Australia's Games

**beachbum** · Feb 18th, 2002, 04:50 PM

Not content with winning the Summer Olympics in a canter, Australia has now gone on to head the Winter Olympic medal tally* ... 2 Gold! Great Britain is resting its hopes on the curling team

* Southern hemisphere only. Results may or may not be a true indication of actual results.

**rjlohan** · Feb 18th, 2002, 05:23 PM

Well, I am completely neutral on the matter. I saw the 2nd one this morning, and I must say, I was duly unimpressed...*

*Attitude taken here reflects previous attitude and comments, not actual emotion derived from said Aussie success

**Beacon** · Feb 18th, 2002, 06:33 PM

We're beating Austria was the last i heard. 11 medals and 2 gold!

So out of 28 team members we have 11 members so far with either bronze, silver or gold just for an example Austria has 150+ team members.
I dont care if we dont win another medal for a country with no real consistent snow we are doing a pretty good job.

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 01:32 AM

emm beaker.. i think the 11 medals may be the total since 1930 or somethng

.. they have only won 2 medals both gold and yes we are beating the Austrians and their snowbound hills are alive, how do you solve a problem like maria attitude.

**rjlohan** · Feb 19th, 2002, 02:27 AM

Beaker, you're a numbnut...

Weren't those like our first 2 medals since the 60's or something at Winter gameS?

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 02:35 AM

No, that Self basting Chicken lady .. emm Zali Steggles

got a bronze in Nagano (please pronounce with very military sounding japanese voice) and they said that the Fall Guy also got one in a team event but not sure if it was Nagano or that French one... what was that called again???

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 02:39 AM

The very French sounding Albertville...

**Nucleus** · Feb 19th, 2002, 02:44 AM

I thought the 1000 mens speed skating gold was the epitomy of Australian sporting exellence. I mean the guy barely makes it into the final, then whamo everyone crashes in the midst of a bit of argie bargie.... except the Aussie skater who was too slow to keep up who is them able to amble across the line to the most hard fought gold medal of all time. Of course in the interview afterwards the Aussie put it all down to "cunning tactics"; yeah right!

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 02:50 AM

Nuculus... u sound almost bitter...
Hey the guy didnt claim he had a chance of winning, said he didnt deserve it in the circumstances, was happy to take a bit of luck .. and is very 'unsmug' about the whole thing... If it does epitomise Australian sport then it is because the guy could see the funny side of it. He is good for sport... a symbol of the meaning of it .. and a good ambassador for sportsmanship.

Surprisingly , the american seemed pretty ok with it (espec considering his injury) but the Canadian looked right royally pissed off on the dais... we drop our dacks to ya !!

**rjlohan** · Feb 19th, 2002, 02:52 AM

He laughed about it, so good on 'im.
Stop your whining.

**Wally Pipp** · Feb 19th, 2002, 02:53 AM

Next Winter Games will be in Adelaide.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, OI, OI, OI !

**rjlohan** · Feb 19th, 2002, 02:54 AM

Originally posted by beachbum
Nuculus... u sound almost bitter...
Hey the guy didnt claim he had a chance of winning, said he didnt deserve it in the circumstances, was happy to take a bit of luck .. and is very 'unsmug' about the whole thing... If it does epitomise Australian sport then it is because the guy could see the funny side of it. He is good for sport... a symbol of the meaning of it .. and a good ambassador for sportsmanship.

Surprisingly , the american seemed pretty ok with it (espec considering his injury) but the Canadian looked right royally pissed off on the dais... we drop our dacks to ya !!

Yeah, a big fat moon!

**rjlohan** · Feb 19th, 2002, 02:57 AM

Originally posted by Wally Pipp
Next Winter Games will be in Adelaide.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, OI, OI, OI !

Right, that clinches it - you're an Aussie. Only an Aussie knows about Adelaide, and most of us don't.

**Nucleus** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:02 AM

Originally posted by beachbum
Nuculus... u sound almost bitter...
Hey the guy didnt claim he had a chance of winning, said he didnt deserve it in the circumstances, was happy to take a bit of luck .. and is very 'unsmug' about the whole thing... If it does epitomise Australian sport then it is because the guy could see the funny side of it. He is good for sport... a symbol of the meaning of it .. and a good ambassador for sportsmanship.

Surprisingly , the american seemed pretty ok with it (espec considering his injury) but the Canadian looked right royally pissed off on the dais... we drop our dacks to ya !!

