Twilight Sparkle is NOT in favour of secession. She is a Princess and would hate to see the people of Ponyville divided.
What is it about you using these stupid cartoon smiley faces all the time? Have you regressed beyond kindergarten. Grow up for once.
You seem tetchy
Tell me that adults posting these childish, puerile, immature icons to other adults on a (sort of) serious site, isn't a bit sad, pathetic, annoying, grating whatever. I bet I am not alone here.
They're just emoticons, calm down. I use them very sparingly myself, but why let it bother you so much? I'd say the same to anyone who tells me I cannot split an infinitive and other pointless things to get worked up about.
And personally I'd say the lack of seriousness, or rather the ability to puncture otherwise intense and serious political back and forthing with light hearted badinage and silliness, is a hallmark of PB and essential to keeping those political moments less highly charged, or at least not permanently charged.
Well said
Yeah, we have to be able to have a bit of fun at times. I remember it getting awfully serious and quite unpleasant on here at times in the run up to the vote.
Still an outside change we could match our Gold tally from our home games? Mo, a couple in the boxing perhaps, taekwando, any others? Would be an amazing achievement, especially since we weren't able to defend a couple like in Long Jump and Heptathlon.
What on earth is that tacky little statue thing. Only place that should be going is in the bin.
Apparently they are 3d "artistic" representation of the logo...I have seen less tat sold by lucky lucky men wandering the beaches of the Costa del Sol.
I would rate the person who politely declines one.
The number of athletes who I have seen with massive smiles on their faces, they get the medal they are over the moon, then this piece of shit is presented to them and their face screws up in a WTF is this like, somebody has just handed them a poop a scoop bag.
I decided to Google the statues and found this gem:
"The models are actually little 3D-printed versions of the Rio 2016 logo, apparently designed to hold and display the Olympic medal."
Still an outside change we could match our Gold tally from our home games? Mo, a couple in the boxing perhaps, taekwando, any others? Would be an amazing achievement, especially since we weren't able to defend a couple like in Long Jump and Heptathlon.
Spirit Kayak final, our guy is one of the fastest, but the margins are like the 50m mens freestyle (swimming).
Still an outside change we could match our Gold tally from our home games? Mo, a couple in the boxing perhaps, taekwando, any others? Would be an amazing achievement, especially since we weren't able to defend a couple like in Long Jump and Heptathlon.
Spirit Kayak final, our guy is one of the fastest, but the margins are like the 50m mens freestyle (swimming).
F##k me, Vice still have two guys embedded on the front line with the Peshmerga in Iraq. And when I say on the front line, I mean front line....some amazing footage.
What on earth is that tacky little statue thing. Only place that should be going is in the bin.
Apparently they are 3d "artistic" representation of the logo...I have seen less tat sold by lucky lucky men wandering the beaches of the Costa del Sol.
I would rate the person who politely declines one.
The number of athletes who I have seen with massive smiles on their faces, they get the medal they are over the moon, then this piece of shit is presented to them and their face screws up in a WTF is this like, somebody has just handed them a poop a scoop bag.
I decided to Google the statues and found this gem:
"The models are actually little 3D-printed versions of the Rio 2016 logo, apparently designed to hold and display the Olympic medal."
Twilight Sparkle is NOT in favour of secession. She is a Princess and would hate to see the people of Ponyville divided.
What is it about you using these stupid cartoon smiley faces all the time? Have you regressed beyond kindergarten. Grow up for once.
You seem tetchy
All those posho gold medallists.
It's ok - anyone worried by poshness of some victories will be pleased at opportunities to come in boxing and for Mo at least, then we can all be happy. Apart from people who get mad at the concept of nationalism even in its benign forms, but they are much fewer.
Boxing at the Olympics = thwacking each other at baron de Coubertin's games according to the Marquess of Queensberry's rules. Poshness is inherent in sport. Not saying it should be, it just is.
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Gemili was very unlucky in the 200m - it was brilliant to see we have someone of his standard and if he had a longer nose he would have a bronze medal.
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Not without more swimming golds. Too many varieties of swimming skews the table.
