00:33 PM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yeah, its pretty cool. I like it. The snow boarding was pretty neat, too. Looking forward to seeing four of 'em at once hurdling down that darn track!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | Becks wrote: | | | We have speed skating on here now, kinda interesting I guess lol. |
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| [Deep Freeze] Monday, February 15, 2010 4:00:33 PM | |
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Yeah, its pretty cool. I like it. The snow boarding was pretty neat, too. Looking forward to seeing four of 'em at once hurdling down that darn track!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Monday, February 15, 2010 3:57:52 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | | We have speed skating on here now, kinda interesting I guess lol. |
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| [Becks] Monday, February 15, 2010 3:57:52 PM | |
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| We have speed skating on here now, kinda interesting I guess lol. |
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| [Deep Freeze] Monday, February 15, 2010 3:13:48 PM | |
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| Interesting. So this event has "military" roots, then? I suppose it makes sense. I should think they would need to start shooting at each other, though... HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Phantom A6] Monday, February 15, 2010 1:13:19 PM | |
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In the early days before biathlon became a sport discipline they all carried the full backs n shoot with large caliber weapons like the .308 Winchester caliber. Since the 70th they're shooting with small bore (.22 lfb).
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Monday, February 15, 2010 1:07:33 PM)
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Well If all that is the case, they should have to strap a 200 pound weight to their backs for the final ski.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [Deep Freeze] Monday, February 15, 2010 1:07:33 PM | |
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Well If all that is the case, they should have to strap a 200 pound weight to their backs for the final ski.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Phantom A6] Monday, February 15, 2010 1:07:11 PM | |
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You cannot understand it?? Ya, I know 'Cause biathlon have it roots in a special military unit: "Gebirgsjäger" - "Mountain Infantry" ("High-Mountain-Platoon") and you don't have it in the states!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Monday, February 15, 2010 12:47:23 PM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | HA!!!!!!! Well at least THAT kind of makes sense. I watched the "biathalon" yesterday and still cannot quite understand it. Hmm, let's see...we ski and shoot??? OOOOOKAAAAY. Just how the heck did that become an event?? Back in "Viking days", one would find out from the Mrs. that the in-laws were coming over for dinner and they were out of deer?? "Oh CRAP!! Where's my skis and my rifle??.. I am off to ski fast and shoot!" HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | Becks wrote: | | Cross country skiing is on here at the moment LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | That is me and cross-country skiing. 9 miles and I KNOW it is tough but, man, I hate to "skate" when you often have to do so to get to another downhill run.
Then again, I never really had much time on real cross-country skis.
| | | Becks wrote: | | LOL snowboarding is actually one event that I have zero interest in, so no worries there.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Yeah, I am watching snowboarding as I type. Spoiler! All three Americans qualified! LOL!!!
(no need to watch it now...sorry, nobody from S. Africa, Australia nor NZ).
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | Well, its about quarter after noon here and the Olympics start in 45 min. I wonder if anyone else here already has them on TV? Looks like Snow Boarding is on tap today. I'm pretty sure the USA owns that event. Could be wrong but I sure see a ton of those kids running around here with the baggy jeans and flannel....And this is the desert!!!!!!! |
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| [Becks] Monday, February 15, 2010 12:55:03 PM | |
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LMAO! Funnily enough, Craig actually suggested maybe that was the origin of the biathlon, skiing and shooting to hunt LOL!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Monday, February 15, 2010 12:47:23 PM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | HA!!!!!!! Well at least THAT kind of makes sense. I watched the "biathalon" yesterday and still cannot quite understand it. Hmm, let's see...we ski and shoot??? OOOOOKAAAAY. Just how the heck did that become an event?? Back in "Viking days", one would find out from the Mrs. that the in-laws were coming over for dinner and they were out of deer?? "Oh CRAP!! Where's my skis and my rifle??.. I am off to ski fast and shoot!" HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | Becks wrote: | | Cross country skiing is on here at the moment LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | That is me and cross-country skiing. 9 miles and I KNOW it is tough but, man, I hate to "skate" when you often have to do so to get to another downhill run.
Then again, I never really had much time on real cross-country skis.
| | | Becks wrote: | | LOL snowboarding is actually one event that I have zero interest in, so no worries there.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Yeah, I am watching snowboarding as I type. Spoiler! All three Americans qualified! LOL!!!
(no need to watch it now...sorry, nobody from S. Africa, Australia nor NZ).
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | Well, its about quarter after noon here and the Olympics start in 45 min. I wonder if anyone else here already has them on TV? Looks like Snow Boarding is on tap today. I'm pretty sure the USA owns that event. Could be wrong but I sure see a ton of those kids running around here with the baggy jeans and flannel....And this is the desert!!!!!!! |
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, February 15, 2010 12:52:14 PM | |
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Yeah, I have cross-country on as I type. That is what made me think...damn, this is boring!
I was also thinking the EXACT same thing about the "ski and shoot" event yesterday. Now running on SNOWSHOES and shooting, THERE would be a sport! Watching them trip over tennis racquets tied to their feet, guns going off by accident shooting the guy running in front of you.... |
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