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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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Amazing turnaround from only 200k tickets sold to 1.6m sold now and the Opening Ceremony almost sold out.
I'll watch as much as I can tonight but will have to give up before the end this time.
I'm Last Leg watching now in preparation.
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Come on every single one them I'm disabled myself and having been called a crippel in the last couple of days in real life I need cheering up and need to stick two fingers up to the narrow minded people  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Come on every single one them I'm disabled myself and having been called a crippel in the last couple of days in real life I need cheering up and need to stick two fingers up to the narrow minded people "
Some people are a disgrace to humankind.
Take heart that the Paralympians can do more than your abusers could ever dream of achieving.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"have to say i am enjoying this opening ceremony better than the other one...."
I agree. It seems less overblown and slicker.
Unfortunately, the ad breaks on the athletes coming in is regrettable.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It was a good opening ceremony and in the end they light up the flame and the fireworks around the stadium was nice."
curis about do we have the most athletes?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It was a good opening ceremony and in the end they light up the flame and the fireworks around the stadium was nice.curis about do we have the most athletes?
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Yes gb might have the most, brazil did have many too. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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looking forward to seeing dame sarah storey...
if you want to know exactly how good she is.. at the 2012 olympic when they introduced the womens team pursuit.. it was going to be the same as men... 4 people over 4k...
in the year before the olympics, the UCI changed it so it would be 3 people over 3k....
you have all heard of laura trott, jo rowsall and danielle king..... the 4th person on that team would have been sarah storey |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"looking forward to seeing dame sarah storey...
if you want to know exactly how good she is.. at the 2012 olympic when they introduced the womens team pursuit.. it was going to be the same as men... 4 people over 4k...
in the year before the olympics, the UCI changed it so it would be 3 people over 3k....
you have all heard of laura trott, jo rowsall and danielle king..... the 4th person on that team would have been sarah storey"
I'm waiting for Sarah Storey.
So nice seeing the first GB Paralympic gold just now.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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Silver for Harriet Lee for the breaststroke.
We're doing really well tonight.
Am I the only person watching the Paralympics? I know it's not as popular as the Olympics but it does feel like Shag, Fabio and I are the only people interested.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Bethany Firth gets gold for backstroke and another world record. We also got bronze for Jessica-Jane Applegate.
It's a bumper night."
I will try to tune in what side is it BBC?sorry about that  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I love that so many of the athletes from other countries comment on Ch4's coverage.
Yeah. Including the kid from breaking bad lol. "
Well, as he's being paid to it'd be churlish not to. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Well done to the 15 year old swimmer ellie robinson who wins butterfly gold.
I missed that. Well done her.
I've just tuned in to the basketball and we appear to be winning.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"The Last Leg with Johnny Peacock in a tutu tonight is funny.
heres one for you is mental health classed as a disability?????whilst you watch "
I'm not really sure what you're asking.
Mental ill health isn't a paralympic classification but intellectual impairment is.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Think it is a t16 classification catergry  "
I don't know the classification tables. I know that I can't find T16 on the IPC site. I know I have never seen mental ill health listed but I have seen intellectual capacity.
I don't understand the point you are trying to make.
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By *alcon43Woman
over a year ago
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There are the Special Olympics for those with a mental disability - Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 5.3 million athletes and Unified Sports partners in nearly 170 countries.
Mental health issues are not the same eg depression, anxiety, addiction, etc.
I volunteered at the European Special Olympics held in Glasgow in 1990. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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To answer your question, yes I am sure that mental ill health is not the same as intellectual impairment. One is a developmental issue (for the Paralympics this must be impairment before age 18). The other is a chemical imbalance or reaction to a situation such as a bereavement.
I still don't know what point it is you are trying to make.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Well done to the 15 year old swimmer ellie robinson who wins butterfly gold.
I missed that. Well done her.
I've just tuned in to the basketball and we appear to be winning.