True. They are only different ways of getting from one end of the pool to the other. You might as well have the 100m with hopping, jumping, and running backwards. Those would actually be more interesting to watch than swimming.
What on earth is that tacky little statue thing. Only place that should be going is in the bin.
Apparently they are 3d "artistic" representation of the logo...I have seen less tat sold by lucky lucky men wandering the beaches of the Costa del Sol.
It's karmic payback for the way KLM insist on *giving* you a hideous and pointless china model of a windmill whenever you fly Business on KLM anywhere
Are they still full of booze? Not something to forget is in your baggage when flying into Saudi....
The houses are open (no wax) and empty. I have quite a few ... Have a lot of full ones as well . Seemed a good idea at the time.
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Gemili was very unlucky in the 200m - it was brilliant to see we have someone of his standard and if he had a longer nose he would have a bronze medal.
Of all the athletes, Gemili always comes across really well. You could see how much that hurt him.
Without addressing anyone in particular, it is just cringeworthy seeing middle aged adults posting cartoon faces to each other on what I would see is a serous discussion forum. It seems puerile and childish. That's my opinion. I am not saying stop it, all I am saying is that you appear juvenile doing it. It doesn't make me The Yorkshire Ripper, or Charles Manson.. so, please folks try and temper down your personal criticisms.
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Gemili was very unlucky in the 200m - it was brilliant to see we have someone of his standard and if he had a longer nose he would have a bronze medal.
American swimming team are the ones with long noses
Without addressing anyone in particular, it is just cringeworthy seeing middle aged adults posting cartoon faces to each other on what I would see is a serous discussion forum. It seems puerile and childish. That's my opinion. I am not saying stop it, all I am saying is that you appear juvenile doing it. It doesn't make me The Yorkshire Ripper, or Charles Manson.. so, please folks try and temper down your personal criticisms.
Not liking something others do is fine. But I put it to you, is posting cartoon faces more puerile than some of the partisan nonsense, left and right, that is expressed in mere words, here and elsewhere? Even if the answer is yes, its a matter of degree, and not really something to worry over - though I will add, saying people are puerile and childish is designed to provoke a response. Why not have just said it was silly and be done with it? No-one sensible gets mad at being called silly.
Good night all. In sport and politics, and posting, don't be so damn serious all the time people.
Without addressing anyone in particular, it is just cringeworthy seeing middle aged adults posting cartoon faces to each other on what I would see is a serous discussion forum. It seems puerile and childish. That's my opinion. I am not saying stop it, all I am saying is that you appear juvenile doing it. It doesn't make me The Yorkshire Ripper, or Charles Manson.. so, please folks try and temper down your personal criticisms.
I find it sad that you seem to care so much about the use of smileys, it ranks alongside your obsession about posho toffs in sport. Weird things to get worked up about.
Without addressing anyone in particular, it is just cringeworthy seeing middle aged adults posting cartoon faces to each other on what I would see is a serous discussion forum. It seems puerile and childish. That's my opinion. I am not saying stop it, all I am saying is that you appear juvenile doing it. It doesn't make me The Yorkshire Ripper, or Charles Manson.. so, please folks try and temper down your personal criticisms.
I find it sad that you seem to care so much about the use of smileys, it ranks alongside your obsession about posho toffs in sport. Weird things to get worked up about.
Every time a smiley** is used on PB a little puppy dies.....
**No smiley used in this post so a puppy death free zone
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Gemili was very unlucky in the 200m - it was brilliant to see we have someone of his standard and if he had a longer nose he would have a bronze medal.
If I recall correctly it's the torso that matters, head is irrelevant, so a long nose wouldn't have saved him
Gemili strikes me as very professional and dedicated. Impressive chap.
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Gemili was very unlucky in the 200m - it was brilliant to see we have someone of his standard and if he had a longer nose he would have a bronze medal.
If I recall correctly it's the torso that matters, head is irrelevant, so a long nose wouldn't have saved him!
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Gemili was very unlucky in the 200m - it was brilliant to see we have someone of his standard and if he had a longer nose he would have a bronze medal.
