21-08-2004 19:08									#151
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Taiwan and Chinese Taipei are the same country.

	21-08-2004 19:10									#152
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Really? I had no idea at all!!!

<----- notice this. It was also used in a previous post.

	21-08-2004 19:11									#153
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BTW, Chen Qi seems to be a douchebag, what with his uneccessary shouts and glares that are laughable coming from a ****ing ping pong player. I hope the government finds out he's in Falun Gong or something.

	21-08-2004 19:14									#154
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On a related note Drake, given the fact that Hong Kong isn't independent as such, how do you feel about removing the option for that particular flag from the Apolyton flag list?

	21-08-2004 19:18									#155
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I really don't care. I just selected it a while back to show my support for the citizens of Hong Kong as they fought against Chinese tyranny. Been too lazy to change it.

	21-08-2004 19:18									#156
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Oh, must stop posting. It's the Korea vs. Taipei in the final Team competition in Archery!

And yes, I know that means it's people from south of the 38th parallel on the Korean peninsula against people from the island called Formosa in portugese. So you don't have to tell me that Drake.

	21-08-2004 19:21									#157
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I do have to tell you what a smilie means though, apparently...

	21-08-2004 19:27									#158
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Just watched the gold medal mens badminton. Brilliant play by Hidiyat. I'd forgotten that Indonesia were/are a world power in that sport. I wish there were badminton courts here. NBC gets a for showing the whole thing.

	21-08-2004 19:36									#159
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hidiyat was impressive. And the guy pronounced chun, man he just lost it. hidiyat was just toying with him at times.

I've heard clement was a provincial badmitton champ, he did a good job, glad ESPN let him do it

	21-08-2004 19:38									#160
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China just won.

BTW, I'm pretty sure that the guys on both these ping pong teams shave their legs. What kind of homo **** is that?

	21-08-2004 19:41									#161
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Yeah I guess Clement was the 'expert' commentator. The other guy knew nothing about badminton.

	21-08-2004 19:48									#162
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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten I do have to tell you what a smilie means though, apparently...

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Well, if you want to continue with your besserwisser-behavior. I'd say that the smiley is intended to underline a sarcastic remark. Where sarcasm is the making of a (humorous) remark intended to mock.

If you want it to mean something else, that's up to you.
<---- a 'cute'-smiley, you can tell me what that one means while you're at it, oh Omniscience one.

	21-08-2004 20:00									#163
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quote: I'd say that the smiley is intended to underline a sarcastic remark. Where sarcasm is the making of a (humorous) remark intended to mock.

Looks like I actually do have to explain it to you. A is used to show your disdain for something someone has said or done. So when you write...

quote: No not Taiwan, Chinese Taipei!

... it looks like you disagree with my use of the name Taiwan, as though you thought I was stupid to use it or something. It doesn't indicate sarcasm, especially in this context.

quote: oh Omniscience one.

Firstly, the word is omniscient. And I'm not omniscient, but merely a native speaker of English.

	21-08-2004 20:02									#164
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Did anyone see the men's 10km last night? Bekele's last lap was insane! I believe he ran it in 53 seconds.

	21-08-2004 20:27									#165
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Yeah, he was movin. Is Gebrselassie gonna run the marathon?

	21-08-2004 20:51									#166
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Nope, or not during the olympics anyway. The commentator said Gebrselassie thought it was too hot in Athens. But he's going to make a world record attempt in the Amsterdam marathon.

	21-08-2004 22:21									#167
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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten Looks like I actually do have to explain it to you.

You're so funny when someone pokes at you. So I'll quote the smilies legend just for fun: "roll eyes (sarcastic)". But I really can't see what a yellow circle with a face has to do with ones ability to deal with the english language.

I can't really help if i hurt your delicate feelings with my first remark so you had to go all besserwisser over me. As if you seriously could be so dumb as to think that I didn't know that Taipei was the same thing as Taiwan.

Yes, I know you're gonna come back at me with some other lame response but it tires me now.

	21-08-2004 22:40									#168
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quote: So I'll quote the smilies legend just for fun: "roll eyes (sarcastic)".

Drake is PWNED!

	21-08-2004 23:06									#169
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quote: Originally posted by Mercator Nope, or not during the olympics anyway. The commentator said Gebrselassie thought it was too hot in Athens. But he's going to make a world record attempt in the Amsterdam marathon.

Thats what I must have heard part of.

	21-08-2004 23:29									#170
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui quote: So I'll quote the smilies legend just for fun: "roll eyes (sarcastic)". Drake is PWNED!

Why, of course he was.

	22-08-2004 02:39									#171
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GOOOLLLD !!!

Carolina Klüft wins the women's heptatlon with an outstanding lead of 500+ above the 2nd. Some say the winners of the heptatlon (women) and decatlon (men) are the best athletes in the World. Those multi-sporters normally have their career peak around 30. Carolina Klüft is 21 and already unbeatable.

When someone in any sport is that supreme, you would expect doping, but Carolina Klüft is currently the most tested person in the World, and proven totally clean. No faked motorcycle accidents there.

Sweden, Sweden, Sweden!!!!

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	22-08-2004 02:45									#172
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quote: Originally posted by Chemical Ollie Sweden, Sweden, Sweden!!!!

Oh yeah? Well, do you have four medals in total yet, or what?

ah well, okay, I guess, congratulations anyway

	22-08-2004 03:04									#173
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quote: Originally posted by Monk Oh yeah? Well, do you have four medals in total yet, or what? ah well, okay, I guess, congratulations anyway

We will very likely have at least 4 golds when this is over, yes. So far we have 2 medals (gold in women's heptatlon and bronze in womens sailing)

Women's heptatlon, men's Hop-Step-Jump (or whatever it's called) and men's high jump would be considered a failure if we didn't win. Then we have good chances to win gold in any of the following, as our atletes are among the 5 best in the world in these sports: women's long jump (is that the correct English word?), women's football, men's table tennis, men's pole jump, men's wrestling, horse jumping, and a few others I can't remember by heart.

	22-08-2004 03:12									#174
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Sweden

Why can't you settle for bronze like the rest of us?

	22-08-2004 03:14									#175
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It's really the privilege of countries with yellow in our flag. If our participants hadn't picked up a gold, they would get one back with their deposits when they leave the Olympic Village.

	22-08-2004 03:42									#176
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does anyone understand gymnastic scoring? i don't even think the judges do...

	22-08-2004 05:02									#177
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It seems like it, especially with the controversy of the men's all-around gymnastics, where the South Korean athlete should have won gold because his routine had a difficulty of 10.0 and not a 9.9.

	22-08-2004 05:08									#178
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GOLD!!!

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	22-08-2004 05:26									#179
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Texas

	22-08-2004 05:30									#180
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quote: So I'll quote the smilies legend just for fun: "roll eyes (sarcastic)". But I really can't see what a yellow circle with a face has to do with ones ability to deal with the english language.

See, that was proper usage and has nothing to do with sarcasm...