Comments on: Winter Olympics Commentary: Career Changes http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691 Níl ann ach raiméis : It's nothing but nonsense Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:45:18 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Séamus Holohan http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1428 Séamus Holohan Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:09:29 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1428 Hi Rory, Well done in the Vasaloppet! I was delighted to see that there was at least one Irish competitor who had a good result. I found the conditions very tough but managed to avoid being disqualified. Keep up the good work! /Séamus Hi Rory,

Well done in the Vasaloppet! I was delighted to see that there was at least one Irish competitor who had a good result. I found the conditions very tough but managed to avoid being disqualified.

Keep up the good work!

/Séamus

]]> By: Emmet http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1379 Emmet Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:38:39 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1379 Hey Rory, well done. You seem to have almost finished 1st amongst the non ski mountain nations; and only 12 minutes slower than the Olympic gold medalist, over 15k, is pretty impressive. The closing cermony was amazing. The Italians certainly know how to put on a show. Those roller bladers with the flames throwers were pretty cool! So will you be continuing your progess at Vancouver in 2010? Where would you recommend giving it a go around Munich - is there anywhere really close? Hey Rory, well done. You seem to have almost finished 1st amongst the non ski mountain nations; and only 12 minutes slower than the Olympic gold medalist, over 15k, is pretty impressive.

The closing cermony was amazing. The Italians certainly know how to put on a show. Those roller bladers with the flames throwers were pretty cool!

So will you be continuing your progess at Vancouver in 2010?

Where would you recommend giving it a go around Munich – is there anywhere really close?

]]> By: Number one fans http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1360 Number one fans Sat, 25 Feb 2006 22:43:31 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1360 What an amazing experience the olympics has been. Just back after watching my wee brother Rory , yes THE Rory Morrish do us all proud. He smiled and kept us all going through the blizzard, and when it was all over he even bought his supporting fans, a motley group of 18 drinks and lunch afterwards. He has provided my seven year old and four year old with great inspiration and a memory which they will never forget. Going through the olympic village with him last Tuesday there was amazing warmth and friendship shown towards him and it is to his credit that he has acheived the status of an Olympian. There is glory for Rory at this olympics as he will carry the Irish flag with pride at the closing ceremony tomorrow Sunday 26th. (BBC 2 at 6.45pm) Keep smiling Rory, the whole world is watching and do another wee jig for us !! Caitriona and co in Poll na bPeist. What an amazing experience the olympics has been.

Just back after watching my wee brother Rory , yes THE Rory Morrish do us all proud.

He smiled and kept us all going through the blizzard, and when it was all over he even bought his supporting fans, a motley group of 18 drinks and lunch afterwards.

He has provided my seven year old and four year old with great inspiration and a memory which they will never forget.

Going through the olympic village with him last Tuesday there was amazing warmth and friendship shown towards him and it is to his credit that he has acheived the status of an Olympian.

There is glory for Rory at this olympics as he will carry the Irish flag with pride at the closing ceremony tomorrow Sunday 26th. (BBC 2 at 6.45pm)

Keep smiling Rory, the whole world is watching and do another wee jig for us !!

Caitriona and co in Poll na bPeist.

]]> By: Daithi http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1315 Daithi Wed, 22 Feb 2006 05:24:28 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1315 Hello Rory, Fair play to you pal. My hat is very much off to you.Speaking as the world's worst triathlete I know all about how important it is to simply finish the course.You can consider me definitely spurred though.You flew the flag and you represented us at the OLYMPIC GAMES F.F.S. and that is something wonderful.Well Done and I'd say never jack it in right now but I suspect I'd be preaching to the choir:) P.S. Ever notice when snow shuts down the big cities in the US that you'll ALWAYS see an x-country skier doggedly making their way to work? Hello Rory,
Fair play to you pal. My hat is very much off to you.Speaking as the world’s worst triathlete I know all about how important it is to simply finish the course.You can consider me definitely spurred though.You flew the flag and you represented us at the OLYMPIC GAMES F.F.S. and that is something wonderful.Well Done and I’d say never jack it in right now but I suspect I’d be preaching to the choir:)
P.S. Ever notice when snow shuts down the big cities in the US that you’ll ALWAYS see an x-country skier doggedly making their way to work?

