Olympics Thread

Bones

@sparky give it a rest already. Jess Ennis, Jonnie Peacock were still hometown heroes in 2012. You're being silly.

sparky

@sparky I think that's getting pedantic to the point of stupidity. He's French. His parents are French. He represents France at the French Olympics.

Ergo home town.

Home Country and home town are different.

Christchurch isn't Auckland.
Glasgow isn't London.
Perth isn't Sydney.
Toulouse isn't Paris.

sparky

@Bones Yeah, because people from Yorkshire just love being described as Londoners.

Sarcasm alert.

Bones

@sparky said in Olympics Thread:

@Bones Yeah, because people from Yorkshire just love being described as Londoners.

Sarcasm alert.

I really can't even be bothered posting a facepalm gif

sparky

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

@sparky I think that's getting pedantic to the point of stupidity. He's French. His parents are French. He represents France at the French Olympics.

Ergo home town.

Home town hero sounds much catchier than home country hero.

Yeah, but it's not correct.

You can describe it as a home Olympics for any French person. But it's only a "Hometown" Olympics for Parisians.

Facts will always matter to me more than "what feels good." And it's a great hill to die on.

barbarian

Thanks. Your name is apt because man has this discussion sparked my Olympic spirit into fkn OVERDRIVE.

Just can't wait for tonight's action! Citius, Altius, Fortius MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!

canefan

@sparky said in Olympics Thread:

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

@sparky I think that's getting pedantic to the point of stupidity. He's French. His parents are French. He represents France at the French Olympics.

Ergo home town.

Home town hero sounds much catchier than home country hero.

Yeah, but it's not correct.

You can describe it as a home Olympics for any French person. But it's only a "Hometown" Olympics for Parisians.

Facts will always matter to me more than "what feels good." And it's a great hill to die on.

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Bones

@sparky said in Olympics Thread:

Facts will always matter to me

If only that was true in rugby threads...

nzzp

@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:

Citius, Altius, Fortius

Citius Altius Fortius Drugius

Billy Tell

Ok. Since Paris is a city it’s home city and not home town. Can’t be having errors now.

Bovidae

Bizarre scenes in Emma Twigg's women’s single sculls QF where the Spanish women overtook the Serbian for the third and last qualifying place in the last 500 m. The Serbian women basically did a lay-down Sally after being passed.

canefan

@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

Bizarre scenes in Emma Twigg's women’s single sculls QF where the Spanish women overtook the Serbian for the third and last qualifying place in the last 500 m. The Serbian women basically did a lay-down Sally after being passed.

Yeah odd. Was she saving energy for a repecharge, or is she out?

Bovidae

She misses out for the SF.

canefan

@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

She misses out for the SF.

That was French level surrender there, she almost came last in the entire race

Damo

@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

Bizarre scenes in Emma Twigg's women’s single sculls QF where the Spanish women overtook the Serbian for the third and last qualifying place in the last 500 m. The Serbian women basically did a lay-down Sally after being passed.

It was odd but I can sort of understand it. She was caught and knew she had no energy left to catchup so she gave up. Not a great advertisement for giving it your all and fighting to the end.

Damo

I've watched 3 NZ crews this evening in 3 semi/quarter final races. 3 from 3. Some close races but basically our prospects are looking good for some medals.

mariner4life

Pairs girls looked good. Quickest time too
But those fucking Romanians look strong.

Damo

What happened to the Serbians there at the end?

Damo

Mens pair second semi is a close race at the 500m

nzzp

@Damo said in Olympics Thread:

What happened to the Serbians there at the end?

looked like they just blew up - tough finish

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