16-year-old Canadian musical prodigy Nikki Yanofsky sings the Canadian national anthem as the Canadian flag is hoisted during the opening ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 12, 2010. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (CANADA)
Tape delayed here on the West Coast..
Real classy , NBC.
16-year-old Canadian musical prodigy Nikki Yanofsky sings the Canadian national anthem as the Canadian flag is hoisted during the opening ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 12, 2010. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (CANADA)
Candles are lit up in commemoration of late Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia at the Whistler medal plaza ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, February 12, 2010. Kumaritashvili, a 21-year-old Georgian luger, died in a horrific crash on a training run on Friday, casting a pall over the Winter Olympics hours before the Games were to be declared open. Kumaritashvili slammed into a pillar at 90 mph after being thrown off the sled as it bounced over the rim on the 16th and final bend of the lightning fast track at the Whistler Sliding Centre. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (CANADA - Tags: SPORT LUGE OLYMPICS OBITUARY)
Why on earth are they showing footage of that Georgian luger’s final moments?? It’s all over our local news in Lost Angeles and on the national news also. It feels so inappropriate. And disrespectful to the deceased, his teammates, and his loved ones.
Where the hell did THIS come from? (I amazingly associated this with Kwanza ... somebody dropped acid and thought , ... "HEY! .. I got an idea .. ")
The other thought was ... These guys were nuckin' futs!
I went to Caracas several years ago. I figure that a lot of international folks will read this thread so I’m going to ask for help with a phrase I saw in Caracas:
Chavez
Farzante
Comunista
I can guess the second word from context but I’d like a true translation from a Venezuelan if possible.
Thanks.
PS: The weather forecast for Vancouver is not rain, it’s a blizzard, last I heard.