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Old 02-04-2014, 07:24 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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$50B spent, one day to go... and still the hotels in Sochi are barely ready for human occupancy.

Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences

I'm sure the Russian government's response will be to block Twitter.
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Old 02-04-2014, 07:29 PM
 
Location: Florida
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$50B spent, one day to go... and still the hotels in Sochi are barely ready for human occupancy.

Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences

I'm sure the Russian government's response will be to block Twitter.
LOL. Everyone is always talking about the good old days, but Russia actually takes you back to them. Some things never change.
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Old 02-05-2014, 10:14 AM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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First-world military power and mafia prevalence.
Third-world in everything else.
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Old 02-05-2014, 11:46 AM
 
Location: ATL & LA
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This is going to be a very interesting Olympics, that's for sure!
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Old 02-05-2014, 01:25 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Ok, I thought the yellow water and bee in the honey packet were funny but:

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Old 02-05-2014, 01:41 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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I'm not sure what the person in the bottom right is doing.
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Old 02-05-2014, 01:59 PM
 
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Russia will never get another Olympics again after this debacle.

Did anyone notice how empty and devoid of any people or activity the background was when the Today show interviewed from Sochi? Creepy. This hotel debacle fits the picture. It reminded me of an abandoned city, Chernobyl anyone?
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Old 02-05-2014, 02:08 PM
 
Location: On the corner of Grey Street
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They really don't seem prepared AT ALL. Might be interesting for sure.
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Old 02-05-2014, 02:11 PM
 
Location: The 12th State
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Strays dogs are a problem too.
Sochi Officials Order Poisoning Of City's Large Stray Dog Population Before Olympics - YouTube
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Old 02-05-2014, 02:35 PM
 
Location: La Jolla, CA
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While there's no way of knowing for sure, it seems unlikely that Austria or South Korea would have bungled anything so spectacularly.
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