"The Winter Olympics is a fucking wank," writes Ball O'Bag. Agreed. They are certainly one of the most tedious events on the face of the planet. What's more, Ball was on the money, literally speaking. Straya's very own sunburnt Canadian, Dale Begg-Smith, gold medal winner in the 200 metres Downhill Bumps, made a fortune selling ads for porn.
Spyware talk tracks star skier
PRESSURE is mounting on gold medal skier Dale Begg-Smith to detail the origins of his internet fortune, which increasingly appears to have been built on developing spyware that diverts users to advertisements and porn sites.
What are the penalties for athletes making money from spyware and porn? That's if there are indeed any penalties. Is "You made a stack from stick" a good enough reason to have to give up a medal?
So he is one of the cunts who fucks my computer just because "someone" in my house visits porn sites!
The only thing I've ever liked about the winter olympics is when that Oz bloke won the speed skating because all the stars fell over themselves out front. I think our bloke was going to finish in his usual last place.
Bring back Sonja Henei is what I say. I bet she didn't mess with a man's 'puter.
Posted by: youcancallmemeyer | 19 February 2006 at 16:20
The funniest moment was one I watched this morning. Silly Seppo sheila was World Champ at Snowboard X or whatever they call it, saw her 3 opponents fall and had the race to herself, about 30 metres in front. Came to the last hill and she thought she'd pull this triple-twisting-cross-method-fakie-mctwister-benihana-flipmode-x out-superman move and stacked it, only to watch this other girl flash past her and take the gold.
Nothing better than watching a showboating Yank bite the dust (nearly as good a Murali 0-99)
Now thats sport...
Posted by: Adsy | 19 February 2006 at 17:24
What a pack of tossers(literally). So the guy catered to the market and made a packet doing it, good on 'im.
I would have complete understanding if he shoved a ski pole into the face of the next dozy meeja prick who made mention of his dot-com fortune and former Canadian-ness, purely for the sake of filling a sound grab. It's tedious, unwarranted and a waster of effort.
Much like the Snow Games really.
Posted by: CB | 19 February 2006 at 17:47
CB - you could say the same about drug dealers and gun runners.
The guy is a fucken parasite and he can go back to Canada taking his medal with him.
Posted by: Some Other Bruce | 19 February 2006 at 19:11
Ah, but you can use various interweb programmaticals that stop you viewing the ads for T&A on your PC. Drug and gun sales staff are a slightly more problematic, namely, their activities are illegal. Pop-up ads, however annoying, are just advertising.
If you feel compelled to abuse anyone, take your bile out on the AIS for funding his activities.
Posted by: CB | 19 February 2006 at 19:48
adsCPM (Begg-Smith's company) do more than just pop-ups. They do browser hijackers and drive-by downloaders which constitute "unauthorised installation and/or access" to other people's computers.
That's the bit where they cross the line.
Posted by: Some Other Bruce | 19 February 2006 at 20:53
I thought it was simply ridicously this week when I saw John Coates on the TV claimimg that the Maple Leafed Aussie's win justified all the money the AOC had spent on a winter Olympics programme. What a load!
Posted by: Anthony from Chippendale | 19 February 2006 at 21:18
I must admit I was only distantly aware that the Olympics were on until I read this blog. And apparently we are having the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne now or soon.
Someone called Pitperson is slagging off some other sheila who can run pretty fast for a white lady. What the fuck is the world coming to when I don't give a shit about any of this?
Foxtel has this appalling ad with a lot of people who look like they escaped from a circus entreating me to not miss this ... it's all I can do to get to the remote before I scream. And one more thing - since when is ping fucking pong a real sport?
Posted by: youcancallmemeyer | 19 February 2006 at 23:09
The Commonwealth Games - snore.
Posted by: Tony.T | 20 February 2006 at 11:14
The C Games may well be worth watching if we are guaranteed the usual women's rowing/cycling/triathleting bitchfest. And bitch-slapping should be officially recognised with medals. Imagine the breathless live interviews straight after THAT particular competiton.
Posted by: Wicking | 20 February 2006 at 13:27
By 'breathless' I assume you mean the competitors.
Posted by: Tony.T | 20 February 2006 at 15:09
adsCPM (Begg-Smith's company) do more than just pop-ups. They do browser hijackers...
We have a winner.
Browser hijackers.
Begg-Smith should be dragged out to the nearest field and shot once in the back of the head. Send his family a bill for the bullet and all that.
Tad harsh?
Er, anyway, he's fucking slime. Fuck 'im.
Posted by: Big Ramifications | 21 February 2006 at 00:56
Probably not too harsh, Biggy Boy. My browser was hacked back in 2004 and it's a fucking pain. But pop-ups are just as annoying.
Posted by: Tony.T | 21 February 2006 at 10:44
Ice dancing to me is like a butch version of AFL; hockey's a good old biff-fest, but 7 tends to bung about 2 minutes of it on at 2am- a pox on their houses.
Posted by: PB | 21 February 2006 at 18:02
Yeah, I can handle the I-Hockey on those odd occasions I can follow the puck.
Posted by: Tony.T | 21 February 2006 at 18:47
I can never follow the fuck myself.
Posted by: youcancallmemeyer | 21 February 2006 at 19:15
That's a pity, Meyer. I guess "He shoots! He scores!" isn't up your alley then.
Posted by: Tony.T | 21 February 2006 at 19:41
I should be so lucky, Tony.T.
Posted by: youcancallmemeyer | 21 February 2006 at 21:46