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That is good, was it a good game and did gb win? |
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"To answer your question, yes I am sure that mental ill health is not the same as intellectual impairment. One is a developmental issue (for the Paralympics this must be impairment before age 18). The other is a chemical imbalance or reaction to a situation such as a bereavement.
I still don't know what point it is you are trying to make.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"To answer your question, yes I am sure that mental ill health is not the same as intellectual impairment. One is a developmental issue (for the Paralympics this must be impairment before age 18). The other is a chemical imbalance or reaction to a situation such as a bereavement.
I still don't know what point it is you are trying to make.
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Again, what does that mean? I give up.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"To answer your question, yes I am sure that mental ill health is not the same as intellectual impairment. One is a developmental issue (for the Paralympics this must be impairment before age 18). The other is a chemical imbalance or reaction to a situation such as a bereavement.
I still don't know what point it is you are trying to make.
Again, what does that mean? I give up.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"To answer your question, yes I am sure that mental ill health is not the same as intellectual impairment. One is a developmental issue (for the Paralympics this must be impairment before age 18). The other is a chemical imbalance or reaction to a situation such as a bereavement.
I still don't know what point it is you are trying to make.
Again, what does that mean? I give up.
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sorry i thought its all about the brain mentaly |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"To answer your question, yes I am sure that mental ill health is not the same as intellectual impairment. One is a developmental issue (for the Paralympics this must be impairment before age 18). The other is a chemical imbalance or reaction to a situation such as a bereavement.
I still don't know what point it is you are trying to make.
Again, what does that mean? I give up.
sorry i thought its all about the brain mentaly"
the mind ....hmmm it is a minefield too |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"To answer your question, yes I am sure that mental ill health is not the same as intellectual impairment. One is a developmental issue (for the Paralympics this must be impairment before age 18). The other is a chemical imbalance or reaction to a situation such as a bereavement.
I still don't know what point it is you are trying to make.
Again, what does that mean? I give up.
sorry i thought its all about the brain mentaly the mind ....hmmm it is a minefield too "
You can be an academic genius physicist with depression but probably not with development delay and intellectual impairment.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Watching the wheelchair race makes me think of Ben Hur.
Dave Weir needs to qualify.
And, apologies for the shocking apostrophe in my last post.
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fittie elly another gold in the pool breast strike love it lol  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Watching the wheelchair race makes me think of Ben Hur.
Dave Weir needs to qualify.
And, apologies for the shocking apostrophe in my last post.
fittie elly another gold in the pool breast strike love it lol "
stroke lol... |
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"Let's hope thetmy remove the bit where the free falling midget hits the car. 
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Just my sick little joke...this actually happened a few days ago..a lady skydiver's parachute failed to open properly. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Let's hope thetmy remove the bit where the free falling midget hits the car.
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Just my sick little joke...this actually happened a few days ago..a lady skydiver's parachute failed to open properly. "
The woman in County Durham? That sounded pretty horrific.
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Yeah...heard some detailed accounts which suggest she was unconcious from the spin...which probably sealed her fate as she was unable to untangle and use reserve. But she probably was unaware at point of impact. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Yes, I have been watching as much as I can stay awake for and it has been absolutely brilliant Lickety hasn't it "
I'm so glad someone else has been watching. It's felt like I'm talking to myself on here.
I miss too much due to work and it just doesn't have the same catch up on the morning news. It's such as shame as there has been some outstanding moments.
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"Yes, I have been watching as much as I can stay awake for and it has been absolutely brilliant Lickety hasn't it
I'm so glad someone else has been watching. It's felt like I'm talking to myself on here.
I miss too much due to work and it just doesn't have the same catch up on the morning news. It's such as shame as there has been some outstanding moments.
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I'm a night owl anyway and have been egging all the competitors on anyway no matter whatever nationality they are x |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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I'm a night owl anyway and have been egging all the competitors on anyway no matter whatever nationality they are x"
I've been doing that for the smaller, developing countries. The one legged high jump was just amazing to watch.