PooeyBum, or at least that's what the Canadians called you and your little bumchum rj after your incredibly intelligent demonstration. Apparently a good ambassador would have reliquished his gold medal to someone more deserving

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:02 AM

Adelaide? Yeah I've been there once... well sorta accidently

The 2010 games are planned for Smiggins Hole or Smiggin Holes if u prefer.... everything is fully prepared apart from any mountains high enough to hold the giant slalom.... or the slalom... or come to think of it, the moguls... hmm I dont even think we could fit the curling in there... oh well... 2010 Come Visit Our Hole!!!

**Wally Pipp** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:04 AM

This is how we would do it

[list=1][*]wonder why we should go[*]wonder how the hell we are going to get there[*]wonder where the hell the money will come from[*]argue with the skating federation about payments[*]struggling to get in the Winter games[*]getting there eventually by sheer luck or lack of competitors[*]showing up at the start with the intent to "possibly, if we're lucky, get the bronze"[*]win the gold and then stating it was "big piece of luck"[*]be happy with the medal and be greeted as a real hero[/list=1]

of course, we didn't make it past number 5 this year

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:06 AM

But who should he have given it to? The American cos he had a name from a Mills & Boon book?, the Canadian cos oooohhhhh he was just soooo angry, the Chinese cos China hadnt won gold before either, the Korean cos emm... well who knows.. or the Japanese who werent even in the event?

And who really cares anyhoooo
lets face it.. Winter Games... yawwwnnnnnnn
Mormons running it... eeeeeeekkkkkk
in America... well i heard they ate the total budget of hotdogs in the first 4 days.. enough said

**rjlohan** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:08 AM

Nucleus

I don't think I'm alone when I say....

Nah-nah-nee-nah-nah! We won! You didn't! We won! You didn't!

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:09 AM

Originally posted by Wally Pipp
This is how we would do it

[list=1][*]wonder why we should go[*]wonder how the hell we are going to get there[*]wonder where the hell the money will come from[*]argue with the skating federation about payments[*]struggling to get in the Winter games[*]getting there eventually by sheer luck or lack of competitors[*]showing up at the start with the intent to "possibly, if we're lucky, get the bronze"[*]win the gold and then stating it was "big piece of luck"[*]be happy with the medal and be greeted as a real hero[/list=1]

of course, we didn't make it past number 5 this year

Well said and typed Wally! The yanks are all a bunch of whingers who cant see the funny side of it. To them a winner is like the 4 x 100 relay team at the summer games... u win and then u pose like a bunch of ******s and put the other teams down.

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:11 AM

Originally posted by rjlohan
Nucleus

I don't think I'm alone when I say....

Nah-nah-nee-nah-nah! We won! You didn't! We won! You didn't!

LOL pants down and now nah nah nee nah nah taunts... as if they can argue with that!!! And he thinks we arent intelligent!!

**rjlohan** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:12 AM

Or else, you just take lots of...erm... additives... and refuse to allow International, and impartial bodies to conduct your team's drug tests....

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:14 AM

Ok that's the americans and canadians done.. we did the chinese in the China is King thread... who is next? Your choice RJ

**Nucleus** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:15 AM

Kiss my ample sized watermelon and keep it simple you silly convict... Ohno was judged second so he should get the gold which also makes up for the 6 stiches he recieved in the fall.

I almost forgot, the Aussie won his semi-final in the same way he won the final, what a sporting super-hero.

**Wally Pipp** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:15 AM

Wait a minute !
We have athletes in the Winter Games !
Well ..
Err ...
Exiled Dutch skaters who couldn't and wouldn't face the stiff competition in Holland. They quickly became Belgians because here they have no real competition and we all of a sudden have olympic athletes.

It's a bit like imported beer : It's not home grown but it tasted good anyway

**Nucleus** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:16 AM

Or maybe give it to the Canadian Turcotte, as he had a cut on his posterior that made it painful for him to sit down.

**Nucleus** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:18 AM

Soon enough, anyone who has victory fall into his or her hands will be said to have "done a Bradbury", or just "done an Aussie"

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:18 AM

Originally posted by Nucleus
Kiss my ample sized watermelon and keep it simple you silly convict... Ohno was judged second so he should get the gold which also makes up for the 6 stiches he recieved in the fall.

OMG His name is too funny in the circumstances!!!!

I almost forgot, the Aussie won his semi-final in the same way he won the final, what a sporting super-hero.

You are wrong there!! Only 3 fell in the semis and he came in second

4 fell in the final... and yes he is a super hero... but sorta like the hulk or something who cant control it and then ends up standing on a few tanks.

**rjlohan** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:19 AM

Originally posted by beachbum
Ok that's the americans and canadians done.. we did the chinese in the China is King thread... who is next? Your choice RJ

Ok, spinning my magic globe now....

Pointing finger randomly....

Niue it is...