If I recall correctly it's the torso that matters, head is irrelevant, so a long nose wouldn't have saved him!
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Gemili was very unlucky in the 200m - it was brilliant to see we have someone of his standard and if he had a longer nose he would have a bronze medal.
If I recall correctly it's the torso that matters, head is irrelevant, so a long nose wouldn't have saved him
Gemili strikes me as very professional and dedicated. Impressive chap.
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Gemili was very unlucky in the 200m - it was brilliant to see we have someone of his standard and if he had a longer nose he would have a bronze medal.
If I recall correctly it's the torso that matters, head is irrelevant, so a long nose wouldn't have saved him!
You need long erect nipples then?
Given the marginal gains strategy so aggressively pursued by Team GB, they will be requiring Gemili to get a boob job....
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Gemili was very unlucky in the 200m - it was brilliant to see we have someone of his standard and if he had a longer nose he would have a bronze medal.
If I recall correctly it's the torso that matters, head is irrelevant, so a long nose wouldn't have saved him
Gemili strikes me as very professional and dedicated. Impressive chap.
he should've dived.
He actually lost a whole season when he was running at his fastest, after throwing himself at the line...I actually wonder if that affected him.
Given the marginal gains strategy so aggressively pursued by Team GB, they will be requiring Gemili to get a boob job....
I don't know why he doesn't wear an aerodynamic shirt like most of the other competitors
I have seen athletes with watches and jewellery and thought that can only be hindering. In comparison, the cycling team even worked out that liquid chalk gave a margin gain over wearing gloves, they also wore "aerodynamic" socks, individually custom made carbon fibre shoes etc etc etc.
we have a 800,000 strong Jamaican diaspora in Britain should be able to produce some gold medalists in the sprinting in future if we work at it- I feel like genetics play a not insignificant part in any sports including say rowing where you would expect the build of nothern europeans mean they dominate in that aswell in cycling. and the way east africans dominate in endurance running with their builds.
we have a 800,000 strong Jamaican diaspora in Britain should be able to produce some gold medalists in the sprinting in future if we work at it- I feel like genetics play a not insignificant part in any sports including say rowing where you would expect the build of nothern europeans mean they dominate in that aswell in cycling. and the way east africans dominate in endurance running with their builds.
or maybe just anecdotal.....
Will all the Poles, we should be good for some weight lifting and field events in a few years.
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Gemili was very unlucky in the 200m - it was brilliant to see we have someone of his standard and if he had a longer nose he would have a bronze medal.
If I recall correctly it's the torso that matters, head is irrelevant, so a long nose wouldn't have saved him
Gemili strikes me as very professional and dedicated. Impressive chap.
we have a 800,000 strong Jamaican diaspora in Britain should be able to produce some gold medalists in the sprinting in future if we work at it- I feel like genetics play a not insignificant part in any sports including say rowing where you would expect the build of nothern europeans mean they dominate in that aswell in cycling. and the way east africans dominate in endurance running with their builds.
or maybe just anecdotal.....
Will all the Poles, we should be good for some weight lifting and field events in a few years.
If our athletes were as good as our cyclists, we might have been number 1.
Gemili was very unlucky in the 200m - it was brilliant to see we have someone of his standard and if he had a longer nose he would have a bronze medal.
If I recall correctly it's the torso that matters, head is irrelevant, so a long nose wouldn't have saved him!
You need long erect nipples then?
Given the marginal gains strategy so aggressively pursued by Team GB, they will be requiring Gemili to get a boob job....
One of few moments in sport where bigger breasts are an advantage...
"What do you have to lose by trying something new like Trump?" he said. "What do you have to lose? You’re living in poverty; your schools are no good; you have no jobs; 58 percent of your youth is unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose?"
Fun fact. The Belgium team have three brothers running.
Edit: GB safely through in 1st place. Final tomorrow night.
Is it just head kicking to go tonight? I'm struggling here...
Women's pole vault, Team GB going well... Also very outside chance, in Mens and Womens 4 x 100m relay.
