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I thought the London Olymipcs were going to be a shambles, but they worked out very well.
Sochi[^] may not be so fortunate.
Seriously, viewing seats in a toilet?
Bees in your dinner?
Pull your finger out Putin!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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I think the London Olympics rewrote the books on just what an Olympic celebration is, it was that good,, relevant, modern, and absoloutely a celebration of what Britain is to the world today. Its going to be a very hard act to follow. 
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Erudite_Eric wrote: absoloutely a celebration of what Britain is to the world today.
Just curious - what exactly is Britain to the world today?
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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We must not judge other cultures. If their culture includes watching your other cheeks ... you better show them !
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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Argonia wrote: If their culture includes watching your other cheeks ... you better show them !
Are you sure? I mean, I'm sitting on my other cheeks right at the moment...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Are you sure? I mean, I'm sitting on my other cheeks right at the moment...
You dont want to offend your hosts. 
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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Is it me or there is no sense of joy or anticipations in these Olympics?
It looks more like a bad Putin publicity stunt than an Olympics; people seem to be going there just "because".
Was Putin ever happy in his life?
it reminds me of Transporter 3 (the movie) :
- I'm realist.
- My friend was right when he said you were doom and gloom.
- What means "doom and gloom"?
- You know, you only see the horrible and the terrible.
- Your friend, where does he get this? He doesn't know me.
I'd rather be phishing!
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The London Olympics flame's copper petals on stalks was brilliantly done. Only one chance to make it work on the night and it delivered.
It would be nice to see if Sochi leaves something that can be maintained and reused. I don't really think Putin gives a toss about it once the media circus has gone home.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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Septimus Hedgehog wrote: I don't really think Putin gives a toss about it once the media circus has gone home
FTFY!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Dalek Dave wrote: Bees in your dinner?
Reminded me of this[^].
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Dalek Dave wrote: I thought the London Olymipcs were going to be a shambles, but they worked out very well.
So you won a few medals. Big deal!
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Dalek Dave wrote: Seriously, viewing seats in a toilet?
I'm quite certain the viewing seats are for officials to verify that the pee the athlete puts in the cups actually comes out of the athlete's body. There are just too many cheaters out there.
Brent
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Just ran out of pillows too... So they asked the locals for their yellow ones. http://www.vocativ.com/02-2014/sochi-running-pillows/[^]
Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors. 
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If Sydney can get their trains to run on time for 2 whole weeks (the ONLY time they have done that EVER) then I think Sochi should be able to scrape through.
It always surprises me what a disaster these games (commonwealth in India, various Olympic games) before they start and how successful they are at the end. I hope these ones work out as well.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Don't think it is a repost:
Time...
XKCD posted a cartoon "Time" a while ago. every few hours it would update.
Now it has ended and you can see the entire sequence here:
Time ... at your own pace[^]
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I thought Time was great, especially the exchange between Rick & Viv:
Time: RICK: I said, that'll teach you to mix your drinks!
VYVYAN: I already know how to mix my drinks, Rick.
MIKE: Yeah. Paint stripper and bleach. Lethal.
[...]
VYVYAN: I must be hallucinating. What's good for a hangover?
MIKE: Drinking heavily the night before.
speramus in juniperus
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: between Rick & Viv:
Why does Rick appear to change into Mike halfway through?
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Because that's what the TV show did: http://www.ratman.biz/archive/young_ones/time.html[^] - it's about 1/3rd of the way down, just search in page for "bleach".
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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You should know better by now as well...
V. wrote: Don't think it is a repost:
is merely an apology in advance because you're too lazy to do a search and check if something has been posted before...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Ticking away, the moments that make up a dull day..."
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"You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way..."
Suddenly I want an apple fritter. 
/ravi
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