Out of the Blue

Tonight kicks off the Winter Olympics, an event I could swear happens more frequently than every four years. I always end up seeing more of the games than I intend, since the plan calls for watching none of it, but I may be tempted to tune in more this time around just to see if everything goes completely off-the- rails as suggested by the reports of the various journalists who have been at the venue for the past week.

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Olympics...
Feb 9, 2014, 12:35
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Olympics... Feb 9, 2014, 12:35
Feb 9, 2014, 12:35
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I only watch them for the ceremonies, but not the parades parts. Ugh for being too long (4 hours!). I just record all to watch and skip parts.
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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 7, 2014, 14:14
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Re: Out of the Blue Feb 7, 2014, 14:14
Feb 7, 2014, 14:14
 
Creston wrote on Feb 7, 2014, 10:41:
Cutter wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 21:53:
And every olympics this happens. Not just in Russia. And they also force out the homeless and poor.

You should read up what Rio is doing to people in the favelas near the stadium sites. Warning: It's not pretty.


Yeah, Brazil puts on a nice face for tourists, but I talk to a couple of people that live there and they say it is pretty damn scary. These are guys that live in the "good" section of Rio. The police basically do whatever the hell they feel like, the politicians control everything, and the criminals are hard to distinguish from anybody else.

I so want to go to Rock in Rio, but all of the stories I have heard from people that went and people that live there just put me off.
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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 7, 2014, 10:41
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Re: Out of the Blue Feb 7, 2014, 10:41
Feb 7, 2014, 10:41
 
Cutter wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 21:53:
And every olympics this happens. Not just in Russia. And they also force out the homeless and poor.

You should read up what Rio is doing to people in the favelas near the stadium sites. Warning: It's not pretty.

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Re: Gates Spends Entire First Day Back in Office Trying to Install Windows 8.1
Feb 7, 2014, 10:40
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Re: Gates Spends Entire First Day Back in Office Trying to Install Windows 8.1 Feb 7, 2014, 10:40
Feb 7, 2014, 10:40
 
Steele Johnson wrote on Feb 7, 2014, 00:30:
Creston wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 14:31:
Simon Says wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 14:13:
Gates go back to win 7 after a day of frustration at being unable to install 8.1 = PRICELESS!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That is the funniest thing all year.

That's a fake story going around.

Yes, I realized that. It was still funny as hell.
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Re: Gates Spends Entire First Day Back in Office Trying to Install Windows 8.1
Feb 7, 2014, 09:12
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Re: Gates Spends Entire First Day Back in Office Trying to Install Windows 8.1 Feb 7, 2014, 09:12
Feb 7, 2014, 09:12
 
Steele Johnson wrote on Feb 7, 2014, 00:30:
Creston wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 14:31:
Simon Says wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 14:13:
Gates go back to win 7 after a day of frustration at being unable to install 8.1 = PRICELESS!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That is the funniest thing all year.

That's a fake story going around.

Protip: Things that read like news stories but are listed under the "Link" section here are usually satire. The Borowitz report is an Onion-style site now owned by the New Yorker.
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Re: Into the Black
Feb 7, 2014, 08:45
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Re: Into the Black Feb 7, 2014, 08:45
Feb 7, 2014, 08:45
 
Creston wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 21:43:
NegaDeath wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 20:51:
Creston wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 20:18:
I think my favorite is the one with four shitters just side by side. No stalls, no partitions, nothing.

"Hey, Bob."
"Hey."
"It fall yet?"
"..."

Imagine the hilarity!

I like one with one toilet and three observation chairs in front facing it. New Olympic sport?

"Oh my gosh, the Russian judge gave it a 4.2! The crowd is outraged! Boos are flying through the building right now, and it sure looks as if the Russians have once again been bribed to give lower votes, Bob!"

"Right you are, Wally! Now it's time for these messages."

"This is OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUR COUNTRY!"


I thought you were making a joke about the three observational chairs... nope. Also rather fond of the toilet rules sign, where it shows a big X through someone fishing in the toilet.

I know there have been unfinished venues at other Olympics, but I swear it looks like 2 months ago someone remembered they were hosting, and they've been hastily throwing shit together since. Its possible we're only seeing the exceptions to an otherwise quality job, but I'm getting the feeling that may not be the case.

This comment was edited on Feb 7, 2014, 09:03.
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Re: Gates Spends Entire First Day Back in Office Trying to Install Windows 8.1
Feb 7, 2014, 00:30
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Re: Gates Spends Entire First Day Back in Office Trying to Install Windows 8.1 Feb 7, 2014, 00:30
Feb 7, 2014, 00:30
 
Creston wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 14:31:
Simon Says wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 14:13:
Gates go back to win 7 after a day of frustration at being unable to install 8.1 = PRICELESS!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That is the funniest thing all year.

That's a fake story going around.
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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 6, 2014, 21:53
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Re: Out of the Blue Feb 6, 2014, 21:53
Feb 6, 2014, 21:53
 
Damn, I imagine Putin is going to be sending a bunch of motherfuckers to the Siberian gulags after this clusterfuck.

And every olympics this happens. Not just in Russia. And they also force out the homeless and poor. Even interning them in prison like they did for the LA Olympics.
"The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip." - Henny Youngman
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Re: Into the Black
Feb 6, 2014, 21:43
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Re: Into the Black Feb 6, 2014, 21:43
Feb 6, 2014, 21:43
 
NegaDeath wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 20:51:
Creston wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 20:18:
I think my favorite is the one with four shitters just side by side. No stalls, no partitions, nothing.

