The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Games of the XXX Olympiad Pub, London

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The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Games of the XXX Olympiad Pub, a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

This week the pub has set up in the host city London, where we can watch the greatest athletes from all four corners of the globe compete in a multitude of Sports under the one thousand flame Olympic torch... each wearing the 5 coloured Olympic rings of blue, white (or black), red, yellow and green.

"Citius, Altius, Fortius" (faster, higher, stronger) has been the motto for the modern Olympic Games since their beginning in 1896.
(but not too high obviously!)

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Marcus Aurelius, Henri Didon, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Sir Steve Redgrave, Cameron Van De Burgh, Marianne Vos, Murray Rose, Jesse Owens, Emil Zátopek,
Zara Phillips and her fabulous horse "Toytown" and last but not least.... Boris Johnson playing whiff-whaff against Danny Boyle.



Last Pawb: https://www.606v2.com/t32901-the-zone-virtual-sports-bar-hamilton

Glas a du wrote:Ah, Track and Field, Olympics proper.

I'm keeping an eye on the live text, Glas. Colin Jackson looks festive in his little picture.

biltongbek wrote:

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Le Clos wins, and through to the final.

Biltong

SA having a good time in the pool.

Have we won a gold yet that doesn't involve sitting in/on your vehicle?

Lazy feicers.

hound, I think we are pretty much done now, we don't have many left to win any more medals, I think there are two guys in the 400 hurdles, A lady in the Javelin, Mokoena in the long jump, and Le Clos maybe a medal in the 100 butterfly.

Then that's it.

Bilts laymans question here. Why aren't SA more successful in athletics? You seem to produce some awesome physical specimens over there, at least in Rugby, and in a diverse range of shapes and sizes too.

Is it a cultural thing? Or does is come down to economics and resources?

Mickado wrote:Timmy McCarthy, legend!

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/33841/this-irish-tv-announcer-needs-to-start-calling-nba-games-immediately

Long weekend here too Hound. Off to a wedding tomorrow, which means i miss the All Ireland Quarter Final. Hope the bride and groom don't mind me wearing my jersey under my suit instead of a shirt!

I think you will find I have been championing Tibo for quite some time, one of thw rreasons I was looking forward to RTE's coverage! Feicing bandwagoners. https://www.606v2.com/t33209-olympics-day-5 Been telling the world about him since Wednseday. I suppose he is from Cork, greatness is a must not an expectation.


What do we miake of your man Hindes' claim that he fell down on purpose in the cyclling to get a restart? I think it is a bit disgusting and certainly taints their medal. He played the system like the badminton players tried to do. Ogogo got lucky too it seemed. Some boxing pundits (Bernard Dunne and Mick Dolwing) and Andy Lee said it was the wrong decision.

rodders wrote:

biltongbek wrote:

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Le Clos wins, and through to the final.

Biltong

SA having a good time in the pool.

Have we won a gold yet that doesn't involve sitting in/on your vehicle?

Lazy feicers.

hound, I think we are pretty much done now, we don't have many left to win any more medals, I think there are two guys in the 400 hurdles, A lady in the Javelin, Mokoena in the long jump, and Le Clos maybe a medal in the 100 butterfly.

Then that's it.

Bilts laymans question here. Why aren't SA more successful in athletics? You seem to produce some awesome physical specimens over there, at least in Rugby, and in a diverse range of shapes and sizes too.

Is it a cultural thing? Or does is come down to economics and resources?

Money, if it isn't mainstream rugby, cricket or football, then it is up to the indiviual to find a coach and sponosors

Munster have got rid of that stupid inflatable man of a mascot and replaced him with one the supporters club were using. He will kill Leo the Lion now. Mascot's on the right

Spoiler:

England have bowled really well this morning by the sounds of it, but no further wickets.

He looks like a savage killer alright. He's a deer, Lions eat deer.

Spoiler:

Also, that's got to be the shortest mascot in global sport...

