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Offline Krusher

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« on: July 06, 2005, 07:24:54 AM »
Congratulations on winning the 2012 Olympics !
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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2005, 07:35:41 AM »
Congrats London !!

Im gonna start getting tickets early on... Easy to get direct flights from here and therefore it was also my number one choise :)
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« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2005, 07:37:18 AM »
I wonder how much Chirac's comments the other day weighed in on this decision at a subliminal level?
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“The only thing they (the English) have ever done for European agriculture is mad cow,” Chirac quipped, according to the paper, prompting laughter from Schroeder and Putin.

When asked about Chirac’s reported comments, French government spokesman Jean-Francois Cope told reporters, “I have nothing particular to say.”

Relations between France and Britain were already at a low point, with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chirac blaming each other for the failure of June talks on the European Union’s long-term budget talks.

Blair, who took over the EU presidency last week, has particularly irked Paris with his drive to cut EU farm subsidies that mainly benefit France.

'Country with the worst food'
Chirac took the opportunity of a receptive audience to snipe at British food. “You can’t trust people who cook as badly as that,” he joked, the paper said.

“After Finland, it’s the country with the worst food.”

He then told Putin and Schroeder how former NATO Secretary General George Robertson, a Scot, had made him try an unappetizing Scottish dish.

“That’s where our problems with NATO come from,” he said.

The race between Paris and London to host the 2012 Olympic Games is further testing relations. Blair wrote in the Paris-based International Herald Tribune newspaper on Monday that London was the “perfect venue” for the games.

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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2005, 07:44:12 AM »
I really don't care Ripsnort :)

Lets celebrate and leave the politik out of ze thread!

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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2005, 07:48:21 AM »
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
I wonder how much Chirac's comments the other day weighed in on this decision at a subliminal level?


I think his comments to the committee had more of an influence:

"You can put your trust and faith in France, you can trust the French, you can trust us."

lol...
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« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2005, 07:52:04 AM »
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Lets celebrate and leave the politik out of ze thread!
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2005, 08:16:31 AM »
Another triumph over the french with celebrations in trafalgar square of all places.:D

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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2005, 08:29:46 AM »
Skies are sunny in London as usual I see. :D

This is cool, because I would be more inclined to go to the UK for the Olympics than anywhere else.
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2005, 09:04:48 AM »
YAY, the olympics are headed this way in 2012!!!!

congrats to all the guys on the bid team and WTG!!!

of course, bad luck to new york and paris, it was very close!

hope to see some of you guys over here in london then. free beer at my house for anyone with a special AH olympic coupon :lol
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« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2005, 09:05:03 AM »
Congratulations London!

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050706/D8B5T2GG0.html

I've had the opportunity to attend two Olympics, winters 1980 Lake Placid NY, and summers 1996 Atlanta.
Nothing like them, I would try to go anytime they are held in my own country. Good luck to those of you who whish to go, I'll be envies.
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« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2005, 09:06:33 AM »
sending billary to represent the us bid sealed its doom

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« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2005, 09:06:45 AM »
oops, two threads for the price of one

JBA's thread
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« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2005, 09:08:32 AM »
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sending billary to represent the us bid sealed its doom

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lol, it was close. NY had the glamour but i think that the IOC wanted it to go somewhere it hadnt been for a while. you know, olympics and the winter games have been in the us recently.
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« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2005, 09:13:24 AM »
See Rule #4
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« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2005, 10:35:30 AM »
Merde huh ? Sour Grapes?:lol :lol
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