[jstuhlman]

ZIka, internal political strife, bankruptcy, incomplete infrastructure, high poverty and crime, new athletes dropping out every day . . . what could go wrong? How has there not been a thread for this already?

And now, souvenirs washing up on the volleyball beach! Go for the gold, Brazil, go for the gold! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/29/rio-de-janeiro-mutilated-body-beach-olympics-volleyball

 

[Heidi]

That's just part of the experience.

 

[Mo(n)arch]

Nope, not at all.
If I wanted to see some big drugfest, I'd went to the Netherlands for a rave-festival.

 

[StiHacka]

Gonna be a great caricature of mankind, presented in a neat timeboxed package.

 

[Westy]

I have already experienced Brazil's insects, pollution, crime and corruption. But remember, only cyclists and Olympians dope. Football and baseball players are just honest hard working Mericans.

 

[jimmydean]

...baseball players are just honest hard working Dominican Republicans.

ftfy.

I want to see who wins the river chug contest.

 

[jonKranked]

nuke it from orbit

 

[jimmydean]

Mutilated body found near Rio Olympic beach volleyball site

 

[jonKranked]

i know who's excited: all the slum gangs and cartels.

 

[kidwoo]

The Olympics are something that happens every 4 years in January.

This sweaty non-zooming shit is for poor people who can't afford skis and have to run around everywhere with a ball or some shit. Seriously, an entire zoom-free competition is no competition at all.

 

[jonKranked]

The Olympics are something that happens every 4 years in January.

This sweaty non-zooming shit is for poor people who can't afford skis and have to run around everywhere with a ball or some shit. Seriously, an entire zoom-free competition is no competition at all.

 

[kidwoo]

Spandex road cycling on pavement and dirt is not zooming.

It's just expensive running.

 

[jonKranked]

it's funny watching them try to ride over rocks.

 

[StiHacka]

Nino kicks ass.

 

[stevew]

who has a picture of the welcome banner at the airport?

 

[stevew]

i know who's excited: all the slum gangs and cartels.

where do you think the bribe money came from in the first place to get them?

 

[jimmydean]

where do you think the bribe money came from in the first place to get them?

You gotta spend money to make money. The ransom returns will be more than worth it in the long run.

 

[kidwoo]

Nino kicks ass.

He does?

I thought he just pedaled hardest and occasionally did goofy fart sniffers.

My dog used to do the same thing. He'd hear a *pweeeep* and then look back to see where it came from.






*pweeeep*



Whoa! What was that? You guys hear that?

 

[Toshi]

I'm psyched about the Olympics. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, that is, because they won't be a shitshow.

 

[Westy]

I'm psyched about the Olympics. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, that is, because they won't be a shitshow.

Actually there will be shit shows. ¥30,000.

From what I saw of the Shonai river in Nagoya, there is the same potential for shit gargling. Clean water shouldn't be black, bubbly and stinky.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

The Olympics are an utter waste.

 

[jonKranked]

The Olympics are an utter waste.

i like the idea of the olympics. but, as per tradition, money and greed has fucked everything up.

 

[4130biker]

The Olympics are an utter waste.

But that theme song tho

 

[jonKranked]

this will be a clusterfuck to be remembered for all times:

http://gawker.com/all-the-reasons-the-rio-olympics-are-fucked-1782463214

 

[jonKranked]

Rio might actually make the russian olympics look good.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Shouldn't some grass-roots organization start up a "new" Olympics? You know - one based on amateur competition?

Oh, wait. $$. Never mind.

 

[jimmydean]

Don't put your head under water...

Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with dangerous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month-long study commissioned by The Associated Press.

Danger is lurking even in the sand. Samples from the golden beaches at Copacabana and Ipanema revealed high levels of viruses, which recent studies have suggested can pose health risks — particularly to babies and small children.

 

[Westy]

Shouldn't some grass-roots organization start up a "new" Olympics? You know - one based on amateur competition?

Oh, wait. $$. Never mind.

Like an international version of the NCAA?

 

[jonKranked]

part of me wants to see it fail spectacularly, but I'd feel bad for all the athletes who have put in a ton of hard work to get there. I think the overall (poor) condition of the venues is disrespectful to them.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Liable to be some record setting diarrhea.

 

[mykel]

I see a land of opportunity - a whole new set of sporting events including...

Projectile Vomiting
Squirts through decreasing sizes of round openings at 1 meter
Flesh Eating Bacteria Races

Ya gotta look on the bright side, Just be on the lookout for new events.
It'll be great I PROMISE!!

 

[jimmydean]

part of me wants to see it fail spectacularly, but I'd feel bad for all the athletes who have done a ton of dope to get there.

ftfy.

Considering there are a growing number of past failures, it should be interesting going forward.

 

[mykel]

Nice big easy out, if your a bit worried your pee might turn a strange colour in teh lab....

 

[jonKranked]

Liable to be some record setting diarrhea.

Montezuma will finally have his day/week/month.

 

[StiHacka]

What Olympics?

 

[eric strt6]

 

[stevew]

Liable to be some record setting diarrhea.

the diarrhea might start before the end of the first heat....

a friend went to a birthday party with her kids at a public pool that hadn't been properly chlorinated....everyone who attended the party and got in the water had butt pee/vomiting for two or three days...

 

[jackalope]

Personally, I'm hoping that these Olympic$ motivate someone to make a sequel to "The Hand" -

Although "The Foot" doesn't seem to offer quite the same cachet. But on the bright side, I do have a measure of respect for the coke dealers in Rio who are selling commemorative baggies with the Olympic rings on them. #entrepreneurship

 

[jonKranked]

Personally, I'm hoping that these Olympic$ motivate someone to make a sequel to "The Hand" -

Although "The Foot" doesn't seem to offer quite the same cachet. But on the bright side, I do have a measure of respect for the coke dealers in Rio who are selling commemorative baggies with the Olympic rings on them. #entrepreneurship

this might finally jump start the zombie apocalypse

 

[jimmydean]

Australians are pissed about the Olympic village

First, there was the “blocked toilets, leaking pipes and exposed wiring” that forced the Australian Olympic Committee to delay their athletes’ entry into the Olympic Village last week. Then, when they finally did check into their accommodations, laptops and clothing were stolen from their rooms while they were forced to evacuate because of a trash fire near their building early Friday morning.