The Olympic Games

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  1. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Well-Known Member

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    Will you be watching it and if so which events do you like to watch?
     
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    The ones with the fittest lasses in it and the ones where the afore mentioned lasses wear least clothing.
     
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  3. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Well-Known Member

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    So basically the Brazilian womens beach volley ball team and syncronized swimming!
     
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    I'll watch as much as possible my favorite events are long jump, triple jump, high jump, any of the track events and triathlon.

    Not bothered at all about the football shouldn't be involved in my opinion.
     
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    I probably won't bother with most of it, depends how some of our athletes do.
     
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    You dirty, old man

    Me too!
     
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    They are not wearing bikinis in beach volleyball, very disappointing.

    I watch any sport so the Olympics gets a thumbs up from me, will watch it whenever I get chance.
     
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    Glory hunter.
     
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    Anything with Jessica Ennis gets my vote
     
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    Re: You dirty, old man

    The rowing (not Don) finals usually make for good tv viewing especially when GB teams are involved.
     
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    Only reason I support Barnsley.
     
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    What I like about the olympics (and sport in general) is watching something random and getting into the spirit of competition. I'm watching bowls now on sky. Now I don't particularly like bowls but I can see the scores, I can see the tension and it's enthralling. Thats what I love about the olympics, having it on in the background and something just catching your eye and once you've started watching an event you can't stop till it ends. During the last olympics I watched the entire diving events and by the end of it I could tell you quite a lot about some of the athletes.

    In comparison, football really is boring for a neutral or newcomer to the sport. You can watch a game for 90 minutes with practically nothing of note happening and nobody really making any attempt to win. Watch diving, bowls, gymnastics, pretty much most olympic sports for half an hour and the standings WILL have changed and be continually changing.
     
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    Unfortunately

    I'll miss most of it all because I'll be on a dig.
     
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    It was like that under Robins for us seasoned veterans too.
     
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    Love the Olympics. Love flicking the tv on and just watching whatever sport is on. About the only thing I've never watched is the wrestling and I don't really understand it...
     
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    I'm quite looking forward to the diving, dunno why but i've always thought its good to watch
     
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    Yes. I'll watch all the athletics most of the cycling and anything at all that we've got a chance of a medal in.
     
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    I'll watch owt. Remember at last olympics watching hockey, bmxing, canoeing, judo, sailing. Love watching sports that I never see anything about at any other time for 4 years.
     
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    Aye forgot about canoeing, i'll definitely have to keep an eye out for that
     
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    Archery, equestrian, gymnastics, and my very favourite cycling in the velodrome
     
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