Irish deers and Lions aren't found close together too often.....



Micko, there's a reason we signed Peter Stringer again.

Thomond wrote:Irish deers and Lions aren't found close together too often.....


Micko, there's a reason we signed Peter Stringer again.

Pheonix park. Check and mate my friend...

Fota wildlife park. Stalemate

Thomond wrote:Fota wildlife park. Stalemate

There’s no mention of any deer on their website, ergo, no Irish deer.

King me.

There is in the adjacent parts, ergo there is more os in fota island. Therefore stalement.



Therefore we need to stop talking like idiots.

yes please.

Wow amazing start for Ennis....didn't actually see it but sounds amazing anyways...

For your viewing
PLEASURE

AOTEAROA !!!

........

Thomond wrote:There is in the adjacent parts, ergo there is more os in fota island. Therefore stalement.



Therefore we need to stop talking like idiots.

Bullseye.

If we hit the bullseye the rest fo the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.

Spoiler:

England take a wicket at last - and it's off Pietersen's bowling!

PenfroPete wrote:

For your viewing
PLEASURE

AOTEAROA !!!

........

Anyone worth watching in the super 15 final then?

Money Bill Williams.

AOTEAROA !!! was for their 2 GOLD medals in the rowing this morning . Also big congrats to Scotland's Katherine Grainger, after 3 sucessive silver medals she gets her GOLD

Some stunning performance from team GB this morning, Ireland have a female 400m finalist as well so decent morning all round. Our sailer starts in another while in the Laser still first after 6 races but lead is down to 3 I think.

How about this for a stat? Jessica Ennis's time of 12:54 seconds in the 100m hurdles would have won her gold in Beijing in the individual event.

She has been superb today, she was alwyas a likely medal candidate but she has put herself in a good spot to deliver gold. Good luck to her.

The other positive is that her time in the hurdles could indicate that this is a quick track, which would be great.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:How about this for a stat? Jessica Ennis's time of 12:54 seconds in the 100m hurdles would have won her gold in Beijing in the individual event.

Holy hole in a doughnut Batman! That's crackin!

It is more of a "Holy Haberdashery Batman!" moment Micko.

Also, to follow on the trend of this games, she must be on drugs or summit.

Ayahuasca, I reckon.

Micko, it's only the Chinese who are on drugs

Alright lads, have a good weekend. Flip you on the seaside.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:England take a wicket at last - and it's off Pietersen's bowling!

Told you he would be a key slow bowler yesterday... didn't I?

Yeah, something along those lines...

I can understand Nass' frustration about leaving Swanny out... but wasn't he carrying an injury?

Helllooo!

Anyone about?

I'm extremely jealous of all those who are loafing about at s gaff. Apart from Asbo's eldest, hoog, who will be digging the cooking pit.

Insane day at work.

Gold, world record, business as usual in the velodrome

Yes! And the cyclists are dominant today!

Come on vicky!

Ooooooh what a race! Mears went too soon. Chinease ridder came a close close second. Just another gold. No biggie.

Evening all, everyone set for another quiet night at the Olympics?

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:I'm extremely jealous of all those who are loafing about at s gaff. Apart from Asbo's eldest, hoog, who will be digging the cooking pit.

17 year old American just took half a second off the world record. Suspicious...

In what?

Oh, Missy. To be fair she's been a known quantity for a while

I'd say it's more a case of her knowing her quantities...

I was just being ironic cj.

Let's go Becky Adlington! Make it 4!

Yeah, I did get the China reference, but I could see where the US coach was coming from. Claiming that the Chinese has manipulated genes in a way that could do that though, was frankly the ramblings of a madman. I hope they have because gene therapy is such a promising but complete failure of a treatment

Becky could be in trouble here

World record swim, nothing that can be done about a swim like that

I had a bad feeling from the moment the commentator said he was 'sure' Adlington would win. You can never be sure of anything in sport.