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Meowjin 02-16-2010 04:17 AM

haters gonna hate.

Anyways just got off work. Granville wasn't bad for a monday :P

Tomorrow, I have the day off. gonna wake up early, go to riverrock, check out the german house, go to livecity yaletown, and then go to heineken house. Then pulling an all nighter to WATCH COLBERT!!!!

shawn79 02-16-2010 05:25 AM

must get those red mits before they sold out

Soundy 02-16-2010 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by darthchilli (Post 6818994)
Americans are dumb, i bet you thats not what their athletes think anyways.
Let NBC fuck shit up, let the stereotypical american believe the propaganda US media outlets are saying towards Canada. Mediums in the US write shit like this cuz it sells, and thats what the media does, shove negativity down people's throat cuz it sells HARD

We as Canadians do our part hosting the olympics and provide hospitality to the world just like any other city would.

but as for the transportation
For fuck sakes, this is the WINTER olympics, SKING and such occurs on MOUNTAINS in which most venues around the globe have ONE road up the mountain and is NOT designed to have a load for a big event.

Ya know, the networks and pundits are just fucking themselves. They're gonna go on and on for two weeks about all the little negatives and completely ignore the huge positives, and everyone will buy it... and then the athletes and tourists will get home with a completely different story, and people will be like, "WTF? But on the news, they said...", and the people coming back from Vancity will just tell them, "Buddy, the news is FUCKED."

MG1 02-16-2010 05:35 AM

What matters in any Olympics is how the athletes are treated and what they experience. American media, and any media for that matter, must do everything in its power to bring up controversy and criticize. The couch potatoes of America are at the mercy of the media. That's why the majority of Americans are the way they are. It's not that they are dumb, although that can be argued, it's just they don't know any better. Puppets on a string and government propaganda and media corporations are tugging at the strings.

As a peoples, Americans are very nice. Just don't tell them their country is not number one.

jlo mein 02-16-2010 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by slammer111 (Post 6819087)
Anyways.. hit up LiveCity Yaletown today.

Awww I posted on RS earlier asking if anyone was going and no one responded. I got in around 8PM and was going to meet a friend there, but by the time he arrived the line up was closed off and entry denied. Matisyahu put on an awesome show, had a really cool vibe even though it was pouring rain.

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Originally Posted by slammer111 (Post 6819087)
Anyone else pick up that glowing Coke bottle? That thing is awesome. :D

I want that @%$# glowing Coke bottle! I went on Sunday, played all the games and scanned my aluminum bottle three times as I heard that's how you get the glow bottle. When I got to the end the staff told me to keep my bottle, and gave me a plastic bottle to "recycle" for a chance to win. Only about 1 in 30 people were winning and getting the glow bottle. I heard from a friend that on Monday night they were giving the glow bottles away to everyone. :mad:

+Kardboard+ 02-16-2010 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by 89blkcivic (Post 6818716)
Then again as long as the playing field is the same for everybody, it shouldn't matter. Champions find a way of winning, no matter what.

QFT, wise one.
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Originally Posted by carisear (Post 6818720)
rofl at the buses for cali -- you can tell immediately which ones they are. all with new paint jobs, cuz they are the oldest POS's that got sent up. not just enough torque, but they are breaking down in the city. i've seen at least 4 broken buses around the lower mainland.

No to mention that their drivers are... inconsistent. I've had some incredibly friendly and competant ones, and then there's the dude that got lost driving us to Whistler and actually went PAST Whistler. We were all like WTFFFFUUUUUUUU and he didn't turn back until like a quarter of the way to Pemberton. -_-

Oh, the four drivers who followed him past Whistler are idiots too. :D
Quote:

Originally Posted by darthchilli (Post 6818994)
Americans are dumb, i bet you thats not what their athletes think anyways.
Let NBC fuck shit up, let the stereotypical american believe the propaganda US media outlets are saying towards Canada. Mediums in the US write shit like this cuz it sells, and thats what the media does, shove negativity down people's throat cuz it sells HARD

We as Canadians do our part hosting the olympics and provide hospitality to the world just like any other city would.

but as for the transportation
For fuck sakes, this is the WINTER olympics, SKING and such occurs on MOUNTAINS in which most venues around the globe have ONE road up the mountain and is NOT designed to have a load for a big event.

Thanks buddy. Nature of the beast here. It may be annoying and whatnot, but once you get up there, you LIVE the spirit, the crowd becomes one and you know just what the hell you're up there for. Nothing else matters. People who miss out on this on nitpick the negatives I feel very, very sorry for. I've been saying this since 2003: This is the best thing to happen to Vancouver. Ever.

