Stagtime Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 The party’s just starting here in BrisVegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Stagtime said: The party’s just starting here in BrisVegas. There once was a notorious poster here with the name BrisVegas. He was an attention-seeking Guardiola fanboy. rammieib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagtime Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Mostyn6 said: There once was a notorious poster here with the name BrisVegas. He was an attention-seeking Guardiola fanboy. Glory hunter knocking off our nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammieib Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 They will still probably have a 14-day hotel quarantine in place in 2032! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Great for Brisbane local economy, but I’ve never really got the rush for tickets to see events that people would usually never watch or even understand the rules. This probably applies more to the Winter Olympics as they have some bizarre events like that sweeping the ice for the puck to fly down. I can only put it down to the “I went to the X Olympics” memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjam Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Geez 2032, thats a bit soon isn't it? Surely they won't be covid-zero by then?!? Although it looks like the Aussies have started training their young prospects already... Anag Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 48 minutes ago, maxjam said: Geez 2032, thats a bit soon isn't it? Surely they won't be covid-zero by then?!? Although it looks like the Aussies have started training their young prospects already... Hang on, is that Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 On 21/07/2021 at 02:49, Mostyn6 said: There once was a notorious poster here with the name BrisVegas. He was an attention-seeking Guardiola fanboy. Mostyn6 and Ramslad1992 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 On 21/07/2021 at 10:32, David said: I can only put it down to the “I went to the X Olympics” memory. Why didn't you just put "I went to The LA Games in 1932", to save us all having to Google it! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) On 21/07/2021 at 10:32, David said: Great for Brisbane local economy, but I’ve never really got the rush for tickets to see events that people would usually never watch or even understand the rules. This probably applies more to the Winter Olympics as they have some bizarre events like that sweeping the ice for the puck to fly down. I can only put it down to the “I went to the X Olympics” memory. I think you have some sort of fundamental psychological damn when it comes to the olympics. It’s joyful. I was doing security at the Glasgow commonwealth games. I was a bit disappointed that I wasn’t working on the venues with the blue rib and sports, but I got to see some netball and weightlifting. Yes, there is an element of being able to say, ‘I was there’. But it is specifically interesting to see new sports that you wouldn’t normally be introduced to. It’s all good new experiences and adds to the tapestry of life. It opens your eyes a bit that there are other sports out there, people with other interests. It’s like travelling and meeting new people with different beliefs and ideologies. I find it fascinating. or it’s even like going on a football forum and realising not everyone is a big fan of the olympics. Edited July 30, 2021 by TigerTedd Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 2 hours ago, TigerTedd said: I think you have some sort of fundamental psychological damn when it comes to the olympics. It’s joyful. I was doing security at the Glasgow commonwealth games. I was a bit disappointed that I wasn’t working on the venues with the blue rib and sports, but I got to see some netball and weightlifting. Yes, there is an element of being able to say, ‘I was there’. But it is specifically interesting to see new sports that you wouldn’t normally be introduced to. It’s all good new experiences and adds to the tapestry of life. It opens your eyes a bit that there are other sports out there, people with other interests. It’s like travelling and meeting new people with different beliefs and ideologies. I find it fascinating. or it’s even like going on a football forum and realising not everyone is a big fan of the olympics. Maybe I need to lighten up, but when I turn tv on to see 3v3 basketball, all the questions I have start to rattle around again. When I used to watch the Olympics as a kid, all I remember was swimming, running, shot put, triple jump, high jump, javelin, gymnastics. Not saying all these other events didn’t exist, but it felt like that’s all I would see and I loved it. Now when I turn on the Olympics I’m seeing horses prance about, maybe I’m not open to these events as the disappointment of not seeing one of the events I remember as a kid on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, David said: Maybe I need to lighten up, but when I turn tv on to see 3v3 basketball, all the questions I have start to rattle around again. When I used to watch the Olympics as a kid, all I remember was swimming, running, shot put, triple jump, high jump, javelin, gymnastics. Not saying all these other events didn’t exist, but it felt like that’s all I would see and I loved it. Now when I turn on the Olympics I’m seeing horses prance about, maybe I’m not open to these events as the disappointment of not seeing one of the events I remember as a kid on. Stay tuned. All those other events will be on next week. the olympics has always had all sorts of weird things in it. Tug of war was quite a popular one. And somebody somewhere had a gold medal for creative writing (maybe not, I’m sure I read about a year when they had awards for some weirdly academic non-sporting things, but I can’t find it now, must have dreamt it - but live pigeon shooting was an event once)! all I remember as a kid is watching us loose pretty much everything. We had Steve Redgrave bringing home a guaranteed gold every year, and an occasional bit of excitement in athletics with a Daley Thompson or Linford Christie. But it was slim pickings. we’re actually quite good at dressage. I can get behind anything if we’re good at it. probably just more cameras and more channels these days to be able to cover everything. Back in the day it took too long to etch everything onto stone tablets so we didn’t see a lot of the obscure sports, but they were always there. Edited July 30, 2021 by TigerTedd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) On 21/07/2021 at 09:49, Mostyn6 said: There once was a notorious poster here with the name BrisVegas. He was an attention-seeking Guardiola fanboy. it's like Beetlejuice Edited July 30, 2021 by sage Mostyn6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagtime Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 30/07/2021 at 20:53, David said: Maybe I need to lighten up, but when I turn tv on to see 3v3 basketball, all the questions I have start to rattle around again. When I used to watch the Olympics as a kid, all I remember was swimming, running, shot put, triple jump, high jump, javelin, gymnastics. Not saying all these other events didn’t exist, but it felt like that’s all I would see and I loved it. Now when I turn on the Olympics I’m seeing horses prance about, maybe I’m not open to these events as the disappointment of not seeing one of the events I remember as a kid on. Here’s the new sports for Brissie mate Eddie, Day and Comrade 86 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just seen the thread. Think it should have gone back to Tokyo as a thank you for standing firm and hosting the Games in empty stadiums in the face of significant home opposition to them going ahead because of Covid. But I might have emigrated to Australia by this point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 On 21/07/2021 at 10:32, David said: Great for Brisbane local economy, but I’ve never really got the rush for tickets to see events that people would usually never watch or even understand the rules. This probably applies more to the Winter Olympics as they have some bizarre events like that sweeping the ice for the puck to fly down. I can only put it down to the “I went to the X Olympics” memory. I've got an application in for tickets for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Both semi-finals and the final of the cricket. Posh seats, so a decent chance we might nail them all and not have to mix with the riff-raff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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