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[hckošice 14,825]

3 hours ago, Dmitry said:

They need this manual:

Australia ≠ Austria
Slovakia ≠ Slovenia
Iraq ≠ Iran
Sweden ≠ Switzerland
Dominican Republic ≠ Dominica

 

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GUM / GUA

ISV / IVB

THA / TPE

 

[bestmen 2,818]

Etna wakening yesterday for the first time after 10 years

 

[dcro 10,210]

8 hours ago, Quasit said:

Probably because of the IOC code. When they see BUR, they think of Burundi first.

 

Call me old fashioned, but I'd say the sports commentators should be better than that.

[dcro 10,210]

7 hours ago, hckosice said:

 

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GUM / GUA

ISV / IVB

THA / TPE

 

 

+ countries like BIZ or VIN which they just skip because they have no clue what that is.

[hckošice 14,825]

Just now, dcro said:

 

+ countries like BIZ or VIN which they just skip because they have no clue what that is.

 

and my favorites moments of all games are when the commentators names athletes representing Lebanon and athletes representing a certain North African country, trust me but once I even heard a sprinter being introduced as Libyan  

[hckošice 14,825]

+ once I heard a athlete being introdruced as a competitor from Montserrat.

[Dmitry 92]

I remember that commentator prefer just to ignore athletes from     at the swimming world championships.

[heywoodu 15,141]

On 25/12/2018 at 21:57, Dmitry said:

I remember that commentator prefer just to ignore athletes from     at the swimming world championships.

Those heats are not even shown here   (unless Eurosport shows it and former swimmer Inge Dekker is the co-commentator and gets all giggly and confused with the main commentator about these nations  )

Edited December 27, 2018 by heywoodu

[bestmen 2,818]

France: after riots of workers ,'the yellow vests' , the police 'bleu gyros' here is 'the red pens' of teachers is born 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 28, 2018 by bestmen

[Griff88 1,952]

On 26/12/2018 at 03:46, hckosice said:

+ once I heard a athlete being introdruced as a competitor from Montserrat.

That's just absurd. It's Indonesia!

 

But anyway, the IOC code BRN is famous for making commentators mistaking it for Brunei (it should be Bahrain).