OK, Will. Let me show you that you've got no idea what you're talking about. Because you don't. At all.
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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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Weak-ass-shit = your argument.
Winter Games < Summer Games logistically speaking.
The rest of that paragraph is a strawman.
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Originally Posted by Will
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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You don't get it. Athletes don't organize games. We're talking organization here. The athletes are directly effected by the organization - or lack there of, as in Athens. Considering that I've heard athletes complain about the bare-walled dorms in Athens didn't compare to the luxurious housing in Sydney, and that I know that the ice cream at the Moscow Games was fantastic, I'm pretty sure that I actually know what I'm talking about. You? You wandered into a thread where you have no real knowledge of the subject and are trying to act like an expert. If you had anything worthwhile to actually say, I'd love to hear it, but so far all you've spouted is complete jibberish.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
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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OK, sorry for calling it weak-ass. How's this: you're trying to seem like an expert on a subject that you really have no business discussing except in the basest of generalities. It's like you're a kid at the dinner table trying to interrupt the grownups.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
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.
More info here:
Dubai Sunny Mountain Ski Dome or Snowdome by SkiDubai.com |
If you think a 300M hill could be used in any way, shape or form to run an Olympic skiing event that usually runs about 4k or more, then you've proven my point that you have no idea what you're even discussing. But at least you admitted that just maybe someone in this thread might know more than you. Because I am an Olympic-phile.
Thinking that Snowdome could even begin to host most of the Winter Olympics just goes to show that you really have no grasp at all of the subject here. It's maybe suitable for the aerial skiing (I'm not sure how tall the roof is at the bottom), but that's about it. As for the rest of the Games, it's not going to work, especially once you stop to think about all that's involved.
** Host cities are required to have an outdoor stadium for the cross country skiing.