Comments on: Quick thought on the opening ceremonies http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/08/09/quick-thought-on-the-opening-ceremonies/ Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:24:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ymarsakar http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/08/09/quick-thought-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-27067 Ymarsakar Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:35:15 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=3378#comment-27067 They were never trained as conversationalists, Book. You can only expect so much from people trying to fill the space of silence and ignorance. They were never trained as conversationalists, Book. You can only expect so much from people trying to fill the space of silence and ignorance.

]]> By: SJBill http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/08/09/quick-thought-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-27060 SJBill Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:05:48 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=3378#comment-27060 Dear Bookie, Agreed with you, 100%. I'm just not getting worked up over the Chicom lovefest. I'm stunned Obama wasn't on the sidelines. Mebbe he could have made the US b-ball squad. I'm sure you heard the fireworks were faked -- a product of computer simulation: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2534499/Beijing-Olympic-2008-opening-ceremony-giant-firework-footprints-faked.html -SJBill Dear Bookie,

Agreed with you, 100%. I’m just not getting worked up over the Chicom lovefest. I’m stunned Obama wasn’t on the sidelines. Mebbe he could have made the US b-ball squad.

I’m sure you heard the fireworks were faked — a product of computer simulation:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2534499/Beijing-Olympic-2008-opening-ceremony-giant-firework-footprints-faked.html

-SJBill

]]> By: CDR Salamander http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/08/09/quick-thought-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-27050 CDR Salamander Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:24:38 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=3378#comment-27050 You nailed it. You nailed it.

]]> By: Scott in SF http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/08/09/quick-thought-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-27047 Scott in SF Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:21:18 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=3378#comment-27047 Yeah. I'm house sitting in Mill Valley so I've been watching it on the big screen. But I'm really suffering. Everytime one of the commentators says Beijing I lose another piece of my liver. Basic English does not have the sound "hggh." French does, that's why we have words like beige (the color). Chinese doesn't have that sound either. Beijing is pronounced in a simple flat high tone. Repeat after me..."Bei" as in San Francisco "Bay." ...."jing" as in "jingle" bells, bat man smells. No more stupid French accents, please...it's killing me. Note of the curious: bei means north, jing means capital. Yeah. I’m house sitting in Mill Valley so I’ve been watching it on the big screen.

But I’m really suffering. Everytime one of the commentators says Beijing I lose another piece of my liver.
Basic English does not have the sound “hggh.” French does, that’s why we have words like beige (the color).
Chinese doesn’t have that sound either. Beijing is pronounced in a simple flat high tone.
Repeat after me…”Bei” as in San Francisco “Bay.”
….”jing” as in “jingle” bells, bat man smells.
No more stupid French accents, please…it’s killing me.

Note of the curious: bei means north, jing means capital.

]]> By: pondering penguin http://www.bookwormroom.com/2008/08/09/quick-thought-on-the-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-27044 pondering penguin Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:41:53 +0000 http://www.bookwormroom.com/?p=3378#comment-27044 I thought I would just catch the first of the Opening Ceremony and switch to something else, but I am a sucker for ceremony and this one kept me interested the whole time. I was totally ticked off at the commenters - clueless frequently and just wrong on other facts. C'est la vie. And, I, too, loved the response when Teams USA were introduced. Awesome. And, also when Yao Ming - a star here in my city - brought in the Chinese flag with the little boy who survived the recent earthquake? Brought tears to my eyes. Yeah, I'm a sap. I thought I would just catch the first of the Opening Ceremony and switch to something else, but I am a sucker for ceremony and this one kept me interested the whole time. I was totally ticked off at the commenters – clueless frequently and just wrong on other facts. C’est la vie.

And, I, too, loved the response when Teams USA were introduced. Awesome. And, also when Yao Ming – a star here in my city – brought in the Chinese flag with the little boy who survived the recent earthquake? Brought tears to my eyes. Yeah, I’m a sap.

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