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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Where did I say that I don't take the Winter Olympics seriously? Given the fact that I can say with a realitively good amount of certainty that I personally know more Olympians than just about anyone else on this board (one works here, one used to work for me at the fencing company, two guys I ran against in high school, one that works with my best friend and 3 other random ones) and that I used to train at a very high level, I think that I probably have a better idea of what it takes to get to the Olympics and what it meanst to be there. I take Winter Olympians very seriously and have the upmost respect for the effort it takes to get to the pinnacle of their sport.
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There is a direct link between discussing the merits of the Winter Olympics and the merits of the Olympians' activities in said Olympics. Suggesting that is "weak-ass shit" because the Winter Olympics have lass events and less spectators seems a great exaggeration or even a gross-mischaracterization. How would you feel if you were an Olympian that competed at the Winter Games and read some guy saying that the Winter Olympics were "weak-ass shit"? Even taking into account your later adding of some context, it's still offensive.
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But we're not talking about Olympians, are we? We're talking about Games. Those are two exclusive things.
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You can't really think that speaking ill of the Olympics doesn't reflect at all on the athletes. They are connected.
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So again, take your weak-ass arguments about the Winter Games out of here. They don't belong.
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I don't recall making any weak-ass arguments. Maybe if you stopped using "weak-ass" and used something more descriptive?
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I'm saying that it's [asinine] to think that they could create the new technologies needed and apply them in the manner you don't really appreciate in a matter of 10 years, which is how long it is until the next unawarded Games. So when you talk about the 2014 Games being awarded to Dubai, you really show that you have no idea what you're talking about. Considering that the major skiing events would almost certainly have to be held indoors in buildings several miles long but wide enough to hold the courses plus room for spectators - just assuming that they built them on nearby mountains - the energy consumption to keep them cold enough for the snow and ice would be enough to keep the Committee from even seriously considering Dubai for a Winter Games. So again, Will, you have no idea what you're really talking about here or you haven't thought it through. I'll leave you to decide which.
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Dubailand has Snowdome, which could theoretically house most of the Winter Olympics. And it's going to be completed this year. I am not an Olympic-phile, but I do have a fair grasp on the current and future developments in Dubai, which clearly can deal with the Winter Olympics.
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Dubai Sunny Mountain Ski Dome or Snowdome by SkiDubai.com