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Offline UK Redsox

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1140 on: August 09, 2012, 09:07:43 AM »
I think that Becks is about to sneeze in the upper right pic

LA Galaxy have games at the  moment, so why isn't Becks playing. Is he injured, banned or just in more of a semi-retirement that usual ?

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1141 on: August 09, 2012, 09:40:34 AM »
I think that Becks is about to sneeze in the upper right pic

LA Galaxy have games at the  moment, so why isn't Becks playing. Is he injured, banned or just in more of a semi-retirement that usual ?



Due to the various global photo opportunities, I would imagine he's been given time off to keep his face in the news for not doing much.

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1142 on: August 09, 2012, 09:54:13 AM »
Channel 4 says this about open water swimming
Course: 10km around the Serpentine. 25 athletes will swim six laps of the course marked by buoys, with a timing gate after each lap recording lap times. At the finish swimmers slap an overhead board to record their overall time after passing through a timing gap. There are no heats, just one straight final.
The course could be a factor as swimmers will have to navigate six buoys rather than the usual four, due to the fact that the Serpentine's is smaller than usual courses. A great deal of energy is taken up in this manoeuvre, although at least the swimmers won't have to deal with jellyfish or dead animals and the like that often darken the open waters of other lakes and rivers.


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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1143 on: August 09, 2012, 11:42:30 AM »
Geddaroom



Oh no, my Laura is cheating on me. Is that Kenny? I will kill him.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1144 on: August 09, 2012, 02:00:11 PM »
Brit girl takes 4th in the long swim. Must be gutting to swim for 2 hours and miss a medal by a couple of seconds.

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1145 on: August 09, 2012, 03:47:49 PM »
Brit girl takes 4th in the long swim. Must be gutting to swim for 2 hours and miss a medal by a couple of seconds.


There's plenty of us lining up to make Keri-Anne feel better


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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1146 on: August 09, 2012, 03:55:21 PM »
Horses dancing to music at Greenwich.
Why didnt they get Bruce Forsyth along ?

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1147 on: August 09, 2012, 03:57:23 PM »
Horses dancing to music at Greenwich.
Why didnt they get Bruce Forsyth along ?


Because no one wanted to ride him.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1148 on: August 09, 2012, 04:06:08 PM »
And another Gold. Well done love.

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1149 on: August 09, 2012, 04:11:04 PM »
Not my cup of tea at all that but anyone who can make a horse dance to the theme from The Great Escape is fine by me.  The control those riders exert over the horses using almost imperceptible movements is mind blowing.

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1151 on: August 09, 2012, 04:18:40 PM »
Doing well in the ladie's kicking fuck out of each other competition.

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1152 on: August 09, 2012, 04:27:43 PM »
another medal in the equestrian begs the question, just how big a difference does not having to put the horses on a boat make?

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1153 on: August 09, 2012, 04:35:46 PM »
another medal in the equestrian begs the question, just how big a difference does not having to put the horses on a boat make?

I think we have proved at Eton Dorney this week that we have plenty of humans to do the rowing.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Olympics
« Reply #1154 on: August 09, 2012, 04:43:28 PM »
Looks like a Gold in the women's boxing.

 


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