Olympics 2012

[PIE-GUY]

Just witnessed a Tweezer Reprise highlight reel.  :rockout:

I thougt it worked really well, too... Though it made me picture phelps with the bong for a second.

[sls.stormyrider]

Though it made me picture phelps with the bong for a second.

Fuck. Phelps got Phelps'd in the 200 fly this time around.

see what happens when you start doing bong hits?

[rowjimmy]

[PIE-GUY]

NBC's coverage can only be described as "piss-poor."

Even if it were live, the coverage teams are just idiots.

The one bright spot is the DirecTV app that has allowed me to record all the swimming pre-lims and every USA water-polo game without having to record the entire day.

If you've never watched water polo, you should. It's the roughest sport out there... at least on-par with rugby and hockey for brutality between players... the crazy thing is the women are even rougher than the men...

[rowjimmy]

I can't watch it at all.

Not legally.

I don't have cable so no internet streaming. and I cannot get OTA broadcasts at my house.

So, pretty much, fuck NBC.

[gah]

NBC's coverage can only be described as "piss-poor."

Even if it were live, the coverage teams are just idiots.

The one bright spot is the DirecTV app that has allowed me to record all the swimming pre-lims and every USA water-polo game without having to record the entire day.

If you've never watched water polo, you should. It's the roughest sport out there... at least on-par with rugby and hockey for brutality between players... the crazy thing is the women are even rougher than the men...

I saw a few minutes of a preview for this and was really surprised actually at how intense it was...Still, I don't really have any interest in any of the Olympics asides from the opening and closing ceremonies. Actually, I didn't even bother with the opening ceremonies, so yeah, I have little to no interest in this. As you were.

[VDB]

Just witnessed a Tweezer Reprise highlight reel.  :rockout:

Damn, musta turned it off just a couple minutes too soon last night.

I guess the NBC Phish ninja from Vancouver is still around.

[gah]

Just witnessed a Tweezer Reprise highlight reel.  :rockout:

Damn, musta turned it off just a couple minutes too soon last night.

I guess the NBC Phish ninja from Vancouver is still around.

this was from yesterday

[shoreline99]

That was awesome. I was going to post about that last night.    :smoke:

Interestingly enough, when NBC upped it to their website the music selection was changed.

http://sports.gunaxin.com/michael-phelps-highlights-set-tweezer-phish/125982

Michael Phelps is now the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, after winning his 18th and 19th medal today. NBC led into an interview with Phelps this evening by playing video of all 19 of those medals, set to some familiar music. They chose Tweezer Reprise by Phish for the Beijing segment, a choice that seems oddly appropriate for an athlete who has been linked to marijuana usage previously. Phelps seemed laid back in the interview despite Bob Costas poking him about his disappointing performance at the games.

Amazingly, when the non-embeddable version of this video montage made it's way onto the NBC Olympics site, it was with different music in the background. Apparently NBC execs weren't too proud of their connection to Phish.

[emay]

That was awesome. I was going to post about that last night.    :smoke:

Interestingly enough, when NBC upped it to their website the music selection was changed.

http://sports.gunaxin.com/michael-phelps-highlights-set-tweezer-phish/125982

Michael Phelps is now the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, after winning his 18th and 19th medal today. NBC led into an interview with Phelps this evening by playing video of all 19 of those medals, set to some familiar music. They chose Tweezer Reprise by Phish for the Beijing segment, a choice that seems oddly appropriate for an athlete who has been linked to marijuana usage previously. Phelps seemed laid back in the interview despite Bob Costas poking him about his disappointing performance at the games.

Amazingly, when the non-embeddable version of this video montage made it's way onto the NBC Olympics site, it was with different music in the background. Apparently NBC execs weren't too proud of their connection to Phish.

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard thats funny.

[barnesy305]

Am I the only one who winces during the weightlifting events? I keep waiting for a leg to snap or a blown out asshole.

[phil]

Am I the only one who winces during the weightlifting events? I keep waiting for a leg to snap or a blown out asshole.

Youtube abounds with videos of both

[twatts]

blown out asshole.[/b]

Youtube abounds with videos

And you know all about that???   :-o

Terry

[Superfreakie]

blown out asshole.[/b]

Youtube abounds with videos

And you know all about that???   :-o

Terry

[phil]

blown out asshole.[/b]

Youtube abounds with videos

And you know all about that???   :-o

Terry

What can I say, I've watched a few videos of weightlifters crapping themselves in my day.