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(47,245 posts) Tue Feb 11, 2014, 02:16 AM Feb 2014

Even with the current Olympics being as bad as they are... [View all]

What was the worst you remember?

For me it was the 1972 Olympics.

The Palestinian attack.

The East German female swimmers being so doped up.

The Soviet/US basketball game farce at the end.

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Even with the current Olympics being as bad as they are... [View all] Archae Feb 2014 OP

The US boycott. Javaman Feb 2014 #1

+1 We looked like a bunch of jerks badtoworse Feb 2014 #2

What did you think of the Soviet bloc boycott of the '84 LA Games? 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #6

I thought the soviets were morons too. nt Javaman Feb 2014 #8

I think this year's Olympics are fantastic. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #3

The current Olympics have been pretty good.* FSogol Feb 2014 #4

With Sochi, the Olympics have finally slipped into utter irrelevance. Romulox Feb 2014 #5

They are all a huge orgy of marketing and product placement Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #7