They should keep part of the athletes village so it could be used for MPs accommodation instead of paying mortgage intrest or hotel bills we would save a fortune on expenses.No newT/Vs fridges ect
If this happened i wonder how many MPs within traveling distance would use this accommodation
olympicvacations :: Jul.24.2009 :: Olympics Accommodations :: No Comments »
How do you think the 14 game road trip (8 before the Olympics & 6 after) will affect the play of the Canucks this season? Will being away from GM Place for a month and a half have any affect on the team?
olympicvacations :: Jul.24.2009 :: Olympics :: 1 Comment »
This is kinda dumb but it’s fun to read. Texas Rules!
WHY CALIFORNIA IS BETTER THAN TEXAS:
- I can wear sandals all year long
- I go to the Beach - not "down to the shore"
-Our chicks are WAYYYY hotter than yours. Well…Miami can hang.
- I say "like" and "for sure" and "right on" and "dude" and "totally" and "peace out" and "chill" and "tight" and "bro" and I say them often
- I know what real cheese & avocados taste like
-Everyone smokes weed and its no big deal
-We’ll roll up 40 deep when something goes down.
-I live next door to Mexicans, but we call them American’s!
-All the porn you watch is made here, cause we’re better and thats how it is
- I don’t get snowdays off because theres only snow in Mammoth, Tahoe, Shasta, and Big Bear
- I know 65 mph really means 100
- When someone cuts me off, they get the horn and the finger and high speed chase cuz we don’t screw around on the road
- The drinking age is 21 but everyone starts at 14 (legally 18 if you live close enough to the border)
- My governor can kick your governors ass
- I can go out at midnight
-You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you’re from, you give your area code
- I might get looked at funny by locals when I’m on vacation in their state, but when they find out I’m from California I turn into a Greek GOD
- We don’t stop at stop signs… we do a "california roll"
- I can get fresh and REAL Mexican food 24 hours a day
- All the TV shows you "other" states watch get filmed here
- We’re the Golden State. Not the Cheese State. Not the Garden State…..GOLDEN!!!
- We have In-N-Out (Arizona and Vegas are lucky we share that with them)
- I have the most representation in the House of Representatives, which means MY opinion means more than yours, which means I’m better than you
- The best athletes come from here
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WHY TEXAS IS BETTER THAN CALIFORNIA:
Hey… California listen up… Texas is where its at!
- I too can wear sandals all year long… plus I can put on boots to stomp your toes and I won’t even stick out.
- You may be able to go to the "beach" instead of the "shore"… but can you go to the drive thru "Beer Barn?" What now surfer boy?
- You’re chicks aren’t way hotter than ours… they are almost equal… and thats only due to silicone, saline, botox, lasers and hair dye… We have the real ones and they can beat yours up.
- We’re taught to say "Yes Sir" and "Yes Ma’am" and respect our elders because of it. We also say "Howdy" and "fixin" and "Yall" are pretty much recognized right away anywhere in the world 
We’re famous
- You may know what real cheese and avocados taste like… but I know what 100% Grade A Angus Beef tastes like. Who wants avocados and cheese when you can have steak and potatoes?
- Haha… who do you think grows the weed and sells it to you?
- Why roll 40 deep when something goes down if 5 corn fed country boys can get the job done…
- I live next door to Americans, but we call them Mexicans
- About your Porn…. 3 words… "Debbie Does Dallas"… You can brag about it now, but we started it
- Why would you brag about not getting snow days off?
- We’re smart enough to know 65mph means 65, but our speed limit is 70.
- When someone cuts me off, they get run over by my big ass truck, then I give them the finger and tell them to go back to california.
- The drinking age is 21, and that’s also why half of your population is in rehab by the age of 12!
- Yeah, Well my governor became the President of the United States… yours isn’t even eligible.
- You can go out at midnight? Thats nice, I haven’t even come home by then.
- Ok… you said,"You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you’re from, you give your area code" and as hard as I try I have no idea what you’re talking about… I think you’re watching too much TV.
- Yeah, you’ll definitely get looked at funny when you come to visit but we have another name for you pretty boys, and its not Greek, its French.
- Of course you don’t stop at stop signs… none of you can drive.
- You can pick up Real Mexican food 24 hours a day huh… well I can swing by home depot and pick up 24 Real Mexicans anytime of day. Can you say catering?
- All the TV shows get filmed there… but where does your favorite poker game come from? Texas Hold’em anyone?
- You can keep your golden state… We’re the Lone Star State…the one and only!!
- Do I have to remind you about the drive thru Beer Barn again? Does In-N-Out serve alcohol? (Oh and did I mention Dr. Pepper was created in Texas?)[TEXAS does have an In-N-Out as well. Liberty, Texas, baby...so stick that in your juice box and suck it!]
- You guys have the best athletes huh?… Eight words… Lance Armstrong and The University of Texas at Austin
Though I could mention MICHAEL JOHNSON - Olympic Sprinter, World record holder in 200m and 400m, 5 Olympic Gold medals, 9 time World Champion (born Dallas, TX)
Oh and remind me again who won the Rose Bowl between USC and Texas????? I believe it was the LONGHORNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Football is a religion, not a sport
- In Texas, football means football, not soccer.
- 90% of football "movies" you guys are making are about Texas Football.
