Olympics 2008

[Ghoulish Delight]

Oh. Wow, even our crappy Time Warner DVR had some rudimentary keyword capabilities. But yeah, a quick google search turns up a lot of people complaining about no keyword search on Comcast.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

So I think I'll give even the gymnastics and diving a pass this year, and not support this Olympics with my advertising eyeballs.

I assume the money made from advertising doesn't go to the Chinese, but to the network.

It would be hard for one of us to truly boycott the Chinese gov't. I guess if you really feel we shouldn't be at the games, you should complain to the US Olympic committee, or to the International Olympic committee, or maybe to Bush.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I assume the money made from advertising doesn't go to the Chinese, but to the network.

It would be hard for one of us to truly boycott the Chinese gov't. I guess if you really feel we shouldn't be at the games, you should complain to the US Olympic committee, or to the International Olympic committee, or maybe to Bush.

NBC paid something like $500 Million for the rights to air the games but that money goes to the... Well not to the host city. It's a loss leader for them. So if you watch the games or not makes no difference to anyone except NBC.

The money is paid to the International Olympic committee and now that it's been brought up, it makes me wonder what do they do with all that booty? What do they pay for?

[innerSpaceman]

Oh, I wouldn't be buying anything advertised anyway. I'm not advertiser boycotting really. But my personal boycott for moral reasons will have no less effect than any 1-man advertiser boycott I could stage (especially since, as I said, I am not a consumer of anything advertised during the Olympics).


Nope, I just hate China ... and don't much care for the summer Olympcis ... and don't really watch TV EVER ... so, ipso factor ... instant boycott!

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Oh, I wouldn't be buying anything advertised anyway. I'm not advertiser boycotting really. But my personal boycott for moral reasons will have no less effect than any 1-man advertiser boycott I could stage (especially since, as I said, I am not a consumer of anything advertised during the Olympics).


Nope, I just hate China ... and don't much care for the summer Olympcis ... and don't really watch TV EVER ... so, ipso factor ... instant boycott!

I object to the term "boycott" It should be "Personcott"

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Well iSm is a boy....

[innerSpaceman]

Heheh, maybe it should be boicott?

[Kevy Baby]

Biscotticot?

[scaeagles]

Eunicott.

[innerSpaceman]

Epcott