"Hey, Bob."
"Hey."
"It fall yet?"
"..."

Imagine the hilarity!

I like one with one toilet and three observation chairs in front facing it. New Olympic sport?

"Oh my gosh, the Russian judge gave it a 4.2! The crowd is outraged! Boos are flying through the building right now, and it sure looks as if the Russians have once again been bribed to give lower votes, Bob!"

"Right you are, Wally! Now it's time for these messages."

"This is OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUR COUNTRY!"

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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 6, 2014, 20:55
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Re: Out of the Blue Feb 6, 2014, 20:55
Feb 6, 2014, 20:55
 
Creston wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 20:18:
Krovven wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 18:12:
Photos of the poor and unfinished accommodations in Sochi


I think my favorite is the one with four shitters just side by side. No stalls, no partitions, nothing.

"Hey, Bob."
"Hey."
"It fall yet?"
"..."

Imagine the hilarity!

where's that dude from yesterday? he'd be all like,

"count your blessing you get to shit at all! do you know how many people in the world are constipated right now? first world problems man, i swear. smelling the shit from 3 other dudes on top of your own is a time honored tradition in some places i've been!"
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Re: Into the Black
Feb 6, 2014, 20:51
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Re: Into the Black Feb 6, 2014, 20:51
Feb 6, 2014, 20:51
 
Creston wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 20:18:
I think my favorite is the one with four shitters just side by side. No stalls, no partitions, nothing.

"Hey, Bob."
"Hey."
"It fall yet?"
"..."

Imagine the hilarity!

I like one with one toilet and three observation chairs in front facing it. New Olympic sport?
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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 6, 2014, 20:50
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Re: Out of the Blue Feb 6, 2014, 20:50
Feb 6, 2014, 20:50
 
Hey I just picked up on the happy "Waitangi Day New Zealand" on the mast head.
Thanks Blue ... cher Bro, yesterday was a welcome day off. Summer has been the opposite of last year just a total stinker, already a chill in the air & the trees are starting to change.
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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 6, 2014, 20:26
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Re: Out of the Blue Feb 6, 2014, 20:26
Feb 6, 2014, 20:26
 
Mad Max RW wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 18:36:
Hotels don't have working toilets, lightbulbs, or door knobs ready for the Olympics but every room has a picture of Putin.

The saddest thing are all the stray dogs they are rounding up to be killed. Where's PETA now? Oh right.

Russia and Norway (looking at the Media story, above), two countries that share a common border couldn't be more different in their treatment of doggies.
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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 6, 2014, 20:18
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Re: Out of the Blue Feb 6, 2014, 20:18
Feb 6, 2014, 20:18
 
Krovven wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 18:12:
Photos of the poor and unfinished accommodations in Sochi


I think my favorite is the one with four shitters just side by side. No stalls, no partitions, nothing.

"Hey, Bob."
"Hey."
"It fall yet?"
"..."

Imagine the hilarity!
Avatar 15604
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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 6, 2014, 18:36
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Re: Out of the Blue Feb 6, 2014, 18:36
Feb 6, 2014, 18:36
 
Hotels don't have working toilets, lightbulbs, or door knobs ready for the Olympics but every room has a picture of Putin.

The saddest thing are all the stray dogs they are rounding up to be killed. Where's PETA now? Oh right.
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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 6, 2014, 18:26
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Re: Out of the Blue Feb 6, 2014, 18:26
Feb 6, 2014, 18:26
 
Krovven wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 18:12:
Photos of the poor and unfinished accommodations in Sochi


Wow. Just...wow.

In Russia, Olympic athletes earn right to compete. You will finish bathroom for us, or you will shit in bucket, comrade.
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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 6, 2014, 18:12
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Feb 6, 2014, 18:12
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Feb 6, 2014, 18:12
 
Speed skating is objectively great to watch. Any sport where one person can wipe out is great, but in speed skating they can take 75% of the field out when they go down.
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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 6, 2014, 18:10
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Re: Out of the Blue Feb 6, 2014, 18:10
Feb 6, 2014, 18:10
 
xXBatmanXx wrote on Feb 6, 2014, 17:49:
Really?
Cross Country Skiing
Hockey
Nordic Combined
Speed Skating

Those are very grueling sports that take a tremendous amount of endurance, and really embrace what an Olympiad is. IMHO. (my spelling sucks today)

And they're all boring, boring, boring, and boring. Now I wouldn't mind doing any of those things, but watching them is a different matter. It's like baseball, golf, etc. they're not bad to actually play but they're boring as hell to watch. I'd rather paint the wall than watch the paint dry.
"The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip." - Henny Youngman
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Re: Out of the Blue
Feb 6, 2014, 18:00
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Re: Out of the Blue Feb 6, 2014, 18:00
Feb 6, 2014, 18:00
 
I remember the Olympics being a big deal when I was a a kid. Now it's a big deal only if you are into watching them, and the rest of us barely know when they are happening anymore.

They seem like they are happening more frequently now because back in 94 they started having the summer and winter portions every two years, alternating. It used to be that they were both in the same year before that. (92 Olympics was Winter 92 and Summer 92, Then Winter was in 94 and Summer was in 96)
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