Does exactly what it says on the tin. Some of the nonsense contained herein may be very loosely related to The Sisters of Mercy, but I wouldn't bet your PayPal account on it. In keeping with the internet's general theme nothing written here should be taken as Gospel: over three quarters of it is utter gibberish, and most of the forum's denizens haven't spoken to another human being face-to-face for decades. Don't worry your pretty little heads about it. Above all else, remember this: You don't have to stay forever. I will understand.
Debaser wrote:I've just watched some blokes in little boats. It started, they fiddled and faddled for about an hour. They went in various directions and sometimes went round orange bouys. Sometimes they seemingly went nowhere, sometimes they seemed to go sideways. No-one ever seemed to be in front. There was a lot of twaddling about in a group then someone blew a horn and it ended. No-one knew who won then five minutes later they pulled a name out of a hat (well perhaps it was more complicated than that) and they let the Swedes win.
Randall Flagg wrote:Turning into a surreal afternoon, Murray is taking Federer apart right now.........
More Gold on the way?
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You honestly think Federer wanted to win?
After watching more boats (but this time with only one man it each one) I watched some fencing - which I thought I knew the rules for - ach, silly me. They hopped, skipped and lunged at each other, wafting a sharp implement. Sometimes when one bloke lunged and seemingly prodded the other, the other won the point. Masks lit up every now and again - it was like handbags at dawn.
Think I'll watch running instead - I can almost work that out (the one at the front wins)
Five cups of coffee just to be myself...when I'd rather be somebody else
Randall Flagg wrote:
I watched some of the action from the Excel centre and did wonder if perhaps will have been in the audience?
I'm sure he'd have enjoyed the Foil and Epee.
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I was down at Excel to watch the judo (which was fantastic, incidentally) and must admit I had a sneaky look at those going into the fencing to see if was around. Far more likely he was up North watching his two favourite teams : http://www.bpafc.com/?p=4684
As a NZ person of UK origin, have to say it's been a superb Olympics so far in terms of who won what. A great mixture of heroic failures and victories. Looks like everyone is having a great time as well, which is adding to the overall enjoyment. Only people I've heard who are a bit down on the whole thing is the Aussies.
Debaser wrote:I've just watched some blokes in little boats. It started, they fiddled and faddled for about an hour. They went in various directions and sometimes went round orange bouys. Sometimes they seemingly went nowhere, sometimes they seemed to go sideways. No-one ever seemed to be in front. There was a lot of twaddling about in a group then someone blew a horn and it ended. No-one knew who won then five minutes later they pulled a name out of a hat (well perhaps it was more complicated than that) and they let the Swedes win.
Morrissey's slagged the Olympics so they must be good!
Debaser wrote:You honestly think Federer wanted to win?
Agreed he didn't look like he wanted to but it's the only title he's never won and he said it was really important to him.
I'm annoyed to realise that I won't get to see any of the womwn's Omnium cos it's on when I'm at work. Don't understand any of it but Laura trott's fit. No, hang on, they're all fit - that's kinda the point! I mean she's cute.
Judging by the comments there seem to be quite a few sporting experts.
Perhaps one can help with something I do not understand. As far as I figure it the competitors are amateurs. Not that such a staus exists anymore with sponsorship and prize money and lottery money etc etc. I don't think they are given 10 shillings for a new pair of plimsolls and their bus fare home but basically they are amateurs.
However the tennis players are professionals - well at least I have heard of some of them before.
All explanations gratefully accepted
Well you must know something
'Cos we're dying of admiration here
Mastering obscure alternatives
Been watching snippets at work when I can (no cable TV at home anymore); caught some of the fencing, which looked rather interesting, yet odd (what the heck was up with those light-up masks?), some (boring) tennis, a bit of (boring) swimming (sure, there's a bit of eye-candy, but still...), some horse jumping, a round of synchronized swimming (hilarious! ), and the like.
Meh, whatever. It's the winter Games I really dig, anyway.
stufarq wrote:Morrissey's slagged the Olympics so they must be good!
He spent the best part of the Nineties bemoaning the loss of English culture, immigration, etc. Now he only has to see the Union flag and he goes berserk and starts talking utter hate-filled gibberish. Consistent he is not..
bearskin wrote: Looks like everyone is having a great time as well, which is adding to the overall enjoyment. Only people I've heard who are a bit down on the whole thing is the Aussies.
I know... I am utterly ashamed to see so many negative comments in the Oz media. For heavens sake some of these sporty whatsits work their entire lives, beat their personal best/record time, only to miss a gold medal by a 1000th of a second or whatever and the media bag them. Poor loves.
I have been watching the horsies and any sport where people jump about in their pants.
All been great. also watched some fencing..coz well....
A 30-second YooToob search will yield you vids full of numerous similar claims regarding Beyonce's and Jay-Z's similar involvement with Ol' Scratch at the Grammy Awards. It's endless.
A 30-second YooToob search will yield you vids full of numerous similar claims regarding Beyonce's and Jay-Z's similar involvement with Ol' Scratch at the Grammy Awards. It's endless.
We're not saying it's giant space reptiles. But it's giant space reptiles.
Having said that, a lot of his fellow "conspiracy theory" enthusiasts seem to use "giant space reptiles" as an anti-Semitic code so it's not as cute and amusing as it seems at first.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
markfiend wrote:David Icke is completely hatstand.
