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Re: Olympics

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:56 pm
by DannyM
Byblos wrote:
DannyM wrote:I surely did brother! It's all about the beautiful game, sent from the heavens if you please 8)
Gotcha! For a second I thought you were dissing American football (the game sent from the depths of hell, if you wish). But I see what you're saying, I grew up playing soccer. My favorite number is not 10 for nothin' (yes, that 10, the Brazilian legend :wink:).
Byblos I was expecting a volley of abuse you being American n'all! :ewink: I won't tarnish Zoe's thread with this kind of chitter chatter but will start one on football (soccer!) in a bit. I'd love to talk to you about the game- not met ONE American who likes "soccer." Sorry for quoting 'soccer' but we really do n ot call it soccer over here; I'm not having a dig at you for using this term. Who's your team? Oh no wait, I'll start a thread. :) I need to talk to you about the boy Beckham!

Re: Olympics

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:15 pm
by zoegirl
There are [p;enty of students who play and enjoy and love the game (soccer), but it's just not something where the pro teams are followed like Baseball or Football or Basketball.

Re: Olympics

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:40 pm
by DannyM
GO Great Britain!!!! We beat the US in, wait for it... Curling!! What the heck! See what I mean Zoe?

Woo Woo!! Go GB!! God Save The Queen! I love the Olympics! I wanna take up curling!!

;)

Re: Olympics

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:44 pm
by zoegirl
lol, yeah I watched the french USA game. It seems like it would be a more interesting game to play than watch....very boring. It's saying something when I can get schoolwork done when watching it. But it is pretty neat to see how accurate they can be with the stone (or whatever that's called)

Watching the mens ski cross...that's pretty cool to watch.

Re: Olympics

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:00 pm
by DannyM
zoegirl wrote:lol, yeah I watched the french USA game. It seems like it would be a more interesting game to play than watch....very boring. It's saying something when I can get schoolwork done when watching it. But it is pretty neat to see how accurate they can be with the stone (or whatever that's called)

Watching the mens ski cross...that's pretty cool to watch.
lol yeah well we can thank Scotland for curling, Zoe! Yep, I'm singling Scotland out and disassociating myself and the UK at large with this awful spectacle ;) Perhaps proinsias will come forward and explain himself... :)

I've got ice hockey on and it's Can vs US - that's gotta be a bit lively huh? Aren't you watching this? I'm not really watching, you understand...? 8)

Re: Olympics

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:05 pm
by zoegirl
I'm watching the men's slalom.

Bode Miller just gotthe lead....woo hoo....

Best all time winter Olympic memory in Hockey has to be when USA beat the Soviet team in 1980! Have you seen Miracle? good movie. Although those who did not grow up in the cold war, I think, don't appreciate the history i nthe movie.

Re: Olympics

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:14 pm
by DannyM
zoegirl wrote:I'm watching the men's slalom.

Bode Miller just gotthe lead....woo hoo....

Best all time winter Olympic memory in Hockey has to be when USA beat the Soviet team in 1980! Have you seen Miracle? good movie. Although those who did not grow up in the cold war, I think, don't appreciate the history i nthe movie.
What's slalom? Is that bobsleigh? I know that sid the sloth in Ice Age mentioned "slalom baby" as he was...Oh yeah it's that 2feet on a single board thing isn't it? I like that!

Seen the film yes- God bless Maggie and Ron!!

Re: Olympics

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:57 pm
by DannyM
Canada 3 United States 5!!

Woo Woo!!

Re: Olympics

Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:21 pm
by zoegirl
Slalom is the skiing where they dodge past the poles...

Re: Olympics

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:01 am
by DannyM
zoegirl wrote:Slalom is the skiing where they dodge past the poles...
Gotcha ;) That is very watchable, have to admit. Slalom baby... Have you not seen Ice Age?

Re: Olympics

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:55 am
by touchingcloth
Did anyone catch the mens' ski cross yesterday? Phenomenal...

Re: Olympics

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:14 am
by DannyM
touchingcloth wrote:Did anyone catch the mens' ski cross yesterday? Phenomenal...
Haven't caught that. I think I've seen it before and it *is* phenomenal.

Re: Olympics

Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:08 pm
by zoegirl
touchingcloth wrote:Did anyone catch the mens' ski cross yesterday? Phenomenal...
Yep, that's a cool thing to watch....womens is tomorrow....I think