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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:07 PM Original message |
Entire Georgia delegation withdraws from the Olympics |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. tv ratings for luge are going to be spectacular... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. quote from Sports Illustrated saying just that. Junkdrawer posted this in another thread- |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. NASCAR fans actually watch the sport for the sport. It's the non-fans that watch for the crashes. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. How do you figure that works out in proportions - "sport" fans vs. gore voyeurs? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. No idea. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. All sounds sensible, thanks. |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. What a terrible way to kick off the games. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sad event. Now the 'breaking news' says the women's downhill has been postponed. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. Where does it say that Georgia withdrew? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. They said it on GEM$NBC but I'm watching the press conference |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Not in the article. Report of withdrawl not yet confirmed apparently. MSNBC video report here: |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 05:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. That would be really sad and quite unfair to the other athletes. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. Vancouver's 'snow' was flown in and/or manufactured. Expect ALOT of imjuries and remember |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 05:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Meanwhile Atlanta is covered in snow |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. LOL |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Adaptation to such rapidly occurring shifts tends not to happen. Extinction does. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. That's only at Cypress Mountain, where freestyle skiing... |
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