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15-03-2006, 10:07 PM
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RIP Craig - 13/11/08
 
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Everyone online now must be like me and have no interest in the Commonwealth Games, until they introduce Nitro Funny Cars or nude volleyball i wont be watching........
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15-03-2006, 10:15 PM
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AS IT SAYS.....
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Nude volley ball..interesting concept.
 : The games themselves can't be as mind numbingly boring as the games opening that is on at the moment.... I need beer..!!.. |
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15-03-2006, 10:16 PM
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Any sport is boring that dosnt involve the strong possibility of someone getting hurt.
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15-03-2006, 10:16 PM
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boring...............
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15-03-2006, 10:18 PM
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BRING ON THE RUGBY SEVENS I SAY...YA NERDS
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15-03-2006, 10:24 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I like athletics,swimming & weight lifting.
Im also interested to see us in the Basketball.
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15-03-2006, 10:25 PM
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Thank god for the forums. That way I have something to do other than have to watch the ceremony
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15-03-2006, 10:37 PM
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15-03-2006, 10:48 PM
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where can i get one of those girls, in them blue dresses *drewl*
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15-03-2006, 10:58 PM
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15-03-2006, 11:00 PM
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What a waste of public(taxpayers) money...it would've been better spent on Health,education and roads.
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15-03-2006, 11:03 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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15-03-2006, 11:04 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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My turds are more interesting than that rubbish.
I agree, what a waste of tax payer's money. |
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15-03-2006, 11:08 PM
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Virtuous Bogan (TM)
 
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ah surely the amount of money coming in for business etc etc would offset most of the costs. And then theres the future income from marketing melbourne.
But yeah....I dont liek the olympics much these days let alone the commonwaelth games. one eays fix though...republic 
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15-03-2006, 11:09 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I dont have high interest in it either. But dont forget - a lot of those athletes are training seriously hard and making sacrifices that I sure couldnt to reach the pinnacle of their sport. Im not gonna bag that.
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15-03-2006, 11:10 PM
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I wont ever be interested in a huge sporting event like the Olympics or Commonweath games.
The only reason why I watched the 2000 Olympics was because it was in Sydney. I thought Athens 2004 was sh*t. |
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15-03-2006, 11:12 PM
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The republic will come when the queen passes....
Marketing melbourne surely you jest that is impossible...the offset of cost to tourist dollars is beyond belief...they don't like melbourne
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15-03-2006, 11:18 PM
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Virtuous Bogan (TM)
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now now John...jealously is a curse..and one in which no medicene can cure
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15-03-2006, 11:26 PM
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15-03-2006, 11:28 PM
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Touche!....hehehe
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15-03-2006, 11:57 PM
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I quite like the fireworks bit, maybe they should make it 2 hours worth of fireworks, a huge bonfire and trying to setting fire to stuff in there, always work a treat on camping trips!
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16-03-2006, 12:00 AM
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Virtuous Bogan (TM)
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^^ and throw a few cans a baed beans in for good measure..perhaps warney could help us out
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16-03-2006, 12:02 AM
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I agree, as much as the Commonwealth Games doesnt draw the same interest as the Olympics, you can't take away from the commitment the athletes put in to get to that level. The opening ceremony though......hmm. I agree with John though, the cost is extravagent. I was talking to a friend on Monday night as he packed to go into the athletes village on Tuesday. For 3 days of competition, he has been given uniforms and training clothing worth around $10k. Multiply that by the 470 odd Australian athletes, and that is a massive bill, and that's just to cloth them! ....mind you, I like the sound of the after parties I've been invited to  :  :
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16-03-2006, 12:12 AM
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16-03-2006, 12:13 AM
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Was excited when i saw that House & NCIS were still on until i worked out that they were repeats so spent the last two hours making lasagna with the wife watching hte openings. Looked pretty spectacular, but not up my alley.
Wonder how the blokes World partition is going for the vertical bar to become a sport in one of these events, would increase profits
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16-03-2006, 01:01 AM
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The pathetic flying tram lost me .......
The Comm games bores me sh^tless though dont mind it when we belt the poms up in any event  Thank Christ the cricket first test starts tomorrow Go Warney 
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16-03-2006, 01:53 AM
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Location: Melbourne
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You bunch of whinging geeks!!
It brings a good sense of patriotism and unity - Olympics without super hero countries like the US. I don't mind it at all. By the way, the opening ceremony was fairly spectacular - watching all the fireworks and entertainment with the city in the background and the Yarra reflecting the lights... A great atmosphere.
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16-03-2006, 04:40 AM
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They should make beer drinking an olypmic sport. With full strength aussie beer. no yank beer or any other crap. That would be the bestest game ever. wed rock so hard at that!
*disclaimer: i ijn now way condone druinking lots of booxze at the council club and dancin with hot girl. only have a jug and drink responsibly other wise mumll kick your butt for drink driving and then you wont get any! And i have not been drinking! i lie. ive had a few. hooray for hot chicks that dance with you and hooray for the makers of beer! long live beer! |
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16-03-2006, 08:53 AM
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The opening ceremony was woeful. An oversized, overpriced version of a school eisteddfod. Could only stomach 25mins of it. Typical of Melbourne - trying just a bit *too* hard to be arty, and ending up boring and confusing people
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