She's just done a dreadful interview with Moss Burmester. I think she used "feel" 3 times in one sentence.

If only I was exaggerating. What's even more amusing, is I'm fairly sure our parents shared a workplace...

t one point I suggested we could have a drinking game every time Toni asked a question involving the use of the verb 'feel'

She's just done a dreadful interview with Moss Burmester. I think she used "feel" 3 times in one sentence.

It was, perhaps, the worst interview I've…

I was in a points sparring tournament and my opponent came in too close with an attempt at a low punching attack.

It was really…

Yeah, do you think Sony coulda let us know that was coming to market sooner? Like maybe 3 months ago when I bit the bullet and bought a big screen plasma (Sharp) to enjoy the Olympics?

I think they probably deliberately kept quiet. A note that you're a recent arrival…

I like soccer, but for the love off God, what is it doing in the Olympics?

I agree – but then I feel the same about the beach volley ball. I don't want to go all post modern feminist here, but what the fsck are they wearing (or not wearing)?…

Your legs shouldn't be static, rather accelerating weight from centred to the front leg whilst lifting the back heel.

Lest anyone get the wrong idea, I could not know less about martial arts. I cribbed that from Wikipedia.

Then in one explosive burst, your legs root, your waist turns, your ribs expand and your arm extends through the target.

Your legs shouldn't be static, rather accelerating weight from centred to the front leg whilst lifting the back heel.

It also helps if your opponent will kindly throw themselves backwards into the chair conveniently located behind.

The guy starts moving at the point of Bruce's impact — there's no "throwing" going on there. Still, if you don't believe me, I know a few guys who are capable of demonstrating…

You mean like TVNZ Sport Extra on Freeview? They should totally have something like that!

Doh! – so now I'm confused, for my future viewing pleasure (post-Olympics), should I be getting Freeview or MySky?

OTOH can you imagine the outcry from football fans if TVNZ had decided not to cover the football against FSCKING BRAZIL, BABY!

But it doesn't need to be a case of either or. Just cover the road race until it's finished and then start showing the football. Like I said…

A second channel devoted to the games would make a lot of sense.

You mean like TVNZ Sport Extra on Freeview? They should totally have something like that!

:-)

OTOH can you imagine the outcry from football fans if TVNZ had decided not to cover the football against FSCKING BRAZIL, BABY

Agreed. Can't keep everyone happy all of the time. I'm a complete football nuffy, and I was pretty happy with the Brazil game and seeing Ronaldhino trying on…

OTOH can you imagine the outcry from football fans if TVNZ had decided not to cover the football against FSCKING BRAZIL, BABY!

See above. But Brazil were hardly putting out the A team here. The format is under 23s with 3 "older" players allowed. It is really cynical that. There…

Who knows? We're crossing to the soccer.

Which was not only crap but they were happy to interrupt with ads rather than a few 5 minute cut overs to the cycling.

I like soccer, but for the love off God, what is it doing in the Olympics? As a game…

Especially if it HAD been an exciting match...

The fact that most kiwi football fans would have switched off and gone to bed after watching the Brazilians having…

The online coverage doesn't work in ubuntu. You need the offical mircosoft plugin for firefox? WTF?
Even running windows firefox through Wine doesn't like it.
Why…

The games are for the fostering of peace and love.

Bastard! I've been sitting on that one for months now, waiting for the right occasion (which may have never come).

We gots to join together. Let a Laughter fill the air. Ect.

My beef with the coverage is that on…

Apart from the fact I just like watching a wide variety of sports, it's great to show the kids that rugby…

Who knows? We’re crossing to the soccer.

Bastards.

I'd love to know what went on there. It was probably a reasonable call to cut to our plucky lads playing Brazil (although I found it a bit dull), but to just ignore the women's road race once they'd actually got us…

Is anyone else frustrated that they used "NZ on Air" funding to bring us much worse coverage than we'd have had had Sky got the Olympics?

I bet if Sky had it we'd have a choice of Olympics on at least 2, probably 3 or 4 sport channels.

Grrr…

They did finally show the last 11 k or so, uncut, and uninterrupted about 11pm, but by then we'd got the result both from our daughter in Sydney – watching the whole thing on public tv – and a…