GOLD at the Olympics · Aussieveedubbers

68AutoBug · 11 Aug 2008, 2:49 pm

Libby got gold

but

She sang the Aussie national anthem....

and carried an Aussie flag draped around her....

Both these things are Banned by the Red Chinese officials....

Good on You Libby

Lee

trickysimon · 11 Aug 2008, 5:47 pm

Huh why are they banned❓
Simon

greedy53 · 11 Aug 2008, 6:33 pm

what olympics they on again

68AutoBug · 11 Aug 2008, 6:56 pm

trickysimon wrote:Huh why are they banned❓
Simon

Because everything you do in Communist Peoples republic of China is governed by the Government...

and they have Lots of Rules for the Olympics...
Especially for Foreigners...

[because they don't like them...]

Lee

trickysimon · 11 Aug 2008, 8:34 pm

What a stupid rule.
Simon

KOM123 · 11 Aug 2008, 11:26 pm

Doesn't look banned to me..

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/countries/photos/zoom/-/4872493/CHN

HotRodMatt · 12 Aug 2008, 9:01 am

68AutoBug wrote:Because everything you do in Communist Peoples republic of China is governed by the Government...

Communist? When? State Capitalist for most of the last 50 years, now it's pretty much just totalitarian individual capitalism.

68AutoBug wrote:and they have Lots of Rules for the Olympics...
Especially for Foreigners...

[because they don't like them...]

Your dislike of them getting in the way of your analysis of their culture?

SPRINTSTAR · 12 Aug 2008, 3:46 pm

Quite an informed statement isn't it...🙅

bajachris88 · 12 Aug 2008, 4:26 pm

and back to the topic...

yea, GOLD, take that up ur clacker!

👍

helbus · 12 Aug 2008, 9:15 pm

Look up the original form of communism as written by Marx and Engels

68AutoBug · 12 Aug 2008, 11:07 pm

If You watched the channel 10 late news tonight
You would have seen what i mean...

streets around the olympic stadiums were bare..
excepting for security and army personel

even an armored car [complete with guns] outside
the foreign Press headquarters..

people complaining they weren't allowed to look at the road cyclists...

and although Many Foreigners Couldn't obtain tickets...
the ones lucky enough to get in
said there were many many vacant seats...
You could sit anywhere...

Lee

1500S · 13 Aug 2008, 3:06 am

Good to hear about our OZ swimmers. Nothing on the news here in the UK about the Olympics except for the UK achievements!

Heard that Reba has hit the headlines in NSW again by rowing up stream without a paddle or limo driver!!😂

DH

Lee, hope the weather is sunny back at Scone even though a bit cold. Sure beats the rain we've had around north England. Back to reality and Vee Dubs in 2.5 weeks. 😉