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The Olympics guys might think about it justa bit more.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/metro/video_derrion_albert

That has never happened in Rio De Janeiro!

Once again I'm reminded why I like living here, where I can walk around town at night without being attacked.

Except for the bogans, right?

Still, Tassie is still the backwoods island.

Cheese Elemental wrote:Once again I'm reminded why I like living here, where I can walk around town at night without being attacked.

Weren't you shot ?

...and haven't you made repeated posts about "bogans" and the like threatening you/others and so on ?

Meanwhile I can't wait for the world cup !

The attacks broke out during a meeting called to prevent anti-foreigner violence in the Dunoon township

chromedog wrote:Except for the bogans, right?

Still, Tassie is still the backwoods island.

reds8n wrote:

Cheese Elemental wrote:Once again I'm reminded why I like living here, where I can walk around town at night without being attacked.

Weren't you shot ?

...and haven't you made repeated posts about "bogans" and the like threatening you/others and so on ?

Meanwhile I can't wait for the world cup !

The attacks broke out during a meeting called to prevent anti-foreigner violence in the Dunoon township

GOAAAAALLLLL!

Bogans are more of a joke than a threat though

Wait, I thought that was a type of shoe. Are your shoes coming alive and attacking you over there? Coool!

A bogan is kind of the Australian equivilant of a red neck, I guess. Or something like that at least.

But, that shoe idea sounds way better.

Ahtman wrote:That has never happened in Rio De Janeiro!

Possibly, although Rio has much bigger problems like massive drug and tourist violence. I was actually very surprised to hear that Rio was even being considered by the IOC.

youngblood wrote:

Ahtman wrote:That has never happened in Rio De Janeiro!

Possibly, although Rio has much bigger problems like massive drug and tourist violence. I was actually very surprised to hear that Rio was even being considered by the IOC.

Not only that but they are (were) considered a favorite.

Brazil is the new rising Power in the East. Thats why.

Frazzled wrote:Brazil is the new rising Power in the East. Thats why.

Economically speaking, but they are social mess. I didn't realize they had such a solid chance of winning it.

Social's irrelevant. Everyone's a social mess, since forever. Thats because you monkeys just can't keep it together, not like our ant overlords...

What I'm saying is that, while Chicago has its share of violence, it's total murders last year were some 600 while Rio had over 7500 in 2007 (most recent figure I could find). Chicago has its problems, but it is a virtual safety haven compared to Rio.

Reasons for having it in Brazil.

1. Same time zone as the USA which is the biggest TV market.

2. Never held in South America before, so it's about time. (Same could be said for Africa.)

Apparently Tokyo is no.1 favourite at the moment.

Which means if I am unlucky I will get to experience living in two Olympic cities back to back (and paying the extra taxes, etc.)

youngblood wrote:

Frazzled wrote:Brazil is the new rising Power in the East. Thats why.

Economically speaking, but they are social mess.

Unlike the other BRIC (Russia, India, China) countries?

Brazil is responsible for the thong, which has raised female personal grooming to a new level across the world. That's a major plus in my book.

Compare with babushka / saris, and it's really no contest.

JohnHwangDD wrote:
Brazil is responsible for the thong, which has raised female personal grooming to a new level across the world. That's a major plus in my book.

Olympics in brazil, but only if a bikini contest is added to the list of official events.

youngblood wrote:

JohnHwangDD wrote:
Brazil is responsible for the thong, which has raised female personal grooming to a new level across the world. That's a major plus in my book.

Olympics in brazil, but only if a bikini contest is added to the list of official events.

Indeed, lets do it for the children. WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

@Frazz: Speaking of children, what are you doing to do when Connie asks you to buy her first thong?

And then pay for her first "full Brazilian" wax session?

[listens for Frazz screaming in the background...]

JohnHwangDD wrote:@Frazz: Speaking of children, what are you doing to do when Connie asks you to buy her first thong?

And then pay for her first "full Brazilian" wax session?

[listens for Frazz screaming in the background...]

*spits coffee all over floor laughing, then ducks as Frazz starts shooting*

@yb: I can't even drink my tea, I'm snickering so much... I just know if I drink any, it'll come right back out my nose.

I'm waiting for frazz to come right through my screen *turns on Norton Anti-Frazz*

JohnHwangDD wrote:@Frazz: Speaking of children, what are you doing to do when Connie asks you to buy her first thong?

And then pay for her first "full Brazilian" wax session?

[listens for Frazz screaming in the background...]

The Lord watches over the insane. Clearly he was insane Lord for asking that. he knows not what he does...
1. She's not that stupid.
2. You would be able to tell if thixs event occurred when the TV suddenly announced "something nuclear just went off, we don't know what it was just what it did."