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Originally posted by Rocky89 View PostCongrats again Kat, it's funny because the other day I was thinking of when we'd hear news of Amanda going to Australia, and now we know.
Originally posted by Celandine View PostHappy Valentines/Singles Awareness Day!
Looking forward to discount candy day tomorrow.
Originally posted by SWMBOTGSG View PostDid anyone else notice the Ori moment? The lone traveller with a staff with a light in the top who walked to the centre and struck the ground causing ripples of light to extend away from him.
(thinks - have I been watching too much Stargate?? Naaa! You can't watch too much Stargate.)
Mumsey"...but I think if I were to describe myself in pure feminist forms, I would say I want equality. We want respect not because we're women, but simply because we're human beings..." AT 'Live peace. Speak kindness. Dwell in possibility.'
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Hey everyone,
Originally posted by SWMBOTGSG View PostDid anyone else notice the Ori moment? The lone traveller with a staff with a light in the top who walked to the centre and struck the ground causing ripples of light to extend away from him.
(thinks - have I been watching too much Stargate?? Naaa! You can't watch too much Stargate.)
Mumsey
And loving watching the Olympic catch-up this morning!!! Go Canada Go!!!
Does anyone else support another country as well as their home country? And kinda on topic, what other country would Sam support?
Julia(samcarterrules)sigpicThanks to Ambermoon for the wonderful Avatar Sig by: Me
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Hey is it possible to show more video's or photo's from Amanda's part of the opening ceremonies? I watched the clip (thanks a lot BTW) but since I live in Belgium (and will support the female bobslay team) I didn't know when the ceremony started and I don't think any of our channels aired it.
Did someone know what she said.
The Olympics made a great choice choosing her as part of the ceremony.
She's a healthy beautiful mind in a healthy beautiful body with a smile that lightens up the entire area.
Oh wait, don't smile Amanda, then the snow will melt
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I doubt it was aired. What she did, to my understanding, was to welcome the athletes to canada. and this happened within the confines of the athlete's village, and access to that is severely restricted. It's meant to be a 'safe haven' for them, so it's kinda like a very private gated village
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Originally posted by SWMBOTGSG View PostDid anyone else notice the Ori moment? The lone traveller with a staff with a light in the top who walked to the centre and struck the ground causing ripples of light to extend away from him.
(thinks - have I been watching too much Stargate?? Naaa! You can't watch too much Stargate.)
Mumsey
Originally posted by Skydiver View PostGuys
I know this is probably a moot point, but you know, some folks might be unhappy with spoilers.
I don't care, and i'm not setting policy, and I'm not wanting to harsh your squee...just something to be aware of
Originally posted by samcarterrules View Post
Does anyone else support another country as well as their home country? And kinda on topic, what other country would Sam support?
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Originally posted by SWMBOTGSG View PostDid anyone else notice the Ori moment? The lone traveller with a staff with a light in the top who walked to the centre and struck the ground causing ripples of light to extend away from him.
(thinks - have I been watching too much Stargate?? Naaa! You can't watch too much Stargate.)
Mumsey
Originally posted by Mandysg1 View PostUm...yes you canOriginally posted by Mandysg1 View PostWOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!
Our first gold on Canadian soil,Spoiler:in men's moguls
Spoiler:
I was off my couch when he won! And so awesome that he was skating for his brother.
I'm a total olympics junkie. I'll be hoarse by the end of the next two weeks.Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
William Shakespeare
Meddle ye not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and tasty with ketchup.
Anon
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I know it annoys others, and we can't control it, but yeah, the media coverage is slanted. It's broadcast by a US network primarily for a US audience.
Some of us yanks notice and it annoys us too, but there's nothing we can do about it.
I hope that the BBC and other networks that are there give coverage more geared towards their audiences
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Originally posted by rderoch View PostThat was a pretty bad rendition. For one thing, it was waaaaay too slow. It's not supposed to be a dirge. Most of the rest of the music was great though. Loved the Furtado/Adams duet. And you can never go wrong with McLachlan or Lang. Wasn't too crazy about the Olympic theme. But the tap dancing fiddle players were awesome!
One thing that struck me is the parellel history that the US and Canada have had. We share much of the same geography and native people and we are both countries of immigrants. We have an awful lot in common.
I felt bad for Jenn Heil that she didn't get the gold. She looked so devastated. Not that I'm not happy for Hannah Kearney, but I really wanted to see her get the home gold.
