Two weeks in a row now we've been short of numbers which has seen us only taken home $10 at the Shepherds Quiz.
We were bloody close on the Jackpot at the end - but the ruling went against us meaning we didnt get the $160 on offer there - bugger.
There was a funny moment though when I recognised someone in one of the other teams - only to discover their team was the most hated team in the quiz - the Gambino Crime Family (they question answers all the time). They were shocked to find out that almost all other teams despised their constant moaning! lol.
But anyway I pulled out a big call in the jackpot round - so here is the question of the week:
Who won the bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and silver at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the 100m sprint race?
The answer is of course not Asafa Powell as my amateur team mates wanted to say (duh) it was Alto Bolden of Trinidad and Tobago.
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Limpuc Gory
Couple of Limpuc Choob moments - the nasty nasty vid of the Hungarian weightlifter fucking himself up - and the always awesome Happy Tree Friends take on the Olympics.
My favourite Happy Tree Friends clip is here - Flippy flippin out!
My favourite Happy Tree Friends clip is here - Flippy flippin out!
Big dividends
Well buying the Freeview box just just paid off!
The mens RS:X boardsailing medal race just finished - and NZ's Tom Ashley stormed through to take the Gold. But since the race kicked off after 6pm NZ time, TV One were busy with the news and Close Up - so only those with Freeview were able to watch it live on the Olympic channel!
Its been just about the best games ever for New Zealand - including a bronze for cuzzy-bro of One Moment Caller - right up there with the golden days of Seoul and LA.
And we still have the finals of the BMX to come (how kick ass was that today??) - lets hope World number 1, Sarah Walker, can get up for gold there too!
The mens RS:X boardsailing medal race just finished - and NZ's Tom Ashley stormed through to take the Gold. But since the race kicked off after 6pm NZ time, TV One were busy with the news and Close Up - so only those with Freeview were able to watch it live on the Olympic channel!
Its been just about the best games ever for New Zealand - including a bronze for cuzzy-bro of One Moment Caller - right up there with the golden days of Seoul and LA.
And we still have the finals of the BMX to come (how kick ass was that today??) - lets hope World number 1, Sarah Walker, can get up for gold there too!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
The ceremonies
The stink over the Milli-Vanilli moment, the blue screen of death moment and the fake-fireworks have made the Beijing opening ceremony a little controversial.
So with the help of the You Choob, I thought we would take a wander down memory lane to less controversial times at previous opening ceremonies and take a look at the lighting of the cauldrons
1968 Mexico
1972 Munich - no sign of the opening on the choob
1976 Montreal
1984 Los Angeles (complete with John Williams doing the music)
1988 Seoul (one of my favourites - and the first Olympics I remember)
1992 Barcelona (the best cauldron lighting ever)
1996 Atlanta (the shittest one with a cauldron that looked like a carton of McDonalds fries)
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
So with the help of the You Choob, I thought we would take a wander down memory lane to less controversial times at previous opening ceremonies and take a look at the lighting of the cauldrons
1968 Mexico
1972 Munich - no sign of the opening on the choob
1976 Montreal
1984 Los Angeles (complete with John Williams doing the music)
1988 Seoul (one of my favourites - and the first Olympics I remember)
1992 Barcelona (the best cauldron lighting ever)
1996 Atlanta (the shittest one with a cauldron that looked like a carton of McDonalds fries)
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Them again? Really?
Has anyone else noticed the very late 80s/early 90s look to TVNZs Olympic coverage?
Sure, Tony Veitch would have had a big role before he was found out - but still, they seem to dredge up the same tired old hacks every four years. Look at their frontline team - Geoff Bryan, Peter Williams, Keith Quinn, John McBeth and Peter Montgomery. I guarantee they were the nucleus of the team that presented the 1988 games in Seoul.
Yes, yes they're experienced and all that - but surely we could do better than this? All I have ever known is these boring grey old men mispronouncing names and dealing in cliches. Even just some of their other presenters would be better - Neil Waka? Bernadine Oliver Kerby? The grip? Camera Operator 1?
Mind you, on the flipside - what's with the two 10 year olds presenting Breakfast? I seriously don't think that the dude shaves.
Sure, Tony Veitch would have had a big role before he was found out - but still, they seem to dredge up the same tired old hacks every four years. Look at their frontline team - Geoff Bryan, Peter Williams, Keith Quinn, John McBeth and Peter Montgomery. I guarantee they were the nucleus of the team that presented the 1988 games in Seoul.
