The totally off-topic thread

[Denali]

Re, winter Olympics. Even when falling, it can almost look graceful, thanks to ice and gravity.

Haven't watched summer Olympics since 2000 but I will watch a bit of winter, if it's on while Channel surfing.

 

[Pushka]

I thought the Winter Olympics did not generate much interest. Very little coverage in the newspapers during the lead up and you are the first person I know that has made a mention of the Winter Olympics.

I think a lot of people - women? - would watch ice skating and ice dancing. Speed skating. The skiing is fabulous. The ski jumping. Always watched the luge. Plenty of high skill high risk sports.

 

[serfty]

Don't watch anything that must be judged ... stop watch/timer or nothing.

That means things like ice dancing are out for me.

 

[Pushka]

Don't watch anything that must be judged ... stop watch/timer or nothing.

That means things like ice dancing are out for me.

Well, I like watching the performances and while it’s important for the athletes I don’t really care where they end up in the medal tally.

 

[Denali]

I think a lot of people - women? - would watch ice skating and ice dancing. Speed skating. The skiing is fabulous. The ski jumping. Always watched the luge. Plenty of high skill high risk sports.

The Tobogganing and Bobsled stuff, no idea why but I can watch that.

Ice skating, of course, even though I ignore the judging because its so dodgy. I can even appreciate the cross country sking and shooting stuff - because it looks exhausting and I would struggle just getting a winter suit on. Its like someone said, whats really hard (ie running) and lets add snow to it and make it more difficult!

Oh, and love, love, love curling! Its so ridiculous that I can support it. Its like lawn bowls but without the beer.

 

[Bindibuys]

Oh, and love, love, love curling! Its so ridiculous that I can support it. Its like lawn bowls but without the beer.

First time we went to a Blue Man Group in Vegas, during the pre-show ramble, they were calling out the names of people in the audience and making comments. The called out my name, asked me to stand up, turn around and wave at the crowd (not difficult I was in the front row) They told the audience I had won a gold medal in curling at the olympics.
Lots of cheers and congratulations.
Sat down & asked my husband.... "what is curling"?

 

[Denali]

....Sat down & asked my husband.... "what is curling"?

 

[Pushka]

I guess someone had to.

 

[serfty]

Well, I like watching the performances and while it’s important for the athletes I don’t really care where they end up in the medal tally.

Absolutely, without those types of activity in the programmes the return from TV rights would be attenuated. Same with events like rythamic gymnastics in the summer games.

 

[Denali]

In the office and someone put Judge Judy on the TV, thats usually silent and have our ads or product shoots running.

Look up and get a real creepy vibe from the plaintiff on TV so google him. First hit, hes in jail for molesting a minor, possibly the little daughter standing right next to him because second hit are charges while in jail for trying to arrange the death of his entire family. No witnesses = freedom was his plan.

Time for headphones and ipod.

 

[Cossie]

Anyone else on here think that referring to your partner as "The Wife" is very impolite, disrespectful, if not damn right rude?

If my wife heard me say that, it would be the doghouse for me, for quite some time.

 

[Denali]

Im sure my brother has referred to his wife as the wife or The Mrs. Eg, Come over for a BBQ! Him, Gotta ask the wife first.

My husband refers to me as "my wife" on the phone, which I find a bit weird sometimes as I have a name and usually the person on the other end knows it. If hes talking to a professional, I understand the my wife reference but when hes talking to his friend who has met me, the my wife is a bit weird.

 

[Flying mermaid]

My husband refers to me as "my wife" on the phone, which I find a bit weird sometimes as I have a name and usually the person on the other end knows it. If hes talking to a professional, I understand the my wife reference but when hes talking to his friend who has met me, the my wife is a bit weird.

i think it is cute. Almost as though he is proud of the status - very newly weds .

 

[Denali]

i think it is cute. Almost as though he is proud of the status - very newly weds .

He use to call me My Love back then, even in front of his mates.... that was a long time ago.

 

[Denali]

Heh.

 

[RooFlyer]

Or she might be thinking 'ROFL, I'm still richer than that country, and that country, and that country .... ' , but trying to hide it.

 

[tgh]

very interesting.. came up on my abiogenesis watch on Google

Interstellar Asteroids Like 'Oumuamua Could Rewrite The Origins Of Life On Earth

 

[RB]

 

[juddles]

Yes, in real life, the person on the left gets rescued a few minutes later by the fire brigade. the person on the right dies suffocated when the unstable pit wall collapses on him.....

 

[JohnK]

When I married my wife she became my wife. She will always ve my wife as long as we are married. I call her sweetie in public. Sometimes I refer to her as 'the wife'.

My wife started as my friend then girlfriend then fiance then wife. She will never be my partner unless we go into business together or start playing golf/tennis together.