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Congratulations to BC!!
Congratulations to Vancouver, Whistler/Blackcomb, and whatever other
points in the area are going to host the 2010 Olympics. Now us Murricans have seven years to convince NBC to either learn to cover ski racing effectively or to sub the job out to somebody who does. (Of course, seven years down the road, we ought to be able to get a high-definition streaming feed from CBC or whoever else has the best coverage.) bw |
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Congratulations to BC!!
Mike Speegle wrote:
In news:bdubya typed: Congratulations to Vancouver, Whistler/Blackcomb, and whatever other points in the area are going to host the 2010 Olympics. Now us Murricans have seven years to convince NBC to either learn to cover ski racing effectively or to sub the job out to somebody who does. (Of course, seven years down the road, we ought to be able to get a high-definition streaming feed from CBC or whoever else has the best coverage.) Nice hope but it won't happen. All the touchy feely and up close and personal stuff is so women will watch. Or at least that's what they tell themselves and us. Despite it being a load of crap. Oh, and congrats to Vancouver and BC!!! ;-) It wasn't women who were all agog at seeing whatshername's partially-unzipped jersey when she won the women's MTB event! -- Cheers, Bev ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++ "...so she told me it was either her or the ham radio, over." |
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Congratulations to BC!!
The Real Bev wrote:
It wasn't women who were all agog at seeing whatshername's partially-unzipped jersey when she won the women's MTB event! I missed that - got a picture reference? (I was disappointed when Brandi pulled off her shirt to reveal - another "shirt" [not a bra, because there was nothing there to support.]) I've always thought the Olympics should be contested nude, just like the original. Then records, etc, would mean something, and not just that the shoes are better. Also no equipment. If it features equipment, get rid of it. And no teams. If it features teams, get rid of it. So in the Winter Olympics, downhill competition would favor someone with a wide, rounded, smooth behind, with plenty of fat for insulation. And cross country someone with large feet. And jumping someone with no brains. (Same for rock climbing - no shoes - make comparisons legitimate.) |
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Congratulations to BC!!
In news:The Real Bev typed:
Mike Speegle wrote: In news:bdubya typed: Congratulations to Vancouver, Whistler/Blackcomb, and whatever other points in the area are going to host the 2010 Olympics. Now us Murricans have seven years to convince NBC to either learn to cover ski racing effectively or to sub the job out to somebody who does. (Of course, seven years down the road, we ought to be able to get a high-definition streaming feed from CBC or whoever else has the best coverage.) Nice hope but it won't happen. All the touchy feely and up close and personal stuff is so women will watch. Or at least that's what they tell themselves and us. Despite it being a load of crap. Oh, and congrats to Vancouver and BC!!! ;-) It wasn't women who were all agog at seeing whatshername's partially-unzipped jersey when she won the women's MTB event! ??? I have no idea *what* you're talking about. -- Mike __________________________________________________ ______ "Colorado Ski Country, USA" Come often, Ski hard, Spend *lots* of money, Then leave as quickly as you can. Rec.Skiing.Alpine.Moderated is up and working! Join in! |
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Congratulations to BC!!
In news:The Real Bev typed:
Mike Speegle wrote: In news:The Real Bev typed: Mike Speegle wrote: In news:bdubya typed: Congratulations to Vancouver, Whistler/Blackcomb, and whatever other points in the area are going to host the 2010 Olympics. Now us Murricans have seven years to convince NBC to either learn to cover ski racing effectively or to sub the job out to somebody who does. (Of course, seven years down the road, we ought to be able to get a high-definition streaming feed from CBC or whoever else has the best coverage.) Nice hope but it won't happen. All the touchy feely and up close and personal stuff is so women will watch. Or at least that's what they tell themselves and us. Despite it being a load of crap. Oh, and congrats to Vancouver and BC!!! ;-) It wasn't women who were all agog at seeing whatshername's partially-unzipped jersey when she won the women's MTB event! ??? I have no idea *what* you're talking about. If that were true, you'd be too embarrassed to admit it. I'm never too embarrassed to admit I looked or goggled when skin is shown. Like last year's Oscars and Halle Berry's transparent top. Very nice. But I still have no idea what your *very* specific reference is for. ;-) MTB??? WTF? -- Mike __________________________________________________ ______ "Colorado Ski Country, USA" Come often, Ski hard, Spend *lots* of money, Then leave as quickly as you can. Rec.Skiing.Alpine.Moderated is up and working! Join in! |
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Congratulations to BC!!
