tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post5306331586447067460..comments2024-03-07T10:48:12.443-05:00Comments on freecounterpoint: When the Olympics were the OlympicsMr roThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-86071605251158883512012-08-03T08:49:40.243-04:002012-08-03T08:49:40.243-04:00Wow! I'd forgotten all about that archer ligh...Wow! I'd forgotten all about that archer lighting the Olympic flame. Great shot. <br /><br />George Forema: Isn't he hawking the Coanda BBQ on cable TV?Tecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-51088125051803672402012-08-03T06:54:26.197-04:002012-08-03T06:54:26.197-04:00AA, I had no idea that George Foreman was Portugue...AA, I had no idea that George Foreman was Portuguese. <br />Live and learn.<br /><i>The archer who lit the Barcelona Olympics.</i> Thanks for reminding us, AA. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSA9xUUXj6E" rel="nofollow">That</a> was damned beautiful!Mr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-33894114097070641122012-08-03T06:49:16.021-04:002012-08-03T06:49:16.021-04:00Tecs! That's a copy of an Etruscan statue, not...Tecs! That's a copy of an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitoline_Wolf" rel="nofollow">Etruscan</a> statue, not some apocryphal pastrami sculpture by a guy called Marie Ulpius Nerva Traianus!Mr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-1883293693757555092012-08-02T22:27:44.523-04:002012-08-02T22:27:44.523-04:00An astute observation, AA. Of course, Romulus and...An astute observation, AA. Of course, Romulus and Remus have <a href="http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fi%C8%99ier:Statuia_Lupoaicei_Bucuresti.jpg" rel="nofollow">a statue</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia%C5%A3a_Roman%C4%83" rel="nofollow">Roman Square</a>.Tecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-19203040618436441362012-08-02T19:25:20.796-04:002012-08-02T19:25:20.796-04:00Tecumseh said:
"To recap: Roma --> Roman ...Tecumseh said:<br /> "To recap: Roma --> Roman --> Romania. "<br /><br />Shouldn't that be: Romulus-->Rome-->Roman-->Romania?<br /><br />On that thought, Tecumseh, you're probably fortunate that Remus was the loser.Arelcao Akleoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804389181882366153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-53943997247410326842012-08-02T19:23:46.826-04:002012-08-02T19:23:46.826-04:00The best moments in my memory of the Summer Olympi...The best moments in my memory of the Summer Olympic games were:<br />[1] Portuguese long distance peasant runners taking Marathon Gold in both men's and women's categories, while Versaillean bred thoroughbreds fell in despair into the mire.<br />[2] George Foreman clobbering all opposition so rapidly and overwhelmingly that it took all the Olympic officials ingenuity to even have a hope Arelcao Akleoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804389181882366153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-12673506450711427372012-08-02T16:12:53.876-04:002012-08-02T16:12:53.876-04:00Mr Rot, how many times do I have to teach you how ...Mr Rot, how many times do I have to teach you how to spell basic stuff. OK< let me recap things for you:<br /><br />* Roma (or Rome for the yahoos) is a city by the Tiber River. You must have heard of it. <br /><br />* The Romans where a bunch of people from around there. They built an Empire at some point. <br /><br />* Led by an Emperor named Trajan (more precisely, Marcus Ulpius NervaTecumsehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315601589942322847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24805633.post-69881507885788974882012-08-02T15:27:20.319-04:002012-08-02T15:27:20.319-04:00This was the best moment in my memory of Olympic G...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m2YT-PIkEc" rel="nofollow">This</a> was the best moment in my memory of Olympic Games.<br />Of course, Tecs and AA say, "deport her."<br /><a href="http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Premiere+Of+Tetro+Arrivals+_jMH0XHShpDl.jpg" rel="nofollow">Here</a> Comaneci is with Bart Connor, who wrecked the Games for me shortly after she made them for me.<Mr roThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836243623753244149noreply@blogger.com