Mike Parrish Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Weak sauce. https://olympics.com/ioc/news/statement-on-solidarity-with-ukraine-sanctions-against-russia-and-belarus-and-the-status-of-athletes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 shameful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Did we expect anything else? mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 not really... does not make it less scummy... again... i praise odin daily that US athletes do not have to worry about being held responsible for their governments actions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of the Quakers Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) Now that the IOC is getting itself past its issues with the war, when will they address the Putin regime's repeated attempts to undermine drug testing rules? I'm not a big PED prude, but the world still has to say enough is enough with the Russian state's behavior. I do believe this is actually the more important issue within the IOC given their desire to be just about sport and not about politics. Edited January 26, 2023 by Voice of the Quakers 1 Dan McDonald, Penn '93 danmc167@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 Just now, Voice of the Quakers said: Now that the IOC is getting itself past its issues with the war, when will they address the Putin regime's repeated attempts to undermine drug testing rules? I'm not a big PED prude, but the world still has to say enough is enough with the Russian state's behavior. I do believe this is actually the more important issue within the IOC given their desire to be just about sport and not about politics. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6333060/ Great movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 100% honest... i just do not get too worked up about doping... the supplements i buy every month is out of reach for 99% of the world... not just financially, but, just that level of nutrition... how much different is that from any of the numerous things athletes have popped for... like ibuprofen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 1 hour ago, LJB said: 100% honest... i just do not get too worked up about doping... the supplements i buy every month is out of reach for 99% of the world... not just financially, but, just that level of nutrition... how much different is that from any of the numerous things athletes have popped for... like ibuprofen... That's not what was being pushed prior to Sochi. We can argue whether USADA/WADA is too strict, but the Russians were way, way over the line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 i don't disagree... i just choose to not let it be any kind of excuse... can't control it... why even worry about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 1 hour ago, LJB said: why even worry about it... You'll end up with one of these that beats everything in its path. mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 karelin would have taken abomination to the woodshed... "The Experiment" remember what happened to him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 He became a member of their national assy I think. mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 i was more referring to his last match, but, you are not wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 His last match I think went like this. He was not in as good a shape as in the past. That was obvious watching his matches before the finals. He wasn't as sharp, he couldn't get his reverse lift going. He wasn't as strong as in the past. All of that combined with Rulon's game plan that allowed him to do his best and provide for his best defense. He defended against the lift in a way I hadn't seen before but it was throwing Karelin off. He just had to stay in there and pummel. If not for the ridiculous clinch rule, Karelin could have won and maybe so, at least by criteria if it had stayed tied as Rulon was put down a few times. But he broke his grip and lost. But Rulon showed the heart of a champion in that match denying Karelin of his signature moves. I think if Karelin had come in at the same kind of strength and conditioning that he was known for, he would have won. But Rulon's game plan worked and Rulon won with a weakened Karelin. To show it was no fluke, he won WC the next year. So he was no joke. mspart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 i was more trying to be clever, but, yet again... you are not wrong... regardless... my pure assumption is whatever karelin had been on previous to that tourney he still was... control what you can and let the rest kick rocks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 Wondering aloud. Will Russia and Belarus have athletes either of the first two ranking series tournaments? It seems like there are a lot of hoops to jump through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, LJB said: i was more trying to be clever, but, yet again... you are not wrong... regardless... my pure assumption is whatever karelin had been on previous to that tourney he still was... control what you can and let the rest kick rocks... Sorry for missing the signals. I'm obtuse like that sometimes. mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, mspart said: Sorry for missing the signals. I'm obtuse like that sometimes. mspart at my age, signs need to be big, neon, preferably flashing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 At your age, what about my age!! Ask my kids, I've been around since the stone ages before computers and cell phones and video game consoles. mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 i remember when my friend got pong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, LJB said: i remember when my friend got pong... I got pong! Plugged into the back of the TV through the special dongle that had spade lugs you had to screw down onto the antenna screws and a female RCA plug for the Pong machine. We played that thing until it died years later. Edited January 27, 2023 by Mike Parrish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasmodium Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 I was my father's remote control for many years. Very happy when automation eliminated my job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 10 hours ago, LJB said: i remember when my friend got pong... 5 hours ago, Mike Parrish said: I got pong! Plugged into the back of the TV through the special dongle that had spade lugs you had to screw down onto the antenna screws and a female RCA plug for the Pong machine. Maybe there's a Pong survivors group we can join. We're not that old fellas. Just feels like it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 2 hours ago, MPhillips said: Maybe there's a Pong survivors group we can join. We're not that old fellas. Just feels like it... To be fair… I didn’t have pong… my parents didn’t love me enough… but… my friend did… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 8 hours ago, Mike Parrish said: I got pong! Plugged into the back of the TV through the special dongle that had spade lugs you had to screw down onto the antenna screws and a female RCA plug for the Pong machine. We played that thing until it died years later. Waves of nostalgia… my first trash 80 was connected to a 13” B/W the same manner… 4K internal memory… recording programs on audio tape… it was quite a step up from hoop and stick… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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