Whats so good about the Commonwealth Games?

[Langeveldt]

Commonwealth games = Olympics 'B' = No interest = Boring

But not everything can be the best..

It's like saying all cricket is pointless if it isnt the Ashes or a World Cup..

And not liking the sports involved is a different argument altogether

 

[BoyBrumby]

Hey, come on. How many sporting events have Tom Jones's grandson competing?!

From the Mirror:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/topst...07215&method=full&siteid=94762-name_page.html

 

[steds]

It is not Olympics 'B'. What makes the Commonwealth games any different to the Asian games or the Pan-American games?

 

[Langeveldt]

Hey, come on. How many sporting events have Tom Jones's grandson competing?!

From the Mirror:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/topst...07215&method=full&siteid=94762-name_page.html

[RICHARD]Umm... One? [/RICHARD]

 

[Umpire Money]

Olympics B... thats a bit harsh.... on the olympics

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Commonwealth Games: A place where I can find some competitive ping pong.

Hence, good.

 

[Burpey]

Opening ceremonies, does anyone actually enjoy them? Ever since I watched the Sydney 2000 one I have refused to watch another ever again.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Opening ceremonies, does anyone actually enjoy them? Ever since I watched the Sydney 2000 one I have refused to watch another ever again.

I quite liked the 2000 closing ceremony, if that counts.

 

[benchmark00]

Quite clearly not...

 

[Umpire Money]

never watched the opening or closing ceremonies of any "major" sporting event. I dont actually know why they just dont have someone at a podium saying "let the games begin" then the sport starts.

 

[Burpey]

Frrrrroooooooooooty dancing

 

[benchmark00]

Kangaroos on bikes.


You've got your ceremony right there, baby.

 

[vic_orthdox]

There has to be tap dancers. Someone has to employ "Tap Dogs" at some stage...

 

[benchmark00]

There has to be tap dancers. Someone has to employ "Tap Dogs" at some stage...

Couple that with a prepubescent girl flying and singing.

Reminds me of a quote off king of the hill

Hank: Then we can agree their music isn't all that bad... maybe even okay.
Bill: Okay if you're a prepubescent girl.
Dale: Are you one of those Hank, huh? A prepubescent girl?
Hank: Would a prepubescent girl be able to kick your ***?
Dale: Probably.

 

[Natman20]

yeasterday I said something like Commonwealth games= Olympics 'B' = No interest = Boring so geuss what I did last night. Stayed up to midnight watching the opening ceramony

All opening ceramonies are wierd and whacky and make no sense and arn't very spectacular really the only one I enjoyed was Sydney 2000

 

[steds]

Couple that with a prepubescent girl flying and singing.

Reminds me of a quote off king of the hill

Hank: Then we can agree their music isn't all that bad... maybe even okay.
Bill: Okay if you're a prepubescent girl.
Dale: Are you one of those Hank, huh? A prepubescent girl?
Hank: Would a prepubescent girl be able to kick your ***?
Dale: Probably.

 

[luckyeddie]

They were always known as the 'friendly games' - I see that as far as some of the posters on here are concerned, that attitude seems to have gone out of the window.

 

[Goughy]

You gotta love opening ceremonies.
If you don't watch you miss classics like Diana Ross at USA '94 World Cup. When she missed that open goal from a few feet away and the goal then as choreographed falls apart like it had been destroyed by a cannonball. Freakin' hilarious

 

[vic_orthdox]

What's so good about the Commonwealth Games, you ask?

Darrell Eastlake getting excited of the pronounciation of the name of a Malaysian female weightlifter in the 48kg division, that's what.

 

[Burpey]

What's so good about the Commonwealth Games, you ask?

Darrell Eastlake getting excited of the pronounciation of the name of a Malaysian female weightlifter in the 48kg division, that's what.

Wasn't he brilliant. Got up to the threshold of pain he did.