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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:07 AM Original message |
Poll question: When Did the Olympics Jump the Shark? |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. Switching out the winter/summer games schedule.... |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
20. Plus they HAD to have an extra Olympics in '94 |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. Other |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. agreed . . . when winning became more important . . . |
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Redhead488 (547 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Moreso than the |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. Dream Teams |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Oooh, Forgot |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I'd change that to ALL teams |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Fixed |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I have to agree with that - get rid of the "Dream Teams" |
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Spinzonner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
7. Synchronized Swimming |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
9. When NBC took coverage away from NBC |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Aye |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I wouldn't mind those 'up close & personals' |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I Am So With You! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
14. 1972.. they were never the same again |
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bo44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 10:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
39. Agreed |
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mede8er (249 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 10:15 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. The games...... |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
16. I voted "Pros" but I think it was really when |
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Elginoid (387 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
17. when the U.S. boycotted the Moscow Games. |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
18. When Gaius won the dolichos at the 177th Olympiad |
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Lavender Brown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
19. The Atlanta Olympics |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
21. LA Olymips corporate whore-a-thon |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:54 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Plus in 1984 it was the second major boycott |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
22. I blame NBC mostly... |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:33 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. But don't you NEED to know about athlete's overcoming tragedy? |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:35 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Well, I don't know how CBC covers everything else... |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:44 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Uggh figure skating |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:48 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. She Was Great! |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Read my post below... |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:53 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Well it does HAVE to be subjective (my wife busted me on this) |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I liked her too, BUT she did things that were against the rules |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:54 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. To answer your question... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 10:02 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Surya..Thanks.. I forgot her name.. |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:51 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Well, you may know what you like, but... |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:57 AM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Well you seem to know what you are talking about |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 10:03 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Nancy won the bronze at the 1992 olympics... |
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Cybergata (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
33. The Atlantic Olympics.....or should I say the Coca Cola Olympics! |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
34. It's an out of control corporate nightmare |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-04 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
36. When they said that they owned the word Olympics... |
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