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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 1033 Views
Re: Books instead of sports! lyringlas - 12/02/2010 08:08:24 PM 760 Views
Re: Books instead of sports! Camilla - 12/02/2010 10:15:43 PM 746 Views
Oh Camilla. And your nationstate has the most Winter Olympic medals ever!!! The Shrike - 12/02/2010 08:09:24 PM 837 Views
That is part of the problem. It makes the media very enthusiastic. Camilla - 12/02/2010 10:14:05 PM 841 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 781 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 309 Views
Can't do that. jh - 13/02/2010 04:18:28 PM 747 Views
What about disregarding the DDR, for example? Tom - 14/02/2010 02:12:00 AM 832 Views
probably. jh - 14/02/2010 04:05:41 PM 795 Views
Yeah, but they don't beat Norway then. Legolas - 14/02/2010 04:12:53 PM 770 Views
Can't combine defunct nationstate(s) with their successor(s). The Shrike - 13/02/2010 07:33:09 PM 836 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 782 Views
The wonderful thing is they can all stand a reread. Camilla - 12/02/2010 11:16:55 PM 702 Views
Re: The wonderful thing is they can all stand a reread. Cockatiel of Doom - 13/02/2010 06:24:21 PM 672 Views
That's not what you said to me Wibble - 13/02/2010 08:17:44 PM 906 Views
Right. Cockatiel of Doom - 13/02/2010 08:22:42 PM 775 Views
LOL! Rebekah - 13/02/2010 10:43:51 PM 679 Views
Re: The wonderful thing is they can all stand a reread. Camilla - 13/02/2010 09:52:44 PM 738 Views
Hm. Cockatiel of Doom - 14/02/2010 01:02:06 AM 766 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 708 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 748 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 767 Views
I like stereotypes Camilla - 13/02/2010 09:32:55 AM 720 Views
I'm watching rugby(!) and reading. nossy - 13/02/2010 03:46:41 PM 806 Views
That is my plan for the second half of the day Camilla - 13/02/2010 03:48:08 PM 693 Views
Hmmmm smaug - 13/02/2010 09:15:55 PM 803 Views
Re: Hmmmm Camilla - 13/02/2010 10:05:26 PM 707 Views
Re: Hmmmm smaug - 13/02/2010 10:35:22 PM 1023 Views
Re: Hmmmm Camilla - 13/02/2010 10:38:27 PM 748 Views
I finished Calvino a few weeks ago and I'm reading Harkaway now. *NM* Missa Sedai - 14/02/2010 04:12:41 AM 329 Views
Excellent! *NM* Camilla - 14/02/2010 09:28:30 AM 327 Views
Re: I disapprove, a little, of lists. Danae al'Thor - 14/02/2010 05:44:53 PM 708 Views
I disapprove of them when they try to be definitive Camilla - 14/02/2010 10:47:27 PM 735 Views
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