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  • WillieTheWaiterW Offline
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    WillieTheWaiter
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    #3086

    Someone at Argon will be running nd hiding that’s a lot of years of work just gone up in smoke from a failure
    Makes our weird design with the bar struts seem like a great idea!

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    • canefanC canefan

      Aussies racing now. The fallen rider must feel pretty sore and tight

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      #3087

      @canefan They should have to wear the consequences of sacrificing the all important strength component of the bike for the gains achieved from the reduction in weight. Go for too light stuff and it breaks then tough titties, you should not get a rerun from scratch. I'm ok if they keep the clock running whilst repairs are being carried out but dead against the re-run from the beginning.
      You break your car in motor racing and you do not get that sort of concession.

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      • canefanC canefan

        Aussies racing now. The fallen rider must feel pretty sore and tight

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        Chris B.
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        #3088

        @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

        Aussies racing now. The fallen rider must feel pretty sore and tight

        I reckon they would have been a big threat if they hadn't crashed. Had to ride an extra km with largely 3 riders and not far off the pace.

        Oliver Wood took it pretty easy in the first round for Britain. They'll be expecting a bit of magic from him in the next round!

        #Shouldhavestuckwithquidditch

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        • HigginsH Higgins

          @canefan They should have to wear the consequences of sacrificing the all important strength component of the bike for the gains achieved from the reduction in weight. Go for too light stuff and it breaks then tough titties, you should not get a rerun from scratch. I'm ok if they keep the clock running whilst repairs are being carried out but dead against the re-run from the beginning.
          You break your car in motor racing and you do not get that sort of concession.

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          WillieTheWaiter
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          #3089

          @higgins said in Olympics Thread:

          @canefan They should have to wear the consequences of sacrificing the all important strength component of the bike for the gains achieved from the reduction in weight. Go for too light stuff and it breaks then tough titties, you should not get a rerun from scratch. I'm ok if they keep the clock running whilst repairs are being carried out but dead against the re-run from the beginning.
          You break your car in motor racing and you do not get that sort of concession.

          Always been rule if you crash you get a restart.. why if you ever see someone pull. A pedal you have to throw yourself on the ground

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          • WillieTheWaiterW WillieTheWaiter

            @higgins said in Olympics Thread:

            @canefan They should have to wear the consequences of sacrificing the all important strength component of the bike for the gains achieved from the reduction in weight. Go for too light stuff and it breaks then tough titties, you should not get a rerun from scratch. I'm ok if they keep the clock running whilst repairs are being carried out but dead against the re-run from the beginning.
            You break your car in motor racing and you do not get that sort of concession.

            Always been rule if you crash you get a restart.. why if you ever see someone pull. A pedal you have to throw yourself on the ground

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            Chris B.
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            #3090

            @williethewaiter said in Olympics Thread:

            @higgins said in Olympics Thread:

            @canefan They should have to wear the consequences of sacrificing the all important strength component of the bike for the gains achieved from the reduction in weight. Go for too light stuff and it breaks then tough titties, you should not get a rerun from scratch. I'm ok if they keep the clock running whilst repairs are being carried out but dead against the re-run from the beginning.
            You break your car in motor racing and you do not get that sort of concession.

            Always been rule if you crash you get a restart.. why if you ever see someone pull. A pedal you have to throw yourself on the ground

            Or yell at the guy who pulled the pedal to throw himself on the ground!

            I might not have the Olympic spirit! 🙂

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            • CrucialC Crucial

              Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
              Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

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              Chris B.
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              #3091

              @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

              Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
              Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

              Surely there will be a Spinning Rhombus somewhere!

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              • StargazerS Offline
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                Stargazer
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                #3092

                Women's hockey:

                The Netherlands are the first to score.
                0 - 1 NL

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                • StargazerS Stargazer

                  Women's hockey:

                  The Netherlands are the first to score.
                  0 - 1 NL

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                  canefan
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                  #3093

                  @stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

                  Women's hockey:

                  The Netherlands are the first to score.
                  0 - 1 NL

                  Disappointing. On the flip side some of the Dutch girls are quite hawt

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                  • canefanC canefan

                    @stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

                    Women's hockey:

                    The Netherlands are the first to score.
                    0 - 1 NL

                    Disappointing. On the flip side some of the Dutch girls are quite hawt

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                    Rancid Schnitzel
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #3094

                    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                    @stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

                    Women's hockey:

                    The Netherlands are the first to score.
                    0 - 1 NL

                    Disappointing. On the flip side some of the Dutch girls are quite hawt

                    That always dulls the pain.

