No Olympics in Chicago...

mookeywrench
mookeywrench Posts: 6,081
edited October 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
Anyone else glad that 3 of the U.S's largest egos were deflated today?
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  • oona left
    oona left Posts: 1,677
    I'm thrilled!!!

    Love the footage of the stunned crowd downtown. Just a sea of people, mouths gaping.
  • Hawkshore
    Hawkshore Posts: 2,185
    If you people know what’s good for you won’t FUCK with OPRAH!!! :twisted:
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    oona left wrote:
    I'm thrilled!!!

    Love the footage of the stunned crowd downtown. Just a sea of people, mouths gaping.


    I love that look on that one guys face when they said Chicago wasn't in the running. :lol:
  • IwasBit10
    IwasBit10 Posts: 646
    Honestly, as a native Chicagoan, I'm happy we didn't get it. Outside of going to the events in my own backyard, I didn't really see any benefit. Sure, it would've been exciting, and all the pub would've been cool. But it would've been just too chaotic. I can't imagine taking the L to work during those 2 weeks, torture.

    But really, Chicago was representing America, so I don't really understand all you Americans overjoyed about this. :roll:
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,081
    edited October 2009
    Because there was a huge false sense of entitlement riding over this whole event...besides, America got it anyway.
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  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    I am yet to see the footage, but I am sure to enjoy it. Must of been a real kick in the guts for Obama.

    I'm glad Rio got them. First sth American country to get them.

    Olympics are truly an awesome event to host in your city. I'm from Sydney, and it was crazy but unfortunately I won't see it in my home city again.

    Hopefully Australia is successful in their bid to host the football world cup. It will be just as exciting.
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  • MOKELE MBEMBE
    MOKELE MBEMBE Posts: 53
    I'm glad it went to Rio. It's a beutiful, exotic city that I've always wanted to visit, and South America has never hoted an Olympics. Japan and teh U.S. have hosted several, but Madrid would have been fine with me too.
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  • pickupyourwill
    pickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    I was so bummed about Chicago being a no go for the Olympics :( I was already sorta planning the trip and everything. Why did they decide on Rio?
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    pickupyourwill wrote:
    I was so bummed about Chicago being a no go for the Olympics :( I was already sorta planning the trip and everything. Why did they decide on Rio?
    Blame it on Rio.
  • IwasBit10
    IwasBit10 Posts: 646
    MOKELE MBEMBE wrote:
    I'm glad it went to Rio. It's a beutiful, exotic city that I've always wanted to visit, and South America has never hoted an Olympics. Japan and teh U.S. have hosted several, but Madrid would have been fine with me too.

    Can't argue with the Rio decision. It's a top 3 on my list of destinations...

    But Madrid?? Barca hosted in 1992, so Spain has had the taste before. Don't get me wrong, Madrid is exquisite, but to me, it was between Rio and Chi. And they got rid of Chi early so Rio wasn't a big surprise. Congratd Rio, World Cup and Summer Olympics within 2 years, must be crazy!
    He floated back down 'cause he wanted to share, his key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere.
  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    IwasBit10 wrote:
    MOKELE MBEMBE wrote:
    I'm glad it went to Rio. It's a beutiful, exotic city that I've always wanted to visit, and South America has never hoted an Olympics. Japan and teh U.S. have hosted several, but Madrid would have been fine with me too.

    Can't argue with the Rio decision. It's a top 3 on my list of destinations...

    But Madrid?? Barca hosted in 1992, so Spain has had the taste before. Don't get me wrong, Madrid is exquisite, but to me, it was between Rio and Chi. And they got rid of Chi early so Rio wasn't a big surprise. Congratd Rio, World Cup and Summer Olympics within 2 years, must be crazy!

    Barca did have it in 92 and Atlanta hosted it in 96, so I reckon Rio is good.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,946
    Actually now that i think about it....

    It would have been nice to have seen those Chinese gymnasts live.....

    They could have used Oprah as the balance beam.....


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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    oona left wrote:
    I'm thrilled!!!

    Love the footage of the stunned crowd downtown. Just a sea of people, mouths gaping.
    Why are you thrilled? Do you get excited when you see other people fail? Does it make you feel better about yourself???

    I'm just asking. I know plenty of sad souls who behave like that.
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    MOKELE MBEMBE wrote:
    I'm glad it went to Rio. It's a beutiful, exotic city that I've always wanted to visit, and South America has never hoted an Olympics. Japan and teh U.S. have hosted several, but Madrid would have been fine with me too.
    I know Rio is not a representative of Brazil, but where I used to work, I dealt with many Brazilian tourists and the'd tell me how great Chicago is.

    While I'm sure Rio has a nice, exotic part, I it is surrounded by slums. Despite its charm and beauty, Rio is reputed to be one of the most violent cities in the world. Much of the violent crime is in the favelas or shantytowns but it also spills into middle- and upper-income neighborhoods. In Rio, unlike other major cities, many of the slums are directly adjacent to some of the wealthiest areas of the city.
  • oona left
    oona left Posts: 1,677
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    oona left wrote:
    I'm thrilled!!!

    Love the footage of the stunned crowd downtown. Just a sea of people, mouths gaping.
    Why are you thrilled? Do you get excited when you see other people fail? Does it make you feel better about yourself???

    I'm just asking. I know plenty of sad souls who behave like that.

    Maybe I get excited when I see other people "succeed." I was rooting for the underdog (any underdog).

    If the Yankees get knocked out in the ALDS, I'll be happy then, too. Not that they and their fans suffered a loss, but that another team won.
  • pickupyourwill
    pickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    oona left wrote:
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    oona left wrote:
    I'm thrilled!!!

    Love the footage of the stunned crowd downtown. Just a sea of people, mouths gaping.
    Why are you thrilled? Do you get excited when you see other people fail? Does it make you feel better about yourself???

    I'm just asking. I know plenty of sad souls who behave like that.

    Maybe I get excited when I see other people "succeed." I was rooting for the underdog (any underdog).

    If the Yankees get knocked out in the ALDS, I'll be happy then, too. Not that they and their fans suffered a loss, but that another team won.

    yeah, I'm all for underdogs, too, believe you me! wasn't really following the whole thing. so yay that the underdog got it, but it sucks that its so far away. I was just hoping for Chicago because my mom and dad used to live there and it would be cool to have them go with us and be our tour guide of old Chicago. they lived there back in the 70's.

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