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  • boobooB Offline
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    booboo
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    #995

    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Disgusted of TW" data-cid="605505" data-time="1471072451"><p>
    Maybe there's some sort of nominative determinism at play here? Should rename that plant to the gold fern for the next Olympics, just to see what happens...</p></blockquote>
    <br>
    Same thought had occurred Disgusted

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    • D Offline
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      Disgusted of TW
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      #996

      <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="605518" data-time="1471079012"><p>Same thought had occurred Disgusted</p></blockquote>
      <br>
      Won't always work, I suspect. Take "Great" Britain as a terrible warning to the world.

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        Disgusted of TW
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        #997

        <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="605496" data-time="1471062999"><p>Fucking tense though. My heart rate was through the roof and i don't usually watch the game</p></blockquote>
        <br>
        That's the Olympics, right there, in a nutshell. Long may it continue.

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        • canefanC Online
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          canefan
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          #998

          Excuse my ignorance but wtf does reference_to_a_cricket_achievement mean?

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          • CanerbryC Offline
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            #999

            <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="canefan" data-cid="605527" data-time="1471082266">
            <div>
            <p>Excuse my ignorance but wtf does reference_to_a_cricket_achievement mean?</p>
            </div>
            </blockquote>
            <p> </p>
            <p>Yeah, google is inconclusive and even Urban Dictionary has nothing, you tossed salad.</p>

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            • canefanC Online
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              canefan
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              #1000

              <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Canerbry" data-cid="605528" data-time="1471082609"><p>
              Yeah, google is inconclusive and even Urban Dictionary has nothing, you tossed salad.</p></blockquote>Not helpful caners

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              • boobooB Offline
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                #1001

                <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="canefan" data-cid="605526" data-time="1471082156"><p>
                Excuse my ignorance but wtf does reference_to_a_cricket_achievement mean?</p></blockquote>
                <br>
                Michelle.<br><br>
                Pfeiffer.<br><br>
                Five for.<br><br>
                Term got over used recently

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                • boobooB Offline
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                  #1002

                  <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="605530" data-time="1471084326"><p>
                  reference_to_a_cricket_achievement.<br><br>
                  Pfeiffer.<br><br>
                  Five for.<br><br>
                  Term got over used recently</p></blockquote>
                  <br>
                  Sorry.<br><br>
                  M<br>
                  i<br>
                  c<br>
                  h<br>
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                    #1003

                    <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="canefan" data-cid="605489" data-time="1471058510"><p>
                    They're always tested after</p></blockquote>
                    <br>
                    Carter has been Val's bridesmaid for the best part of ten years. She has great shot put pedigree as her dad is still the American high school record holder and won an Olympic silver in the 80s before going to play NFL. She is a worthy champion who pulled off an amazing PB when it counted most. <br><br>
                    Plus, Americans have proper out of competition testing which is when people dope (no one's stupid enough to be on the juice at championship). This is not like being beaten by a random Belarusian who has spent the winter on a diet of steroids and anvils in Minsk who then throws like the Hulk in the summer.

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                      Unco
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                      #1004

                      <p>There's four rowing finals featuring NZ tonight:</p>
                      <p> </p>
                      <p>1:32AM Men's Single Scull Final (Mahe Drysdale)<br>
                      1:44AM Women's Single Scull Final (Emma Twigg)<br>
                      2:06AM Women's Eight Final<br>
                      2:27AM Men's Eight Final</p>
                      <p> </p>
                      <p>The two Eight's teams had to qualify via the repechages, so set your expectations accordingly for those.</p>

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                      • UncoU Offline
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                        Unco
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                        #1005

                        <p>(Almost) tied gold for Mahe and the Croatian Martin. Fuck that finish was tight.</p>

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                        • Billy TellB Offline
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                          Billy Tell
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                          #1006

                          Gold yeah. I can't believe he wasn't silver. Looked like he was pipped on the post. Have no idea why the Croat gets silver despite a tied time

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                            Unco
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                            #1007

                            <p>Yeah I looked at the times and at first figured they'd both get gold. A centimetres gap between the two. Very lucky.</p>

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                              Mofitzy
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                              #1008

                              <p>Photo finish shows Drysdale ahead by a few mm though.</p>
                              <p> </p>
                              <p>Also, woohoo!</p>

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                                #1009

                                Up into 13th spot on the medals table. Will be damn hard to go any higher than that. Even a gold in the next race leaves us 13th<br><br>
                                Edit: no 12th

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                                  Mofitzy
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                                  #1010

                                  <p>Think a gold puts at 12th, no?</p>

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                                    Unco
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                                    #1011

                                    <p>Another poor start from Emma Twigg and Brennan's well out in front of the pack.</p>

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                                      #1012

                                      <p>Twigg misses out on a medal entirely. Gutting. Probably really regretting taking a year off.</p>

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                                        sparky
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                                        #1013

                                        Gold confirmed for Mahe Drysdale after a photo finish!!!!

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                                          #1014

                                          Love the 8s. It's one of the best Olympic events.

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