Pole vault girl is doing well. For all the critisicm made about Athletics results, we've seen a lot of quite young British athletes make finals, should be some good medal shouts for Tokyo to come from them.
Given the marginal gains strategy so aggressively pursued by Team GB, they will be requiring Gemili to get a boob job....
I don't know why he doesn't wear an aerodynamic shirt like most of the other competitors
I have seen athletes with watches and jewellery and thought that can only be hindering. In comparison, the cycling team even worked out that liquid chalk gave a margin gain over wearing gloves, they also wore "aerodynamic" socks, individually custom made carbon fibre shoes etc etc etc.
There is an inherent trade-off between aerodynamics and physiological comfort. The reason they cylclist's helmets are not particularly aerodynamic is they worked out that the difficulty of holding their heads in the exact right position for optimal aerodynamics lost them speed overall.
In sprinting where the aerodynamic gains are far less than cycling the greater freedom of the shouldes etc can be a factor (even psychologically_.
As for watches, jewellery, I think in sprinting the level of difference it would make it just below measurable let alone marginal.
Twilight Sparkle is NOT in favour of secession. She is a Princess and would hate to see the people of Ponyville divided.
What is it about you using these stupid cartoon smiley faces all the time? Have you regressed beyond kindergarten. Grow up for once.
You seem tetchy
Tell me that adults posting these childish, puerile, immature icons to other adults on a (sort of) serious site, isn't a bit sad, pathetic, annoying, grating whatever. I bet I am not alone here.
Emojis are a rather elegant way of communicating, once you get used to them. Hence their popularity.
As with Brexit, dear tyson, you are sadly behind the times, and out of tune with the zeitgeist. You need to return from the Tuscan hills, and plug into the Future
There are an inherently limited number of official emojis, so there is some serious consideration given to what ones get added and removed with each update.
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And women's triathlon is an outside shot.
https://www.twitter.com/BBCSport/status/766744845440389120
Errr, perhaps the viewers?
Hat tip, Charles, up thread
Good night all. In sport and politics, and posting, don't be so damn serious all the time people.
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Celtic face Uefa charge over 'illicit banner' v Hapoel Beer Sheva
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37135150
**No smiley used in this post so a puppy death free zone
Gemili strikes me as very professional and dedicated. Impressive chap.
#Olympics
Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh are the first married couple to win gold for GBR since sailors Cyril and Dorothy Wright in 1920
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EUachAFhEA
http://tinyurl.com/jeo575y
or maybe just anecdotal.....
http://youtu.be/Sh77kcsvY7c
.@HarveyLevinTMZ on $11K paid by swimmer James Feigen to leave Brazil: "That's the best justice money can buy." https://t.co/NtGPIFg1KM
"What do you have to lose by trying something new like Trump?" he said. "What do you have to lose? You’re living in poverty; your schools are no good; you have no jobs; 58 percent of your youth is unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose?"
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/08/19/trump_to_black_voters_you_re_poor_so_vote_for_me.html
International Spectator
BREAKING: New Zealand's rugby association says its team's hotel rooms in Sydney were 'bugged' before a match against Australia
U.S. religious groups and their political leanings https://t.co/LBRg4IhTSj https://t.co/Lyp7cr5vRa
Great graphic
Fun fact. The Belgium team have three brothers running.
Edit: GB safely through in 1st place. Final tomorrow night.
Also a world record attempt in the women's 5000m by Almaz Ayana, who won the 10k with a WR already.
Another quiet night!
Edit: Ooh, looks like we got DQ in the men's 4x400
IAAF
CORRECTION: GBR DQed
BRA get spot in 4x400m final with 3:00.43
#Rio2016
https://t.co/ijqaCg20Bw
Can't help feeling it is a little devalued with Isinbayeva missing though.
We can confirm that we have submitted a protest against the Men's 4x400 DQ #Rio2016
In sprinting where the aerodynamic gains are far less than cycling the greater freedom of the shouldes etc can be a factor (even psychologically_.
As for watches, jewellery, I think in sprinting the level of difference it would make it just below measurable let alone marginal.
British record too.
Usain Bolt up next.
Newf red.