Olympics Thread
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Tug-o-war
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<p>Bullrush</p>
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<p>Burling/Tuke named flagbearers. Do they take turns during the ceremony, or is it going to be like an extended version of the awkward RWC2011 final three-way handshake?</p>
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EDIT: I see they're co-captains but Burling will carry the flag. Well, that's not as exciting.</p> -
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<p>Burling/Tuke named flagbearers. Do they take turns during the ceremony, or is it going to be like an extended version of the awkward RWC2011 final three-way handshake?</p>
<p>EDIT: I see they're co-captains but Burling will carry the flag. Well, that's not as exciting.</p>
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<p>A reasonable choice, if it's a windy day Burling's experience in sail management may come in useful. Though personally I would have chosen Nick Willis to do the job.</p> -
<p>who wants to watch some bloke walking around the track furiously rubbing the poll?</p>
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<p>glad to see it's not just nz that's overrun with stupidity around safety.</p>
<p> </p>Rio Olympics 2016: Why the Olympic pool must have lifeguards<p style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;">The world's best swimmers are in safe hands at the Rio Olympics, where they will even compete under the eye of lifeguards who are on red alert should they need to pluck a superstar from the waters.</p>
<p style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;">With whistles and flotation devices at the ready, a fleet of 75 lifeguards have already been seen providing round the clock surveillance at the training sessions. As <i>the New York Times</i> noted, this might be a sensible precaution for water polo, synchronised swimming and diving where accidents might happen. But swimming?</p>
<p style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;">"Yes, it's necessary," lifeguard supervisor Danielle Martelote at the Aquatics Stadium. She said cramps, heart attacks and head-first crashes into the wall were the extreme if remote dangers faced by Olympians.</p>
<p style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;">FINA, swimming's international body, requires its major world events to comply with local rules. A Rio de Janeiro state law requires the presence of lifeguards at swimming pools larger than seven by seven metres, thus the Olympic coverage....</p> -
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<p>Tug-o-war would genuinally interest me. THat would be a great idea!</p>
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<p>Dodgeball!</p> -
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<p>who wants to watch some bloke walking around the track furiously rubbing the poll?</p>
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<p>MN5? Particularly if that bloke was Chris Gayle.</p> -
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<p>who wants to watch some bloke walking around the track furiously rubbing the poll?</p>
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<p>Nick is cured, so I believe the flagstick would simply be in a safe and experienced pair of hands - as long as he doesn't have to parade anywhere near the Brazilian beach volleyball team. :)</p> -
<p>you are never cured of addiction</p>
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<p>Burling/Tuke named flagbearers. Do they take turns during the ceremony, or is it going to be like an extended version of the awkward RWC2011 final three-way handshake?</p>
<p>EDIT: I see they're co-captains but Burling will carry the flag. Well, that's not as exciting.</p>
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<p>Tuke really is Robin to Burling's Batman.</p>
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<p>The Evers-Swindell twins were the flagbearers for the closing ceremony in 2008. That must have worked somehow. </p> -
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<p>The Evers-Swindell twins were the flagbearers for the closing ceremony in 2008. That must have worked somehow. </p>
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<p>Yeah, although the closing ceremony is a free-for-all. Kinda like a Chiefs' Mad Monday compared to the Te Awamutu Lions Club AGM. </p> -
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Oi! Ever been to the TA Lions Club? They can party party, even when checking the financial audits! -
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<p>Oi! Ever been to the TA Lions Club? They can party party, even when checking the financial audits!</p>
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<p>I'll take your word for it. No, really.</p> -
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<p>I can arrange an invite. Lions club, then the workies?</p>
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<p>To be fair, I'll go anywhere with booze so . . . </p>
