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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:49 AM Original message |
Wait a minute. How can Rio host the Summer Games...won't it be |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. Didn't Australia have the summer games in Sydney? |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I'm presuming that the date of the Summer Olympics that Chicago was vying |
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CC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
2. Same way Australia did. n/t |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. they are fairly close to the equator... |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
4. Rio's winters are incredibly mild |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Summer (their winter) games there would probably have nicer weather than Chicago |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. And much better weather than Atlanta did for their Summer Games! |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
7. Average low temp never dips below 65 |
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rve300 (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
8. Spoken like an American. "Everything revolves around me" nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
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rve300 (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Sydney games were in late September. |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Well it wont be held during their summer now will it? |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. You got a problem with Americans? n/t |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Looks like it. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I know two wrongs don't make a right. But my wrong was in response |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I agree with you. |
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rve300 (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Everyone here does! |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Some people manage to do that without insulting other people. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Thank you for your service. My response stands that I was merely curious |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #12 |
28. You were "routing" for Rio from the jump, but never bothered to think about the weather there? |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. That's right. Because it JUST NOW occured to me. It's no big deal and it's certainly |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. So much for asking an innocent question.... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
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rve300 (140 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. And I bet you blame others for the loss of respect that the USA has suffered around the World.nt |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
27. That makes about as much sense as |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:54 AM Original message |
Rio's in the tropics, it will actually be liveable down there in our summer. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
21. I just went there in Google Earth. About 25° S. Which is the NH equivalent of |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Yes it will |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. I have heard that it does, but to be honest with you, I never paid attention when I lived down there |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. "Winter" is mid 70s to low 80s depending on the month. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
10. It doesn't snow in Rio. |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
11. Good grief - it's Rio. It's not like they're having the Olympics on the Moon or something. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
13. It sound like winter in Rio is nothing like we have here. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
22. Huh, good point, and here I thought it was going to be a like Brazillion degrees down there. nt |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
23. Winter in Rio is not what most people would consider winter. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. I went to Google Earth. It's about the same as Miami. I shoulda done that first, lol. n/t |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
25. Perhaps they will rationalize by saying the "summer" refers to the season in Greece, |
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Spike89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. Well, they are summer games |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Definitely. I didn't mean that to sound jokey - I really do think the |
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