OT: 119th Obsequious Banter Thread: April Foods Day

[Rebels57]

I'm pretty sure it has been just this season, which started at the beginning of September. I only picked up on it last week because I saw someone reply to his post mentioning he played in a game where we got 10 goaled. If it wasn't catching the quoted post, I skipped last his actual post, we would probably still have no idea

Where do you guys play?

 

[ellja3]

This is a long shot, but... Has anyone here been to Olympics of any sort and have any idea what to expect re: hospitality package pricing? I signed up (and paid a refundable deposit) to get personalized offers for Milano 2026 (will focus on hockey, of course) and seems like the hospitality package sales will open soon.

 

[ajgoal]

This is a long shot, but... Has anyone here been to Olympics of any sort and have any idea what to expect re: hospitality package pricing? I signed up (and paid a refundable deposit) to get personalized offers for Milano 2026 (will focus on hockey, of course) and seems like the hospitality package sales will open soon.

I think @Appleyard has been to them maybe?

 

[Rebels57]

I think @Appleyard has been to them maybe?

@Appleyard is the Olympics

 

[Appleyard]

I think @Appleyard has been to them maybe?

I have not... though I know a few people who worked at Olympics and also people involved in the IOC...

I will see if can get some info.

 

[ellja3]

I have not... though I know a few people who worked at Olympics and also people involved in the IOC...

I will see if can get some info.

Damn, @Rebels57 , you were right

 

[Embiid]

So I saw my first concert at the PPL Center in Allentown Monday night. Pretty nice venue for concerts. Duran Duran was also surprisingly still good...thoroughly enjoyed the show..

 

[Cody Webster]

Where do you guys play?

The Campus in Downingtown

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

This is a long shot, but... Has anyone here been to Olympics of any sort and have any idea what to expect re: hospitality package pricing? I signed up (and paid a refundable deposit) to get personalized offers for Milano 2026 (will focus on hockey, of course) and seems like the hospitality package sales will open soon.

I didn't have to travel for the Olympics in 2010, but event tickets were done by lottery. No idea about the hospitality aspect.

One thing to note for 2010 was that Visa was a marquee sponsor, so tickets could only be purchased using Visa credit cards. If you only had Mastercard, then you wouldn't have been able to get tickets.

I ended up getting tickets to Czechia/Slovakia and Finald/Belarus round robin hockey games. Based on where I got picked in the lottery, all Canada, USA, and medal round tickets were long gone.

We went to some other events, too, but the best part of the Olympic experience for me was going to the country houses and watching events on big screens where those countries were medal hopefuls... like going to the Dutch House and watching speed skating. So even if you can't get to live events that you wanted, make sure you pop into the country houses for a fun experience.

 

[ellja3]

I didn't have to travel for the Olympics in 2010, but event tickets were done by lottery. No idea about the hospitality aspect.

One thing to note for 2010 was that Visa was a marquee sponsor, so tickets could only be purchased using Visa credit cards. If you only had Mastercard, then you wouldn't have been able to get tickets.

I ended up getting tickets to Czechia/Slovakia and Finald/Belarus round robin hockey games. Based on where I got picked in the lottery, all Canada, USA, and medal round tickets were long gone.

We went to some other events, too, but the best part of the Olympic experience for me was going to the country houses and watching events on big screens where those countries were medal hopefuls... like going to the Dutch House and watching speed skating. So even if you can't get to live events that you wanted, make sure you pop into the country houses for a fun experience.

Thanks a ton for taking your time to write this! I will visit country houses for sure.

I spent 200eur (refundable) to get early access:

As a Priority Access client, your deposit means you'll have the exclusive opportunity to select from Ticket-Inclusive Hospitality packages and Ticket-Inclusive Overnight packages ahead of the general public.

Otherwise, yes - as you stated - it's lottery-based.

The goal is getting to all Latvian hockey team group stage games. Then it gets tricky because you can't get tickets to exact 1/8 final game with Team Latvia playing as you don't know where they will qualify right?

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Thanks a ton for taking your time to write this! I will visit country houses for sure.

I spent 200eur (refundable) to get early access:

As a Priority Access client, your deposit means you'll have the exclusive opportunity to select from Ticket-Inclusive Hospitality packages and Ticket-Inclusive Overnight packages ahead of the general public.

Otherwise, yes - as you stated - it's lottery-based.

The goal is getting to all Latvian hockey team group stage games. Then it gets tricky because you can't get tickets to exact 1/8 final game with Team Latvia playing as you don't know where they will qualify right?

Yeah, the medal round is a crap shoot because it depends on where teams finish in their groups.

In 2010, Canada was expected to win their group, but finished second to the USA and ended up on the other side of the bracket. Those that paid for Canada's expected path to the gold medal game got to watch the US advance to the Final instead.