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Offline Nilsen

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Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« on: April 07, 2008, 06:18:30 AM »
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/07/oly.torchrelay/index.html

Wtg  :rofl

I wonder if they will ever get it there the normal way. Maybe they will need a secret flame, or perhaps someone in china invents a lighter (or reverse engineers one) and gets it going on their own.  :)

-update- Turns out it was the French government that pwned the flame and not the demonstrators. Not easy to be a demonstrator when the government is playing tricks on you  :uhoh
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Offline DiabloTX

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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2008, 06:31:40 AM »
HAHA, so you're saying the demonstrators got 'torched' by the French government?  Touche!
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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2008, 06:39:00 AM »
My Zippo went out yesterday also.
With a quick refill I got it back up to speed.
The overfill burn on my leg hurts like hell.


Wonder If I will get a spot on the news. <yawn>
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Offline ROX

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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2008, 08:15:51 AM »
It appears that China is going to have some problems pulling off the games.

Shocked they got the nod from the committee in the first place.

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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2008, 08:18:37 AM »
I think the committee was paid off, to be honest.
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Offline ROX

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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2008, 08:22:38 AM »
I mean could there be any more of a polluted, smoggy, spied on place to hold the games?

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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2008, 08:25:52 AM »
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I mean could there be any more of a polluted, smoggy, spied on place to hold the games?

London is hosting the Games in 2012.
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Offline straffo

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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2008, 09:52:09 AM »
I guess the torch has a superb "made in china" label on the side :D
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Offline Charon

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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2008, 10:13:00 AM »
Good for the French. :aok

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Offline midnight Target

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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2008, 10:28:13 AM »
Every Olympics should be held in a Scandinavian country. Look it up. They've never had an issue, great venues, great people yadda yadda...
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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2008, 11:12:18 AM »
Is this another example of the french surrendering?






























teh debil made me do it...... :devil   :P
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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2008, 02:15:25 PM »
^^^  I had absolutely nothing to do with that.














Ok, maybe just a little.
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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2008, 02:18:55 PM »
Quote from: midnight Target on April 07, 2008, 10:28:13 AM
Every Olympics should be held in a Scandinavian country. Look it up. They've never had an issue, great venues, great people yadda yadda...

I thought the Lillehammer Winter games were the best ever...I'd love to go there someday skiing.
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Offline Nilsen

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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2008, 02:22:15 PM »
Quote from: Curval on April 07, 2008, 02:18:55 PM
I thought the Lillehammer Winter games were the best ever...I'd love to go there someday skiing.

Good games indeed. I was there during the games and i ski there several times every winter. The olympic downhill course is really fun, but there are lots of courses for every skill level :)
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Re: Olympic torch extinguished during Paris leg
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2008, 02:59:43 PM »
I await my invite.  There's only 5 of us...the wife and I and 3 kids all under 10.

;)

Of course we could do a house swap??????
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