I put my guest on the train a couple of hours ago, so I'm back to solo spectating. But we had a great time. We bonded over our mutual love of tennis, figure skating and gymnastics when we met, so we were pretty much in heaven. And he used to be a gymnast, so I got to listen to an expert dish, trash, praise and revile the athletes and routines. *eg*
LOLOLOL!!...another "fan" of NBC then?...NOT!!....sadly I had experience of the US way of covering Olympics during my month's stay in Vancouver during Beijing 2008...when Becky Adlington our swimmer was so miles ahead to win the Olympic Gold 800 metres medal they didn't even bother to finish broadcasting the live race because one of their own US athletes wasn't in contention!!!....bet they fucking did last night when the roles were reversed!!...
I thought it was disgraceful to cut a live swim off like that just because your country wasn't involved....I wouldn't watch NBC if you paid me whenever I visit the US now...:(
Quite how those teeny tiny little briefs don't end up round their ankles at the speed the divers hit the water escapes me ...but nevertheless I live in hope of an equipment fail!
(As well as admiring the divers bravery & technical ability, of course!)
So that's why it was so quiet around here! Who'd have guessed so many geeks would love to watch people getting sweaty...oh wait, we do like that. Never mind. ;o)
Did you see the tennis? It's been so much fun :-) :-) Also v popular with the girls: tutting about the beach volleyball bikinis and then watching every match just to disapprove further. Oh, and the UK women rowers - not so much the rowing as the hugging every time they won :-)
Shorts lengths go up and down. We must be due a teeny-tiny-shorts year soon! (I think the men should go back to playing in trousers, myself *g*)
Bother, I missed all the doubles tennis. Without satellite/cable, the BBC only have three channels for the Olympics, which isn't nearly enough to show all the different sports they're trying to cover. ALthough, bless them, they do keep showing the girls hugging. Over and over.
Depends on your setup, though, doesn't it? - my Red Button only gives BBC3 and channel 301.
I don't think it's just the cameramen ;-) Anyway we had a pubful of fifty or so dykes watching this weekend and the BBC's efforts were much appreciated.
my Red Button only gives BBC3 and channel 301 Bummer. :-(
Glad you feel the licence fee has been worth money though! ;-D
Personally I'm just happy the possibly apocryphal 'ban' on showing male athletes in their leave-nothing-to-the-imagination lycra either only from the waist up, or far distant long shot, now appears to be lifted.
I do think there should be a ban on commentators saying "they really rose to the occasion" over close-up shots of obviously happy lycra-clad medal-clutchers. It was funny the first time...
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Date: Aug. 3rd, 2012 09:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 3rd, 2012 09:32 pm (UTC)I put my guest on the train a couple of hours ago, so I'm back to solo spectating. But we had a great time. We bonded over our mutual love of tennis, figure skating and gymnastics when we met, so we were pretty much in heaven. And he used to be a gymnast, so I got to listen to an expert dish, trash, praise and revile the athletes and routines. *eg*
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Date: Aug. 3rd, 2012 09:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 12:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 05:14 am (UTC)Hey, at least it wasn't hockey players... ;)
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Date: Aug. 3rd, 2012 09:50 pm (UTC)Helps being the Home Nation of course...my excitement is not usually this intense...*snerk*...
Tennis has been feckin' awesome though!!!!...
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Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 12:43 am (UTC)Without your posts I would have no idea what Team GB has been up to, because NBC will certainly never tell me!
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Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 07:30 am (UTC)I thought it was disgraceful to cut a live swim off like that just because your country wasn't involved....I wouldn't watch NBC if you paid me whenever I visit the US now...:(
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Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 01:28 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 06:33 am (UTC)*HONK*
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Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 02:14 am (UTC)Glad you are enjoying the Oh!lympics though - me too. Swimming.... Cycling... Rowing... so many fit looking men in skin tight lycra... *fans*
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Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 06:35 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 06:03 pm (UTC)Quite how those teeny tiny little briefs don't end up round their ankles at the speed the divers hit the water escapes me ...but nevertheless I live in hope of an equipment fail!
(As well as admiring the divers bravery & technical ability, of course!)
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Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 07:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 08:27 pm (UTC)http://www.buzzfeed.com/stacylambe/olympics-or-gay-porn
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Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 10:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 04:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 06:36 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 09:37 pm (UTC)I'm afraid Dr Maturin is wondering in chapter four if the master could have him flogged.
Should you like some lemsip?
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Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 10:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 10:23 pm (UTC)Should you like a hot water bottle too?
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Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 10:29 pm (UTC)*flash of lightning, clap of thunder* In fact I believe things will be cooling down very shortly!
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Date: Aug. 5th, 2012 08:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 5th, 2012 01:43 pm (UTC)And I am sipping hot lemonade...
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Date: Aug. 6th, 2012 12:35 pm (UTC):-D
*wants fans too*
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Date: Aug. 6th, 2012 12:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 10:45 am (UTC)*twitches*
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Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 02:27 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 04:29 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 07:02 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 5th, 2012 08:17 pm (UTC)Also v popular with the girls: tutting about the beach volleyball bikinis and then watching every match just to disapprove further. Oh, and the UK women rowers - not so much the rowing as the hugging every time they won :-)
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Date: Aug. 5th, 2012 10:27 pm (UTC)My friend and I spent a good proportion of our time bemoaning the modern length of tennis "shorts", and admiring the divers' more appropriate Speedos. And we had to rewind twice when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and his doubles partner rolled around on the grass to celebrate their victory. *G* http://www.sport365.fr/medias/sporever/Sporever_940x460/Tennis/Francais/167627_TSONGA_LLODRA_JOIE_030812.jpg
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Date: Aug. 6th, 2012 08:39 am (UTC)Bother, I missed all the doubles tennis. Without satellite/cable, the BBC only have three channels for the Olympics, which isn't nearly enough to show all the different sports they're trying to cover. ALthough, bless them, they do keep showing the girls hugging. Over and over.
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Date: Aug. 6th, 2012 12:01 pm (UTC)BBC cameramen - always happy to dwell on pretty girls doing anything, two hot and sweaty pretty girls hugging and kssing each other - Bargain!
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Date: Aug. 6th, 2012 12:34 pm (UTC)I don't think it's just the cameramen ;-) Anyway we had a pubful of fifty or so dykes watching this weekend and the BBC's efforts were much appreciated.
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Date: Aug. 6th, 2012 12:48 pm (UTC)Bummer. :-(
Glad you feel the licence fee has been worth money though! ;-D
Personally I'm just happy the possibly apocryphal 'ban' on showing male athletes in their leave-nothing-to-the-imagination lycra either only from the waist up, or far distant long shot, now appears to be lifted.
So we are all happy!
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Date: Aug. 6th, 2012 01:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Aug. 4th, 2012 01:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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