calgoblin
Pathfinder Games
After waiting over a week for someone to make a thread about it, here is The Official Traction Wars Olympic Discussion Thread, sponsored by McDonalds.*
I think we should have had a typically British Olympics. Just because you host something in a country doesn't mean you're embracing all of they're customs and cultures. After all, Usain Bolt will look the same on any running track when the cameras pointed at the ground. I think we should have embraced the British ways, with events like the 50 Gallon Tea Drink, 10,000 Meter Queuing and the 100 Meter Moan-About-How-Much-of-a-waste-of-money-all-this-is. But they didn't let me on the Olympic committee, so none of these happened.
The medal table (07/08 - 19:00 gmt):
It's the usual battle between China and USA at the minute at the top with the UK in third, which isn't bad considering the size of the country compared to that of China and USA. Seems a little unfair that the table only takes the golds into account, as Russia is in 10[SUP]th[/SUP] with 27 medals, but DPR Korea are in 9[SUP]th[/SUP] with only 5.
But currently London 2012 has been full of surprises with records smashed.
My personal highlights so far have been the tennis with Andy Murray, the women's Gymnastics where the USA pipped Russia in the final routine, just now when Jessia Ennis won the heptathlon, and Michael Phelps hanging up his swimming trunks for good. Though you can't blame him, with 18 Olympic gold medals and when no one can possibly match you, why carry on?
The negative bit was where several players were disqualified for trying to throw their matches to get an easier draw in the next round. Horrible.
So it doesn't matter if you wince at the very mention of the games or you haven't taken your eyes off the tele, how's the Olympics going for you?
*It's not actually sponsored by McDonalds, please don't sue me. I want to live to see the next Olympics, then you can do as you wish.
I think we should have had a typically British Olympics. Just because you host something in a country doesn't mean you're embracing all of they're customs and cultures. After all, Usain Bolt will look the same on any running track when the cameras pointed at the ground. I think we should have embraced the British ways, with events like the 50 Gallon Tea Drink, 10,000 Meter Queuing and the 100 Meter Moan-About-How-Much-of-a-waste-of-money-all-this-is. But they didn't let me on the Olympic committee, so none of these happened.
The medal table (07/08 - 19:00 gmt):
Country | G | S | B | Total | |
1 | China | 32 | 19 | 14 | 65 |
2 | USA | 29 | 15 | 19 | 63 |
3 | UK | 19 | 12 | 12 | 43 |
4 | Korea | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
5 | France | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
6 | Russia | 7 | 17 | 18 | 42 |
7 | Italy | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
8 | Kazakhstan | 6 | - | 1 | 7 |
9 | Germany | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
10 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
It's the usual battle between China and USA at the minute at the top with the UK in third, which isn't bad considering the size of the country compared to that of China and USA. Seems a little unfair that the table only takes the golds into account, as Russia is in 10[SUP]th[/SUP] with 27 medals, but DPR Korea are in 9[SUP]th[/SUP] with only 5.
But currently London 2012 has been full of surprises with records smashed.
My personal highlights so far have been the tennis with Andy Murray, the women's Gymnastics where the USA pipped Russia in the final routine, just now when Jessia Ennis won the heptathlon, and Michael Phelps hanging up his swimming trunks for good. Though you can't blame him, with 18 Olympic gold medals and when no one can possibly match you, why carry on?
The negative bit was where several players were disqualified for trying to throw their matches to get an easier draw in the next round. Horrible.
So it doesn't matter if you wince at the very mention of the games or you haven't taken your eyes off the tele, how's the Olympics going for you?
*It's not actually sponsored by McDonalds, please don't sue me. I want to live to see the next Olympics, then you can do as you wish.
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