London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

cocoshovel

Im looking forward to this, and I would definitely attend if the tickets werent so expensive etc. I must find a livestream or something of all the events. Anybody know if there is one anywhere?

Im not sure what my favorite events are, but I love the weightlifting and swimming. The other pool sports are pretty deadly too, like diving.

westendgirlie

the red button on bbc

kfallon

The Olympic torch is gonna be on Eastenders tonight apparently :rolleyes:

westendgirlie

Wot you fink its all porkies?

8 minute segment of eastenders tonight is live when Billy Mitchell is really part of the torch relay.

kfallon

westendgirlie wrote: »

Wot you fink its all porkies?

8 minute segment of eastenders tonight is live when Billy Mitchell is really part of the torch relay.

I know it's true.

And Russell Brand and Dawn French doing a duet at the closing ceremony, oh lord!

westendgirlie

I was thinking today how you could have an olympic sweepstake. The only idea I could come up with was a league table.

There are 204 countries participating. Your league would consist of 10 countries randomly chosen. The winner having most medals overall.

Nobody at work was interested

kfallon

westendgirlie wrote: »

I was thinking today how you could have an olympic sweepstake. The only idea I could come up with was a league table.

There are 204 countries participating. Your league would consist of 10 countries randomly chosen. The winner having most medals overall.

Nobody at work was interested

Yeah it's too tough to do, not even sure how you would attempt an Olympic competition. Fair play for trying tho

token101

I'm sure it's probably already been mentioned, but how the f*ck did McDonalds manage to ensure that no one else can serve chips during the games? What if I set up a rectangular potato wedges stand?

Mysteriouschic

I can't wait for the olympics. i'm looking forward to watching the swimming,diving, athletics, football,gymastics and canoeing . There may be others but these are the ones I'm most looking forward to watching .

kfallon

token101 wrote: »

I'm sure it's probably already been mentioned, but how the f*ck did McDonalds manage to ensure that no one else can serve chips during the games? What if I set up a rectangular potato wedges stand?

Same for most big sporting events, only Carlsberg was on sale in the Euro zones I'd imagine in Poland and Ukraine. Be the same in 2014 at the World Cup with Budweiser.

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

I can't wait for the olympics. i'm looking forward to watching the swimming,diving, athletics, football,gymastics and canoeing . There may be others but these are the ones I'm most looking forward to watching .

I can't wait to see a Bulgarian weightlifter's snatch :pac:
Need to stop making that joke :rolleyes:

westendgirlie

Ooooh I have found a random number generator site so I am gonna do a league table for myself.

Anyone else interested?

kfallon

westendgirlie wrote: »

Ooooh I have found a random number generator site so I am gonna do a league table for myself.

Anyone else interested?

Do we have to pay to enter?

As an actress said to a bishop

westendgirlie

Is that your line of the day ?

No entry fee. Let's see who else may be interested and then beg a mod to hold and jumble the list of countries. Then we PM them our 10 numbers.

Any other ideas how to do this?

kfallon

westendgirlie wrote: »

Is that your line of the day ?

No entry fee. Let's see who else may be interested and then beg a mod to hold and jumble the list of countries. Then we PM them our 10 numbers.

Any other ideas how to do this?

Stick me down for it anyway, will give me a country to follow for the duration besides Ireland. If we could get 20 people that would be a nice number.

Stheno

Love the Olympics, hoping to get to see some of it

who the fug

Sweet

some more here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/83284674@N05/

Can't even walk to work now with having to make a detour.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Is there even a remote chance of an Irish athlete medaling in a Track and Field event? Any previews I read write them all off as no hopers but maybe somebody on here has a better insight.

Mysteriouschic

When does the olympics start?

DEFTLEFTHAND

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

When does the olympics start?

Saturday morning. The opening ceremony is Friday evening.

who the fug

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

When does the olympics start?

Friday I think

Mint Sauce

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

When does the olympics start?

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Saturday morning. The opening ceremony is Friday evening.

who the fug wrote: »

Friday I think

Due to the huge number of events it actually starts wednesday afternoon with two matches in womens football, another two matches on thursday, archery (i think) friday morning, then the opening ceremony friday night at 9pm.

who the fug

irish-stew wrote: »

Due to the huge number of events it actually starts wednesday afternoon with two matches in womens football, another two matches on thursday, archery (i think) friday morning, then the opening ceremony friday night at 9pm.

Any idea when it ends , so I can find something else to bitch about

Pherekydes

Katie Taylor announced as flag bearer.

I hope she's not too tired after that! :pac:

foxyboxer

Beautiful Gold.

So-so Silver.

Shameful Bronze.

I will be enjoying the Athletics and Swimming with my takeaway McDonalds drowned down with refreshing Coca Cola.

Pherekydes

foxyboxer wrote: »

Beautiful Gold.

So-so Silver.

Shameful Bronze.

Subscribe to the American way of thinking? Second place is first loser. :pac:

kfallon

Glad to hear that Katie carries the flag, that guy who posted that thread/rant about her this morning will be delighted

Run_to_da_hills

Pherekydes wrote: »

Katie Taylor announced as flag bearer.

I hope she's not too tired after that! :pac:

As long as it's not a false flag. :pac:

Mint Sauce

The GB Womans football team has had a winning start to their campaign, beating NZ 1-0 at the Millennium Stadium.

5 other matches in the Womans competition today...

17:00 - Japan 2 - 1 Canada
17:00 - United States 4 - 2 France
18:45 - Cameroon v Brazil
19:45 - Sweden v South Africa
19:45 - Colombia v DPR Korea

8 Matches in the Mens Competition tomorrow in including Great Britain v Senegal at 8pm at Old Trafford.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Will the men's football be televised tomorrow?

Mint Sauce

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Will the men's football be televised tomorrow?

The Beeb are showing some of it, definatly the GB game though. RTE showing from the opening cerermony onwards.