]]> By: maca http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1305 maca Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:24:02 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1305 Mary, fyi, the post was just a piss take, ya shouldn't take anything too serious on this blog Mary, fyi, the post was just a piss take, ya shouldn’t take anything too serious on this blog

]]> By: mary coote http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1304 mary coote Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:08:04 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1304 Hi Rory Don't mind the begrudgers. I am proud of you and I speak as a Morrish - well nee Morrish. I didn;t know I had any relations in Ireland so your participation was worth it just for me to know that. I have lived here for over 30 years and happened on those mean comments as I was trying to find a way to contact you. I hope you keep doing what you obviously love doing and I am very proud of you. Incidentally, if there is some way I can contact you direct, I would love to find out if and how our families are related. Mind you, I think I sound like a bit of a weirdo!! I'm not - honestly Hi Rory
Don’t mind the begrudgers. I am proud of you and I speak as a Morrish – well nee Morrish. I didn;t know I had any relations in Ireland so your participation was worth it just for me to know that. I have lived here for over 30 years and happened on those mean comments as I was trying to find a way to contact you.
I hope you keep doing what you obviously love doing and I am very proud of you. Incidentally, if there is some way I can contact you direct, I would love to find out if and how our families are related. Mind you, I think I sound like a bit of a weirdo!! I’m not – honestly

]]> By: rory http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1290 rory Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:36:51 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1290 Hi, Thanks for your message! Seems like you're a bit of an expert in the ol' cross country skiing now so happy to go out in the tracks with you some time. The Ethopian has been skiing since he was 12 and is a skiing instructor in Wisconsin. The Argentinian lives & skis in the Pyrenees. I may not be at the top of the game in this sport but at least we're showing a face and participating. Hopefully it will spur some people off their derriere and into the sport to improve on what I've done up to now. I've been ploughing a loney furrow since I took up skiing 5 years ago so happy to help anyone interested in getting into the sport. By the way there is no shame in finishing last. Someone has to hold up the results list. And at least one has finished and completed the course. Some people pull out of a race if it goes badly to avoid finishing down in the results list, and that's a cop out. Hi,
Thanks for your message! Seems like you’re a bit of an expert in the ol’ cross country skiing now so happy to go out in the tracks with you some time. The Ethopian has been skiing since he was 12 and is a skiing instructor in Wisconsin. The Argentinian lives & skis in the Pyrenees. I may not be at the top of the game in this sport but at least we’re showing a face and participating. Hopefully it will spur some people off their derriere and into the sport to improve on what I’ve done up to now. I’ve been ploughing a loney furrow since I took up skiing 5 years ago so happy to help anyone interested in getting into the sport.
By the way there is no shame in finishing last. Someone has to hold up the results list. And at least one has finished and completed the course. Some people pull out of a race if it goes badly to avoid finishing down in the results list, and that’s a cop out.

]]> By: maca http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1279 maca Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:09:10 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1279 Spoil sport !! ;) Spoil sport !! ;)

]]> By: Mark Dowling http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1278 Mark Dowling Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:55:26 +0000 http://www.ssi-developer.net/rant/?p=691#comment-1278 bit harsh mate. Not only does ethopia have 12,000ft mountains (which I imagine some snow might go on from time to time - think Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya) but this guy studied in New York State - it's not exactly a "Cool Runnings" scenario... http://skiing.about.com/b/a/233483.htm The OCI should go recruiting for Irish-Canadians if they want Olympic medals. bit harsh mate.

Not only does ethopia have 12,000ft mountains (which I imagine some snow might go on from time to time – think Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya) but this guy studied in New York State – it’s not exactly a “Cool Runnings” scenario…
http://skiing.about.com/b/a/233483.htm

The OCI should go recruiting for Irish-Canadians if they want Olympic medals.

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