Thread Winter Olympics - 2018

[thintoast]

Left, Right, Center.

I'm a cribbage fan, myself.

 

[thintoast]

Also, not to understate the athleticism of everyone there, but does anyone get home from work and say "Holy shit, turn on NBC. I HAVE to see what happens in the 1000m sprint!"

 

[Darth Handsome]

Mens downhill tomorrow night if my grasp of time zones has not gone awry

 

[Darth Handsome]

Downhill is the best skiing. Theyre bookin it down that big ol happy mountain

 

[gee]

Watching snowboarding last night was awesome. The fucking terminology

THE JAPANGRAB TURNED THE CHICKEN SALAD INTO A MCTWIST FOLLOWED BY AN EGGPLANT

 

[adi]

cricket commentary is the worst the game is so boring they have to make shit up lol

 

[Darth Handsome]

Speaking of terminology my new favorite thang is the notion that "colored people" is offensive but "people of color" is not

 

[adi]

Speaking of terminology my new favorite thang is the notion that "colored people" is offensive but "people of color" is not

 

[APRIL]

Speaking of terminology my new favorite thang is the notion that "colored people" is offensive but "people of color" is not

Interesting.

 

[gee]

Speaking of terminology my new favorite thang is the notion that "colored people" is offensive but "people of color" is not

I'm pretty sure the context is the determining factor.

 

[nukes]

I'm pretty sure the context is the determining factor.

It's really just fashion.
When I was a kid they wanted to be called negro.
Then that became taboo. Then black. Etc...

 

[Darth Handsome]

Rubbish. Ive said "colored boy" in every conceivable context & have gotten nothin but belly aching

 

[Strings]

When did name calling become an Olympic sport?

 

[Darth Handsome]

When did name calling become an Olympic sport?

We're talking intercultural terminology duh

 

[Strings]

We're talking intercultural terminology duh

I'm just filling in till the real hall monitors return.

 

[Darth Handsome]

Anyhoo all kidding aside "context" has less to do with it than this species not knowing what the holy fuck it wants and wouldnt know what the holy fuck to do if it got it

 

[Strings]

I've come to realize people fall into two categories when addressing them.

Yo and Yo asshole.

 

[Floptical]

The sad part about this games is they didn't build away from existing ski/snow areas. The Government took over the resorts and shut them down in Jan for the games. Due to this the workers were laid off and supporting areas heavily impacted. There are a ton of stories from hundreds of businesses that have closed down due to this. Everything from restaurants, snow equipment sales, instructors, support and entertainment in and around the resorts, etc. I guess is some instances where this happened in the past the local Government and Olympic committee pays for this type of hardship but Korea is doing nothing.

 

[adi]

Anyhoo all kidding aside "context" has less to do with it than this species not knowing what the holy fuck it wants and wouldnt know what the holy fuck to do if it got it

i know exactly what i want and what im gonna do with it

 

[nukes]

The sad part about this games is they didn't build away from existing ski/snow areas. The Government took over the resorts and shut them down in Jan for the games. Due to this the workers were laid off and supporting areas heavily impacted. There are a ton of stories from hundreds of businesses that have closed down due to this. Everything from restaurants, snow equipment sales, instructors, support and entertainment in and around the resorts, etc. I guess is some instances where this happened in the past the local Government and Olympic committee pays for this type of hardship but Korea is doing nothing.

Total bullshit. Can you imagine the backlash of something like that in Aspen or Vermont?