The Olympics Thread, London 2012, Games of the XXX Olympiad, 27th July - 12th August

[chicoazul]

Boom! Very well said.

Drives me to distraction how he tries to push his outwardly negative view on this board- everything is to do with politics or being posh or money. Im so bored of it. Just cant believe people hold him high regard. Pffft...

Just because you're posh mate.

 

[micknick]

Haha posh I think not

 

[Brennan]

I wouldn't say so much in Britain, but in Europe cycling is a very working class sport. Anyhoo, Wiggins out on the course.

Simply pointing out the stupidity of labelling any one sport as 'Middle class' mate.

 

[micknick]

Simply pointing out the stupidity of labelling any one sport as 'Middle class' mate.

Who gives a flying one if they are middle class anyway.

 

[RFUS]

The GB divers in 7th, miles off the medals. Think it's over already.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Wiggins in 1st place at the 2nd checkpoint. Looking good. Froome is 3rd at the same stage.

 

[toffeejack]

wiggins leading half way

 

[toffeejack]

The GB divers in 7th, miles off the medals. Think it's over already.

what diving contest is it? cant see this event with my ****ty freeview

 

[ijjysmith]

Is it on lads?

 

[Brennan]

Who gives a flying one if they are middle class anyway.

They were born into more money so their medals aren't worth as much.

 

[RFUS]

Haha, an Azerbaijan boxer is fighting the current world champion in the super heavy. Apparently he had to get a wild card entry because he had to leave the qualifiers as they couldn't find a headguard big enough to fit him.

That said he's battering the world champ. Had to do a standing count in the first and he's winning 8 1 on points.

 

[Brennan]

Is it on lads?

Going to go out on a limb and say i'd be surprised if we didn't get two medals here.

 

[RFUS]

what diving contest is it? cant see this event with my ****ty freeview

3M springboard men's syncro.

 

[teppic]

The Olympics is a great leveler. What is middle class in one country could be a perfectly normal pursuit in another.

An example off the top of my head is archery in Korea. It's hardly middle class here. Everyone does it. And the women have won gold at every Olympics since it started as an Olympic sport in 1988.

Davek, I know you consider F1 a middle class spectator sport. Go to America. It becomes far more working class red neck there.


Just out of interest did you like Barry Horne? He was called the professor in the dressing room because he held a degree.

 

[toffeejack]

3M springboard men's syncro.

cheers, just reading about it now on BBC update