Yes, yes they're experienced and all that - but surely we could do better than this? All I have ever known is these boring grey old men mispronouncing names and dealing in cliches. Even just some of their other presenters would be better - Neil Waka? Bernadine Oliver Kerby? The grip? Camera Operator 1?
Mind you, on the flipside - what's with the two 10 year olds presenting Breakfast? I seriously don't think that the dude shaves.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
How good were they?
Well a couple of weeks ago I nicely put my foot in it (as most of you know) when I was (drunkenly) talking (like the expert I am) about our medal hopes for the games when 'someone' said to look out for the Evers-Swindell twins taking Gold - and I mocked this saying something like - Ha! Bronze at best.... forgetting that the person I was talking to was an Olympic Rowing Bronze medalist... nice one! Thats right up there with inadvertently taking highly strung lesbians to an evening of stand up jokes about lesbians! But probably not as bad as my other recent faux-pas - I was giving a colleague from Christchurch shit for not being at work on a particular Friday - long weekend haha etc etc - she replied oh no I was shifting my husbands stuff out as he has left me. Brilliant, glad I brought it up.
Its been a great year. lol
But anyway - turns out he might have been on the money as the twins stormed back into contention last night qualifying directly for the final. Rowing on the whole seemed to go well - Waddell and Cohen turned it on in the last 1000m to come from a boat length behind to take it by a length, the twins were like some sort of possessed machine (in a good way - not like Terminator), Twigg looked strong and Drysdale was predictably dominant.
Also while we're on rowing - there was a great doco on TVNZ 7 last night about the 1984 rowing 8s, following their campaign start to finish - but don't worry I won't mock their fourth placing out of fear of offending anyone else! A cool thing I found was on the World Rowing website - results from all Olympic games with times etc - i find this sort of stuff fascinating.
Its been a great year. lol
But anyway - turns out he might have been on the money as the twins stormed back into contention last night qualifying directly for the final. Rowing on the whole seemed to go well - Waddell and Cohen turned it on in the last 1000m to come from a boat length behind to take it by a length, the twins were like some sort of possessed machine (in a good way - not like Terminator), Twigg looked strong and Drysdale was predictably dominant.
Also while we're on rowing - there was a great doco on TVNZ 7 last night about the 1984 rowing 8s, following their campaign start to finish - but don't worry I won't mock their fourth placing out of fear of offending anyone else! A cool thing I found was on the World Rowing website - results from all Olympic games with times etc - i find this sort of stuff fascinating.
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Limpuc Games
I love the Olympics and on paper this is looking like a great games for New Zealand - world class rowing crews for africa, Valerie Vili in the shot put, Hayden Roulston in the cycling, Ben Fouhy in the kayaking, Sarah Walker in the BMX, Bevan Docherty in the triathlon and of course the reliable Barbara Kendall.
And this year TVNZ have upped their coverage with their usual coverage on TV1, a dedicated Olympic channel on Freeview and two other streaming online channels. Its a real shame they still drag out Keith Quinn and John McBeth every four years - I mean Murray Mexted may say some daft things, but at least he has a pulse. I love the way they felt there was a need to inform us that they were fireworks that were going off - yeah thanks Keith I think we can work that out.
But anyway I couldnt resist the pull and ended up buying a Freeview box today. Yes yes I already have Sky - but you can't get the extra Freeview channels (including the extra Olympic channel) on Sky! For our overseas readers - Freeview is based on the UK digital platform with the same name that the BBC run - its like Sky, but funnily enough free - but you do have to buy a set top box for around $200.
Its great though - took all of 10 minutes to set up (assuming you already have a Sky dish) and now I have the best of both worlds! Plus I know a few people who have been considering getting a box so I figure I can flog it off after the games if I stop using it.
And this year TVNZ have upped their coverage with their usual coverage on TV1, a dedicated Olympic channel on Freeview and two other streaming online channels. Its a real shame they still drag out Keith Quinn and John McBeth every four years - I mean Murray Mexted may say some daft things, but at least he has a pulse. I love the way they felt there was a need to inform us that they were fireworks that were going off - yeah thanks Keith I think we can work that out.
But anyway I couldnt resist the pull and ended up buying a Freeview box today. Yes yes I already have Sky - but you can't get the extra Freeview channels (including the extra Olympic channel) on Sky! For our overseas readers - Freeview is based on the UK digital platform with the same name that the BBC run - its like Sky, but funnily enough free - but you do have to buy a set top box for around $200.
Its great though - took all of 10 minutes to set up (assuming you already have a Sky dish) and now I have the best of both worlds! Plus I know a few people who have been considering getting a box so I figure I can flog it off after the games if I stop using it.
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