tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post114041211004780044..comments2024-03-26T09:25:02.198-04:00Comments on Hey Jenny Slater.: The thrill of victory, the agony of NBC's Olympics coverage.Astronaut Mike Dexterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01498197770701096363noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1140559762657054642006-02-21T17:09:00.000-05:002006-02-21T17:09:00.000-05:00Maybe Bondra and Hossa just need to pretend they'r...Maybe Bondra and Hossa just need to pretend they're wearing the Slovak jersey when they get back to Philips Arena. Either that or pretend their opponents are wearing the stars & stripes, cause they sure lit our ass up considering they've dropped about 10 out of their last 12 or 13 in Atlanta.<BR/><BR/>I kinda enjoyed watching those blonde sisters on the curling team until I figured out much of the rest of country did too... then just like with that once obscure band you liked who blew up and became huge, I felt it my duty to stop liking them so damn much.<BR/><BR/>And if that snowboarder wouldn't have been cute and blonde too, I'm betting you'd all be giving her a little more grief about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1140490585577148602006-02-20T21:56:00.000-05:002006-02-20T21:56:00.000-05:00OK, I didn't have the courage to come clean about ...OK, I didn't have the courage to come clean about my thing for the speed skaters, but I'm glad you did. And to salute you for this, I will be petitioning Merriam-Webster to add "badonkadonktastic" to the next edition of the dictionary.Astronaut Mike Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498197770701096363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1140472821910421022006-02-20T17:00:00.000-05:002006-02-20T17:00:00.000-05:00The prurient angle on the Olympics keeps us glued ...The prurient angle on the Olympics keeps us glued to NBC. Low ratings clearly indicate our outlier status on what others find sexually attractive, but in short: <BR/><BR/>1. Female speed skating: the sport that can even make an Asian woman badonkadonktastic. It's women bending over in body suits for minutes at a time, for chrissakes. Thighs, mmm...<BR/><BR/>2. Snowboarders. We'd bet the farm they're not picky--at all.<BR/><BR/>3. Downhillers. Excepting Dorfmeister, who clearly hides his nuts with a well-constructed drag queen gaffe, they're an athletic bunch who clearly enjoy taking chances...like dating guys who enjoy blogging and drinking. What's riskier than that? Answer: nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1140459846183397102006-02-20T13:24:00.000-05:002006-02-20T13:24:00.000-05:00Wow...go and click on the NBC link for Belbin and ...Wow...go and click on the NBC link for Belbin and scroll down...it looks like she's hanging with Joe Elliott.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022118949799239630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1140455865723262112006-02-20T12:17:00.000-05:002006-02-20T12:17:00.000-05:00I love the way Lindsey's been handling it, too. E...I love the way Lindsey's been handling it, too. Every time she gets interviewed, the reporter is all, "Don't you just feel horrible about what you did? Don't you just feel <I>shame?</I> Isn't the <I>shame</I> just overwhelming? Don't you want to cut yourself and cry for hours every time you get back to the Olympic village? Will you be able to fly home without some kind of disguise?" and she's all, "Listen, I was having <I>fun</I> out there. I was having a great time, and enjoying myself, and I forgot where I was. In case you hadn't noticed, the going real fast and the flying and stuff? Is <I>awesome.</I> And I got a silver medal anyway." You go, Linds.<BR/><BR/>And I'm with you on the Slovak hockey sweater. Besides, most of Team Slo-<I>vah</I>-kia is on an American NHL team. I know I was cheering for Marion Hossa.ACGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911195407453653241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1140414480255033662006-02-20T00:48:00.000-05:002006-02-20T00:48:00.000-05:00This is the best part about living near the Canadi...This is the best part about living near the Canadian border: I can choose my coverage (NBC or CBC). Most of the time, CBC wins hands down...<BR/><BR/>* They show stuff live.<BR/>* They don't just focus on Canadian athletes.<BR/>* Better commentary in general.<BR/>* They don't get all pissy (like the US peeps) when a Canadian doesn't medal; and when a Canadian does--regardless of colour--they're loving it.<BR/><BR/>I hope that, when CTV* airs the Vancouver Olympics in four years, they don't screw it up. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>* CTV is another big Canadian network (their "Big Three" are this, CBC, and Global), better known for showing more US shows than Canadian ones...and the most popular Canadian series they air consist of an extension of a widely popular teen drama (<I>Degrassi: The Next Generation</I>, a comedy set at a gas station in Saskatchewan (<I>Corner Gas</I>), and <I>Canadian Idol</I> (hosted by the son of one of their most loathed ex-Prime Ministers and makes Ryan Seacrap seem somewhat decent).<BR/><BR/>Anyway. Yeah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com