London gets Olympics 2012

[eggedd2k]

the best country won 

[ChadTower]

Oh yay.  The Olympics, in the long run, are not very good for the host city.  All those expensive complexes become abandoned shells a month after the Games are over.

[mr.Curmudgeon]

I'm glad actually...New York just doesn't need that kind of hassle. Yeah, London!

[ChadTower]

Nor do the people of New York need to pay the hundreds of millions of dollars that it takes to stage a two week event.

[DYNAGOD]

good, they can have it and all the expense and security nightmares..
the olympics are a joke now anyways..

[Sephroth57]

do people even watch the olympics? i find it annoying when theyre happening cause they use up the good channels

[rchadd]

we beat the french

[pointdablame]

the best country won 

Let's be honest... England is NEVER the best country 

[markb]

the best country won 

Let's be honest... England is NEVER the best country 

At least we compete in World Championships involving more than 2 countries! 

[Goz]

the best country won 

Let's be honest... England is NEVER the best country 

At least we compete in World Championships involving more than 2 countries! 

Hush or we'll have our lap dog Tony Blaire have the country declared just an island and begin discussing making you the next state.

Since English humor is so dry.... ** This is a joke **

-Goz

[ChadTower]

we beat the french

[DYNAGOD]

here in boston they had the democratic nation convention.
Mayor menino told the peope how we were going to reap all the financial benfits and millions would pour into the state economy as a result..
in the end, the traffic nightmares shut down about 9 city blocks for two weeks killing businesses and causing mass bancruptcys as no businesses could get trucks with foodstuffs and supplies in..customers were cutoff from their regualr places of business and restuants and stores had bare shelves and had to turn people away..
no one made a cent and it ended up costing the taxpayers millions in security preperations, construction and police details.
these sort of things never pay off..at least not for the people the organizers try to sell it to.

besides its not the olympics if everyones not naked and all wars worldwide arent halted for the games..

[rchadd]

hmmm if i start training tomorrow maybe i can participate in the 2012 olympics

i'll be 43 then so not sure what sports i would be suited for 

[Dartful Dodger]

Chicago had the world cup a few years ago.

[markb]

hmmm if i start training tomorrow maybe i can participate in the 2012 olympics

i'll be 43 then so not sure what sports i would be suited for 

Rumours are the host nations choice of exhibition sport is going to be darts.
If you've got a beer gut aready then your in.

[ChadTower]

here in boston they had the democratic nation convention.
Mayor menino told the peope how we were going to reap all the financial benfits and millions would pour into the state economy as a result..

That was the biggest scam I've ever seen... the state of MA was screwed out of millions of dollars and the population generally crapped on in every way possible.  Businesses were destroyed, they had the audacity to shut down Massachusetts' three major state highways in and out of the state capitol so that they could throw a party.  They abused the crap out of us and lied to us the whole time.

[DaveMMR]

As a New Yawker all I can say is THANK GOODNESS!  It's not like NYC is already a smooth moving conduit of friendly people proceeding in an orderly fashion without resorting to shoving, honking, and insufferable accents.  Add the Olympics to the mix, and it'd be pandemonium.  Sure, they said we'd get all this money for 'whatever', but, honestly, unless it's used for the underfunded schools, or at least to repair the potholes so our cars don't require new shocks on a weekly basis, then who cares.   

London can have them.  If we did get the Olympics, I'd take a long vacation in 2012.

[rchadd]

hmmm if i start training tomorrow maybe i can participate in the 2012 olympics

i'll be 43 then so not sure what sports i would be suited for

[PoDunkMoFo]

we beat the french 

and somehow i think you yanks would have different opinion if you had won

Did you really beat them or did they just surrender?

And does this mean we have to bail them out again? 

[Dire Radiant]

the best country won

Let's be honest... England is NEVER the best country

At least we compete in World Championships involving more than 2 countries!

Hush or we'll have our lap dog Tony Blaire have the country declared just an island and begin discussing making you the next state.

You're too late. McDonalds and Disney beat you to it.

[monkeybomb]

In the US these events always work against the people of the city and some of the business owners.  You didn't win much with this one.  Bunch of bad sports, plus some bad non-sports.  I'm just glad it's not on my dollar.

* joke removed for timeliness. *

[paigeoliver]

Someone must not be happy that London got the Olympics, 3 busses and a subway just exploded there. 

[Bones]

Yeah. What the hell is happenning???

[paigeoliver]

Yeah. What the hell is happenning???

Likely someone trying to start a war, and they will probably succeed.

[Bones]

How to turn a nation at the peak of happiness, into fear and sadness in a couple of hours.

Coincidence with the announcement? This obviously took some planning and forsight....

Very sad.

[paigeoliver]

It probably has nothing to do with the Olympics and everything to do with G8.

[shmokes]

The Olympics have been great for Salt Lake City.  Mitt Romney did a great job with them, though.  No traffic problems at all, and they were and continue to be an economic boon for SLC.

[ChadTower]

Yep... he's going to run for President soon, very possibly.