Anyone Watching The Olympics?

[JB4310]

I have never watched the olympics in the past but this year I'm into them in a big way. Very fun to watch. Can't wait for this aft's game.

And I am secretly in love with the captain of the Canadian women's curling team.

Yup I'm sad it's ending, was a great distraction from all the bull going on in the world.

I'm not that into Hockey though I love to skate and slap a puck around with my kids when I do. But I will be watching the big one today. Not even sure who I'll be rooting for

JB.

 

[Mousefield]

It was a great hockey game. Enough said.

 

[Sigarms]

It was a great hockey game. Enough said.

I turned it off when I heard that the first person who scored for the Canadian team was the team captain for Chicago.

As mentioned in a previous thread on this topic, the Olympics make less and less sense.

Put it to you this way. I'd bet that if these professional players had it written in their contracts that they couldn't play in the Olympics, they'd sign the contracts anyway because they wouldn't give a rats butt about "national pride". It's all about the money today and the Olympics are nothing but a side note.

 

[Tig]

I watched the game while ice fishing thanks to a 1km wifi link.
My brother in law caught the only keeper of the night at the moment of the winning goal.
Enjoying the closing ceremonies right now. I'm expecting to see Bob and Doug any moment.

 

[MossRoad]

I turned it off when they started talking about writing your name in the snow. :confused2:

 

[dave1949]

As mentioned in a previous thread on this topic, the Olympics make less and less sense.

So what's changed? Did it make any sense for the Greeks to run across the plain of Marathon? :laughing:

I get your point, but it is the Olympic Games. Can't make sense out of the human desire to play games. I am not a big sports fan, it really makes no difference to me which NBA/NHL/NFL/MLB team wins or looses. If those games were never invented or played, it would not change our world by much. No 'sense' involved. But, we do like the spectacle just as much as the Romans in the coliseum did. We even pay entrance fees and buy our own food now.

Trying to cheer you up
Dave.

 

[jimmyj]

Yes there are some odd things about the games, but they were fun to watch!

 

[jinman]

It was a great game and the Canadians emerged with the victory. The best team on the ice yesterday won the gold. All the "could haves" and "maybe ifs" have to give way to congratulations to the Canadians on winning the gold.

 

[Tig]

I turned it off when they started talking about writing your name in the snow. :confused2:

Probably pretty good timing Moss. I think Catherine O'Hara is a very talented lady and I love her work but her monologue was one cringe after another.
Neil Young was the highlight for me.

 

[JSUnlimited]

Glad it is finally over!

Maybe the news can revert back to serious issues that matter to us rather than covering people playing games.

So and so won this, and so and so won that. Who cares? How about an award for the condition of our situation. Unemployment, real-estate collapse, taxes, etc. I don't think we would get the gold, would we?