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Thread: The Commonwealth Games
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Leorning Cniht
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Originally posted by North East Quine:
I wish we had something other than "Flower of Scotland" but none of the alternatives are so easy to sing as a single chorus. (Except "Scots Wha Hae" which is even more martial than "Flower of Scotland.")
Flower of Scotland is only really martial if you stop at the first verse.
But if you want something different, and want to stick with the Corries, how about the desperately cheesy "Scotland will flourish"? ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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Piglet
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Originally posted by RuthW:
I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with "glaaaahhhhhhssgeeeooooooww" and "STRATHclyaaayyyde".
I don't come from Glasgow (although both my parents were from Greenock, which isn't far away), and I'd pronounce it "GLAHZ-go", with a long "a", a voiced "s" and a short "o".
In "StrathCLYDE" the "a" in "Strath" is short, and the emphasis is on "Clyde", which is pronounced as in Bonnie and Clyde.*
* or as in "Right turn, Clyde", depending on your cinematic preferences. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Jamat
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Watched women's marathon finish. Does anyone know if that African runner who collapsed over the line is OK?
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orfeo
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73 medals, eh?
I vaguely know how we got about 10 of them from news reports and watching about half an hour of live coverage in total. I'm amazed at how easy I'm finding it to, y'know, not actually watch this stuff. It's amazing. I've got this thing called a "remote control" that lets me change stations, and then I've got a box with recorded programs on it that has let me watch things I decided I was interested in, like movies, and then there's another box called a "DVD player" that I put a disc in and so far none of the discs have the Commonwealth Games on them!
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L'organist
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Wales (in the person of Jazz Coleman) have finally got a gold medal in the pool.
First Welsh woman to win a swimming gold for 40 years ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Sandemaniac
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As a Fairport Convention fan, I was most amused to be hearing about a swimmer called Maddy Groves.
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orfeo
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Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
As a Fairport Convention fan, I was most amused to be hearing about a swimmer called Maddy Groves.
AG
Yeah, because linking to a Youtube clip for a name that isn't actually "Maddy Groves" really shores up your case for amusement.
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Firenze
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I see the current fashion for male swimmers is these trunks which are knee length, but barely groin high. Particularly in the underwater shots, you do wonder if they will stay up.
Not that I'm complaining or anything you understand.
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Anselmina
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Scottie dogs disrespectful to Muslims The complaints seem to be coming from one named source in Malaysia's political opposition party, and the Games' Committee report no complaints have been received by them from participating nations or competitors.
Nevertheless, one feels, instinctively, that Muslim leaders and politicans - and in Malaysia - have surely more pressing problems within their own camp, than the traditional established 5,000 year relationship between humankind and dogs? If one wishes to sincerely explore the kinds of behaviour classifiable as 'disrespectful' to civilized people, it would be sadly easy to find much more serious contenders than a Scotty dog. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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rolyn
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Originally posted by Firenze:
I see the current fashion for male swimmers is these trunks which are knee length, but barely groin high. Particularly in the underwater shots, you do wonder if they will stay up.
Not that I'm complaining or anything you understand.
Caught a snippet of the male spring-board diving last night .
The attire, (or lack of it), seemed to meet the approval of my other half who, oddly enough, is rarely interested in sport of any kind.
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Doublethink.
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Originally posted by Anselmina:
Scottie dogs disrespectful to Muslims The complaints seem to be coming from one named source in Malaysia's political opposition party, and the Games' Committee report no complaints have been received by them from participating nations or competitors.
Nevertheless, one feels, instinctively, that Muslim leaders and politicans - and in Malaysia - have surely more pressing problems within their own camp, than the traditional established 5,000 year relationship between humankind and dogs? If one wishes to sincerely explore the kinds of behaviour classifiable as 'disrespectful' to civilized people, it would be sadly easy to find much more serious contenders than a Scotty dog.
Very predictable though, given they are seen as unclean animals.
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Pyx_e
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I think Stockholm syndrome is setting in, I am starting to watch it and found myself mildly interested at one point.
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orfeo
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Originally posted by Anselmina:
Scottie dogs disrespectful to Muslims The complaints seem to be coming from one named source in Malaysia's political opposition party, and the Games' Committee report no complaints have been received by them from participating nations or competitors.
Nevertheless, one feels, instinctively, that Muslim leaders and politicans - and in Malaysia - have surely more pressing problems within their own camp, than the traditional established 5,000 year relationship between humankind and dogs? If one wishes to sincerely explore the kinds of behaviour classifiable as 'disrespectful' to civilized people, it would be sadly easy to find much more serious contenders than a Scotty dog.
Slow news day in Kuala Lumpur.
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Anselmina
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Originally posted by orfeo:
Slow news day in Kuala Lumpur.
And many other places, too, perhaps!
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Thyme
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Originally posted by Pyx_e:
I think Stockholm syndrome is setting in, I am starting to watch it and found myself mildly interested at one point.
You too?
My grandchildren (8&9) love it. They want to be like these athletes. Especially the swimmers. Their swimming has come on a lot just through watching them.
I didn't have that sort of access to those sort of role models when I was that age. Bring it on say I.
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Anglican't
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It's ok, shamwari, you can turn the TV back on now.
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Doublethink.
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I don't know about that, Kylie's lingerie might give him a funny turn.
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Firenze
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That, and the bitter, bitter news that quite a lot of people enjoyed them.
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Anglican't
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Everyone loves Kylie, don't they?
*does the Locomotion around the living room*
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Doublethink.
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*boggles slightly at the mental image thus created*
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Doublethink.
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How is it possible to murder Auld Lang Syne so completely ?
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Anglican't
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Originally posted by Doublethink:
How is it possible to murder Auld Lang Syne so completely ?
If you invite Lulu to take part, I think it's pretty much certain to happen.
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Sioni Sais
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Originally posted by Doublethink:
How is it possible to murder Auld Lang Syne so completely ?
Were the English invited to take part?
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Piglet
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Originally posted by Anglican't:
Everyone loves Kylie, don't they?
When the announcer said, "And now, ladies and gentlemen, we have everybody's favourite Australian", were D. and I the only ones who thought, "I thought he was in jail"?
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Evangeline
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A nice article about the Comm games web page
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Penny S
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Only just come in to this, as it is not quite at the top of the avoid all broadcasts list. (My grandad died, in his mind, in a field hospital, where he had served as an orderly, when I was 14. I don't want anyone else's memories. thank you.)
I heard a Muslim explaining about dogs on the radio once - working dogs are allowed, outside. Terriers are working dogs, aren't they? No problem.
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chive
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My four year old nephew loved the Games and has come away with a new life plan. He told me last weekend he wanted to be a 'stick jumper' when he grew up. I later found out he'd been to watch the athletics and had enjoyed the pole vault.
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aunt jane
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Originally posted by chive:
My four year old nephew loved the Games and has come away with a new life plan. He told me last weekend he wanted to be a 'stick jumper' when he grew up. I later found out he'd been to watch the athletics and had enjoyed the pole vault.
Wonderful Chive I wish your nephew well with his "stick jumping"
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