The 2016 Olympics Coming To The New World ?

Started by Armyknife, October 01, 2009, 07:16:18 PM

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Agelastus

#45
October 02, 2009, 11:28:46 AM
Quote from: Valmy on October 02, 2009, 11:24:29 AM
Well I look forward to Rio 2016.

Is that the inside dope? After all, we're still a few minutes before the announcement is made.

I think Chicago should blame -

(1) Atlanta
(2) Its cruddy finances (shutting down for a day! Come on...)
(3) George W Bush
"Come grow old with me
The Best is yet to be
The last of life for which the first was made."

Valmy

#46
October 02, 2009, 11:30:06 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 02, 2009, 11:26:30 AM
7 years to get ready. What event do you plan on competing in? ;)

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Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Valmy

#47
October 02, 2009, 11:32:46 AM
Quote from: Agelastus on October 02, 2009, 11:28:46 AM
Is that the inside dope? After all, we're still a few minutes before the announcement is made.

No just a guess.

QuoteI think Chicago should blame -

(1) Atlanta
(2) Its cruddy finances (shutting down for a day! Come on...)
(3) George W Bush

Hehe yeah Atlanta was pretty sucky.  But then Atlanta is a shitty city so that should have not been a surprise to anybody.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

DGuller

#48
October 02, 2009, 11:46:50 AM
Quote from: Alatriste on October 02, 2009, 11:13:08 AM
Quote from: DGuller on October 02, 2009, 10:56:51 AM
Samaranch is not dead yet? :unsure:  What's the holdup?

Not only that, he seems... unchanged. Either he has a handy trinket in his pocket to disappear when meetings become boring, or somewhere in his basement he hides a revealing portrait.
Well, he better die soon, he doesn't have much time left.

DGuller

#49
October 02, 2009, 11:51:12 AM
And it's Rio.  Who needs two kidneys anyway?

Agelastus

#50
October 02, 2009, 11:51:26 AM
According to Reuters, we all have RIO to look forward to.

I'm very pleased. :)
"Come grow old with me
The Best is yet to be
The last of life for which the first was made."

Agelastus

#51
October 02, 2009, 11:52:04 AM
Damn.

Beaten by 14 seconds. :(
"Come grow old with me
The Best is yet to be
The last of life for which the first was made."

alfred russel

#52
October 02, 2009, 12:04:29 PM
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on October 02, 2009, 10:41:39 AM
I love the headline on Drudge - WORLD REJECTS OBAMA


Top story on Salon is the top story on drudge:

QuoteChicago loses Olympics bid; conservatives rejoice

*picture of drudge headline*

It's not often that conservatives celebrate the U.S. losing out to countries like Brazil and Spain, especially not when the loss involves a prominent event like the Summer Olympics. But when the International Olympic Committee eliminated Chicago as a potential host for the 2016 games in the first round of voting on Friday, the right broke out the champagne.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

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I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
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DisturbedPervert

#53
October 02, 2009, 12:05:51 PM
Higher body count, World Cup South Africa or Olympics Rio?

DGuller

#54
October 02, 2009, 12:10:43 PM
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on October 02, 2009, 12:05:51 PM
Higher body count, World Cup South Africa or Olympics Rio?
We need to decide what fraction of a body kidney is before being able to answer this question accurately.

KRonn

#55
October 02, 2009, 12:11:54 PM
Good for Chicago for dodging this mess. Would have been an expensive mess,  though the, or we, taxpayers would have wound up bailing them out, while the connected people pulling the strings made big bucks via that corrupt Chicago political machine. Apparently many cities wind up losing money hosting the Olympics.

Syt

#56
October 02, 2009, 12:13:03 PM
Quote from: DGuller on October 02, 2009, 11:51:12 AM
And it's Rio.  Who needs two kidneys anyway?

I guess now would be a good time to hire out as mercenary to get rid of all the street kids. :shifty:
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—Stephen Jay Gould

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jimmy olsen

#57
October 02, 2009, 12:17:16 PM
Quote from: Agelastus on October 02, 2009, 11:28:46 AM
Quote from: Valmy on October 02, 2009, 11:24:29 AM
Well I look forward to Rio 2016.

Is that the inside dope? After all, we're still a few minutes before the announcement is made.

I think Chicago should blame -

(1) Atlanta
(2) Its cruddy finances (shutting down for a day! Come on...)
(3) George W Bush

Shouldn't Salt Lake be more in people's memories? Wasn't that much more successful?
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Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
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Caliga

#58
October 02, 2009, 12:18:20 PM
Quote from: Agelastus on October 02, 2009, 11:51:26 AM
According to Reuters, we all have RIO to look forward to.
I'm hard with anticipation.
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Valmy

#59
October 02, 2009, 12:20:29 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on October 02, 2009, 12:17:16 PM
Shouldn't Salt Lake be more in people's memories? Wasn't that much more successful?

When selecting spots for the Summer Olympics?  No.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."
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