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07-21-2021, 05:09 PM
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| 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Christine Sinclair is gold, literally. Tied Japan today (or yesterday). 4-0 win for women’s softball against Mexico.
Is it still considered 2020 Tokyo Olympics? If so, mods, please change title.
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07-21-2021, 05:29 PM
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Soccer right?
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07-21-2021, 05:35 PM
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Still 2020, can’t afford to rebrand all dat merch..
Although, no fans to buy the merch. I’m pretty pumped but I think this is gonna be another Olympics like Russia that has essentially opposing time zones? Sucks watching replays of stuff to some degree
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07-21-2021, 06:09 PM
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Locally it's been pretty much a disaster. People are very resistant to it, with protests and anti Olympics graffiti throughout the city. It's one of those weird cases where liberal people and hardcore nationalists agree on a cause. Several athletes and staff have tested positive for covid already, and there has been one rape attempt by a staff (on the day he arrived). They're supposed to be sequestered, but locals have been spotting them at bars and posting them on social media, and a lot of them have dating profiles which is not a good look.
I am actually a bit worried there might be a terrorist attack of some sort. It's been a while since the last one one in Japan, but they weren't uncommon from the 60's all the way through the 90's. The sarin attack in 1995 is the reason why you don't see garbage cans anywhere.
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07-21-2021, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer  Still 2020, can’t afford to rebrand all dat merch..
Although, no fans to buy the merch. I’m pretty pumped but I think this is gonna be another Olympics like Russia that has essentially opposing time zones? Sucks watching replays of stuff to some degree | Not so bad, we get to watch the games from like 4pm to 4am (we're 8hrs ahead if u ignore the fact they're a day ahead)
Edit: wait 4am I think the latest sporting event is 8pm right?
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07-21-2021, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Locally it's been pretty much a disaster. People are very resistant to it, with protests and anti Olympics graffiti throughout the city. It's one of those weird cases where liberal people and hardcore nationalists agree on a cause. Several athletes and staff have tested positive for covid already, and there has been one rape attempt by a staff (on the day he arrived). They're supposed to be sequestered, but locals have been spotting them at bars and posting them on social media, and a lot of them have dating profiles which is not a good look.
I am actually a bit worried there might be a terrorist attack of some sort. It's been a while since the last one one in Japan, but they weren't uncommon from the 60's all the way through the 90's. The sarin attack in 1995 is the reason why you don't see garbage cans anywhere. | Dats dark, I like it
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07-21-2021, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer Dats dark, I like it | Cultism in Japan is pretty huge, darkly fascinating, and scary. They make Scientology look like an afternoon book club.
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07-21-2021, 07:36 PM
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07-21-2021, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by JDMDreams Where's the Kimochi Yamete? | Here's a fun fact.  Kimochi （気持ち）basically translates to just the word "Feeling". You need to add the descriptor iii ( いい）meaning good, to make it mean something. But, it often comes out sounding as just one word so you might say they're just screaming "FEELING! FEELING! FEEELING!" 
Anyways... now that I've possibly ruined something fun for some of ya.
I hear Olympic swag is actually very hard to come by in Japan. Seems like whatever stock they had as of last year at time of cancellation, was what they had and the shut the production lines down to cut their losses.
Many of the stores that were selling the swag have slim pickings. And the online marketplace is bumping with demand outstripping supply. Any dreams that people had of a fire-sale on swag has been dashed. I know I wouldn't mind picking some things up at 75%.
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07-21-2021, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp The sarin attack in 1995 is the reason why you don't see garbage cans anywhere. | Omg I wondered why there were no bins
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07-22-2021, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Teriyaki Anyways... now that I've possibly ruined something fun for some of ya. | Fun fact.......... many folk use "anyways," instead of, "anyway." It is believed to have started here in our part of the world and have spread to other communities around the world like a Wuhan bat out of hell. Similar to, "mines," instead of, "mine." 
The word, "ain't," is now in the dictionary and is almost acceptable. My old English teacher would be rolling in her grave right now..........
Anyways has become so common place, it is accepted as, "colloquial (everyday language)." Anyway..............
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07-22-2021, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Teriyaki Many of the stores that were selling the swag have slim pickings. And the online marketplace is bumping with demand outstripping supply. | https://eshop.oomomostore.com/collec...eball-set-of-3
Not official, but they're cute............. sort of. Everybody likes cat, right?
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07-22-2021, 01:02 AM
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07-22-2021, 07:23 AM
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FYI Prime Video is broadcasting Olympic coverage from CBC Sports. There is talks about on demand broadcasts too I think, but right now its just live.
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07-22-2021, 09:49 AM
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Just checked my prime app and didn't see anything there. It's not on one of their, pay extra for channels is it?
Where else people able to find streaming for the lympics?
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07-22-2021, 10:00 AM
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If you have Telus open the guide and I believe they had a couple dedicated on demand channels within the guide. It’s a stupid system but might work Ok once there are more events going on
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07-22-2021, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Teriyaki Just checked my prime app and didn't see anything there. It's not on one of their, pay extra for channels is it?
Where else people able to find streaming for the lympics? | It's free with a prime account. 
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cbc.ca/sports doesn't have anything?
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07-22-2021, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by underscore cbc.ca/sports doesn't have anything? | They do it looks like: https://www.cbc.ca/player/sports/olympics/live
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07-22-2021, 09:37 PM
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4 am local to see the ceremonye
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07-23-2021, 03:11 AM
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Does anyone know if u can watch the full preplay of the opening ceremony on CBC tmr?
Like the full thing. Not some short highlighted clips.
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Disappointed in cbc for being completely silent when Iran came out, especially considering our huge Iranian population, they had trivia or quips ab the Olympic teams for every country... Iran came out n they were hush until the end, someone decided to say "there's an Iranian playing on the refugee team"
Edit: guess I kinda stand corrected, the correspondents didn't offer any quips for a lot of countries that walked out, but it wasn't just dead air though
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07-23-2021, 06:36 AM
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Man, dat CBC montage before the opening was dopeeeee
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07-23-2021, 08:11 AM
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Frick, I'm missing all this............. oh well.
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07-23-2021, 10:42 AM
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Dang I missed opening ceremony!
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