The Olympics Thread, London 2012, Games of the XXX Olympiad, 27th July - 12th August

[McBain]

Watching the replay now.

Huge set - up, just up to the Gangs of New York bit now...love the sum total of Ireland Scotland and Wales being tries scored against England in the Rugby Union.

 

[McBain]

Nice Queeny cameo, Mishter Bond too. Yes, you gave the World those.

Now..Celebrating Medicare... I wonder if Ikea sell those Lighting up Beds!

Tubular Bells and scary musical Gremlins.

Where is this going?

 

[Kurt.]

Thought the opening ceremony was great. China was shock and awe, but the English was wonderful and heartfelt. Much better..an american here. congrats on a job well done.

Predictable Canadian response.

 

[bluejock]

Forty pages of GOT at it's finest last night lads.

Davek stole the show with Nuremburg.

 

[chicoazul]

I cried at Nuremberg but davek's observation.about racial inaccuracy during the industrial revolution was sheer genius.

 

[bluejock]

I cried at Nuremberg but davek's observation.about racial inaccuracy during the industrial revolution was sheer genius.

That was one of two things that made me spit out my beer last night.

The other was Mrs Jock's observation on the deaf kids singing God Save The Queen.

"Are they actually deaf or just tone deaf?"

 

[Elong]

I cried at Nuremberg but davek's observation.about racial inaccuracy during the industrial revolution was sheer genius.

Aye, everyone was thinking it, but was waiting for Davek to say it first

Waves at Le Black Coq*

Love that nearly everyone enjoyed it as much as I did too.

 

[bluejock]

I thought it was brilliant.

The disappointment for me was the continued need to show Paul McCartney butchering his own song in front of the nation.

 

[McBain]

This thing started really well but rather than building up its really petering out.

Dizzee Rascall and youngsters out on the town getting rat-arsed?

I'm looking forward to the Cast of Geordie Shore lighting the Torch by lighting a Fanny Fart.

Uh Oh Goldenballs here to spoil the party.

 

[Elong]

I thought it was brilliant.

The disappointment for me was the continued need to show Paul McCartney butchering his own song in front of the nation.

Yeah, Arctic Monkeys showed him how to sing his own song, they should have carried on with the show. Even with McCartney murdering it, it was still awesome seeing 100,000 people sing "Na na na naaah, na na na naaaah hey Jude" I reckon.

 

[chicoazul]

That was one of two things that made me spit out my beer last night.

The other was Mrs Jock's observation on the deaf kids singing God Save The Queen.

"Are they actually deaf or just tone deaf?"

Hahaha.

 

[teppic]

That was superb.

Dark Side of the Moon was boss at the end. It should have finished it off rather than wheeling Mcartney out.

 

[Cena]

Sitting here watching Women's Beach Volleyball, its actually, besides the bikini's, really really good. Not even arsed

 

[Cena]

Forty pages of GOT at it's finest last night lads.

Davek stole the show with Nuremburg.

I cried at Nuremberg but davek's observation.about racial inaccuracy during the industrial revolution was sheer genius.

I was in tears reading back. My favourite was Andym, with the very simple but very funny "Are Congo sponsored by Um Bongo"

Iggy's Bangladesh 700million people, 5 athletes, lazy bastards comment made me howl as well

 

[Cena]

Cycling now, Cavendish, Wiggins et al, should be boss this, Bruce Wayne over to you our cycling correspondant