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Post by Agadoo on Sept 23, 2010 9:48:03 GMT
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Post by Gavin Archery on Sept 23, 2010 9:55:18 GMT
Does this mean if I flew out independently I could win a medal due to lack of competition?
Mind you I'd come last in whatever race I entered. :-)
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Post by SteMerritt on Sept 23, 2010 10:02:16 GMT
Does this mean if I flew out independently I could win a medal due to lack of competition? Mind you I'd come last in whatever race I entered. :-) Enter something involving Bows and Arrows then, you'd be a natural  |
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Post by Gavin Archery on Sept 23, 2010 11:16:05 GMT
:-)
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Post by Agadoo on Sept 23, 2010 13:30:15 GMT
Does this mean if I flew out independently I could win a medal due to lack of competition? Mind you I'd come last in whatever race I entered. :-) Enter something involving Bows and Arrows then, you'd be a natural I reckon they would have mastered spear throwing over there |
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Post by Lone Gunman on Sept 23, 2010 13:35:18 GMT
You would have thought there'd be better supervision of the construction to ensure it was ready come the opening date.
Whichever way you slice it its a massive embarrasment for india. The Games were supposed to showcase the 'new' india to the world, and this fiasco has succeeded only in giving the opposite impression.
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Post by Gavin Archery on Sept 23, 2010 14:20:48 GMT
Beggars belief really.
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Post by amarillo on Sept 23, 2010 14:22:54 GMT
Yep when you think of the recent successess of China and South Africa, it doesn't look good for a country projected to have the largest economy in the world before long.
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Post by Gavin Archery on Sept 23, 2010 14:27:40 GMT
They might have got this current Commonwealth Games, but they lost out on their bid to host a piss up in a brewery to The City of London for the annual bankers back slapping this week. Hmmmm.
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Post by Agadoo on Sept 23, 2010 20:12:48 GMT
I wonder what Prince Phillip would say?
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Post by Gavin Archery on Sept 23, 2010 20:16:10 GMT
Prince Phillip would probably be justified on this occasion.....
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Post by HKYellow on Sept 23, 2010 23:21:35 GMT
It doesnt suprise me really. The problem with India has always been infrastructure. That will always hold them back and they will struggle to compete with the likes of China.
Also, unfortunately Indians and some countries will invest but endeavour to do things on the cheap. This has been evident in recent earthquakes where building have fallen down very easily due to use of cheap materials and shoddy workmanship in order to reduce costs.
In some countries I have seen highways that were built 3 years ago that need to be rebuilt as they have fallen apart!
Its a shame really because India is a great country with good people
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Post by Gavin Archery on Sept 24, 2010 8:05:03 GMT
It doesnt suprise me really. The problem with India has always been infrastructure. That will always hold them back and they will struggle to compete with the likes of China. Also, unfortunately Indians and some countries will invest but endeavour to do things on the cheap. This has been evident in recent earthquakes where building have fallen down very easily due to use of cheap materials and shoddy workmanship in order to reduce costs. In some countries I have seen highways that were built 3 years ago that need to be rebuilt as they have fallen apart!Its a shame really because India is a great country with good people Which countries? Asia or Europe or Africa? |
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Post by HKYellow on Sept 24, 2010 10:06:21 GMT
It doesnt suprise me really. The problem with India has always been infrastructure. That will always hold them back and they will struggle to compete with the likes of China. Also, unfortunately Indians and some countries will invest but endeavour to do things on the cheap. This has been evident in recent earthquakes where building have fallen down very easily due to use of cheap materials and shoddy workmanship in order to reduce costs. In some countries I have seen highways that were built 3 years ago that need to be rebuilt as they have fallen apart!Its a shame really because India is a great country with good people Which countries? Asia or Europe or Africa? Indonesia and Philippines mainly. |
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Post by Gavin Archery on Sept 24, 2010 10:53:37 GMT
Was just thinking about all the potholes in UK roads and the pope's spokesman calling the UK a 3rd world country......
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Post by Lone Gunman on Sept 24, 2010 12:21:30 GMT
Was just thinking about all the potholes in UK roads and the pope's spokesman calling the UK a 3rd world country...... To be fair to the cardinal i don't think the comment referred to the infrastructure but more to the multicultural makeup of parts of britain and the agressive atheism which pervades modern culture. |
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Post by chris1986 on Sept 24, 2010 12:52:06 GMT
To be fair to the cardinal Not a phrase you hear very often. |
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Post by yellowwhite on Sept 24, 2010 13:20:04 GMT
The chairman of the commonwealth games just tried to hang himself.. but the ceiling collapsed
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Post by Gavin Archery on Sept 24, 2010 14:41:59 GMT
Was just thinking about all the potholes in UK roads and the pope's spokesman calling the UK a 3rd world country...... To be fair to the cardinal i don't think the comment referred to the infrastructure but more to the multicultural makeup of parts of britain and the agressive atheism which pervades modern culture. This forum would be an awfully boring place if the odd tongue in cheek comment didn't come out.  |
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Post by amarillo on Sept 24, 2010 15:16:42 GMT
In some countries I have seen highways that were built 3 years ago that need to be rebuilt as they have fallen apart! I've seen that in the Uk to be fair Cornmarket Street anyone? |
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