jsslatic Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Gerrin there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Another despicable verb. Podium. To podium. I'm gonna win that race and podium. I podiumed earlier today. They're not finishing ahead of me; I am podiuming if it kills me. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Third in the medal table. Quite good that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Another despicable verb. Podium. To podium. I'm gonna win that race and podium. I podiumed earlier today. They're not finishing ahead of me; I am podiuming if it kills me. - "To medal" used to annoy me but I've mellowed, I don't mind it now. I'd rather athletes competing in events where medals are given said "I want to medal in the 100" rather than "I want to win a medal in 100", same as "podium" just an everyday evolution of the English language. The meaning is the same, just a more efficient way of saying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Another despicable verb. Podium. To podium. I'm gonna win that race and podium. I podiumed earlier today. They're not finishing ahead of me; I am podiuming if it kills me. - "Despicable"?!?! Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I do like the rule that says if the British boat or bike breaks start again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Just need one that disqualifies Danes if they overtake in a boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoafc Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Wow that interview with mark hunter was emotional to watch........gutted isn't the word... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 The interview was dead sad. Two blokes who have given their all, raced magnificently and won an Olympic Silver Medal. "Sorry to all the people we let down". Err you were :censored:ing amazing and just unfortunate that the Danes were too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Evolution of the English language, or abominable mutation? Medal and podium as verbs mean the same thing. It's got the mucky paw prints of journalese all over it. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Cracking night in the athletics Farrah, Ennis and Rutherford all taking gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboafc Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 for team great britain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 From a sporting point of view, I think today is better than it would feel if England won the World Cup. (even with the footballers losing on pens) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I hear we golded a lot tonight - then seconded on penalties in footie QF. Hey ho. If the Olympics isn't the pinnacle of your sport, your sport shouldn't be in the Olympics. Says Sir Geoffrey Boycott. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) "My original vision for the Lottery was to fund a renaissance in sport, the arts and our heritage. I saw the opportunity to fund projects the Treasury would never be able to afford". John Major. Sometimes political vision needs to go beyond the next General Election. Sometimes. It needs to think beyond the party line. He may have been a non-entity PM, but he did something that is paying huge dividends nearly 20 years on. Edited August 5, 2012 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboafc Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 all true winners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Tonight we've had a black muslim a mixed race yorkshire lass and a ginger white man taking on the world for Britain and beating them and then proudly displaying the union jack Have that daily mail readers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) From a sporting point of view, I think today is better than it would feel if England won the World Cup. (even with the footballers losing on pens) I'm kind of glad the footballers lost, in a way. They get enough adulation, athletes only get to really be in the spotlight once every 4 years, I wouldn't want them to steal their thunder. Mixed race woman becoming the nation's sweetheart, a Somali Muslim immigrant winning Britain's first 10000m gold medal, and a convicted car thief from Huyton gets off to a winning start in the boxing.... yeah, Daily Mail readers will be delighted. e2a: oh yeah, and I bet no-one's calling Jessica Ennis 'fat' this weekend. Edited August 4, 2012 by rosa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Great that we are are getting results in non-sitting down events as well as the expected ones. There's no way we can do the same in all sports as we have done in cycling but we can learn a lot from them. Hopefully a few results from the boxing can surprise us again. I don't care about Chinese results. It may be nasty, or suspect racism, but I don't care. These athletes appear for one or two years, storm the world, and are never heard from again. They are not competing on the global circuit where they get tested. They don't compete with good times over a number of years, which is the first guide to someone not having had a boost. I dread to think what happens in their training camps, both for those who succeed and for the many more of those who fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLatics Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Just me who reckons Greg Rutherford could win gold at Rick Astley lookalike contests as well, then? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Had an incredible evening at the athletics last night. Simply outstanding in every way. An atmosphere that was unlike any thing at football and as passionate as anything I have ever experienced. Full patriotic fervour without being nationalistic. The noise when Farah was on his last 200 metres was such that I literally couldn't here myself shout. Top marks to the volunterrs, the organisation, the facilities, the transport - and to Team GB athletes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 We can run, we can jump, we can cycle, we can multi event, we can row, we can sail, we can shoot But we still can't kick a ball past a goalkeeper into a net from 12 yards, despite paying the people to do this the most money!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Gold for Ben Ainslie in the "Funny little boat without an outboard motor" event. Well done on 9th place today Ben! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Well done Murray! That was bloody brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Even Andy murray is getting in on the action what are we feeding them in the Olympic village! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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