JSM's BEGGING FOR BAN THREAD #12

[Tevye]

Ooooh, HAWT RCMP's! Da Mounties are in da house! We're safe now.

[Brandi]

Had to go lie down (and fell asleep, of course) because my back was seizing up just sitting at the computer this evening. Glad I woke up in time for the ceremonies.

QM ... glad you made it back, we missed you!

Husband (from Toronto) worked for a year in Vancouver back in 1999, so he is especially enjoying watching.

I sure wish we had the American flag on our teams' jackets rather than that huge Polo logo! At least it's so warm that most athletes I have seen are just wearing the sweaters. Oh, they just cost 485 dollars for a men's sweater! sheesh.

Tevye .. good you got your computer back and are getting a brand new burner/drive.

Hello everyone!

[Northern Rose]

Brandi  - sorry to hear about your back.  Hope you feel better.

I apologize for the woman who sang our national anthem.  Never expected them to rewrite the actually melody of the music. 

[Northern Rose]

Ooh, hi Monks! I got my puter back...it works, but differently. It no longer burns DVDs, i emailed the tech guy who worked on it, was smart enough to actually include the error message, and he actually wrote back and told me he'd order the superdrive and let me know when it's ready. Cool!

On a weather note...I heard that for the first time ever, all 50 states had snow. Do they have snow in Hawaii???? We've friends vacationing there (I hate them!) and they've not mentioned any snow.

Can't believe TX and FL had snow! how fun for them (Josef of course! no flip-flops. JSM, mud boots only!)

It's good to be back, and even greater to have friends to watch the Olympics with!!! Screw homework...the O's aren't on 24/7. are they?

Northern Rose, your country is beautiful!! Won't you sponsor and adopt me??? Pretty please???

Yup, bring a snow shovel !

[Brandi]

Brandi  - sorry to hear about your back.  Hope you feel better.

I apologize for the woman who sang our national anthem.  Never expected them to rewrite the actually melody of the music. 

My main problem with it was the speed at which she sang it. I love the anthem, but she sang it so slowly, I had to look away and try not to listen!

heh

[Tevye]

Brandi  - sorry to hear about your back.  Hope you feel better.

I apologize for the woman who sang our national anthem.  Never expected them to rewrite the actually melody of the music. 

Yes, it sounded quite different. She has a good voice, but I lost her after "Oh Canada"...which is all I know of your national anthem. Course, there's usually beer involved when we sing your anthem!

[Northern Rose]

Brandi  - sorry to hear about your back.  Hope you feel better.

I apologize for the woman who sang our national anthem.  Never expected them to rewrite the actually melody of the music. 

Yes, it sounded quite different. She has a good voice, but I lost her after "Oh Canada"...which is all I know of your national anthem. Course, there's usually beer involved when we sing your anthem!

Beer and Hockey!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brandi]

Brandi  - sorry to hear about your back.  Hope you feel better.

I apologize for the woman who sang our national anthem.  Never expected them to rewrite the actually melody of the music. 

Yes, it sounded quite different. She has a good voice, but I lost her after "Oh Canada"...which is all I know of your national anthem. Course, there's usually beer involved when we sing your anthem!

hahaha!

I just read this to my husband, he laughed, and I said, "There's usually beer involved whenever that anthem is sung in Canada too!"

He replied, "But it's real beer."

hahaha!

[Northern Rose]

Czech Republic has busy outfits.

[Northern Rose]

Brandi  - sorry to hear about your back.  Hope you feel better.

I apologize for the woman who sang our national anthem.  Never expected them to rewrite the actually melody of the music. 

Yes, it sounded quite different. She has a good voice, but I lost her after "Oh Canada"...which is all I know of your national anthem. Course, there's usually beer involved when we sing your anthem!

hahaha!

I just read this to my husband, he laughed, and I said, "There's usually beer involved whenever that anthem is sung in Canada too!"

He replied, "But it's real beer."

hahaha!

    

[Northern Rose]

This rounds on me

[Brandi]

Czech Republic has busy outfits.

Finland takes the cake so far. Looks like amoebas on their jackets.

[Brandi]

This rounds on me

My very favorite Canadian beer. Best on tap though!!!

I loved it when I visited him in Toronto.

[Tevye]

Remember Eddie the Eagle? That was the best Olympics!

Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards
The comically inept British "ski jumper"
by Gerry Brown

He soared like a brick into the hearts of Olympic fans across the world. Eddie Edwards, a comically inept British ski jumper didn't come close to winning any medals in the 1988 Calgary Games. In fact, he finished dead last in both the 70- and 90-meter jumps.

He did, however, win a large amount of fame and a small fortune thanks to his complete lack of skill and lovably goofy look. Sarcastically nicknamed "the Eagle," he dropped into the public consciousness and was easily the most popular athlete to compete that year.

The doughy, bespectacled former plasterer with the silly grin parlayed his 15 minutes of fame into a $65,000 deal to tell his life story to a tabloid and—no joke—a number-two song ("Mun Niemi En Eetu" or "My Name is Eddie") in Finland in 1991.

Even IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, though privately critical of Edwards for appearing to mock the Games with his fish-out-of-water performance, seemed to embrace him during his speech at the closing ceremonies.

"[At Calgary] people set new goals, created new world records, and some even flew like an eagle," he said to raucous applause.

Despite the kind words, the IOC subsequently instituted what is known as the Eddie the Eagle Rule, which requires Olympic hopefuls to finish in the top third of an international competition, or among the top 50 competitors, whichever is less. This effectively eliminated Edwards from future Games.

The eagle returned to his nest, Calgary, in 2008 during the 20-year anniversary of the Games. And he will "fly" once more in 2010 as one of 15 special international torchbearers. Spectators who cheered him on in 1998 may not recognize Eddie the Eagle-his trademark thick glasses are gone thanks to corrective surgery, and his jaw has been realigned due to repeated breaks caused by jumps gone wrong. But Eddie's Olympic spirit remains intact and will be on display as he carries the torch through Winnepeg in January.

[Northern Rose]

Remember Eddie the Eagle? That was the best Olympics!

Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards
The comically inept British "ski jumper"
by Gerry Brown

He soared like a brick into the hearts of Olympic fans across the world. Eddie Edwards, a comically inept British ski jumper didn't come close to winning any medals in the 1988 Calgary Games. In fact, he finished dead last in both the 70- and 90-meter jumps.

He did, however, win a large amount of fame and a small fortune thanks to his complete lack of skill and lovably goofy look. Sarcastically nicknamed "the Eagle," he dropped into the public consciousness and was easily the most popular athlete to compete that year.

The doughy, bespectacled former plasterer with the silly grin parlayed his 15 minutes of fame into a $65,000 deal to tell his life story to a tabloid and—no joke—a number-two song ("Mun Niemi En Eetu" or "My Name is Eddie") in Finland in 1991.

Even IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, though privately critical of Edwards for appearing to mock the Games with his fish-out-of-water performance, seemed to embrace him during his speech at the closing ceremonies.

"[At Calgary] people set new goals, created new world records, and some even flew like an eagle," he said to raucous applause.

Despite the kind words, the IOC subsequently instituted what is known as the Eddie the Eagle Rule, which requires Olympic hopefuls to finish in the top third of an international competition, or among the top 50 competitors, whichever is less. This effectively eliminated Edwards from future Games.

The eagle returned to his nest, Calgary, in 2008 during the 20-year anniversary of the Games. And he will "fly" once more in 2010 as one of 15 special international torchbearers. Spectators who cheered him on in 1998 may not recognize Eddie the Eagle-his trademark thick glasses are gone thanks to corrective surgery, and his jaw has been realigned due to repeated breaks caused by jumps gone wrong. But Eddie's Olympic spirit remains intact and will be on display as he carries the torch through Winnepeg in January.

Eddie is there tonight. They were interviewing him earlier.

[Tevye]

This rounds on me

MMM....how convienent that today is the day my taste returns and stuff doesn't taste like metal anymore. I think you better order another round. Thanks!

[Northern Rose]

This rounds on me

MMM....how convienent that today is the day my taste returns and stuff doesn't taste like metal anymore. I think you better order another round. Thanks!

You got it!

[Brandi]

This rounds on me

MMM....how convienent that today is the day my taste returns and stuff doesn't taste like metal anymore. I think you better order another round. Thanks!

I stocked up on these for JSM ... there's plenty to share if you like ML:

[Northern Rose]

JSM is missing the Olympic party.

[Northern Rose]

I brought a snack to share.  Dig in!