Olympics or Adlympics
08-14-04 | 09:23 AM
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Olympics or Adlympics
So I'm trying to get the schedule for all the cycling events and I'm getting pissed because the whole site is slow and cumbersome and all of a sudden I'm staring down the barrel of a full screen chicken mcnugget commercial. I suspect that the games will be littered by more ads than content. I'm sick of constantly being bombarded by advertisements. Is the only refuge in books? I'm surprised the marketers haven't started printing ads on toilet paper in public restrooms yet. I can see it now "Welcome to Cincinnati, using Charmin makes you happy!" or how about "When you're in the Big Apple and your ass is filled with crapple just remember to thank Snapple for the paper to clean your craphole." To top it all off I never did get the schedule.
08-14-04 | 10:00 AM
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08-14-04 | 03:19 PM
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Remeber, those McNuggets are something to fear....wasnt it a McNugget in spicy mmustard that wont the shot put back in 84? And lets not forget carl lewis was really a McNugget in disguise...
...Really the are everywhere....i welcome my McNugget overlords.
...Really the are everywhere....i welcome my McNugget overlords.
08-15-04 | 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by miles305
someone on the track cycling subforum did all of the research for us and posted it.take a look there. cheers!
Jim
Edit: Wow, a text file sent as an attachment seems to disagree with my browser ... here it is:
Olympic Cycling Schedule
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Day 1: Saturday, August 14, 2004
Cycling
Time[ATHENS] Event
12:45 p.m. Men's Road Race
Day 2: Sun, August 15, 2004
Cycling
Time[ATHENS] Event
3:00 p.m. Women's Road Race
Day 5: Wed, August 18, 2004
Cycling
Time[ATHENS] Event
1:00 p.m. Women's Time Trial
3:00 p.m. Men's Time Trial
Day 7: Fri, August 20, 2004
Cycling
Time[ATHENS] Event
4:30 p.m. Men's Individual Pursuit Qualifying
5:15 p.m. Women's 500m Time Trial Final
5:55 p.m. Men's Kilometer Time Trial Final
6:55 p.m. Men's Individual Pursuit Semifinals
Day 8: Sat, August 21, 2004
Cycling
Time[ATHENS] Event
4:30 p.m. Men's Team Sprint Qualifying
4:50 p.m. Women's Individual Pursuit Qualifying
5:25 p.m. Men's Team Sprint First Round
5:40 p.m. Men's Individual Pursuit Final
6:05 p.m. Men's Team Sprint Final
6:25 p.m. Women's Individual Pursuit First Round
Day 9: Sun, August 22, 2004
Cycling
Time[ATHENS] Event
9:00 a.m. Women's Sprint Qualifying (200m)
9:15 a.m. Men's Sprint Qualifying (200m)
9:35 a.m. Men's Team Pursuit Qualifying
4:30 p.m. Women's Sprint 1/8 Finals
4:50 p.m. Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals
5:40 p.m. Women's Individual Pursuit Final
6:00 p.m. Men's Sprint 1/8 Finals
6:20 p.m. Men's Team Pursuit First Round
Day 10: Mon, August 23, 2004
Cycling
Time[ATHENS] Event
4:30 p.m. Women's Sprint Quarterfinals
4:45 p.m. Men's Sprint Final
5:05 p.m. Men's Sprint Quarterfinals
5:30 p.m. Men's Team Pursuit Final
Day 11: Tue, August 24, 2004
Cycling
Time[ATHENS] Event
4:30 p.m. Women's Sprint Semifinals
4:40 p.m. Men's Sprint Semifinals
4:50 p.m. Women's Sprint Final
5:30 p.m. Men's Points Race Final
6:30 p.m. Men's Sprint Final
Day 12: Wed, August 25, 2004
Cycling
Time[ATHENS] Event
4:30 p.m. Men's Keirin First Round
4:45 p.m. Women's Points Race Final
Men's Keirin Second Round
6:00 p.m. Men's Madison Final
7:00 p.m. Men's Keirin Final
Day 14: Fri, August 27, 2004
Cycling
Time[ATHENS] Event
11:00 a.m. Women's Mountain Biking
Day 15: Sat, August 28, 2004
Cycling
Time[ATHENS] Event
11:00 a.m. Men's Mountain Biking
Last edited by jimv; 08-15-04 at 01:01 AM.
08-15-04 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by skitbraviking
Or how about tampon's with ads? They could be color coded and their design could coordinate with both before and after use?
I'm sorry...
08-15-04 | 10:01 AM
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They could apply the whole eXtreme ad philosophy where everything is eXtreme because eXtreme is a buzz word and it'll sell if it is eXtreme. Tampax eXtreme flow. Of course eXtreme would be in a font that looked like lightning bolts or something. The commercial would be some pissed off punk rock girl yelling at a bumbling cashier "Hurry up!!! Damn it! Don't you know how to work that register?!" and the narrator chimes "a new product designed for you eXtreme lifestyle, new Tampex X-treme." and fade to black as you hear punk rock girl belting and flooring the cashier. I should be in marketing.
08-16-04 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by MKRG
I'm surprised the marketers haven't started printing ads on toilet paper in public restrooms yet. I can see it now "Welcome to Cincinnati, using Charmin makes you happy!" or how about "When you're in the Big Apple and your ass is filled with crapple just remember to thank Snapple for the paper to clean your craphole." To top it all off I never did get the schedule.
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