Our team, fantastic as they are, have funding, kit and great training facilities. All of that shows in the medal haul. |
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I'm a night owl anyway and have been egging all the competitors on anyway no matter whatever nationality they are x
I've been doing that for the smaller, developing countries. The one legged high jump was just amazing to watch.
Our team, fantastic as they are, have funding, kit and great training facilities. All of that shows in the medal haul."
Yeah I suppose they do, but it's good that quite a few world records were broken as well |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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I'm a night owl anyway and have been egging all the competitors on anyway no matter whatever nationality they are x
I've been doing that for the smaller, developing countries. The one legged high jump was just amazing to watch.
Our team, fantastic as they are, have funding, kit and great training facilities. All of that shows in the medal haul.
Yeah I suppose they do, but it's good that quite a few world records were broken as well "
And another one for Hannah Russell just now.  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Another world record in the 4x100 metres swimming relay. Well done ladies
I've just got in so I missed it all tonight.
Have you been a dirty stop out young lady? "
Nothing dirty at all - just muddle aged women drinking and talking about our bits.
Liam Malone on The Last Leg is hilarious.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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The Last Leg has really been back to it's original best doing the Paralympics.
I also really liked the signed ad break the other day.
It's the two Ellies in the pool tonight and then it's all almost over. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"With 4 days left, they have won more than they thought they would, so far about 128 medals, that is more than they won last time in london."
Shag, it ends tomorrow. It's shorter than the Olympics.
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"With 4 days left, they have won more than they thought they would, so far about 128 medals, that is more than they won last time in london.
Shag, it ends tomorrow. It's shorter than the Olympics.
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well there has been a lot of investment funding.... |
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"The Last Leg has really been back to it's original best doing the Paralympics.
I also really liked the signed ad break the other day.
It's the two Ellies in the pool tonight and then it's all almost over. "
I liked the ad with Jack Whitehall where Ellie says "Don't come near me with that"  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"The Last Leg has really been back to it's original best doing the Paralympics.
I also really liked the signed ad break the other day.
It's the two Ellies in the pool tonight and then it's all almost over.
I liked the ad with Jack Whitehall where Ellie says "Don't come near me with that" "
The Maltesers ads have been very good too.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Last Leg has really been back to it's original best doing the Paralympics.
I also really liked the signed ad break the other day.
It's the two Ellies in the pool tonight and then it's all almost over.
I liked the ad with Jack Whitehall where Ellie says "Don't come near me with that" "
she's the perfect size for me to she's gonna get it tonight...  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"With 4 days left, they have won more than they thought they would, so far about 128 medals, that is more than they won last time in london.
Shag, it ends tomorrow. It's shorter than the Olympics.
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I see and yes, the closing ceremony will be a good one too. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"With 4 days left, they have won more than they thought they would, so far about 128 medals, that is more than they won last time in london.
Shag, it ends tomorrow. It's shorter than the Olympics.
I see and yes, the closing ceremony will be a good one too."
been very intersting |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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I've really enjoyed these games. All the reports have been that these have saved the games this year, with more people at some events than they had for the Olympics.
I won't be able to see the whole of the closing ceremony but well done Rio for pulling it off, Ch4 for showing such a variety of the events, The Last Leg and event the special adverts.
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"The Last Leg has really been back to it's original best doing the Paralympics.
I also really liked the signed ad break the other day.
It's the two Ellies in the pool tonight and then it's all almost over.
I liked the ad with Jack Whitehall where Ellie says "Don't come near me with that"
The Maltesers ads have been very good too.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Last Leg has really been back to it's original best doing the Paralympics.
I also really liked the signed ad break the other day.
It's the two Ellies in the pool tonight and then it's all almost over.
I liked the ad with Jack Whitehall where Ellie says "Don't come near me with that"
The Maltesers ads have been very good too.
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sorry I missed the cermonny I was
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