das1330 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 taking children away at age 3 to train you honestly see no problem with completely ruining a person's life and any prospects for the future for a chance at winning a competition to make the dictator's of that country happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisp Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 There was an interview, I think in time with one of the kids at the Olympic training schools and the propaganda director of the school. The interviewer asked the girl what she wanted to do with her life, what she usually did, and so on, and all the answers were weightlifting. At one point they asked her what she liked to do, and she started to say "I used to like running in the fields near my village" but then the propaganda director cut her off, and said "but now she prefers weightlifting" All of that is paraphrased by me, but i found it interesting. They are taken away at young ages and they learn no other real skills. After they are past their prime, what can they do? Spending their life playing ping pong or weightlifting? Hegemony-Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabbagad Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 From what I heard on the news, China was cheating in some shooting event. There were Chinese judges and were giving the Chinese competitors points even when they missed their targets. The other countries complained but couldn't do anything. This apparently cost Australia a metal, but anyway go Australia! Just found it: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080813/ts ... 0813061344 Reading that it does sound a bit different but they were cheating. [spoiler=My 99s (7)]9,638th to 99 Fletching ~ 29th January 2007 737th to 99 Hunter ~ 2nd July 2007910th to 99 Agility ~ 28th January 200859,467th to 99 Defence ~ 23rd December 200992,762nd to 99 Hitpoints ~ 26th June 2010102,704th to 99 Attack ~ 29th June 2010144,091st to 99 Strength ~ 29th June 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomy Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Jeez Mahe Drysdale almost screwed up in the rowing, that woulda been a disaster.... Doomy edit: I like sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzs Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 gutted at coxless 4 missing out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Warrior Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 gutted at coxless 4 missing out I was watching that race astoundingly. We beat everyone by over a second, and you, the Dutch, the Italians and the US failed to qualify. :shock: If we don't get a gold from here... we should be shot dead. | Favourite Game Music | Last.fm | HYT Friend Chat Rules | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyw3000 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 From what I heard on the news, China was cheating in some shooting event. There were Chinese judges and were giving the Chinese competitors points even when they missed their targets. The other countries complained but couldn't do anything. This apparently cost Australia a metal, but anyway go Australia! Just found it: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080813/ts ... 0813061344 Reading that it does sound a bit different but they were cheating. That's the home field advantage :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrazotis Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 not to bag my own country but im kind of sick of watching the first week of the olympics, swimming, diving, rowing, mostly the water sports, im fine with that, but i hate seeing during the second week, mostly highlights of the first week because Australia gets most of its medals in the first week, and like hardly any in the second i always look forward to seeing the track and field events, like 100m sprints, but the only time they show it is like 11 at night, but we see swimming all through the day and then again and again over the next few days hopefully it will be a bit different this time around thanks to mitsubishi64 who made this sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Those chinese girls were 16. It's extremely hard to fake your age in an event as big as the olympics. Also, people need to lay off of the chinese culture (taking children away at age 3 to train) because of their dedication. It might not be what we are accustomed to, but it proves to be effective. hard to fake? not if you're hosting it! :lol: :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackattack Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Those chinese girls were 16. It's extremely hard to fake your age in an event as big as the olympics. Also, people need to lay off of the chinese culture (taking children away at age 3 to train) because of their dedication. It might not be what we are accustomed to, but it proves to be effective. hard to fake? not if you're hosting it! :lol: Especially when the proof of age is just a government issued passport. There is absolutely no way the government of china could fake that. My carbon footprint is bigger than yours...and you know what they say about big feet. These are the times that try mens souls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1_man_army Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 ^^ It's even easier when the IOC say they won't investigate it. They say it's the responsibility of the individual olympic committees. I was skeptical about them being underage until I watched them win gold today and until I read my last statement. There is no way a lot of them are 16. He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morah Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 i'm boycotting the olympics because of the role china plays in aiding the sudanese gov. in their genocide in darfur. google darfur olympics and watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpez Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 michael phelps is the "winningest" olympian in history. (is that even a word?