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Posted: Aug 02, 2012 4:56 PM
by Adam W in MN
I'm glad the games remain pure, focusing only on the athletes and the competition amongst nations.
Wrong brand: UK athletes warned over headphones
Associated Press – 4 hrs ago.........LONDON (AP) — British Olympic chiefs have clamped down on a bit of guerrilla marketing that saw the country's athletes sporting stylish — but non sponsor-brand — headphones at the games.
Many athletes use headphones to help keep focused before competitions and several have been photographed wearing the Beats by Dr. Dre brand.
The reason for their popularity? British Olympic officials say batches were shipped to hotels outside London where Team GB athletes were staying
Diver Tom Daley was seen on television wearing them before competing Monday and soccer player Jack Butland tweeted his support for the brand.
But no more. British Olympic Association spokesman Darryl Seibel said Thursday that officials have reminded team leaders of "the importance of protecting our corporate partners" and of rules against endorsing commercial products.
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Posted: Aug 02, 2012 5:33 PM
by BDK
I like the Olympics pretty much...
Somethings I don't understand how they can be considered Olympic Sports though...
Table Tennis???
Ping Pong, how about Beer Pong???
Bat Mitten????
Then to have a scandal in the sport, Seriously, WTF!!!
But the girls gymnastics, and women's beach volley ball, men's gymnastics, swimming, diving, the track and field, it's all good by me....
Would be nice to see the MMA in there...
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 5:34 PM
by wkohler
Badminton
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 5:45 PM
by TheLazyDog
vinceg101 wrote:CanisLupusRobotus wrote:wkohler wrote:L_N_Love wrote:Me too. Who ever goes to a swim meet as a spectator? Why can't they mix in some other stuff? I would like to have seen some archery.
Thank you! You and Duke are right on. It would be nice to see stuff people don't know about. I'm so tired of watching swimming. Gymnastics is fine, but I'm tired of all those prelims and the interviews with Michael Phelps.
Watch whatever you want online @
http://www.nbcolympics.com/liveextra/.
Hopefully you have Comcast or one of the other 100 odd providers that support this.
I always end up getting sucked into everytime they're on. I can't stand NBC's coverage and their per-determined "idea" of programing for prime-time. I also can't understand why they have restricted or even require a viewer to log in with their cable/sat provider account to watch live coverage over the web. WTF? It never used to be that way. Not to mention those feeds are glitchy also.
Web coverage is the only place you'll find all the odd but extremely interesting sports like Fencing, Skeet Shooting, Equestrian, and as mentioned, Archery. Besides the "glamorous" star sports, the Olympics are the only time you'll ever see these other sports discussed let alone get coverage.
Equestrian isn't odd! You're glitchy!
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 5:47 PM
by davintosh
My wife lives for it & watches most everything she can; I've got better things to do.
Couldn't agree more with some of the goofball "sports" that are included in the Olympics. Ping Pong? Synchronized swimming? Please... How about some good old-fashioned Buck Buck?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_5MVjaZaiQ
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 6:19 PM
by BDK
wkohler wrote:Badminton
How 'bout some Jarts!!!
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 6:20 PM
by a
Jon Stewart and Colbert are having a grand time with dressage and the Mittster . The only person I ever knew to compete in dressage , financed it by embezzling 3 million $ from her employer.
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 6:24 PM
by wkohler
And this matters why?
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 6:34 PM
by John in VA
Duke wrote:I AM SO SICK OF THE POOL EVENTS. Did not realize that the summer Olympics was nothing but pool races
Track & field events start in the next day or so.
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 6:42 PM
by davintosh
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 6:46 PM
by oldskool
Mark in Toronto wrote:
I gots a hankerin' for some spankerin' right about now. . .
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 6:56 PM
by TheLazyDog
oldskool wrote:I gots a hankerin' for some spankerin' right about now. . .
Seat Girls 2011
Not the Olympics... but there's some volleyball in there.
