06-07-2005 20:39									#91
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London's public transport is generally very good these days, the infrastructure improvements are for linking the new village site to the tube and a cross london link. Both good things, but the total extra tube journeys will be negligable compared to the number of journeys made every day.

	06-07-2005 20:42									#92
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quote: Originally posted by reismark * reismark weeps for New York.

meh. I'm not broken up over it.

See its better when the Olympics aren't in the United States. Especially when its far away in different time zones. Then the games can get run at like 3 in the morning and don't have to disrupt anything decent on TV. If they are in the United States then they just clog up the TV and become really fricken annoying.

Its much easier to ignore the Olympics when they are overseas. Of course, most of us would ignore the Olympics anyways, but like I said, it just makes it easier.

	06-07-2005 20:44									#93
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I'm going to have a hard time ignoring the olympics...

	06-07-2005 20:52									#94
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some things:
during the "olympics" in Athens I found out a great phrase of an ancient philospher which goes something like this:

wait, in greek: athletismos= athletism
protathlitismos= proffesional athletism (first+athletism)

so he said: athlitismos is health. protathlitismos is a disease.
seeing all those buffed up athletes, especially those 3 black americans running under 10 seconds in 100 meters and is anyone going to tell me that dope is not on a daily basis the reality on the modern "olympics"? (of course it was known in the old too).


and the saddest, most alien thing ever. for some reason I found myself taking a stroll up the akademias street. that's one of the biggest, busiest streets in central athens. we're talking bazzilion people, traffic all the time, stores, huge activity every second.
I was walking there when the first sport, the bycicle race something, was going on.
I know athens for 20+ years. i walk in it everyday. I never EVER saw akademias street so all utterly, beyond belief empty. it was unbelievable and alien. there was not a walking soul there, nothing, absolutely nothing. the only thing you could hear were the helicopters flying above you. if there ever was a "scenery after the destrucvtion" i'm sure it would look something like that.
and it was sad, really truely heartbreaking for some reason. and also alien completely odd.

	06-07-2005 21:21									#95
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quote: Originally posted by Kassiopeia London has already had two summer games (1908 and 1948), Paris has only had one (1924). I was sure they'd give it to Paris instead of tipping the scales 3-1 to London. But then, if variety were an argument, the games might have gone to Madrid...

Has the 1900 Paris Olympics been written out of history?

	06-07-2005 21:27									#96
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Even so, amazing its been so long since its been to either place.

Also facinating that London was able to host the games so soon after WW2. I thought London was pretty messed up from the bombing and such.

	06-07-2005 21:28									#97
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ooh, tony has more money than jacques to bribe the right persons...

	06-07-2005 21:30									#98
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Great. The world's worst sporting event will now be held in the world's most inefficient and backward country.

	06-07-2005 21:31									#99
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"Backwards"? Coming from a kiwi?

	06-07-2005 21:37									#100
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Backwards, yes. Come on, you're still in a monarchy! I usually get out of monarchy well before the AD years...

	06-07-2005 21:38									#101
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quote: Originally posted by reismark * reismark weeps for New York.

Don't. Most New Yorkers couldn;t give a damn about it- I don't think we ever had more then maybe 55% of residents thinking it was a good idea.

And the fact the Olympics was used as an excuse for the West Side Stadium boondoggle should be laid squarely at the feet of Bloomberg.

They should have designed the Stadium in Queens from day one.

As for it being in London

Madrid would have been more fun- of course, its also horribly hot there in the summer.

	06-07-2005 21:38									#102
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That's funny, I thought Brazil was still under despotism struggling hard to trade for Monarchy

	06-07-2005 21:39									#103
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I wanna see an Olympics in South America.

I still won't watch, but hopefully your mascot can be some hot latin chick. At least I'd get some enjoyment out of the games.

	06-07-2005 21:59									#104
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison "Backwards"? Coming from a kiwi?

You can't organize anything. The rail system in Britain is testament to your incompetence. The whole place is full of whiners too.

	06-07-2005 22:08									#105
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG congrats, although it wont be as good as ours

No, it will be much better.

	06-07-2005 22:22									#106
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon You can't organize anything. The rail system in Britain is testament to your incompetence. The whole place is full of whiners too.

...even worse still, a wannabe Canuck...

	06-07-2005 22:27									#107
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Honestly, I think the Olympics is more of a curse than a boon for most cities. London, Paris, New York, and Moscow need the Olympics like they need holes in their heads.

But congratulations to London, if only because they wanted it...

	06-07-2005 22:40									#108
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Also, as for Paris having had the Olympics only once, that's false. The 1900 Games were in Paris.

So the record will be Paris 2 London 3.

Paris will now be tied with Los Angeles.

	06-07-2005 23:11									#109
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quote: Originally posted by GePap Also, as for Paris having had the Olympics only once, that's false. The 1900 Games were in Paris.

Sorry, my mistake.

	06-07-2005 23:32									#110
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LOLz in your face spineless jacques.

	07-07-2005 00:36									#111
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There's something I find deliciously ironic. The vote was 54 to 50 in favour of London. The two Finnish voters voted for London.

Wonderful

	07-07-2005 00:50									#112
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Oh the irony

	07-07-2005 00:50									#113
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We had the announcement over the Tannoy at work... great news, fantastic opportunity for the East End

	07-07-2005 04:09									#114
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison That's funny, I thought Brazil was still under despotism struggling hard to trade for Monarchy

No, no, we developed a new form of government: extremely corrupted democracy.

	07-07-2005 04:27									#115
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor Obviously, the Welsh and Scots have been pillaged beyond repair by the English, and couldn't host such extravaganza anymore. As to the northern Rosbifs... I doubt they are superior to apes, so comparing them to Paris is fairly amusing

Inferior to apes sets them far above Frenchman

	07-07-2005 05:14									#116
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Spiff, that's interesting.. it might not mean anything, but then again it very well might be some kind of counter backlash from Chirac's comments. He's been the superstar of our tabloids ever since. Well.. but I hope in some way that it was n't because of that.. and that they placed their votes on who they think can give the best games for the rest of us. Who knows.. but certainly interesting.

	07-07-2005 06:23									#117
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quote: Originally posted by MikeH The French have never been the first and foremost resistance to anything!

They just don't have the gaul.

	07-07-2005 06:29									#118
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Die.

	07-07-2005 06:38									#119
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor There's something I find deliciously ironic. The vote was 54 to 50 in favour of London. The two Finnish voters voted for London. Wonderful

hows that ironic? your president abused finland, and then the finnish voters voted against france, seems like a logical outcome tbh.

can't wait for the tabloid headlines tomorrow, i'm sure they'll be the model of magnamimous in victory...

	07-07-2005 09:51									#120
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yeepin yimminy, it's only the olympics for crying out loud.