{"id":14141,"date":"2014-02-07T15:28:11","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T20:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=14141"},"modified":"2019-03-04T05:08:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T10:08:26","slug":"the-2014-winter-olympics-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=14141","title":{"rendered":"The 2014 Winter Olympics begin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good day all. The 2014 Winter Olympics are beginning in Sochi, Russia. Does anyone really care? I know I don\u2019t. I freely admit that I am not a jock, but it\u2019s been years since I had any interest in the Olympics.<\/p>\n

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Why don\u2019t I care about them? One reason is the God Awful coverage by the American networks. They spend all their time interviewing the contestant\u2019s cousin\u2019s milkman and nothing on the actual sporting event. I really don\u2019t care about the cousin\u2019s milkman and frankly I don\u2019t care about the contestant and how hard they worked to get there. This is a given. How about we watch \u201cThe Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat\u201d instead?<\/p>\n

And then there is what\u2019s going on in Russia. They are terrified that RIF\u2019s ((Radical Islamic Fundamentalist)) from Chechnya will stop in for a cup of coffee and a few bombings. To try and prevent this they have essentially deployed a division of troops in the area. Along with the troops, they have deployed surface to air missiles, warships and everything a good police state needs to maintain security. Frankly, I can\u2019t fault them for this. If the Chechens have any sense, they will stay far away from the Olympics. If they pull a stunt there and kill a bunch of people good old Vladykins is going to nuke Chechnya. You may think I\u2019m just joking a bit, but if they Olympics become another Munich, the Russian government is going to go berserk and make the purges under Stalin look like a minor incident.<\/p>\n

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And then there are the hotels, or as I\u2019ve been reading the last few days, the \u201cHelltels.\u201d Never mind cockroaches, it\u2019s a bit cold for them. No, it\u2019s more like the sinks are delivering hot and cold running diarrhea instead of water. And speaking of the showers, it looks like the FSB ((Federal Security Bureau<\/a>)) is falling back on it\u2019s KGB ((Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti<\/a>)) roots and has installed cameras in the showers<\/a>. It\u2019s so bad, that people are tweeting their experiences. Here are a few comments coming from Sochi courtesy of the Washington Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

CNN booked 11 rooms in one @Sochi2014 media hotel five months ago. We have been here for a day and only one room is available. #cnnsochi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 Harry Reekie (@HarryCNN) February 4, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well it IS CNN and they are a slowly dying network. Maybe the check bounced?<\/p>\n

Still waiting for “preparations” on hotel room to finish. Hoping they’re origami-folding toilet roll, rather than, say, putting the roof on.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) February 4, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You are expecting roof? You are spoiled English SWINE! Roof is luxury extra! You pay standard Russian rate, not luxury rate!<\/p>\n

The reception of our hotel in #Sochi has no floor. But it does have this welcoming picture. pic.twitter.com\/8isdoBuytl<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kevin Bishop (@bishopk) February 4, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In America you have Gideon Bible. In Russia we have picture of Tsar Vladimer!<\/p>\n

People have asked me what surprised me the most here in Sochi. It’s this. Without question … it’s … THIS. pic.twitter.com\/1jj05FNdCP<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) February 4, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Count yourself lucky Comrade. You have toilet paper. We give Arabs bucket of sand.<\/p>\n

My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, “do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous.” #Sochi2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Stacy St. Clair (@StacyStClair) February 4, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Water restored, sorta. On the bright side, I now know what very dangerous face water looks like. #Sochi #unfiltered pic.twitter.com\/sQWM0vYtyz<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Stacy St. Clair (@StacyStClair) February 4, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now for the translation. \u201cComrade plumber have Vodka for lunch. He connect water pipe to toilet drain.\u201d<\/p>\n

And it goes on and on. At least the food will be plentiful. Oh, and the Russians have been trapping and shooting stray dogs in the area ((Sochi Culling Stray Dogs Ahead of the Olympics)). Hmm, on the other hand, I think this will be a good time for tourists to try a vegan diet.<\/p>\n

So, rotten television coverage, typical Soviet<\/i><\/span> Russian workmanship and planning with a good chance of a terrorist attack. Gee, no wonder no one is going. I have a feeling I\u2019m not going to be the only one ignoring the 2014 Winter Olympics in wonderful Sochi, Russia. Time to fire up Netflix and my Kindle.<\/p>\n

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The Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony drinking game …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
The Olympics opening ceremony has everything a bored viewer staying home on a Friday night could want: pageantry, bad outfits, people walking, and announcers reading facts from Wikipedia. In other words: you’ll need a drinking game to …<\/div>\n
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Vladislav Tretiak and Irina Rodnina Lit the Sochi Olympic Flame …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Vladislav Tretiak and Irina Rodnina had the honor of lighting the Olympic Flame for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Tretiak, who won three gold medals (and one silver! U-S-A! U-S-A!) for the Soviet Union, is considered one of the greatest …<\/div>\n
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Google Gay Rights Doodle Kicks Off 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Google’s home page today celebrates the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics and also protests Russia’s stance on gay rights in the form of a Doodle. Abandoning its usual primary colors, Google’s logo adopts rainbow colors symbolic of gay …<\/div>\n
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WATCH: Sochi Can’t Even Do the Olympic Rings Correctly | Mediaite<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
You had one job, Sochi Olympic Committee. One job. One thing that couldn’t possibly be bungled through corruption and incompetence.<\/div>\n
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Alex & Maia Shibutani #ShibSibs Live Tweet Sochi Winter Olympics …<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
The full U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team has finally arrived in Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and …<\/div>\n
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Sochi Olympics: Stray Dog, Ring Fail Bring Awkward to the Opening …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
The opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics kicked off in Sochi’s Fisht Olympic Stadium on Friday, but not without a fair share of awkward moments, including a major lighting malfunction, a fallen athlete, and at least one stray dog that …<\/div>\n
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Google’s gay pride doodle wins Sochi Olympic gold | SiliconBeat<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
The best thing about Google’s Olympic doodle slamming the Russian government for its anti-gay crusade (and slamming the International Olympic Committee for holding the games in a land governed by bigots) is that at first I didn’t even …<\/div>\n
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Sochi Olympics 2014 Opening Ceremony \u2013 See Picture Highlights …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Sochi Olympics 2014 Opening Ceremony \u2013 See Picture Highlights! The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are underway, and the opening ceremony took place earlier in the day on Friday (February 7) at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi,\u2026<\/div>\n
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