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Re: So excited about the Olympics

Postby rcon » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:30 pm

badminton?
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Re: So excited about the Olympics

Postby maccatak11 » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:34 pm

bennymacca wrote:judo is one of them


Yep


rcon wrote:badminton?



Nup. Asians are good at it, but that is a REALLY english game when you think about it.


The other one is Taikwando.


And those are the only two, out of all of the Olympic sports. Quite amazing really.
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Re: So excited about the Olympics

Postby bennymacca » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:39 pm

i was gonna say taekwondo, but i wasn't sure if it was commonwealth games only
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Re: So excited about the Olympics

Postby rcon » Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:16 pm

maccatak11 wrote:
rcon wrote:badminton?

Nup. Asians are good at it, but that is a REALLY english game when you think about it.
Wikipedia says Greek actually - wouldn't have thought of that!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton# ... evelopment
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Re: So excited about the Olympics

Postby Nevah play JJ » Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:09 am

Ok
Another peice of trivia

Who can name the ONE sport in which women and men compete on equal terms...

Not many can answer this......





On another note
OMG how amazing was the opening ceremony???????????????
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Re: So excited about the Olympics

Postby David » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:48 am

Equestrian?
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Re: So excited about the Olympics

Postby maccatak11 » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:50 am

rcon wrote:
maccatak11 wrote:
rcon wrote:badminton?

Nup. Asians are good at it, but that is a REALLY english game when you think about it.
Wikipedia says Greek actually - wouldn't have thought of that!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton# ... evelopment



Interesting, learn somehting new each day.


David wrote:Equestrian?



Yep, but that one is easy.
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Re: So excited about the Olympics

Postby David » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:24 am

maccatak11 wrote:
David wrote:Equestrian?



Yep, but that one is easy.


I was replying to JJ's question?
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Re: So excited about the Olympics

Postby Nevah play JJ » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:57 pm

David wrote:Equestrian?

You Sir are correct!
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Re: So excited about the Olympics

Postby bennymacca » Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:07 pm

i think he knows that david, but it was a pretty easy question JJ.
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