Having said that, a lot of his fellow "conspiracy theory" enthusiasts seem to use "giant space reptiles" as an anti-Semitic code so it's not as cute and amusing as it seems at first.
Are you saying that the giant spaces lizards don't separate their milk and their meat?
For those who didn't click the link, this is simply astounding:
the link wrote:
Writing on website TheTruthIsNow.com, Icke - a key BBC presenter during the 1988 Olympics - claimed the giant bell rung by cyclist Bradley Wiggins during the ceremony was tuned to a frequency which could be heard by a group of Satanists who secretly rule the world.
Icke believes the devil-worshippers are shape-shifting lizards who are descended from a reptile race from the Drago constellation.
He explained: "The opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics are mass satanic rituals disguised as a celebration of Britain and sport.
"Their medium is the language of symbolism... The Olympic Stadium is also strategically placed on the earth-energy grid to tap into that power on the Global Cabal's own satanic frequencies or vibrations.
"The enormous Olympic bell, the biggest harmonically-tuned bell in the world made specially for the opening ceremony, is designed to dictate that frequency right at the start."
And on his own website, DavidIcke.com, he called the Opening Ceremony which delighted billions across the globe a "vile, inhumane Satanic ritual" which was held on a key day in the devil-worship calendar.
Icke has sold thousands of books claiming "humanity is actually under the control of dinosaur-like alien reptiles called the Babylon Brotherhood who must consume human blood to maintain their human appearance".
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The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that there is an outside.
the link wrote:
Writing on website TheTruthIsNow.com, Icke - a key BBC presenter during the 1988 Olympics - claimed the giant bell rung by cyclist Bradley Wiggins during the ceremony was tuned to a frequency which could be heard by a group of Satanists who secretly rule the world.
Icke believes the devil-worshippers are shape-shifting lizards who are descended from a reptile race from the Drago constellation.
Well now we know what "burn me a fire in the reptile house" was all about. It's the Olympic torch, ain't it?
If I told them once, I told them a hundred times to put 'Spinal Tap' first and 'Puppet Show' last.
'Conspiracy theorist' is a jokey catch-all term levelled at anyone who happens to ask questions or do a bit of research themselves as opposed to simply believing everything the BBC tells them. I do a lot of both, and am not an anti-semite, not even when I'm researching the ways and means of Israeli 'operations'.
As for the Olympics, if it does all kick off then one assumes the cyclists will take care of things, how cool are those Judge Dredd visors they get to wear? That Pendleton lady is a looker, but you really would want her to keep the helmet on!
million voices wrote:Perhaps one can help with something I do not understand. As far as I figure it the competitors are amateurs...However the tennis players are professionals - well at least I have heard of some of them before.
So are the footballers. Probably some others too. It's no longer just about amateurs because professional sport is respectable now. As far as the Olympics is concerned, whether the competitors are amateur or professional will depend on each individual sport's governing body and how that sport is run outside of the Olympics.
markfiend wrote:Talking of the swimming, if Michael Phelps were a country, he'd be 10th in the medals table
As is Yorkshire.
markfiend wrote:
who must consume human blood to maintain their human appearance
Yeah. There you go. The blood libel. OK it's against this fictional Babylon Brotherhood, but it's the same vicious lie.
Scratch a conspiracy theorist and nine times out of ten you reveal an anti-Semite.
A bit simplistic, surely. Yeah, Icke's a complete loon but being a loon about drinking blood doesn't automatically equal anti-Semitic (especially when drinking blood has been a feature of lurid Satanist stories for centuries). Presumably Twilight fans are equally anti-Semitic cos they watch films about vampires.
You have to admit that Icke's particular brand of nuttiness has more than just the blood-libel in common with the more overtly anti-Semitic thread of conspiracy theory; international banking, a few powerful families, hidden control of the media, these are all tropes they share. And Icke himself hasn't done much to dispel the pretty common suspicion that when he says "alien shape-shifting lizards" he means "Jews". YMMV.
Planet Dave wrote:'Conspiracy theorist' is a jokey catch-all term levelled at anyone who happens to ask questions or do a bit of research themselves as opposed to simply believing everything the BBC tells them. I do a lot of both, and am not an anti-semite, not even when I'm researching the ways and means of Israeli 'operations'.
*Even more rapid backpedalling*
That's not what I really meant, and I'm sorry if I tarred you with an overly-broad brush. As it happens I've seen people accused of anti-Semitism for criticism of Israel elsewhere and it's bollocks.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
Planet Dave wrote:'Conspiracy theorist' is a jokey catch-all term levelled at anyone who happens to ask questions or do a bit of research themselves as opposed to simply believing everything the BBC tells them. I do a lot of both, and am not an anti-semite, not even when I'm researching the ways and means of Israeli 'operations'.
I read the comments on the Telegraph's website "The BBC is a Trotskyite, anti-British liberal-left organisation", then trot over to the Guardian where the BBC is "a neoliberal mouthpiece and an instrument of the unelected Coalition.". Seems the Beeb can't please anyone these days. Or the average Telegraph/Guardian reader is absolutely barking looney, one or t'other..
will have been in the audience? 
), and the like. 
I know... I am utterly ashamed to see so many negative comments in the Oz media. For heavens sake some of these sporty whatsits work their entire lives, beat their personal best/record time, only to miss a gold medal by a 1000th of a second or whatever and the media bag them. Poor loves. 
