http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html en-gb 30 Wed 30 Dec 2009 09:23:02 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html?page=18#comment10 Just don't pray for rain at the Velodrome!Actually it is indoors, but many tracks are outdoors, Meadowbank at Edinburgh for example.It doesn't need more than a few drops of rain on a wooden track to make it dangerous. Sat 16 Aug 2008 05:14:03 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html?page=16#comment9 #9 - yes, I've found many 'free' things in China acquire a price depending on who you are! Live and learn. Fri 15 Aug 2008 03:57:45 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html?page=14#comment8 Hahaha! Who has been "selling" these macs to you? They are supposed to be given away for free! I was at the beach volley ball yesterday and no one paid anything for them, you could have as many as you liked! Fri 15 Aug 2008 00:06:16 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html?page=12#comment7 MMAlpha, thanks for pausing to reflect on this but the swimmers are actually welded and flattened into their high-tech full body armour and appear completely sexless when they emerge poolside...Smellslikesalmon, you are right about the divers, it's the last spectator sport for the viewers who appreciate the physique of the athlete as well as their performance. And don't get me wrong, the Olympics is about sports achievement and I watch it for the athletes' performance rather than their physique. But with the schedules of the live events, a little help for staying awake watching the games in the European time zone would not be a bad thing. Thu 14 Aug 2008 23:35:48 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html?page=10#comment6 #5 - take your point on beach volleyball - (it's always been a joke) but the competitors wearing the least in the these games have to be the male divers. How much less would "straight women and gay men" like them to wear? Thu 14 Aug 2008 23:07:59 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html?page=9#comment5 Vikingdaddy - surely the swimming provides quite a lot of male torso visuals? Thu 14 Aug 2008 23:00:23 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html?page=7#comment4 Love the Smurf angle, makes for great alternative visuals. Speaking of which, and your women's beach volleyball picture reminds me of this, what's the British view on the discussion going on blogosphere about sexism manifested in the choice of competition uniforms for men and women? I mean, take beach volleyball. Women athletes wearing bikinis and men shorts down to knees. Not to mention the US basketball team in their trouser-skirts... US bloggers are complaining that commercial interests seem dictate the choice for women having to wear revealing clothing to assure a male viewing audience. How does BBC define their potential viewer demographics? Is there room for straight women and gay men, for instance? And visuals to encourage them to keep tuned in? Thu 14 Aug 2008 21:58:31 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html?page=5#comment3 Poor everyone. Actually I know the perils of lightning around technical sites so you do need to be careful. Take care, all broadcasters. Thu 14 Aug 2008 20:31:58 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html?page=3#comment2 I would have appreciated clearer info at least on the website about which events were postponed and which weren't. In particular I was keen to watch the dressage and when coverage didn't start on time I was unsure whether the bad weather had extended down to Hong Kong or what was happening. Thu 14 Aug 2008 16:25:20 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html?page=1#comment1 Yeah but thats now - the weather is so unpredictable in Britain that we could well be in the middle of an extreme heatwave come the London Olympics. Thu 14 Aug 2008 15:27:09 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/storms_bring_out_the_smurfs_an.html?page=0#comment0 Sir Steve - the world's biggest smurf! I was watching the rowing coverage during my coffee break at work, and it brightened up a bad day in the office no end.Carrying on regardless is probably good practice for the 2012 Olympics, as Britain too seems to be in the grip of a wet season at present. Thu 14 Aug 2008 15:17:09 GMT+1