I wish there was more coverage of AT's participation in the welcoming ceremonies! I bet she made all those athletes that are so far from home, feel right at home in Vancouver. And they'll be watching Stargate and Sanctuary when they get home.Spoiler:she won silver she didn't lose gold. She skied great but so did the American
Originally posted by SWMBOTGSG View PostDid anyone else notice the Ori moment? The lone traveller with a staff with a light in the top who walked to the centre and struck the ground causing ripples of light to extend away from him.
(thinks - have I been watching too much Stargate?? Naaa! You can't watch too much Stargate.)
Mumsey
LOL Mumsey! Maybe a wee bit too much!
Originally posted by hisg1fans View PostI noticed the moment and thought to myself "where have I seen that before?". LOL Thank you! You answered the question for me
My favorite part of the opening ceremony was the whales. That was so cool!!
Oh and of course, seeing all the mittens. I like the American's hats and sweaters, but their pants looked like long johns No uniforms have been as cool as the Stetson's and sheepskin coats at Calgary.
Lots of surprise wins so far. I like that, it makes for an exciting games. And I have to say, I'm cheering just as hard for the Canadians to get their first gold as I am for the Americans. And before you ask, no that isn't a contradiction. I can yell for lots of people at once My staff will probably tell you I'm good at yelling at people
Thanks for the support.
The mittens are a very hot item. Hard to come by.
Originally posted by RealmOfX View Postand they have one now! YAY!!!
Originally posted by samcarterrules View PostHey everyone,
Thanks Mumsey! I knew I'd see it somewhere before.
And loving watching the Olympic catch-up this morning!!! Go Canada Go!!!
Does anyone else support another country as well as their home country? And kinda on topic, what other country would Sam support?
Julia(samcarterrules)
In lots of events I cheer for other athletes. Especially the ones that have such good stories like the CanadianSpoiler:gold medalist
I have two favourite Olympic stories. One is a Canadian sailor who was in position to win a medal and stopped to render assistance to a fellow competitor whose boat had capsized. The other is from the last winter Olympics. A Canadian cross country skier broke her pole which would have put her out of contention but a Norwegian coach gave her his pole. She won silver and Canadians sent him maple syrup because he mentioned he liked it (went a little overboard on that, I think he received 5 tons of the stuff).
Thanks to Pengyn, SamJackShipLover and Mala for the sig.
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Originally posted by Skydiver View PostI know it annoys others, and we can't control it, but yeah, the media coverage is slanted. It's broadcast by a US network primarily for a US audience.
Some of us yanks notice and it annoys us too, but there's nothing we can do about it.
I hope that the BBC and other networks that are there give coverage more geared towards their audiences
I'm watching women's cross country skiing at the moment live on NBC and there is noSpoiler:American even close to medaling
Which makes recording the games (if your not able to watch live) all that much better for getting a better perspective overall. *nod*
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Originally posted by SWMBOTGSG View PostDid anyone else notice the Ori moment? The lone traveller with a staff with a light in the top who walked to the centre and struck the ground causing ripples of light to extend away from him.
(thinks - have I been watching too much Stargate?? Naaa! You can't watch too much Stargate.)
Mumsey
Originally posted by samcarterrules View Post
Does anyone else support another country as well as their home country? And kinda on topic, what other country would Sam support?
I think probably Sam would do something similar, cheer for the US athletes primarily, but also enjoy great performances no matter which country they're from, esp once she got to know people from other countries via the Atlantis expedition.
Originally posted by EH-T View PostI have two favourite Olympic stories. One is a Canadian sailor who was in position to win a medal and stopped to render assistance to a fellow competitor whose boat had capsized. The other is from the last winter Olympics. A Canadian cross country skier broke her pole which would have put her out of contention but a Norwegian coach gave her his pole. She won silver and Canadians sent him maple syrup because he mentioned he liked it (went a little overboard on that, I think he received 5 tons of the stuff).
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Hee...watching curling on the Olympics and can't help but think of a certain someone.
The sport reminds me of a cross between bowling and darts, what with the sliding on the ice and the goal of getting their stone in the bullseye. Hmm, or maybe shooting marbles... It definitely must have a cross-over of some kind in it's origin.
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Originally posted by Celandine View PostHee...watching curling on the Olympics and can't help but think of a certain someone.
The sport reminds me of a cross between bowling and darts, what with the sliding on the ice and the goal of getting their stone in the bullseye. Hmm, or maybe shooting marbles... It definitely must have a cross-over of some kind in it's origin.
Thanks to Pengyn, SamJackShipLover and Mala for the sig.
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