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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: Grandy on July 27, 2012, 09:23:49 PM
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It'd be perfect.
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British Olympics opening ceremony.
They made a bunch of celebrities act as their famous characters (last James Bond pretended to be excorting the Queen, Mr. Bean did a comedy number pretending to be part of the orchestra, there were a bunch of Mary Poppins at one bit, so on.)
David Tennant is the 10th(?) Doctor. In one episode, around two years ago, he traveled to the future (today), and lighted the olympic torch in the last second.
If they got him to do that again, I'd die a happy nerd.
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Apparently I will not die a happy nerd.
As for when it is, it just went.
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Oh, that's right now isn't it.
...meh.
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Yeah, that's a shame. :(
On a related note, anyone know when the new season is supposed to start yet?
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But it's the olympics.
Most ruined cultural tradition ever.
Like how McDonalds is the only vendor licensed to sell fries?
Yeah.
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(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ulnf5E841r9vonmo1_1280.jpg)
Did you hear about this
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I don't get it.
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Yeah, who's this douche bag?
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They couldn't have had a culture icon light the torch; it would have devalued the entire thing. Steve Redgrave did it; or he handed it over to young'ns who did it. He's an epic ex- rower who's a bit of an olympic hero.
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They could have done whatever the hell they wanted. They're BRITISH!
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^except brush their teeth^
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it would have devalued the entire thing.
Dude, the Olympics are already devalued.
It stopped being about sports and fitness and the apex of humanity or some ****, and started being about merchandising the hell out of the Olympic brand a loooong time ago.
Hence why the Olympics association sued a bunch of old ladies for naming a charity knitting competition "The Knitting Olympics".
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I'm kinda pretty sure it's still about competitiveness for the actual people that are competing.
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Did you get trained on being that bitter and hateful of humanity on the whole, or does it just come naturally?
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Olympics is good for all of them poor africans and asians and whatnot that just won't (canīt?) compete in the world cup.
And it's only once every 4 years so let the jocks get their sportgasm for some weeks.
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So how 'bout them badmintons?
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I WAS SO EXPECTING THAT HE WOULD SHOW I CRIED WHEN HE DIDN'T.
I really did.
Even though Matt already did carry the torch.
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Lucas is just jealous, because Brazil is in 19th place in the medal count :V
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I'm kinda pretty sure it's about money for the actual people that are competing.
I know it's a bit late, but I don't think you realise how ridiculous this statement is, Lucas.
Most of the athletes train constantly for very little reward. Hell, you don't even win money for winning in the olympics. They work tirelessly to become the best because they want to be great. There's very little in this world that's less about the money than that.
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Most of the athletes train constantly for very little reward. Hell, you don't even win money for winning in the olympics.
Not quite true. Athletes are compensated a certain amount if they win medals, determined by their home country. US gold medal winners get $25,000 (which is taxed $9,000). Not much, but other countries pay out way more...Italy pays the most, $182,000 to any gold medal winner.
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Not quite true. Athletes are compensated a certain amount if they win medals, determined by their home country. US gold medal winners get $25,000 (which is taxed $9,000). Not much, but other countries pay out way more...Italy pays the most, $182,000 to any gold medal winner.
Oh snap, $16 thousand bucks are on the table, and all I have to do is BE BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD?!
My starting bonus at my job was just under that, and I'm 29.
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Can't tell if you're bragging or trying to prove a point.
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Can't tell if you're bragging or trying to prove a point.
I believe the point is that if you just wanted to make money any decent job would do, you don't have to be a world famous athlete/movie star/singer. And if you want to make a lot of money you gotta climb the corporate ladder like a cactuar. So it's probably not about the money for most athletes.
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I feel it's kind of awful that our society rewards someone THAT much just because they can kick a ball into a goal and make the masses happy for that, but if you get a job where you actually try to do some good for humanity, you won't make even close to half that amount.
because they can kick a ball into a goal and make the masses happy for thatkick a ball into a goal
They barely even manage to do that.
Soccer is useless. 90 minutes of people with bad cardio that walk around a huuuuuuuuuge field doing nothing. And then they miss the goal when they actually try. They make approx 1-2 goals each games and note that each match is still 90 frigging minutes. Better just watch the highlights of the game on the sports later that night.
Interesting. the second quote box got a different colour.
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Guys I hate soccer too. But the world needs a muse. The reason why they get paid that much its because they are the gladiators of our time. The "finest" by corporate picked baggots.
Did you buy that BS? Because I half way did.
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So everything can't be a 1:1 comparison to the ancient world. Lesson learned. Next time, don't do that, and you might get the point instead of going for the throat over semantics.
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Ok, I'm not in a great mood, so I'll go with a modest "**** you" and leave. Your attitude regarding the topic is utter ****, and makes the whole thing unnecessarily difficult.
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Alright, I'll say it.
Lucas, you're being a douchebag. Cut it out.
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I believe that soccer players get a lot of money because they are forced to play for 90minutes. With limited substitution (3) each game you don't need to pay as many players since only 7 are on the field and they will just go about saving their strength.
Would be a much better sport with hockey rules or something of the kind. Smaller field, more substitutes, no whistleblowing when laying down ect.
Olympics is almost over now. Still don't get why they turn every martial arts into a point collection competition. Wrestling, boxing and all they asian stuff. Only becomes getting a higher score than the other. I want to see some actual fighting spirit in those.
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And yet construction workers can work for, what, eight hours with a lunch break? With much heavier work and for one of the lowest pays around. And no substitutions!
Your construction workers have a low pay? Our construction workers make a lot of money and income-wise get more than most jobs and up to par with some more qualified professions. Weird, I blame the unions.
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Ours are Mexicans who, I'm sure, hardly make anything.
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Can't tell if you're bragging or trying to prove a point.
Maybe a little of both, but the point being that $16k dollars is only a fraction of even a minimum wage yearly salary, and these athletes train for *years* to do this, and they don't get the 16k unless they get GOLD, which means they're literally the best in the world. The reward: work ratio is completely out of whack as far as making money goes, making it functionally negligible. Their time would literally be better spent at McDonalds, and they don't have to be better than anyone there.
Ok, I'm not in a great mood, so I'll go with a modest "**** you" and leave. Your attitude regarding the topic is utter ****, and makes the whole thing unnecessarily difficult.
Alright, I'll say it.
Lucas, you're being a douchebag. Cut it out.
He's been kind of doing this for years, but it's refreshing that other people noticed.
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Those burgers dont make themselves you know
Ours are Mexicans who, I'm sure, hardly make anything.
You'd be surprised.
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The beginning of hell a the Olympic brand merchandise long time.