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                    • canefanC canefan

                      @stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

                      Women's hockey:

                      The Netherlands are the first to score.
                      0 - 1 NL

                      Disappointing. On the flip side some of the Dutch girls are quite hawt

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                      MajorPom
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                      #3095

                      @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                      @stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

                      Women's hockey:

                      The Netherlands are the first to score.
                      0 - 1 NL

                      Disappointing. On the flip side some of the Dutch girls are quite hawt

                      I stayed in these same hotel as the Dutch field hockey team once in the Nehtherlands.

                      Many of them, are indeed, seriously seriously hot. On the flip side, the shortest one was about 6ft 1.

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                      • CrucialC Crucial

                        Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
                        Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

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                        booboo
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                        #3096

                        @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

                        Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
                        Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

                        A Spinning Rhombus moment

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                        • Chris B.C Chris B.

                          @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

                          Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
                          Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

                          Surely there will be a Spinning Rhombus somewhere!

                          boobooB Online
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                          booboo
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                          #3097

                          @chris-b said in Olympics Thread:

                          @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

                          Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
                          Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

                          Surely there will be a Spinning Rhombus somewhere!

                          #booboo'ed myself

                          ... Spinning Rhombus ... shakes head ...

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                          • boobooB booboo

                            @chris-b said in Olympics Thread:

                            @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

                            Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
                            Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

                            Surely there will be a Spinning Rhombus somewhere!

                            #booboo'ed myself

                            ... Spinning Rhombus ... shakes head ...

                            HigginsH Offline
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                            Higgins
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                            #3098

                            @booboo Stil three more chances for a double or even better a triple Spinning Rhombus from the others left to jump.

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                            • boobooB booboo

                              @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

                              Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
                              Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

                              A Spinning Rhombus moment

                              canefanC Offline
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                              canefan
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                              #3099

                              @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                              @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

                              Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
                              Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

                              A Spinning Rhombus moment

                              The Nicholson candidate

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                              • boobooB booboo

                                @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

                                Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
                                Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

                                A Spinning Rhombus moment

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                                MN5
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                                #3100

                                @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                                @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

                                Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
                                Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

                                A Spinning Rhombus moment

                                I haven’t spun Rhombus for years but this song was great fun back in the day.

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                                • canefanC Offline
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                                  canefan
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                                  #3101

                                  Dutch score off a penalty stroke

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                                    Stargazer
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                                    #3102

                                    Women's football:
                                    The Yanks are out!! They lost 0 - 1 to Canada in the semi-final.

                                    Edited to add that the other semi-final is between Sweden and Australia (11.00pm NZT).

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                                    • StargazerS Stargazer

                                      Women's football:
                                      The Yanks are out!! They lost 0 - 1 to Canada in the semi-final.

                                      Edited to add that the other semi-final is between Sweden and Australia (11.00pm NZT).

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                                      @stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

                                      Women's football:
                                      The Yanks are out!! They lost 0 - 1 to Canada in the semi-final.

                                      Edited to add that the other semi-final is between Sweden and Australia (11.00pm NZT).

                                      Sweden-Canada final then. Swedes beat us 4-2 in the pool and I can't see that being turned around.

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                                      • MN5M MN5

                                        @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                                        @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

                                        Not looking good for us in the evening. The jump course isn’t challenging the better riders at all. No movement at all in order from the first rotation and no one gaining any ground either.
                                        Barring a France or Aus rider having a meltdown we will be stuck in fourth.

                                        A Spinning Rhombus moment

                                        I haven’t spun Rhombus for years but this song was great fun back in the day.

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                                        Bones
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                                        #3104

                                        @mn5 Tom's a good EB lad, one of my best mate's when very young.

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                                          Bovidae
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                                          #3105

                                          Ouch! A day of upsets in womens team sports so far.

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