8||0|822|0|yes 0|0|0|||||Olympics- Permitted Topic%3F|Kokuten||19:08:07|02/20/2002|%3EBonus points from the Southern California judge for the oblique Better Off %3EDead reference.%0D%0A%0D%0Aquery in topic.%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0AKokuten Daysleeper%0D%0ARCW %2313013 1|1|0|||||RE%3A Olympics- Permitted Topic%3F|Gryphon||19:12:06|02/20/2002|%3E%3EBonus points from the Southern California judge for the oblique Better Off %3EDead reference.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3Equery in topic. %0D%0A%0D%0AThat depends.%0D%0A%0D%0ADiscussion of the events as athletic endeavors%2C the achievements of the athletes and their countries%2C the ceremonies%2C the relative hotness levels of the competitors... sure.%0D%0A%0D%0ACynical bleating about the snobbery and corruption of the international sporting world... no. My buzz is shackled enough this month%2C thank you.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor in Chief%2C Netadmin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 2|2|1|||||RE%3A Olympics- Permitted Topic%3F|Kokuten||19:22:09|02/20/2002|%3ECynical bleating about the snobbery and corruption of the %0D%0A%3Einternational sporting world... no. My buzz is shackled enough this %0D%0A%3Emonth%2C thank you. %0D%0A%0D%0AI have more than enough cynical bleating on other subjects already.. %2AG%2A%0D%0A%0D%0AMy input regarding the winter olympics is fairly simple%2C and twofold-%0D%0A%0D%0A1%29 Men%27s Speed Skating%2C yes%2C _that_ race. funniest thing I%27ve seen in eons%21 three cheers for Australia%21%0D%0A%0D%0A2%29 Men%27s Aerials %28Skiing thing%29 woooo%21 neat%21%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0AKokuten Daysleeper%0D%0ARCW %2313013 3|3|2|||||RE%3A Olympics- Permitted Topic%3F|Matrix Dragon||22:30:22|02/20/2002|%3E1%29 Men%27s Speed Skating%2C yes%2C _that_ race. funniest thing I%27ve seen in %0D%0A%3Eeons%21 three cheers for Australia%21 %0D%0A%0D%0AOur first winter gold medal ever%2C and then we go and win another one a few days later. You should see some of the sports freaks around here at the moment. The reall funny thing is%2C he only got to the final because the same thing happened in all of his races. People kept trying to go too fast and ended up on their ass%2C while he just glides on through.%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123%0D%0A 4|4|3|||||RE%3A Olympics- Permitted Topic%3F|Gryphon||22:34:35|02/20/2002|%3EOur first winter gold medal ever%2C and then we go and win another one a %0D%0A%3Efew days later. You should see some of the sports freaks around here %0D%0A%3Eat the moment. The reall funny thing is%2C he only got to the final %0D%0A%3Ebecause the same thing happened in all of his races. People kept %0D%0A%3Etrying to go too fast and ended up on their ass%2C while he just glides %0D%0A%3Eon through. %0D%0A%0D%0AA lot of the conventional Olympics-watching types seem very confused by that%3B as a longtime stock-car-racing enthusiast%2C though%2C it made perfect sense to me. Hang in the back%2C wait for the Big Wreck%2C and do your best not to be in it - it%27s a common formula for victory in stock cars. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0ASometimes it%27s better to be lucky than good. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor in Chief%2C Netadmin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 5|5|4|||||RE%3A Olympics- Permitted Topic%3F|Gryphon||22:44:22|02/20/2002|%3EA lot of the conventional Olympics-watching types seem very confused %0D%0A%3Eby that%3B as a longtime stock-car-racing enthusiast%2C though%2C it made %0D%0A%3Eperfect sense to me. Hang in the back%2C wait for the Big Wreck%2C and do %0D%0A%3Eyour best not to be in it - it%27s a common formula for victory in stock %0D%0A%3Ecars. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AWow. It %5Bi%5Dis%5B%2Fi%5D just like stock car racing. First the Big Wreck Avoidance Strategy pays off for the Aussie%2C now we have the post-race DQ based on a confusing%2C arcane rule.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor in Chief%2C Netadmin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 7|6|5|||||RE%3A Olympics- Permitted Topic%3F|megazone||02:41:53|02/21/2002|%3EWow. It %5Bi%5Dis%5B%2Fi%5D just like stock car racing. First the Big Wreck %0D%0A%3EAvoidance Strategy pays off for the Aussie%2C now we have the post-race %0D%0A%3EDQ based on a confusing%2C arcane rule. %0D%0A%0D%0AOk%2C I missed that one - who go DQ%27d%2C and for what%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A-MegaZone%2C megazone%40megazone.org%0D%0APersonal Homepage http%3A%2F%2Fwww.megazone.org%2F%0D%0AEyrie Productions FanFic http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Blink%3Acgi6.ebay.com%2Faw-cgi%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewListedItems%26userid%3Dmegazone%40megazone.org%7CeBay listings - updated 01%2F13%2F02%5D 8|7|7|||||RE%3A Olympics- Permitted Topic%3F|Star Ranger4||00:27:22|02/22/2002|%3E%3EWow. It %5Bi%5Dis%5B%2Fi%5D just like stock car racing. First the Big Wreck %0D%0A%3E%3EAvoidance Strategy pays off for the Aussie%2C now we have the post-race %0D%0A%3E%3EDQ based on a confusing%2C arcane rule. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOk%2C I missed that one - who go DQ%27d%2C and for what%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ALast night%2C a Korean got DQ%27d for cutting in front of the American in 2nd place who was trying to pass. I should also note that the American in question also acted like a good basketball player and really %27sold%27 it to the judge. Basicly%2C apparently your NOT allowed to move INSIDE on the track to cut someone off in short track%3B the infrigment is called %22cross tracking%22%0D%0A%0D%0A___________________%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DOf COURSE you wern%27t expecting it%21%21%5B%2Fi%5D NO ONE %5Bi%5Dexpects the %5Bb%5DFannish Inquisition%21%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0AEPU RCW %2386%5B%2Fi%5D 6|1|0|||||ObEyrie|remande||01:09:42|02/21/2002|After the pairs figureskating competition%2C %224.2 from the Bulgarian judge%22 gets a whole new meaning.%0D%0A%0D%0A --rR%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel %23625%0D%0A