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So cynical. I bet if whale hunting were a sport, you'd be on board The Shrike Send a noteboard - 12/02/2010 10:29:26 PM
And don't you just hate it when the Olympics are the only thing the news seem able to write about? Is there any way we could get an anti-sports-and-especially-the-fucking-Olympics-bookclub as a bi-annual event?

I love the Winter Olympics. I intend to watch it every single night. These are the sports I most enjoy actually participating in! Is there not a single event you enjoy watching?


Curling is not too bad.

Why the anti-sports from you? There is much beauty in these sports. Much to admire about the excellence that many of these athletes show. The drive. The perseverance. What it shows that the body can accomplish. The artistry.


And the flegm and the spit and the ick factor of it all. And the monotony!

I like the ancient Greek ideal when it comes to sports - one needs to work both the body and the mind. All in harmony. Bodies to match minds. Plus, I like the ideal of the Olympics, even if in practice no one ceases wars any longer during this time period.


Yes, but I fear the healthy bodies here are rather at the expense of the healthy mind. Not to mention that whether these are healthy bodies is an open question. How many have already been barred from entry because of dubious tests?

Still, it is a good moment for the world to focus on a city, learn about its culture, heritage, history and focus on people's stories that make it into the news. Stories not about horror and death. Stories about courage. Stories about humanity.


Meh. The Olympics meant something long ago. Now it is a commercial display of sad money use.
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Books instead of sports! Camilla - 12/02/2010 07:58:48 PM 922 Views
Re: Books instead of sports! lyringlas - 12/02/2010 08:08:24 PM 648 Views
Re: Books instead of sports! Camilla - 12/02/2010 10:15:43 PM 628 Views
Oh Camilla. And your nationstate has the most Winter Olympic medals ever!!! The Shrike - 12/02/2010 08:09:24 PM 711 Views
That is part of the problem. It makes the media very enthusiastic. Camilla - 12/02/2010 10:14:05 PM 714 Views
So cynical. I bet if whale hunting were a sport, you'd be on board The Shrike - 12/02/2010 10:29:26 PM 667 Views
Only if you don't count East and West Germany's medals as German medals. *NM* Tom - 13/02/2010 03:07:15 AM 259 Views
Can't do that. jh - 13/02/2010 04:18:28 PM 633 Views
What about disregarding the DDR, for example? Tom - 14/02/2010 02:12:00 AM 716 Views
probably. jh - 14/02/2010 04:05:41 PM 679 Views
Yeah, but they don't beat Norway then. Legolas - 14/02/2010 04:12:53 PM 655 Views
Can't combine defunct nationstate(s) with their successor(s). The Shrike - 13/02/2010 07:33:09 PM 723 Views
I have read half of those books. Including the first, you will be pleased to know. Cockatiel of Doom - 12/02/2010 10:54:18 PM 671 Views
The wonderful thing is they can all stand a reread. Camilla - 12/02/2010 11:16:55 PM 583 Views
Re: The wonderful thing is they can all stand a reread. Cockatiel of Doom - 13/02/2010 06:24:21 PM 553 Views
That's not what you said to me Wibble - 13/02/2010 08:17:44 PM 782 Views
Right. Cockatiel of Doom - 13/02/2010 08:22:42 PM 631 Views
LOL! Rebekah - 13/02/2010 10:43:51 PM 568 Views
Re: The wonderful thing is they can all stand a reread. Camilla - 13/02/2010 09:52:44 PM 626 Views
Hm. Cockatiel of Doom - 14/02/2010 01:02:06 AM 652 Views
I rather enjoy the Winter Olympics. The Summer Olympics are worthless shit, for the most part. Tom - 13/02/2010 03:02:56 AM 597 Views
Re: I rather enjoy the Winter Olympics. The Summer Olympics are worthless shit, for the most part. Camilla - 13/02/2010 09:31:52 AM 633 Views
This just strengthens the stereotype that you have to be a nerdish bookworm to enjoy literature... Shannow - 13/02/2010 08:39:40 AM 647 Views
I like stereotypes Camilla - 13/02/2010 09:32:55 AM 604 Views
I'm watching rugby(!) and reading. nossy - 13/02/2010 03:46:41 PM 689 Views
That is my plan for the second half of the day Camilla - 13/02/2010 03:48:08 PM 577 Views
Hmmmm smaug - 13/02/2010 09:15:55 PM 683 Views
Re: Hmmmm Camilla - 13/02/2010 10:05:26 PM 588 Views
Re: Hmmmm smaug - 13/02/2010 10:35:22 PM 869 Views
Re: Hmmmm Camilla - 13/02/2010 10:38:27 PM 630 Views
I finished Calvino a few weeks ago and I'm reading Harkaway now. *NM* Missa Sedai - 14/02/2010 04:12:41 AM 276 Views
Excellent! *NM* Camilla - 14/02/2010 09:28:30 AM 279 Views
Re: I disapprove, a little, of lists. Danae al'Thor - 14/02/2010 05:44:53 PM 590 Views
I disapprove of them when they try to be definitive Camilla - 14/02/2010 10:47:27 PM 621 Views
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