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Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by OzTennis
(Post 12033045)
:confused:Lighten up and don't take everything so seriously, twas tongue in cheek. Yes, in teams of 2 or 4 not 13's. Andy Murray isn't lottery funded.
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Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by GarryP
(Post 12033074)
Err, you thought I was serious? :ohmy:
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Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by GarryP
(Post 12033022)
But as we've covered, a major part of the reason the UK did as well as it did was because of the use of lottery funding to support athletes. So obviously those scottish athletes were disproportionately supported by English funds, and without that support they wouldn't have done as well.
And looking at the list, quite a few of those 'scottish' medals were in teams - so they obviously needed their non-scottish team mates. eg of the 4 gold, 3 are in teams or pairs. |
Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by OzTennis
(Post 12033016)
Scotland 18 medals - 4 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze; on the basis of share of GB population the rest of the union didn't perform as well so wishing to disassociate with the rest of the Union perhaps? (1/13 population, 18/67 of medals)
If Manchester was a country |
Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by Dreamy
(Post 12033545)
According to the Manchester Evening News, if athletes born or based in Greater Manchester were a country, they would have finished 4th in the table (third if those medals were removed from GB's haul)
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Re: Olympics 2016
Fear not, I've worked it out.
If Australia wasn't a country, and its athletes were cats instead of people, then - shite, I forgot what the ending was |
Re: Olympics 2016
Would have it been better if the National Lottery was used to put more funds into the NHS instead?
Will the Olympics inspire people to adopt healthy habits and reduce the health budget? |
Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by spouse of scouse
(Post 12033578)
Fear not, I've worked it out.
If Australia wasn't a country, and its athletes were cats instead of people, then - shite, I forgot what the ending was |
Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by commonwealth
(Post 12033613)
Would have it been better if the National Lottery was used to put more funds into the NHS instead?
Will the Olympics inspire people to adopt healthy habits and reduce the health budget? |
Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by commonwealth
(Post 12033613)
Will the Olympics inspire people to adopt healthy habits and reduce the health budget? Nope, probably just to buy a bigger TV, order Foxtel, and chow down on triple cheese deep crust pizza and beer. |
Re: Olympics 2016
Team GB arrive home.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserve...,78&resize=600 and the aussie ?champions? http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/778...x2-700x467.jpg Turnbull salutes Olympic champions |
Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by TGA
(Post 12033671)
Team GB arrive home.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserve...,78&resize=600 and the aussie ?champions? http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/778...x2-700x467.jpg ? Elegant, as neat as a a synchronized swimming routine. :lol: However to be fair it would be hard to emulate that while wearing head to toe Kermit green polyester. Every time I see the uniform, all 14,000 pieces apparently :eek: I just want to tweak that colour scheme a little, well OK a lot, so many beautiful shades of green, crisp white, a gold button. |
Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by TGA
(Post 12033671)
Team GB arrive home.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserve...,78&resize=600 and the aussie ?champions? http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/778...x2-700x467.jpg ? What's with the wearable curtains? |
Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by Beoz
(Post 12033760)
Yep. As I said, Britain is so '96.
What's with the wearable curtains? the aussies might be wearing them in 10 years time:rofl: lke most things, it takes the aussies 10 years to catch up.;) |
Re: Olympics 2016
Originally Posted by TGA
(Post 12034499)
them there are winners curtains :thumbsup:
the aussies might be wearing them in 10 years time:rofl: lke most things, it takes the aussies 10 years to catch up.;) Maybe in 10 years you might be contenders for the Euro's or something important ...... nah that's never gonna happen :) |
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