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London 2012 - Will you go?

jumpguy

So the Olympics are back in London for the third time in 2012 (correct me if I'm wrong). The closest they've been to Ireland in a long time. I know it's only 2009 but there was a piece in the news there about it. They've made a train called the Javeline that travels in and out of the station.

Anyway, I've always been a big fan of the olympics. What's better than watching the best people in the world at some random event? From weight lifting to boxing to swimming, the olympics is good stuff. A nice break from watching soccer, football and rugby matchs 24/7 and nothing else.
So to get to the point, what do you think about the olympics, and will you go to 2012?

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genericguy

no.

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jumpguy wrote: »

What's better than watching the best people in the world at some random event?

Loads of other things, milkshakes for example.

jumpguy

genericguy wrote: »

no.

Thank you for that awesome reply. I thank you for putting alot of thought into it. I hope you reap the thanks you deserve.

Biggins

Heck no.
I'll still be stuck in the queue for Ikea!

dsmythy

jumpguy wrote: »

Thank you for that awesome reply. I thank you for putting alot of thought into it. I hope you reap the thanks you deserve.

Hell i thanked him :pac:

jumpguy

dsmythy wrote: »

Hell i thanked him :pac:

You've just made a powerful enemy today, my friend.

Yes I see the contradiction.

My name is URL

I might go over to see some track events.

Probably won't get the chance again

Biggins

jumpguy wrote: »

Thank you for that awesome reply. I thank you for putting alot of thought into it. I hope you reap the thanks you deserve.

Nice, very nice!

Alun

Even if it was in Dublin I wouldn't go.

dlofnep

Probably not, but my father is into athletics and all that. Might be nice for him to go see.

Wouldn't mind watching the boxing and judo events though! Will see yet.

Turd Ferguson

jumpguy wrote: »

What's better than watching the best people in the world at some random event?

Watching it from the comfort of your own home while simultaniously watching porn on your pc/laptop

mental07

Sheesh, I barely know what I'm doing tomorrow, never mind in three years' time.

brummytom

Sure I'll probably pop down, yeah

Rhyme

The London 2012 logo looks like Lisa Simpson giving head.

HA!

sorry.

dsmythy

Will she be there?

TheZohanS

If I qualify.*

*and drinking becomes and Olympic sport.

Biggins

TheZohan wrote: »

If I qualify.*

*and drinking becomes an Olympic sport.

...might be a new category as a weight lifting event.
I hear there is some heavy largers out there alright!

My name is URL

dsmythy wrote: »

Will she be there?

http://pix.motivatedphotos.com/2009/1/5/633667782082078009-ghost.jpg

dsmythy

Love the people casually saying ah sure ill go. Be lucky to get tickets to the good events.

Mossy Monk

I'd like to think I will ventrue over to see something.

metaoblivia

I'd love to go and see the gymnastics events and some of the swimming. But it would be expensive, so we'll see!

An Fear Aniar

No, and I live there (here). I can just imagine how the English will hype this thing up until it's just sickening. Olympics are not important, not since the end of the Cold War.

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jumpguy

metaoblivia wrote: »

I'd love to go and see the gymnastics events and some of the swimming. But it would be expensive, so we'll see!

I'd imagine accomodation in London and flights would be unreal expensive at the time. Hopefully I could find a friend or a friend of a friend to keep me there for a while. How much do tickets for an event in the olympics usually cost?

cherryghost

sure feck it we'll have a boards outing in london for it

Pop's Diner

I haven't been interested in the Olympics since England won it back in 1966.

metaoblivia

jumpguy wrote: »

I'd imagine accomodation in London and flights would be unreal expensive at the time. Hopefully I could find a friend or a friend of a friend to keep me there for a while. How much do tickets for an event in the olympics usually cost?

Depends on the events, but they can get really expensive. My family went to the Atlanta games in 1996, and that was an experience. The most popular events like gymnastics, swimming and track and field sold out within minutes and good seats were really expensive, hundreds of dollars back then. The hotel we stayed in was about an hour's drive from Atlanta - everything else was sold out or prices were through the roof. We managed to see some small basketball games, baseball games, and got nosebleeds to one gymnastics competition (not a final).
Ideally, I'd love to get decent seats to all of the gymnastics events and some of the swimming finals, but I'm sure that the ticket total alone would cost thousands of Euro's. If I go, I'd absolutely try to stay with a friend.

JC 2K3

Where's the "Yes, I have a keen interest in drugs." option?

jumpguy

metaoblivia wrote: »

Depends on the events, but they can get really expensive. My family went to the Atlanta games in 1996, and that was an experience. The most popular events like gymnastics, swimming and track and field sold out within minutes and good seats were really expensive, hundreds of dollars back then. The hotel we stayed in was about an hour's drive from Atlanta - everything else was sold out or prices were through the roof. We managed to see some small basketball games, baseball games, and got nosebleeds to one gymnastics competition (not a final).
Ideally, I'd love to get decent seats to all of the gymnastics events and some of the swimming finals, but I'm sure that the ticket total alone would cost thousands of Euro's. If I go, I'd absolutely try to stay with a friend.

D'you know, provided I get accomodation, I'd nearly go to London to just be a part of the atmosphere there at the time. Then again it'll depend on my circumstances at the time but it'd be a pity to miss it.

metaoblivia

jumpguy wrote: »

D'you know, provided I get accomodation, I'd nearly go to London to just be a part of the atmosphere there at the time. Then again it'll depend on my circumstances at the time but it'd be a pity to miss it.

Yeah, the atmosphere is really incredible, definitely worth experiencing at least once in your lifetime. And you could probably get tickets to smaller events fairly easily and cheaply, and that would add to the experience (if you didn't want to drop a ton on the more expensive tickets for the popular sports).

petes

Is the world not ending in 2012??