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Started by mongers, June 18, 2012, 02:47:00 PM

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Sheilbh

#75
July 27, 2012, 10:30:09 PM Last Edit: July 27, 2012, 10:36:34 PM by Sheilbh
Doreen Lawrence and Shami Chakrabarti got to carry the Olympic flag, nice touch :)

Also what the hell is the 'United Nations Champion of the Earth'? :lol:

Edit: And I loved the reaction when Rogge thanked the volunteers.  He even, almost smiled.  Many of the volunteers ringing the athletes looked close to tears.
Let's bomb Russia!

alfred russel

#76
July 27, 2012, 10:41:28 PM
This was my favorite part:

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USA Flexes Muscles with Unannounced Stadium Flyover During London 2012 Opening Ceremonies
July 27, 2012

USA Flexes Muscles with Unannounced Stadium Flyover During London 2012 Opening Ceremonies - Image 1
Five U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors brought the London 2012 Opening Ceremonies to a halt when they roared over top of the Olympic Stadium during a musical number halfway through Friday's show.

Terrified performers and Olympic organizers fled the stadium floor, while the American athletes and fans in attendance stood and applauded.

The White House confirmed the flyover had occurred and was intentional.

"There are a billion people watching on television," President Obama was quoted in a White House press release. "It was a unique opportunity to remind everyone that we run things and can bomb the hell out of you if we want to. But it was mainly just for fun. Me and Dave Cameron are pals. I hope he took it well."

After the jets flew over the stadium and the White House informed British officials that it was merely an exercise, the Opening Ceremonies began again — albeit with much less energy.

"Look, we're no longer naive enough to believe that we are a world power," said one London 2012 official. "But it was incredibly humiliating for that to happen during the Opening Ceremonies. We just wanted to get the show over as quickly as possible after that."

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Eddie Teach

#77
July 27, 2012, 10:46:53 PM Last Edit: July 27, 2012, 10:49:02 PM by Peter Wiggin
Quote from: Josephus on July 27, 2012, 07:02:31 PM
They played a bit of Floyd at the end. S'all that matters.

Never liked the "group lighting the torch". Pick one person damn it.

And they didn't even use famous people.


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katmai

#78
July 27, 2012, 11:10:05 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on July 27, 2012, 09:40:45 PM
I was at work tonight so missed the opening ceremony.  Just caught up now.  Amazing.  Best event of its kind I've ever seen.

I think my favourite bits were the national anthems and history lesson, the NHS-children's literature section and Mr. Bean :lol:

Also love that due to it being showed live in Saudi Arabia, they've just been exposed to their first lesbian kiss on state TV.  In the US, where it isn't live, NBC cut that moment (and the Sex Pistols) <_<

I saw lesbians kiss, but no sex pistols. :huh:
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Sheilbh

#79
July 27, 2012, 11:18:55 PM
Quote from: katmai on July 27, 2012, 11:10:05 PM
I saw lesbians kiss, but no sex pistols. :huh:
There were snippets of Sex Pistols at start and in the music montage bit.  God Save the Queen and Pretty Vacant I think.

Edit:  Glad you got the lesbians :)
Let's bomb Russia!

Liep

#80
July 28, 2012, 03:17:28 AM Last Edit: July 28, 2012, 03:27:55 AM by Liep
Watching Denmark - Japan in female double badminton. It's not very exciting, but there's Russia - Angola (f) playing handball on the other channel so I guess it's good enough.

When does the good stuff start?

EDIT: Beachvolley on the secretive 3rd channel. Wooo!
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Liep

#81
July 28, 2012, 03:26:56 AM
Ah, road cycling at 11. In which way will the Brits win this one?
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

katmai

#82
July 28, 2012, 03:41:03 AM
Quote from: Liep on July 28, 2012, 03:17:28 AM
Watching Denmark - Japan in female double badminton. It's not very exciting, but there's Russia - Angola (f) playing handball on the other channel so I guess it's good enough.

When does the good stuff start?

EDIT: Beachvolley on the secretive 3rd channel. Wooo!

gotta love the itty bitty shorts on the beach volley girls.
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

Liep

#83
July 28, 2012, 03:56:28 AM Last Edit: July 28, 2012, 03:59:04 AM by Liep
Russia just won a great game against China in beachvolley. That blond Russian chick was blocking everything.

EDIT: Commentator knows what it's all about: "Let's watch this slowmotion edit in silence."
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Syt

#84
July 28, 2012, 04:19:20 AM
The European Broadcasting Union has its own Olympics site.

http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/london2012/index.html

Basically you can watch all events there - unfortunately I can't get any of their streams to work.
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Syt

#85
July 28, 2012, 04:20:18 AM
P.S.: Love the cycling "Pee Gallery" :lol:
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
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Liep

#86
July 28, 2012, 04:46:33 AM
The Russian - Angola match is more exciting than I expected, they're only in front with 1 with 11minutes left
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Viking

#87
July 28, 2012, 06:30:18 AM
Quote from: Kleves on July 27, 2012, 10:07:17 PM
Who knew there were so many blacks in ancient agrarian Britain?

Even in those days blacks were an urban phenomena specializing in music.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18903391



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Syt

#88
July 28, 2012, 06:37:39 AM
Quote from: Viking on July 28, 2012, 06:30:18 AM
Quote from: Kleves on July 27, 2012, 10:07:17 PM
Who knew there were so many blacks in ancient agrarian Britain?

Even in those days blacks were an urban phenomena specializing in music.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18903391



MC John Blanke and his posse



Nigger, please.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Kleves

#89
July 28, 2012, 08:54:36 AM Last Edit: July 28, 2012, 08:56:42 AM by Kleves
The Chinese won the first gold.  <_< Though any sport in which a woman who is 8-months pregnant can compete in shouldn't really be an Olympic sport.
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