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herbman
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 Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:08am Post subject: Are We Just A One Trick Nation? |
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Are we just a one trick nation?
On the drive to work today they were going on and on about the rugby in the week end, and that if the all blacks lose the whole nation will go into morning. And also there was a study done a in the past that proved that our countries performances is affect by how well we did in the rugby over the weekend.
So does this show that we are just a one trick country?
As New Zealanders are we just like a girlfriend of a small town red neck town ball player in the deep south of the states it is just about to make it big, and is hoping that she can keep her man so that when he makes it big and goes off to the big city that he will take her with him and she can escape her life at the waffle house.
Are we just trying to ride on the shirt tails of the all blacks?
What says you guys?
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:15am Post subject: |
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It would appear that way, but which is it?
do we [ as a nation ] care so much that they warrant all the media attention, or does the nation care as a result of having it force fed to us?
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disclaimer: I could care less about rugby.
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Jono
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:19am Post subject: |
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Personally, I don't care. I think that the whole sport hype thing is a media creation to try and make sure that the punters are tuning into their channel at the weekend, and sell more advertising in the process.
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E Dogg Capizzle
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| Jono wrote: | | Personally, I don't care. I think that the whole sport hype thing is a media creation to try and make sure that the punters are tuning into their channel at the weekend, and sell more advertising in the process. |
Ditto, and it is not as if sport obsession is limited to this country.
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Jono
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:28am Post subject: |
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| E Dogg Capizzle wrote: | | Ditto, and it is not as if sport obsession is limited to this country. |
True. Being in the UK during the world cup was interesting. The english prefer a good french loss to a good english win 
Although the NZ public psyche does seem to have a somewhat bi-polar (or "decision choices learnt from the internet") approach to life. Everything has to be black or white - we either completely rock or completely suck.
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inzane
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:36am Post subject: |
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Is there rugby on this weekend??
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chalky
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:37am Post subject: RE: Are We Just A One Trick Nation? |
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| herbman wrote: | Are we just a one trick nation?
On the drive to work today they were going on and on about the rugby in the week end, and that if the all blacks lose the whole nation will go into morning. |
It's so sad. The damn Olympics are on in 14 days!! yet theres kcuf all on about it because "the biggest game of the year" is on in the weekend
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Jono
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:41am Post subject: RE: Re: Are We Just A One Trick Nation? |
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| chalky wrote: | | It's so sad. The damn Olympics are on in 14 days!! yet theres kcuf all on about it because "the biggest game of the year" is on in the weekend |
At least there was a long section on Ken from welly (the unicyclist) on TV3 news last night. Personally, I'm planning on watching batman on saturday rather than anything to do with the rugby.
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E Dogg Capizzle
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:41am Post subject: RE: Re: Are We Just A One Trick Nation? |
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| chalky wrote: |
It's so sad. The damn Olympics are on in 14 days!! yet theres kcuf all on about it because "the biggest game of the year" is on in the weekend |
Yes, I'm personally mortified by the lack of Olympics coverage. However will the poor Olympics cope? It must be a tough time for them. 
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chalky
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:45am Post subject: RE: Re: Re: Are We Just A One Trick Nation? |
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| E Dogg Capizzle wrote: | | chalky wrote: |
It's so sad. The damn Olympics are on in 14 days!! yet theres kcuf all on about it because "the biggest game of the year" is on in the weekend |
Yes, I'm personally mortified by the lack of Olympics coverage. However will the poor Olympics cope? It must be a tough time for them. |
I happen to overhear a couple in my lecture the other day....
"apparently the olympics are on soon?"
Everyone should know when there on, it's the FREKIN OLYMPICS!!! esp when NZ
have so many medal prospects
I can't wait to watch the BMX!!
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chalky
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:46am Post subject: RE: Re: Re: Are We Just A One Trick Nation? |
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| Jono wrote: | | chalky wrote: | | It's so sad. The damn Olympics are on in 14 days!! yet theres kcuf all on about it because "the biggest game of the year" is on in the weekend |
Personally, I'm planning on watching batman on saturday rather than anything to do with the rugby. |
Same, I won't be watching the rugby, don't think i'v ever watched a full game. And I know a lot of people the same way
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E Dogg Capizzle
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:50am Post subject: |
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I'll watch the game, but only to get me angry enough to beat up the wife.
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:51am Post subject: |
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| E Dogg Capizzle wrote: | | I'll watch the game, but only to get me angry enough to beat up the wife. |
how do you celebrate a win?
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| Posted: Fri 25th Jul 10:52am Post subject: |
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that is for the win,
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Friendly Llama
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Isn't the olypmics getting 2 channels on freeview dedicated to it 24/7? This is someething I heard through the rumour mill and can't be bothered verifying myself.
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