The Paralympics

[Iron-worx]

Is that because you are far cooler than the masses?

No, it's because I agreed with the original poster who said to use his words 'I'm not going to watch any of it', well neither am I....

[Pop Robson]

No, it's because I agreed with the original poster who said to use his words 'I'm not going to watch any of it', well neither am I....

You ain't watched none of it

Been great best thing to happen in this country for ages, keeps all the crap off the front pages and news.

Get behind your nation, go GB !

Watch you watching instead ?

[Iron-worx]

Watch you watching instead ?

Well that bit probably needs clarifying Pop - When Lady Ironworx is abroad working, as she has been for the passed three weeks, I don't turn the telly on at all, just music and internet....

So it's not just the Olympics that I haven't watched, I haven't watched anything at all....

But to qualify that I never watch the Olympics or take any interest in them beyond the medal table.

[gpjersey]

Well that bit probably needs clarifying Pop - When Lady Ironworx is abroad working, as she has been for the passed three weeks, I don't turn the telly on at all, just music and internet....

So it's not just the Olympics that I haven't watched, I haven't watched anything at all....

But to qualify that I never watch the Olympics or take any interest in them beyond the medal table.[/quote]

Iron worx as you are on a football forum you are clearly a sports fan, ok football. All I can say is that you should buy the Olympic DVD, or maybe look at the highlights on iplayer and you will probably think, damn can't believe I missed that. I for one am sad it's over, makes football look fairly ordinary.

[bristolhammerfc]

Can I ask why you take notice of the medals table then Iron?

Kind of like looking at the league table without watching any games?

[Iron-worx]

Can I ask why you take notice of the medals table then Iron?

Kind of like looking at the league table without watching any games?

Yes of course you can

I don't really find any of the Olympic events interesting, the test I use is would I watch any of them at any other time and the answer is a definite no. I doubt most people would buy tickets for canoe slalom, diving, javelin, basketball, whatever it is that they bought tickets for at any other time, so I don't think I'm too unusual in that.

Where I'm different is that I don't watch them in the Olympics either, they're still exactly the same uninteresting things to me whether in the Olympics or not.

However, I like to see GB doing well in whatever it is even if it's something dreadful like the walking race - Did they have that ? So therefore I glance at the medal table when passing through the online news.

[Mr_Andersonn]

Shame on you iron-worx for not getting on the teamGB band wagon!

I don't like particularly like tennis but tend to watch Wimbledon, I think snooker and golf can be boring sports to watch but I will get involved watching the finals.

These Olympics have given everyone a lift and you have missed out... I guess you haven't got post Olympic blues though which is one good thing!

[Iron-worx]

Shame on you iron-worx for not getting on the teamGB band wagon!

I don't like particularly like tennis but tend to watch Wimbledon, I think snooker and golf can be boring sports to watch but I will get involved watching the finals.

These Olympics have given everyone a lift and you have missed out... I guess you haven't got post Olympic blues though which is one good thing!

What I do think is good about the Olympics is that all of the competitors do have a real talent in whatever it is that they do, and they have had to work hard at it, none of them get anything for nothing or any free rides. Indeed most of them work bloody hard to literally be alsorans....

It's the complete opposite of celebrity and WAG culture where frequently there's barely any talent at all and things simply fall into laps.

[James P]

I got 4 tickets last week for 6th September night session in the Olympic stadium......

I'm there that night. I'll keep an eye out for the guy furiously ripping up betting slips.

[Up the Junction]

When Lady Ironworx is abroad working, as she has been for the passed three weeks, I don't turn the telly on at all, just music and internet....

Whilst Iron-worx may be spending his time furiously ****ing himself rigid during his good lady's absence, the rest of you may be interested to know there is a proper Paralympics thread here:

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