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Post by marion on Jul 26, 2024 9:07:52 GMT
Lots of arson attacks overnight against high speed train stations/tracks/not quite sure. Anyhoo, travel to Paris severely impacted apparently.
I wonder if there will be protests about the Dutch rapist. I hope so. LBC did a phone in on him yesterday and this young guy rang in and he just could not accept/understand it was rape. The age of consent, arbitrary. It was a mutually arranged meeting and consensual sex. And the thing was he didn’t sound angry, or like a mini Andrew Tate 🤮, he sounded almost upset and tearful. Most peculiar. In the end LBC said rape isn’t just when someone leaps out of a bush at midnight you know, and he simply seemed incapable of understanding any other circumstances and the full meaning of consent. I mean, that is extremely concerning. I concluded he was an Incel.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2024 9:57:18 GMT
Have signed up with Discovery + for the month so I can watch what I want rather than what the BBC have been allowed to show me.
Marion, gymnastics starts on Sunday with the men.
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Post by marion on Jul 26, 2024 10:51:53 GMT
Thanks Miranda.
Some days ago I marked up the days for “my” sports in last week’s RT (currently cannot locate but hopefully not in recycling!) but think I shall have to rely on iPlayer this time round. I haven’t watched any of my box sets for about a fortnight I am so behind with my TV! My main choices to watch are gymnastics, equestrian (bit of a cloud over that though) and diving. I do like dipping into some of the minor sports but don’t bother with athletics, and swimming is usually quite enjoyable although I gather the doping scandals are far from over, so another cloud there.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2024 12:00:48 GMT
I'm watching the football until the gymnastics and archery starts. Then the climbing, the cycling, the weightlifting, and whatever else takes my fancy as I see it.
Have looked at iPlayer and don't think I'll be watching much of it, unfortunately.
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Post by kabuki on Jul 26, 2024 17:46:04 GMT
Well the opening ceremony is underway
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Post by kabuki on Jul 26, 2024 17:49:50 GMT
Rather underwhelming so far…
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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2024 17:53:19 GMT
I was enjoying the boats and then the feather nonsense started. This is definitely designed more for a TV audience than a live one.
I can feel a Lady Bracknell coming on....
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Post by kabuki on Jul 26, 2024 17:57:00 GMT
That was Lady Gaga!
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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2024 17:57:41 GMT
It was still crap.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2024 17:59:04 GMT
Brunei are there!
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Post by kabuki on Jul 26, 2024 18:04:59 GMT
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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2024 18:13:59 GMT
Lordy me, this is dragging. Short and sweet, people, each section should be short and sweet.
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Post by linseed on Jul 26, 2024 18:18:22 GMT
I’ve switched over to channel 4 news, if this is going on to 10pm then I think I can only watch a few sections
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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2024 18:19:02 GMT
What aria is this?
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Post by kabuki on Jul 26, 2024 18:23:50 GMT
Bye. Over to Emmerdale
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