Oh, and where were you when Bilodeau beat that non-Aussie, non-Canadian douche? I know where I was:


:thumbsup:

Hondaracer 02-16-2010 07:13 AM

I took almost 3 hours to get my fucking glowing coke bottle then got too hammered and lost it at saxony house :(
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MG1 02-16-2010 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Hondaracer (Post 6819159)
then got too hammered and lost it at saxony house

Sooooo, you finally lost your virginity, eh?


j/k.


It was there for the taking....... sorry.

Soundy 02-16-2010 07:27 AM

^Bet those big burly Saxons just loved him!

+Kardboard+ 02-16-2010 07:28 AM

Korea House's Microsoft Surface table. Me playing the snowboard game, then I hand it off to darthchilli .............yeah.


sonick 02-16-2010 07:40 AM

Some GOOD news: NBC's highest Olympic ratings since Lillehammer 1994

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...-two-days.html

Especially with the weather coming up this week, Americans will REALLY be wow'd by Vancouver...

threezero 02-16-2010 07:49 AM

Is there any more tickets? My parents want to check out sum games at the oval
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7seven 02-16-2010 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Soundy (Post 6819171)
^Bet those big burly Saxons just loved him!

Well the special at Saxony House was sausages :haha:

I seriously don't know if I can survive another 2 weeks of the Olympics, its been non-stop drinking, partying and events since Thursday and now been at work since 6am :cry:

+Kardboard+ 02-16-2010 08:20 AM

Luge is nuts. O_O Vid from last night.


Amuse 02-16-2010 08:26 AM

So where can I find a site where there are some nice daily photos of the Olympics and videos?

Gt-R R34 02-16-2010 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 7seven (Post 6819191)
Well the special at Saxony House was sausages :haha:

I seriously don't know if I can survive another 2 weeks of the Olympics, its been non-stop drinking, partying and events since Thursday and now been at work since 6am :cry:

I'm with you here... I"m SO much in pain right now and it's only TUESDAY!
@ work, hung over, sleepy tired. AND got another week to go.

Soundy 02-16-2010 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonick (Post 6819181)
Some GOOD news: NBC's highest Olympic ratings since Lillehammer 1994

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...-two-days.html

Especially with the weather coming up this week, Americans will REALLY be wow'd by Vancouver...

All this despite the networks and pundits doing nothing but nitpicking and decrying. US news = failsauce.

+Kardboard+ 02-16-2010 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Amuse (Post 6819208)
So where can I find a site where there are some nice daily photos of the Olympics and videos?

Flickr. There are some sick pools on there:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/vancouv...etphotography/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/van2010/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/tnmh/

Hondaracer 02-16-2010 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 89blkcivic (Post 6819164)
Sooooo, you finally lost your virginity, eh?


j/k.


It was there for the taking....... sorry.

lol well I was making out with this American chick, cute face but she had kind of a beer gut loll

and yea 7seven, the sausages there are great lolll
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Ch28 02-16-2010 09:06 AM

Beer, women and sausages

Sounds like the formula for success!

I heard Germany's house is so-so. Been partying at Holland House and it's AWESOME down there. No cover, no bullshit, no violence, no attitude, all fun.

WIN/WIN!

murd0c 02-16-2010 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7seven (Post 6819191)
Well the special at Saxony House was sausages :haha:

I seriously don't know if I can survive another 2 weeks of the Olympics, its been non-stop drinking, partying and events since Thursday and now been at work since 6am :cry:

And just think hockey hasn't even basicly started yet lol
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Gt-R R34 02-16-2010 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ch28 (Post 6819239)
Beer, women and sausages

Sounds like the formula for success!

I heard Germany's house is so-so. Been partying at Holland House and it's AWESOME down there. No cover, no bullshit, no violence, no attitude, all fun.

WIN/WIN!

AND so much BOOZE =P

Yo when you hitting up next? I should be there agian this thursday?

Gh0stRider 02-16-2010 09:20 AM

today is game day!!! wooooo

7seven 02-16-2010 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Hondaracer (Post 6819235)
and yea 7seven, the sausages there are great lolll
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Yea the food & German Beer at Saxony was good, only thing was the long lines for the bars, lol had to order 2 beers at a time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ch28 (Post 6819239)
Beer, women and sausages

Sounds like the formula for success!

I heard Germany's house is so-so. Been partying at Holland House and it's AWESOME down there. No cover, no bullshit, no violence, no attitude, all fun.

WIN/WIN!

Holland House is great, only wish that they had a hard bar, lol felt so bloated after all that beer and its impossible for me to get drunk off beer.

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Originally Posted by murd0c (Post 6819240)
And just think hockey hasn't even basicly started yet lol
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yup, thats what I'm afraid off, its only going to be more partying with the hockey tourny starting. :5shots:

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