In news:The Real Bev typed:
On the off-chance you're serious... The first (maybe only, I don't keep up) year they had mountainbiking as an Olympic sport, the women's event was won by an attractive blonde who had unzipped her jersey during the race. The TV coverage was, of course, abysmal, but there was a nice shot of the finish, with the camera centered on the girl's chest. I think she was wearing a sports bra under the jersey. At the time I was reading the MTB newsgroup, and her chest was the subject of considerable discussion. Okay, now I understand. I guess I missed that part of the Olympics coverage. I just had no idea WTF MTB was or what you were referring to. So women aren't always interested in the touchy-feely crap about the contestants and their heroic/tragic stories and guys aren't always interested in technical proficiency. I know that, but the network admits that the touchy feely is to get the women to watch. I think if they actually spent more time showing the athletic endeavors of the competitors more people, men and women, would watch. As it is I was able to watch *all* of the SLC games coverage by using multiple VCRs and *lots* of fast forwarding through the crap. And NBC will continue to have the Olympics to cover through 2010. Aren't we just ****ing lucky. :-( |
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Congratulations to BC!!
Mike Speegle wrote:
In news:The Real Bev typed: On the off-chance you're serious... The first (maybe only, I don't keep up) year they had mountainbiking as an Olympic sport, the women's event was won by an attractive blonde who had unzipped her jersey during the race. The TV coverage was, of course, abysmal, but there was a nice shot of the finish, with the camera centered on the girl's chest. I think she was wearing a sports bra under the jersey. At the time I was reading the MTB newsgroup, and her chest was the subject of considerable discussion. Okay, now I understand. I guess I missed that part of the Olympics coverage. I just had no idea WTF MTB was or what you were referring to. I think it lasted half an hour at the most. So women aren't always interested in the touchy-feely crap about the contestants and their heroic/tragic stories and guys aren't always interested in technical proficiency. I know that, but the network admits that the touchy feely is to get the women to watch. I think if they actually spent more time showing the athletic endeavors of the competitors more people, men and women, would watch. My mom loves the Dodgers, and she knows tons about the individual players, including whose teams they play for now. Since almost all the Dodgers are new, her allegiance is being partially transferred to the Angels. Anyway, she loves sports even though she's never done any, and knowing about the players is part of it. I like doing stuff and don't really care to watch most of it and don't care about the personal crap about the players. One for one :-( As it is I was able to watch *all* of the SLC games coverage by using multiple VCRs and *lots* of fast forwarding through the crap. And NBC will continue to have the Olympics to cover through 2010. Aren't we just ****ing lucky. :-( Indeed. Every once in a while I would watch something, but the endless replays of perky Kerrie Strug just about finished that for me. -- Cheers, Bev ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (On going to war over religion "You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend." -- Rich Jeni |
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Congratulations to BC!!
The Real Bev wrote:
Walt wrote: Personally, I'd dread having the Olympics come to town. Of course, the chances of Detroit getting a bid is pretty darn small. How about Marksmanship? Actually, the murder rate is way down in Detroit - in fact there was a news story this morning about how it's on track for the lowest murder total in over 30 years. Which just proves that the conservationists are right about what happens when you over-hunt a population (c: -- //-Walt // Official Beer Taster for usenet // |
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Congratulations to BC!!
"Walt" wrote in message ... The Real Bev wrote: Walt wrote: Personally, I'd dread having the Olympics come to town. Of course, the chances of Detroit getting a bid is pretty darn small. How about Marksmanship? Actually, the murder rate is way down in Detroit - in fact there was a news story this morning about how it's on track for the lowest murder total in over 30 years. Which just proves that the conservationists are right about what happens when you over-hunt a population (c: I bet they never considered a population overhunting themselves though. |
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Congratulations to BC!!
lal_truckee wrote in message ...
The Real Bev wrote: It wasn't women who were all agog at seeing whatshername's partially-unzipped jersey when she won the women's MTB event! I missed that - got a picture reference? I assume you are talking about Paulo Pezzo. I've got a nice bike calendar of her dressed as little red riding hood... with high heels and stockings. http://members.aol.com/worthcycle/paulo1.jpg On a scale of two I'd probably give her one. PP was banned for using Steriods. She used to be cuter when she was younger and less drug addled. |
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