re: women's gymnastics--this is a bunch of miserable looking girls. It makes me uncomfortable watching them.
Gwen: Demon, OK? The whole nine—cloven feet and horns and teeth. He wasn't wearing lamé though. Lorne: Yeah, the evil ones can't pull it off. It gets camp.
'Harm's Way'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Aug 14, 2008 7:58:10 pm PDT #3420 of 10003
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Consuela - Aug 14, 2008 9:30:15 pm PDT #3421 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
The thing that gets me about the girls' gymnastics is the horrible blue eye-shadow all the Chinese girls have on. Poor things.
I'm also boggling at the fact that even the teeny-weeny American girls look like Amazons compared to the Chinese girls, most of whom don't even have breasts.
(Why does NBC insist on broadcasting the western feed with the total lie "LIVE" on the screen?)
meara - Aug 14, 2008 9:32:03 pm PDT #3422 of 10003
Why does NBC insist on broadcasting the western feed with the total lie "LIVE" on the screen?)
No kidding!
Also, the schizophrenic switching back and forth from swimming to gymnastics is kinda driving me insane. I wish there were a way for me to say "Can I just elect to save up one, and watch it all in a row, thanks?"
Kristen - Aug 14, 2008 9:55:52 pm PDT #3423 of 10003
(Why does NBC insist on broadcasting the western feed with the total lie "LIVE" on the screen?)
Oh dude. Clearly, you've missed the controversy over this.
You are fortunate, indeed.
SailAweigh - Aug 15, 2008 2:30:50 am PDT #3424 of 10003
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Hah! Khorkina was there! As a commentator for Russia. Wow, does she look different without her hair all skinned back.
I loved the way they showed Bela Karolyi's reaction to Liukin's floor routine. Poor Bob Kosta's looked like he was going to slide right under the desk to get away from him.
Very nice to see the American women finally show to full potential.
Nilly - Aug 15, 2008 3:09:14 am PDT #3425 of 10003
Swouncing
Question to the waking-up hivemind: "epidemics" is just the plural of "epidemic", right? There's no other meaning to the addition of the "s" to "epidemic"?
Thanks!
sumi - Aug 15, 2008 3:23:30 am PDT #3426 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
I enjoyed the women's all around. (Mostly because I was rooting for Liukin.) I missed Khorkova AND Bela's crazy reaction. (Okay, I wasn't watching all that closely.)
Miracleman - Aug 15, 2008 3:26:36 am PDT #3427 of 10003
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Question to the waking-up hivemind: "epidemics" is just the plural of "epidemic", right? There's no other meaning to the addition of the "s" to "epidemic"?
Not so far as I know. Epidemic s is just more than one epidemic.
Laura - Aug 15, 2008 3:26:43 am PDT #3428 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.
"epidemics" is just the plural of "epidemic", right?
Yes, also Hi Nilly!! Superstitious gestures on your behalf sent as well.
Nilly - Aug 15, 2008 3:29:09 am PDT #3429 of 10003
Swouncing
Thanks!
So my fingers are just playing tricks with me when they insist on putting "s" in the ends of each "epidemic"s I try to write, silly little things.
Then again, they prefer the word "teh" above all else, maybe with the one exception of typing "is" instead of "in" and all sorts of other no-spell-checker-in-the-verse-can-stop-me fun and games. so who knows that's on their minds.
t Waving with or without superstitions - as they prefer it - to MM and Laura