a tiny gymnastics note

[fox]

I suppose this is a spoiler, so I shall cut it.

You were not imagining things:  you did in fact just hear that gymnast, the taller dark-haired one whose name I can't remember (there's the noisy little one named Jonathan, the tall redhead named Justin, the medium-sized dark-haired one whose name I can't remember, the Chinese kid named Kevin, the Indian kid named Raj, and the Russian kid named Sascha -- in roughly that order of precedence, now that I think about it) say "Never give up, never surrender".  It happened.  Oh, you crazy gymnastics kids, how popular culture permeates all the way through to you even though you can't possibly ever have time to go to the movies.

Comments

[angevin2.livejournal.com]

The guy you can't remember is Joe, IIRC.

And yay Galaxy Quest refs!

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

I thought it might be another J name, but I just. couldn't. come up with it. :-)

[sanj.livejournal.com]

*BEAM*

Oh, boys.

Also, are you watching the women's tomorrow, and if so, can I come over?

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

Are you banished from your own living room? That kind of blows. I shall choose to believe that if I said you couldn't come watch it here, you could watch it at home, and Herself could go to her own room and close the door if she preferred not to witness it. :-P But yes, although my place is still kind of a total disaster, you're welcome to come and join me. I believe the evening stuff starts at 8; I'll probably be home around 6, but have to call my folks, which I failed to do yesterday.

[sanj.livejournal.com]

Herself did, in fact, go to hr room, and I could certainly watch whatever on the TV if I wished. We live in a democracy over here, no fear. ;)

But when one is truly excited by an athlete's performance, one likes to squee a bit, and it's nice to share the squee with someone who gets it, rather than interrupt one's quietly reading roommate with yet another tedious development in Olympic history.

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

:-D

We could even order a pizza, if we felt like it.

[jacquez.livejournal.com]

I heard that, blinked, and thought "where do I know that from?" but I was really tired and just went to bed, and this morning I was convinced I had dreamed it. Glad to know I didn't!

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

Independent confirmation of nonsense you hear on television is just one more service we offer. :-)