Mangold Goes for Gold - DVR
 

According to my DVR, Holly Mangold is going to be on TV going for a gold medal this afternoon.

The DVR is critical to watching this Olympics b/c NBC has chosed to waste all of its primetime with "stories" about athletes and fake sports like Synchronized Diving. If I see one more Synchronized Dive, I might just hurl.

What time?

I'm making ribz.

It's a reality show. Women eat that stuff up. Not all women Limo, so don't shoot me please.

What are you eating while you're making ribs?

This is a good story. I think Nick might look back on this and wish he went. Missing a day or so of camp isn't as big IMHO. He's already an established vet. Good luck to her!

I'll be rooting for her... #teammangold

Sorry. I forgot (I think it is around 3pm). My hatred of NBC's primetime show has reached the point that I now have a daily routine:
1) Get up and get ready for work;
2) Check the DVR for available Olympic coverage for that day. (It usually gives a short description of the event/people).
3) Watch what I have taped on the DVR when I get home from work
4) DVR the primetime show. Skip past all the commercials, interviews, dumb stories about 16 year old girls and fake sports to watch swimming and other real sports.

Don't bother. The ****ing dead lift competition isn't on in Jacksonville.

2 dozen cream filled donuts.

Can she play RT?

Synchronized Diving is a difficult art.

Only thing monotonous about it is China.

IMO, Water Polo is lame-ass boring. Half the world's out-of-shape slobs can play it.

WTF can't throw a ball into a 10' net? Seriously.

There's nothing interesting about it.

And if Holly wasn't Mangold's sister, would you really care to watch a 350-lb female weightlifter? C'mon :zzz:

"IMO, Water Polo is lame-ass boring. Half the world's out-of-shape slobs can play it.


LOL...no....just no.

WTF can't throw a ball into a 10' net? Seriously.

There's nothing interesting about it.

A bit tougher when the opponents are grabbing your nuts under water and trying to in effect drown you more or less. Water polo is one of the tougher dirtier sports out there, you just don't see all that goes on under the water.

And if Holly wasn't Mangold's sister, would you really care to watch a 350-lb female weightlifter? C'mon :zzz:"

I'm sure you know it's all about appealing to the largest possible audience, therefore it's necessary to do your homework before the Olympics even begin. If there are certain events you'd like to watch, you've got to find out when and on what channel it will be televised, and then set the DVR. The days of watching NBC's primetime show to see all of the events are long-gone because of the pressure to get great ratings. $$$$$$$$$

Thus stated, my routine is very similar to yours.

Speaking from experience, water polo is tough. Way more than half the world would drown, let alone be able to last the length of a match.

Don't find it interesting? That's fine.

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I few years ago, I heard a business analyst explain how NBC markets the Olympics:
1) The men watch no matter what;
2) They key to increasing ratings is getting women to watch; and
3) That means human interest stories and gymnastics.

You'd rather watch, better yet DVR, a big chick lift weights rather than watch 2 people perform a highly technical and skilled event? ok...

When I want to see things like synchronized diving, I'll go to the circus or watch America's Got Talent. Not a real sport.

Plus, the synchronized diving I saw involved 2 dudes in speedos. I'll take the big chick over that.

Sure, that's why the women's teams have fatties on them.

There should be a hefty fine and disqualification for any team indecent enough to showcase a fatty in a bathing suit.

BTW, I played it too and it's great fun.

It just doesn't belong in the Olympics, IMO.

I also grew up with a pool and diving board on our property and I gotta say diving kicks ass.

Holley doesn't compete until Sunday...

http://www.nbcolympics.com/weightlif...5kg/index.html

C'mon. Spain/Hungary just finished. Aside from the 2 meter girls, they were all very, very fit.

Horse Prancing, or whatever it's called, is on now. Now there's a "sport" that doesn't belong in the Olympics.

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