LakeGeneve Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Which is your preferred city to host the advertising, opps, sports fest that is the Olympics and why? I'd like to see Rio get it as Brazil would be a wonderful host and the Olympics have never been in South America. Of course the idea of volleyball on Copacabana beach is very appealling , as is the potential of the marathon course passing thru the favelas with participants being chased by gun toting gang members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted June 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Which is your preferred city to host the advertising, opps, sports fest that is the Olympics and why? This query may seem a bit premature but I whacked it here as the IOC is deciding on the host in 10 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Which is your preferred city to host the advertising, opps, sports fest that is the Olympics and why?I'd like to see Rio get it as Brazil would be a wonderful host and the Olympics have never been in South America. Of course the idea of volleyball on Copacabana beach is very appealling , as is the potential of the marathon course passing thru the favelas with participants being chased by gun toting gang members. Have to agree on Rio LG, especially as Africa hosts its first ever world cup finals next year. But given the level of crime in Sout Africa, I would not be overly worried about the crime in Rio. My only concern is the notoriety of the Brazilian police in conducting brutal pogroms against the perpetrators of crime, in particular the street children. While I would welcome the IOC awarding the Olympics to Rio, I would also hope that human rights groups monitor any developments in Rio very very closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grezzzy_greer Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Rio sounds like an interesting choice, and I reckon it has to be ahead of places like Chicago, which, historically is not very high on the list of safe cities in the minds of most...but as you say, SA with the World Cup - I would never consider going there until I could be sure it was safe. As for the Commonwealth Games in India...I am sure they will get the venues ready in time (sort of) but I doubt they can clean up the city in time... the filthiest place I have ever been. In places lik SA and Brazil, human rights groups have little chance of preventing the authorities from acting on street crime or anything else in any way they see fit - so dont expect it to be humane and pleasant... The Olympics is becoming/has become a farce...I used to enjoy some aspects of it, but nowadays I couldn't be bothered to watch it at all. Its sporting events wrapped up in a huge advertising and media machine with a gigantic over-the-top "ceremony" at each end...I am saddened by this because the work and effort of the athletes is overshadowed by all the hype and rubbish... The athletes are the reason for the games - make them the centre and most important part again - then it will be worth watching - but for now it is one giant commercial - yuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Mumbai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condotown Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Nationalism sucks. Patriotism... doesn't suck as bad, but sucks when you overdo it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Nationalism sucks.Patriotism... doesn't suck as bad, but sucks when you overdo it. Don, I thought the equation was; overdone patriotism = nationalism. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherieAtwood Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Iain's House 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Iain's House 8) Ah sorry Cherie but we are not talking about the get ya kit off and av a group shag Olympics. Although I am told by a sports journo friend who covered the Sydney Olympics that many athletes are very sexually active during the 2 week sports fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Vientiane isn't even on the list???? outrageous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Iain's House 8) Ah sorry Cherie but we are not talking about the get ya kit off and av a group shag Olympics. :shock: :shock: :shock: for once, just bloody speechless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted June 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Vientiane isn't even on the list???? outrageous. The Lao Peoples Democractic Republic national Olympic Committee could not agree on submitting an agreed nomination between the choices of Vietiane and Pakse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Vientiane isn't even on the list???? outrageous. The Lao Peoples Democractic Republic national Olympic Committee could not agree on submitting an agreed nomination between the choices of Vietiane and Pakse! i hear Vang Vieng threw their hat in the ring at the 11th hour too. why, why WHY, Laos??? why can't you get it together and make a bid, you'd be a shoo in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Iain's House 8) Ah sorry Cherie but we are not talking about the get ya kit off and av a group shag Olympics. :shock: :shock: :shock: for once, just bloody speechless... A hereto unknown event in the TF universe.... Admin, can we get this statement chiseled in stone and erected on a beach in Samui? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted October 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 The vote is tomorrow, go RIO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 The vote is tomorrow, go RIO! whichever government has promised a muti million pound transport link from the closest airport to the city centre will win. (and then later the government will cancel the link) Or does that just happen for Commonwealth Games host cities?? :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Iain's House 8) Ah sorry Cherie but we are not talking about the get ya kit off and av a group shag Olympics. :shock: :shock: :shock: for once, just bloody speechless... A hereto unknown event in the TF universe.... Admin, can we get this statement chiseled in stone and erected on a beach in Samui? **excuse the delayed reaction** CHEEKY BASTARD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandorea Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 This Olympic bid thing has been on TV and radio in Denmark all day. :eh: All those celebrities, leaders, royals and sports stars make Copenhagen more exciting. From CPH post Prostitutes prepare for Olympic delegatesThursday, 01 October 2009 14:29 Sex workers are, like restaurant and hotels, anticipating loads of work during the IOC meetingWhile restaurants and hotels are busy feeding and accommodating an influx of visitors in connection with the International Olympic Committee delegates, prostitutes are likewise rubbing their hands with excitement over the many potential customers.Niracha Andersen from the Social Service Centre in Vesterbro told public broadcaster DR that the IOC meeting was bringing many new prostitutes to Copenhagen.?They?re hoping to earn extra during the meeting,? she said.Prostitutes are also frequenting many areas of the city not normally associated with prostitution, including the main entrance to Tivoli and around the Scala shopping centre.A month ago, the centre-left parties in the City Council launched a campaign to prevent an increase in prostitution during two-week UN Climate Change Conference in the city this December.Ninna Thomsen from the Socialist People?s Party explained the campaign was taking place because there was always a serious increase in prostitution during large conferences.?It is degrading for the women who sell their bodies and also gives a negative image of what the climate delegates are up to when they will come to the Copenhagen conference,? she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBatch Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Mumbai second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetieBabie Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I am going with Tokyo. Love Japan, what can i say. Banzai !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condotown Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I have inside information..... I heard RIO is a lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I have inside information.....I heard RIO is a lock. Funny that, I could have sworn you wrote Chicago.... Update from BBC Two remain in 2016 Olympics race The city receiving the fewest votes will be eliminated round-by-round Rio de Janeiro and Madrid are vying to be the host of the 2016 Olympic Games, after Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated by the International Olympic Committee. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/8282518.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condotown Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I called it.... RIO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I called it.... RIO And your prize is that tonight you get to chat with scantily clad, sexy brazilian women in order to congratulate them on their win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condotown Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I called it.... RIO And your prize is that tonight you get to chat with scantily clad, sexy brazilian women in order to congratulate them on their win! I've been to Rio three times already and have had my share of them. No need to chat... Their English isn't good enough and my Portuguese is non existent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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