-Varsity Blues, filmed in Georgetown, TX - Friday Night Lights, filmed in Odessa, TX - Necessary Roughness, filmed in San Marcos, TX
- Texas is the only state that can still separate to become its own country. The only way California’s gonna accomplish that is if another earthquake comes along and you guys sink into the ocean. Can you say Atlantis…. hahaha
-Everything is BIGGER in TEXAS
And as the Great Sam Houston once said "Texas could survive without the United States, but the United States could not survive without Texas"
olympicvacations :: Jul.24.2009 :: Olympic Vacations :: 1 Comment »
to clarify, sometimes there are contests to write an orchestral theme or pop song that will be played during opening ceremonies etc. I do not mean as an olympic event.
olympicvacations :: Jul.23.2009 :: Olympic Vacations :: 1 Comment »
They should keep part of the athletes village so it could be used for MPs accommodation instead of paying mortgage intrest or hotel bills we would save a fortune on expenses.No newT/Vs fridges ect
If this happened i wonder how many MPs within traveling distance would use this accommodation
olympicvacations :: Jul.23.2009 :: Olympics Accommodations :: No Comments »
1. Better replacement of Pierre McGuire on NBC: Jim Rome or Keith Olbermann?
2. At what age will Chris Chellos retire?
3. How would you rehabilitate Sean Avery?
4. Who in the NHL do you see being the next Sean Avery?
5. Shane Doan is off to his best start ever and has 14 goals so far. How many do you think he will have by seasons end?
6. How much will a beer cost at an NHL game 20 years from now?
7. After Vancouver 2010, Which North American City( excluding Mexico) do you think will get the Winter Olympics?
8. What North American City would you like to see get the Winter Olympics?
9. Which NHL player who signed a major contract in the Salary Cap era( ex. Ovie) will be the first to be traded?
10. What NHL teams do you have yet to see play in person?
olympicvacations :: Jul.23.2009 :: Olympics :: 1 Comment »
A husband and wife are traveling by car from Key West to Boston . After almost twenty-four hours on the road, they’re too tired to
continue, and they decide to stop for a rest.
They stop at a nice hotel and take a room, but they only plan to sleep for four hours and then get back on the ! road.
When they check out four hours later, the desk clerk hands them a bill for 0.00.
The man explodes and demands to know why the charge is so high. He tells the clerk although it’s a nice hotel, the rooms certainly aren’t
worth 0.00. When the clerk tells him 0.00 is the standard rate, the man insists on speaking to the Manager.
The Manager appears, listens to the man, and then explains that the hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center that were
available for the husband and wife to use.
"But we didn’t use them," the man complains.
"Well, they are here, and you could have," explains the Manager. He goes on to explain they could have taken in one of the shows for which
the hotel is famous. "The best entertainers from New York , Hollywood and Las Vegas perform here," the Manager says.
"But we didn’t go to any of those shows, "complains the man again.
"Well, we have them, and you could have," the Manager replies. No matter what amenity the Manager mentions, the man replies, "But we
didn’t use it!"
The Manager is unmoved, and eventually the man gives up and agrees to pay.
He writes a check and gives it to the Manager.
The Manager is surprised when he looks at the check. "But sir," he says, "this check is only made out for .00."
"That’s correct says the man. "I charged you 0.00 for sleeping with my wife."
"But I didn’t!" exclaims the Manager.
"Well, too bad," the man replies. "She was here and you could have. "
olympicvacations :: Jul.23.2009 :: Olympic Vacations :: 1 Comment »
Its certain we will be in debt, and that tax payers will be paying it off for the next while, but how long is a while? How big is the effect of the olympics really going to end up being?
I heard around 75% of the profits go to VANOC and the IOC? and that Montreal JUST finished paying off their olympics. My friend did a huge research paper on it in university, but I don’t really uinderstand how it works…
olympicvacations :: Jul.22.2009 :: Olympic Vacations :: 1 Comment »
They should keep part of the athletes village so it could be used for MPs accommodation instead of paying mortgage intrest or hotel bills we would save a fortune on expenses.No newT/Vs fridges ect
If this happened i wonder how many MPs within traveling distance would use this accommodation
olympicvacations :: Jul.22.2009 :: Olympics Accommodations :: No Comments »
Inspired by the upcoming Summer Olympics in Beijing (and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver,) this new system would allow the asker to choose the top three answers for their question, something that would only be applicable in questions that have three or more answers.
Whenever the question asker chooses a "Best Answer" ("Golden Answer" in this case,) that answerer would get the usual 10 points. Then the asker would choose an answer that they think would be second-best answer ("Silver Answer") and that answerer would get 7 points. Lastly, they’d choose a third-best answer ("Bronze Answer") and that answerer would get 4 points. And as usual, there is that 1 point for every thumbs-up.
As an example, if I were to answer a question and get 5 thumbs-up, and the asker thought my answer was second best (Silver Answer), I would get a total of 12 points. No thumbs-up would get me 7 points as described.
If the question were to go into voting, this system would be based on how many votes the answer got over the voting period. If there is a tie for second place, it would have to be awarded in numerical order. For example, if Answers 6 and 10 were to tie for second place at the end of the voting, Answer 6 would be awarded the silver and 7 points, while Answer 10 would be awarded the bronze and 4 points.
What do you think? Would this be a good plan, or would this be more of an idea for illegal “points-gaming?”
Rommel S, please read the additional information. I said, this would only be applicable in questions that have three or more answers.
olympicvacations :: Jul.22.2009 :: Olympics :: 1 Comment »