Clarifications on the olympics

BrewedCrew · 02-20-2006, 05:19 PM

Ok i keep scrolling through my tv guide and i keep passing by XX olympic games i have no idea what the XX means is it the 20th olympics or winter olympics? that doesnt really sound right is it the 20th time it has been in Torino?

and another thing where the hell is Torino? Im looking on a map and i cant find it is it in Italy, France???

I have very little knowledge of the olympics and/or geography

anybody? just curious

mlyons · 02-20-2006, 05:32 PM

It's the twentieth winter Olympics. Torino (better known as Turin) is in the northern part of Italy.

tim_uwrf · 02-20-2006, 05:33 PM

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It's the twentieth winter Olympics. Torino (better known as Turin) is in the northern part of Italy.

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BrewedCrew · 02-20-2006, 05:34 PM

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It's the twentieth winter Olympics. Torino (better known as Turin) is in the northern part of Italy.

so there is only been 20 winter Olympics then how many summer ones have they had?

Erik W. · 02-20-2006, 05:37 PM

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so there is only been 20 winter Olympics then how many summer ones have they had?

28.

theasfl · 02-20-2006, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BrewedCrew

so there is only been 20 winter Olympics then how many summer ones have they had?

1896 to 2004 minus WWI and WWII = 28.

BrewedCrew · 02-20-2006, 05:50 PM

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1896 to 2004 minus WWI and WWII = 28.

then what is the XX for that means 20 in roman numerals

ihatenames · 02-20-2006, 05:52 PM

X in roman numerals means 10.

J_CROCE · 02-20-2006, 05:53 PM

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then what is the XX for that means 20 in roman numerals

He was talking about the summer Olympics in that comment.

Are you hopelessly ill-informed or just too intellectually lazy to follow a conversation?

Erik W. · 02-20-2006, 06:08 PM

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then what is the XX for that means 20 in roman numerals

YOU asked how many Summer Olympics there have been. We answered. Good lord.

mlyons · 02-20-2006, 06:18 PM

Winter Olympics are numbered separately from Summer Olympics.

KurtBevacqua · 02-20-2006, 06:20 PM

And the XL in Super Bowl XL means 40, because L is 50 in Roman, and the X preceding the L means 10 before 50. And to cut off that obvious question, 50-10=40. And the 4 before the zero means 4 times 10 which means 40. To give you a better picture of what that exactly means add 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+ 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1

All those ones added up equals 40. And just in case you were going to ask, each one of those ones represents an individual Super Bowl game. And just in case you were going to ask, since the year of our Lord 1967, something called the National Football League, which governs the American game called football, not to be confused with the international game football (they are quite different games), made an agreement to have its champion team meet the winner of another league called the American Football League in a final championship game later known as the Super Bowl. Which incidentally got its name from a toy. Is there anything else you need clarified?

Xenimus0 · 02-20-2006, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by KurtBevacqua

And the XL in Super Bowl XL means 40, because L is 50 in Roman, and the X preceding the L means 10 before 50. And to cut off that obvious question, 50-10=40. And the 4 before the zero means 4 times 10 which means 40. To give you a better picture of what that exactly means add 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+ 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1

All those ones added up equals 40. And just in case you were going to ask, each one of those ones represents an individual Super Bowl game. And just in case you were going to ask, since the year of our Lord 1967, something called the National Football League, which governs the American game called football, not to be confused with the international game football (they are quite different games), made an agreement to have its champion team meet the winner of another league called the American Football League in a final championship game later known as the Super Bowl. Which incidentally got its name from a toy. Is there anything else you need clarified?

I thought XL meant extra large?

Jeremy Weimer · 02-20-2006, 06:50 PM

Maybe BrewedCrew needs to lay off the brew a little bit.

abailey3313 · 02-20-2006, 06:52 PM

Just to clarify, the Olympics still suck.

KurtBevacqua · 02-20-2006, 06:56 PM

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Just to clarify, the Olympics still suck.

But why is there a Y in the word Olympics when it sounds like an I? Is that another Roman numeral, and if so, what does it stand for?

abailey3313 · 02-20-2006, 07:07 PM

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But why is there a Y in the word Olympics when it sounds like an I? Is that another Roman numeral, and if so, what does it stand for?

I read somewhere that the "Y" is representative of the question "why in the hell would anyone watch this crap?"

Then again, the Roman numeral for "I" equals "1". So if you typed that out you'd get "Ol1mpics", which hardly looks correct. I think I'll submit a recommendation for a permanent change to a more simple looking "0l1|\/|p1c5".

thomasthomas · 02-20-2006, 07:10 PM

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and another thing where the hell is Torino? Im looking on a map and i cant find it is it in Italy, France???

NW Italy, just east of France and south of Switzerland.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...6265,44.296875

You can get really detailed views of the different venues on the satellite photos.

tim_uwrf · 02-20-2006, 07:14 PM

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I read somewhere that the "Y" is representative of the question "why in the hell would anyone watch this crap?"

I guess I'm in the minority, but I enjoy watching the olympics.

abailey3313 · 02-20-2006, 07:18 PM

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I guess I'm in the minority, but I enjoy watching the olympics.

I've reported this post due to the inappropriate combination of the words "I enjoy watching the Olympics".

02-20-2006, 05:19 PM	#1
BrewedCrew Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 414	Clarifications on the olympics Ok i keep scrolling through my tv guide and i keep passing by XX olympic games i have no idea what the XX means is it the 20th olympics or winter olympics? that doesnt really sound right is it the 20th time it has been in Torino? and another thing where the hell is Torino? Im looking on a map and i cant find it is it in Italy, France??? I have very little knowledge of the olympics and/or geography anybody? just curious __________________

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mlyons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,725	It's the twentieth winter Olympics. Torino (better known as Turin) is in the northern part of Italy. __________________ Things can always be worse.

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mlyons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,725	Winter Olympics are numbered separately from Summer Olympics. __________________ Things can always be worse.

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KurtBevacqua Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,968	And the XL in Super Bowl XL means 40, because L is 50 in Roman, and the X preceding the L means 10 before 50. And to cut off that obvious question, 50-10=40. And the 4 before the zero means 4 times 10 which means 40. To give you a better picture of what that exactly means add 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+ 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1 All those ones added up equals 40. And just in case you were going to ask, each one of those ones represents an individual Super Bowl game. And just in case you were going to ask, since the year of our Lord 1967, something called the National Football League, which governs the American game called football, not to be confused with the international game football (they are quite different games), made an agreement to have its champion team meet the winner of another league called the American Football League in a final championship game later known as the Super Bowl. Which incidentally got its name from a toy. Is there anything else you need clarified? __________________ "The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man" - William Graham Sumner

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abailey3313 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,718	Just to clarify, the Olympics still suck. __________________