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmier Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 i'm boycotting the olympics because of the role china plays in aiding the sudanese gov. in their genocide in darfur. google darfur olympics and watch. Honestly with 30 something million tuned in, in just the US i doubt your boycott is doing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanDuke Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 What's funny is the Chinese actually 'digitally modified' a part of the opening ceremony, the fireworks as footprints. Also, the little girl who sang the chinese anthem or something was lip synching, the chinese didn't think the girl who actually sang the song to be pretty enough to go on stage :roll: . China is lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morah Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 i'm boycotting the olympics because of the role china plays in aiding the sudanese gov. in their genocide in darfur. google darfur olympics and watch. Honestly with 30 something million tuned in, in just the US i doubt your boycott is doing anything. and if it were just me and in just the usa, i'd say ur right. however it's millions of people around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurinEthir Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 i'm boycotting the olympics because of the role china plays in aiding the sudanese gov. in their genocide in darfur. google darfur olympics and watch. Honestly with 30 something million tuned in, in just the US i doubt your boycott is doing anything. and if it were just me and in just the usa, i'd say ur right. however it's millions of people around the world. I'm going to make an ignorant assumption here and say that there are at least a billion people that DO watch the Olympics. I didn't like China going into the Olympics, I like them no better now. At least they let Taiwan compete...Can't wait for the baseball games against Japan, China and the US. Cenin pân nîd, istan pân nîd, dan nin ú-cenich, nin ú-istach.Ithil luin eria vi menel caran...Tîn dan delu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magekillr Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijin ... &type=lgns Surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenin64 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 i'm boycotting the olympics because of the role china plays in aiding the sudanese gov. in their genocide in darfur. google darfur olympics and watch. I hate to break it to you, but they don't really need you to watch the Olympics. Command the Murderous Chalices! Drink ye harpooners! drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow- Death to Moby Dick!BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpez Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 ^ true. if they spend over $300 million on the opening ceremony and $200 million on the "water cube" then i doubt they are strapped for cash or viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morah Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 i'm boycotting the olympics because of the role china plays in aiding the sudanese gov. in their genocide in darfur. google darfur olympics and watch. I hate to break it to you, but they don't really need you to watch the Olympics. ur right, they don't need me to watch the olympics. however, i've written all the olympic sponsors who's products i can feasibly boycott as well, and i'm doing so. google the website "dream for darfur" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Warrior Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 i'm boycotting the olympics because of the role china plays in aiding the sudanese gov. in their genocide in darfur. google darfur olympics and watch. I hate to break it to you, but they don't really need you to watch the Olympics. ur right, they don't need me to watch the olympics. however, i've written all the olympic sponsors who's products i can feasibly boycott as well, and i'm doing so. google the website "dream for darfur" Strangely enough, they don't need you to tell them to boycott. If they felt anything towards the situation in Sudan, they'd have boycotted it long ago. I wish you good luck though. I mean, it's not like there were several left-wing organisations that had been campaigning for years before you started your own boycott. :roll: | Favourite Game Music | Last.fm | HYT Friend Chat Rules | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenshinjapan Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 What's funny is the Chinese actually 'digitally modified' a part of the opening ceremony, the fireworks as footprints. Also, the little girl who sang the chinese anthem or something was lip synching, the chinese didn't think the girl who actually sang the song to be pretty enough to go on stage :roll: . China is lame. China is lame because they don't think the same as you?! The country reduced it's pollution and made Beijing a better place in order to host the Olympics successfully. Besides, just because the girl on stage didn't actually sing, it didn't make it wrong. Your favorite bands have been buying their songs for years from other bands that had better ideas. So look in the mirror again, who's actually lame? YOU! ATTEND TET EVENTS! CLICK HERE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellbellz Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 kenshinjapan, why are all of your posts defending China? You're not going to change anyone's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenshinjapan Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Why is everyone saying that China is wrong and defending them is bad? Last I checked, these forums were about equal opportunity to all people. Why let this slip by with China? YOU! ATTEND TET EVENTS! CLICK HERE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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