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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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  • #932
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Samich wrote: »
    It's in alphabetical order :P

    But Great Britain (Their olympic name) are last


  • #933
    IvySlayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,192 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    Mountainlad...erm...thanks?


  • #934
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Mountainlad wrote: »

    Taken from wikipedia

    Why?


  • #935
    Sea Filly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭Sea Filly


    take everything wrote: »
    Have they referenced The Smiths at all.
    Britishness personified.

    Plus, Danny Boyle and Morrissey are the same person.


  • #936
    Dunny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭Dunny


    And now, heres something we hope you'll really enjoy:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XcfknpWrqQ


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  • #937
    jojofizzio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,298 ✭✭✭jojofizzio


    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    Bronze urns dont carry themselves.

    Never thought of that.....


  • #938
    Ah_Yeah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭Ah_Yeah


    efb wrote: »
    But Great Britain (They're olympic name) are last

    Cause London are hosting it I guess


  • #939
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,187 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Hande hoche! wrote: »
    Hell of a lot of links.

    And you quoted it?!


  • #940
    Kurz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 786 ✭✭✭Kurz


    Colmustard wrote: »
    I thought it was brilliant much better then Beijing,

    Then they had to put Beckham's mug into it and it was ruined

    Welldone Beckham you have ruined the Olympics for everybody.

    It looked kinda like the Paddy's Day parade in Longford compared to Beijing.


  • #941
    Cienciano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,140 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Jasus, still on A :(


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  • #942
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    This is a very long break on RTE.

    :mad:


  • #943
    Redjeep!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 493 ✭✭Redjeep!


    Cienciano wrote: »
    I think they'd actually be even more broke than they are now. It costs billions to host

    No. They'd just sell the rights to host it every 4 years. It'd make them make billions.

    Then there'd be all the spin off merchandising they could cash in on.


  • #944
    Ah_Yeah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭Ah_Yeah


    Cienciano wrote: »
    Jasus, still on A :(

    Says it'll go on for an hour and a half


  • #945
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,165 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    cristoir wrote: »
    Anyone know when Ireland is coming out?
    Somewhere between Indonesia and Japan, I think ...

    You are the type of what the age is searching for, and what it is afraid it has found. I am so glad that you have never done anything, never carved a statue, or painted a picture, or produced anything outside of yourself! Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.

    ―Oscar Wilde predicting Social Media, in The Picture of Dorian Gray



  • #946
    IvySlayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,192 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    Can't wait for the countries with only one person walking out :P


  • #947
    Hande hoche!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,949 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    And you quoted it?!

    Azerbaijan made me do it.


  • #948
    AllWasWell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 184 ✭✭AllWasWell


    we'll all be prehistoric by the time it gets to Ireland >:(


  • #949
    Tipperary animal lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,507 ✭✭✭Tipperary animal lover


    Pretty cheap looking open ceremony compared to the last two Beijing and Sydney ..... But the British will say it was the best of course......


  • #950
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Yer man with the light on on his phone..... yeah buddy m that'll sort your lighting issues.


  • #951
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,356 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    I want to see Antarctica represented at the Olympics by a squad of marching Penguins with wee little flags.


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  • #952
    grey_so_what
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,749 ✭✭✭✭grey_so_what


    Kurz wrote: »
    It looked kinda like the Paddy's Day parade in Longford compared to Beijing.


    Musically, I think not.

    Then, again, you may not be a fan.:rolleyes::D:D


  • #953
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 95,415 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    irish-stew wrote: »
    They wont make that mistake again.
    It's the Seoul time that will happen, more than their careers worth.


  • #954
    steve9859
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,554 ✭✭✭steve9859


    Kurz wrote: »
    It looked kinda like the Paddy's Day parade in Longford compared to Beijing.

    Beijing was just drums and fireworks, right? And lots of bling (and half the fireworks were faked for tv!). Oh yeh, and that scroll thing (which was no better than the chimneys rising up). Definitely more imagination this time....


  • #955
    Sea Filly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭Sea Filly


    Colmustard wrote: »
    I thought it was brilliant much better then Beijing,

    Then they had to put Beckham's mug into it and it was ruined

    Welldone Beckham you have ruined the Olympics for everybody.

    I think this means he won't be lighting the torch though, so that's a plus! :)


  • #956
    Mountainlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭Mountainlad


    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    Why?

    Haha I fixed it, kinda!


  • #957
    Kurz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 786 ✭✭✭Kurz


    grey_so_what wrote: »
    Musically, I think not.

    Then again you may not be a fan.:rolleyes::D:D

    The music looked good alright.


  • #958
    Cienciano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,140 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Redjeep! wrote: »
    No. They'd just sell the rights to host it every 4 years. It'd make them make billions.

    Then there'd be all the spin off merchandising they could cash in on.

    Actually, my post was rubbish. Even if they hosted it themselves, it's not like they'd have to build a brand new stadium every 4 years.


  • #959
    Redjeep!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 493 ✭✭Redjeep!


    Tipperary animal lover wrote: »
    Pretty cheap looking open ceremony compared to the last two Beijing and Sydney ..... But the British will say it was the best of course......

    Nah. I thought it was great. Different, but great.

    It couldn't keep being a pi$$ing conetest as to who could have the biggest drum band, the most fireworks etc.


  • #960
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    Kurz wrote: »
    It looked kinda like the Paddy's Day parade in Longford compared to Beijing.

    I don't agree I think they made up for the lack of funds in comparison with creativity, originality and quality.

    I loved the whole thing, the music section was amazing. To spite them leaving out the Smiths:rolleyes:


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  • #961
    Dunny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭Dunny


    Belarus sent the national butchers association


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