Background: Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the rest of the Cook Islands, have caused it to be separately administered. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to 2,100 in 2000) with substantial emigration to New Zealand.

That'll give us something to work with.

Well, right there - emigrating to New Zealand - that's a great start......

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:21 AM

Yeah it must be hell in Niue, if NZ is the destination of choice.. could be worse tho.. maybe some of them see the US as the place to go... u know.. get a gun, put on a heap of weight, learn to talk louder etc

**rjlohan** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:23 AM

At least they'll have ready access to cheeseburgers, man.

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:25 AM

Oh yeah... and old Jerry Lewis movies... chortle chortle chortle.. oh how those Niueians would laugh at that!

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:27 AM

OK it's gotta be the Irish next.. I have this grave fear that Jamie is regressing into a Filly boy or Tennis boy

he needs saving... go get the good book RJ and prepare for a bit of exorcism

**Wally Pipp** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:34 AM

You can't put the sarcasm on us, Aussie boys !

because [list=1][*]we have beaten you already to that by a landslide[*]you don't know enough about us

[*]we're not interesting enough[*]we've baffled just about anyone with our sheer incompetence[*]reality here is much more tragic and funnier than any piss take you can come up with[/list=1]

National pride ? Us ? You've got to be joking !

**beachbum** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:39 AM

You are quite right Wally... I havent been to belgium and dont know much about it... apart from the mannekin pis, chocolates and the flemish... so you must teach us more so that we can insult you with the same voracity as we employ on the americans or poms

fill us with evil.. u got anything to do with that Euro parliament thingy??? Saw that the other day... wow now that is a joke all to itself.

**Wally Pipp** · Feb 19th, 2002, 03:47 AM

What Euro Parliament Thingy ?
That huge building where half of Brussels errrm "work" ?

A story eh ...

How about the guards story ?

There was a guard (walloon) standing outside a conference room and a walloon excellency wandered in smoking.
Guard says : "Please sir, no smoking allowed in here"
Excellency says : "Oh I'm sorry, I wasn't aware of that. I'll put it out immediately. Thank you"
A few days later, same excellency, other guard (flemish this time).
Excellency wanders in smoking.
Guard says : "Please sir, no smoking allowed in here"
Excellency looks at him as if he were a turd and throws his cigarette stub on the ground and puts it out haughtily. Next he blows smoke in the guards face and enters without a word of thank you.
Guard complains to his boss and got told off because he dared questioning a European dignitary

PS: all actors were Belgian and all spoke french at the occasion.

Welcome to Belgium

**rjlohan** · Feb 19th, 2002, 04:43 AM

Originally posted by Wally Pipp
You can't put the sarcasm on us, Aussie boys !

because [list=1][*]we have beaten you already to that by a landslide[*]you don't know enough about us [*]we're not interesting enough[*]we've baffled just about anyone with our sheer incompetence[*]reality here is much more tragic and funnier than any piss take you can come up with[/list=1]

National pride ? Us ? You've got to be joking !

Sorry, who are you again?

**Wally Pipp** · Feb 19th, 2002, 04:44 AM

Hah ! That's exactly what they all say

**rjlohan** · Feb 20th, 2002, 01:17 AM

I heard that these were the first Winter Gold medals in the southern hemisphere.

Not bad, not bad at all.

Jethro · Feb 20th, 2002, 01:30 AM

Originally posted by Nucleus
Kiss my ample sized watermelon and keep it simple you silly convict... Ohno was judged second so he should get the gold which also makes up for the 6 stiches he recieved in the fall.

I almost forgot, the Aussie won his semi-final in the same way he won the final, what a sporting super-hero.

You just can't see good tactics can you...totally out classed in his heat, hung back, got through on some one dis-qualified. Thought no problems do the same in the quarters and semis...straight through, then (and this is the class of the man), thought l'll do the same in the final, let the heros go out hard and cruise past them in the final straight. He had it covered. Of course it did help that the first five contestants were clearly pissed at the time.

Only three more gold and we head the medal tally, hopefully there are some aussies up against the seppos or kanaks, you could bet the house on it..

BB

The french seem to be getting off lightly..

Jethro · Feb 20th, 2002, 01:34 AM

Originally posted by Nucleus
Soon enough, anyone who has victory fall into his or her hands will be said to have "done a Bradbury", or just "done an Aussie"

Dude, done a Bradbury is all ready in use in oz, (check the SMH this morning any NSW ppl).

The only problem that bloke is gonna have is the bagging out he is going to receive...well done on the medal Bradbury, what's your training program, leaning on the bar at your local

Jez, l can't believe some ppl, this has to be the coolest thing that has ever happened at the winter Olympics...OMG BB we need to change our float design

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