Author Topic: olympics (Read 77899 times)

MakeItRain · « **Reply #350 on:** February 20, 2014, 01:58:58 PM »

we have to beat these poutine eating fucks tomorrow

MakeItRain · « **Reply #351 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:01:10 PM »

eff them and their rough ridin' bags of milk

Bloodfart · « **Reply #352 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:03:12 PM »

God damn this is painful to watch.

joda · « **Reply #353 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:04:32 PM »

Congrats to the Swiss on their bronze. Pretty cool for them.

Fedor · « **Reply #354 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:04:49 PM »

First the women's bobsled and now this. I am calling it now we are beating their asses tomorrow.

joda · « **Reply #355 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:05:46 PM »

Quote from: Bloodfart on February 20, 2014, 02:03:12 PM

God damn this is painful to watch.

Just wait til they start playing rough ridin' O Canada, will make your ears bleed too

joda · « **Reply #356 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:07:07 PM »

This Swiss team looks like a high school team

Trim · « **Reply #357 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:11:53 PM »

I can't get past the medals being valued equally. eff a medal count.

Bloodfart · « **Reply #358 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:18:41 PM »

Quote from: joda on February 20, 2014, 02:05:46 PM

Quote from: Bloodfart on February 20, 2014, 02:03:12 PM
God damn this is painful to watch.

Just wait til they start playing rough ridin' O Canada, will make your ears bleed too

Puke faces all of them. Take a flyin leap Canada.

joda · « **Reply #359 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:19:13 PM »

Just looked it up, Switzerland had a 15 year old playing for them

MakeItRain · « **Reply #360 on:** February 20, 2014, 02:25:03 PM »

if Canada wins the mens gold I am going to commit a crime, I'm already on the verge now.

EllRobersonisInnocent · « **Reply #361 on:** February 20, 2014, 03:56:53 PM »

I'd rather leave this here over the Rob Ford thread.....celebrating Canada's win today

hemmy · « **Reply #362 on:** February 20, 2014, 05:28:38 PM »

Quote from: Trim on February 20, 2014, 02:11:53 PM

I can't get past the medals being valued equally. eff a medal count.

Better than the system of ranking only by golds. If the other medals don't mean anything why do they give them out? Ideally it would be Gold: 3 Silver: 2 Bronze: 1.

puniraptor · « **Reply #363 on:** February 20, 2014, 05:48:07 PM »

Gold 5 silver 2 bronze 1

MakeItRain · « **Reply #364 on:** February 20, 2014, 05:58:09 PM »

Quote from: EllRobersonisInnocent on February 20, 2014, 03:56:53 PM

I'd rather leave this here over the Rob Ford thread.....celebrating Canada's win today

I hope he ODs tomorrow when they lose

Trim · « **Reply #365 on:** February 20, 2014, 06:18:41 PM »

MIR's gonna get mad but I 1) legitimately have no idea and 2) wll enjoy him lighting me up MIR-style with the answer somewhere within the rant vs. googling it.

What to the girl hockey players do the other 3 years and 10-ish months?

Spracne · « **Reply #366 on:** February 20, 2014, 06:23:09 PM »

Roller Derby

MakeItRain · « **Reply #367 on:** February 20, 2014, 07:04:09 PM »

Quote from: Trim on February 20, 2014, 06:18:41 PM

MIR's gonna get mad but I 1) legitimately have no idea and 2) wll enjoy him lighting me up MIR-style with the answer somewhere within the rant vs. googling it.

What to the girl hockey players do the other 3 years and 10-ish months?

it's actually a good question, some of them play in a "professional" league with 5 Canadian teams and a team in Boston, but not all play because they don't pay a salary, they only cover some expenses, the ladies have to buy their own sticks. They get a stipend for playing on the national team and they play into the spring with the annual world championships. Most of them work real jobs and play in mens leagues.

joda · « **Reply #368 on:** February 20, 2014, 07:15:55 PM »

Quote from: MakeItRain on February 20, 2014, 07:04:09 PM

Quote from: Trim on February 20, 2014, 06:18:41 PM
MIR's gonna get mad but I 1) legitimately have no idea and 2) wll enjoy him lighting me up MIR-style with the answer somewhere within the rant vs. googling it.

What to the girl hockey players do the other 3 years and 10-ish months?

it's actually a good question, some of them play in a "professional" league with 5 Canadian teams and a team in Boston, but not all play because they don't pay a salary, they only cover some expenses, the ladies have to buy their own sticks. They get a stipend for playing on the national team and they play into the spring with the annual world championships. Most of them work real jobs and play in mens leagues.

Yea, was actually a legit good question. Also should point out many of them are still playing collegiate hockey.

I stick by my statement earlier than I enjoy watching women's hockey almost as much as men's. I think it's the women's sport that deserves a true professional league the most but unless hockey in general can gain a larger following in the US it won't happen for awhile.

Bloodfart · « **Reply #369 on:** February 20, 2014, 08:00:00 PM »

I'm not sure why I enjoyed watching that women's championship game more than any NHL game I've ever watched. Maybe it was because the camera could actually keep up with the puck movement and I wasn't staring at the opposite end of the rink where I thought the puck was but it's really at the other end of the rink. I don't watch a lot of hockey tho so maybe it's just me being a rube.

Trim · « **Reply #370 on:** February 20, 2014, 11:16:54 PM »

Quote from: MakeItRain on February 20, 2014, 07:04:09 PM

Quote from: Trim on February 20, 2014, 06:18:41 PM
MIR's gonna get mad but I 1) legitimately have no idea and 2) wll enjoy him lighting me up MIR-style with the answer somewhere within the rant vs. googling it.

What to the girl hockey players do the other 3 years and 10-ish months?

it's actually a good question, some of them play in a "professional" league with 5 Canadian teams and a team in Boston, but not all play because they don't pay a salary, they only cover some expenses, the ladies have to buy their own sticks. They get a stipend for playing on the national team and they play into the spring with the annual world championships. Most of them work real jobs and play in mens leagues.

Mens leagues, like at the wichita ice centers of their respective towns?

bones129 · « **Reply #371 on:** February 21, 2014, 12:33:58 AM »

I've watched far less of the Winter O's than I have in many years. Just couldn't get motivated. Any others trending in that direction?

Boom Roasted · « **Reply #372 on:** February 21, 2014, 08:18:47 AM »

As good a thread as any for this: Went and curled last night at Line Creek in KC. Was pretty darn sweet. Much further than i expected and it was much more difficult to get one to go the right speed where it stops in the "house" than i thought. The brooming/sweeping certainly makes a difference. now that i am an expert, you can ask many any curling questions like we ask MIR womens hockey questions.

WildcatNkilt · « **Reply #373 on:** February 21, 2014, 08:59:03 AM »

Quote from: bones129 on February 21, 2014, 12:33:58 AM

I've watched far less of the Winter O's than I have in many years. Just couldn't get motivated. Any others trending in that direction?

Same. I think I've watched about 30 total minutes of the Winter Olympics...all of which have been while sitting in a restaurant/bar setting. I chalk the rest of the non-watching time due to house remodel.

sunny_cat · « **Reply #374 on:** February 21, 2014, 09:09:38 AM »

You guys, I'm getting pretty amped up about the hockey game.