baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
My colleague at work said she watched the bit where all the athletes parade around, and that's pretty much verbatim. Sheer class
I was surprised by the relative lack of Asians, but yunno, most of the guys out there were volunteers. Maybe there weren't that many Asians volunteering.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Olympic_Athletes_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics
more prosaic than it might have been
so now that the games are underway, what's the city like? how's the tube, traffic, sidewalks? are restaurants and pubs noticeably more crowded?
Can't understand the praise for this. I only saw the trailer for it
bizarrely, absolutely fine. Kings X was LESS crowded than usual this morning. remarkable.
Quote Originally Posted by baboon2004 View Post
Can't understand the praise for this. I only saw the trailer for it
In all fairness, maybe that's why you don't understand it.
One thing I don't understand is how the interface works between the sponsorship and the actual athletes. Let's say I am a very good runner (unlikely I know) and I qualify through my national association for the Olympics, then I'm told that I'm not allowed to display any of the stuff that isn't officially approved when I'm competing or warming up or anything really. Why not? Where did I sign up to agreeing to promote the companies involved? Was there some small print that I didn't read when I joined my national federation? If not then how can they enforce it? If I turned up drinking a Pepsi then would there be sporting repercussions (maybe a ban from competing)? How did being outstanding in my field lead to my unwitting agreement to advertise certain companies and not advertise others?
In all fairness, maybe that's why you don't understand it.
As far as it was possible for something like that to be good, it was pretty good.
lool. it was really well done. its for a massive international audience, most of whom have barely heard of the uk. i loved it. watch it.
so now that the games are underway, what's the city like? how's the tube, traffic, sidewalks? are restaurants and pubs noticeably more crowded?
Well you do sign up when you join your national team. And it's there in the contract.
Presumably any company thinking of sponsoring an athlete already knows the deal. The Olympics is the IOC's baby and they can take it away from anyone who won't play by their rules.
Athletes are allowed rival sponsorship on their essential kit - for a runner, say, that's shoes – but not their clothes.
But anyway, this is an interesting piece outlining the dispute over exactly where the line is drawn.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ol...r-BOA-take-tough-stance-over-sponsorship.html
lool. it was really well done. its for a massive international audience, most of whom have barely heard of the uk. i loved it. watch it.