Olympics 2008

David Lee's Hair · Post by **David Lee's Hair** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:16 am

Worthy4England wrote:Free jellied eels for the dignitaries...

... pie, mash and liqour if you're really important

Puskas · Post by **Puskas** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:20 am

communistworkethic wrote:
Dujon wrote: The USA straggled like a lot of indisciplined sheep and the Australians were simply boorish; is it that hard to walk in rank and file around 400 metres of an oval? Pah!
so sticking rigidly to their national traits then??

as for the show, china's waited 100 years for this opportunity, it was always going to go big. The reasona you got certain themes - colour, wire-work was it was all directed by the man behind House of Flying Daggers and Hero.

Well that's the answer to the London one, then - get it directed by Guy Ritchie.
It could involve two groups of shaven-headed gangster-wannabes, led by Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones, yelling "You facking cant" at each other.
Maybe Brian Cant could come along, to add his own personal brand of cantishness to the proceedings.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:22 am

David Lee's Hair wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:Free jellied eels for the dignitaries...
... pie, mash and liqour if you're really important

what about a saveloy??????

David Lee's Hair · Post by **David Lee's Hair** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:23 am

communistworkethic wrote:
David Lee's Hair wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:Free jellied eels for the dignitaries...
... pie, mash and liqour if you're really important
what about a saveloy??????

Royalty only!

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:29 am

Worthy4England wrote:Free jellied eels for the dignitaries...

Ah, that's the spirit. Free jellied eels would follow on nicely from the 'Free Tibet' that they appear to be handing out quite liberally in Beijing. No idea how you eat a tibet mind, but frightfully generous of 'em.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:11 am

don't you wear a tibet?

KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab · Post by **KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:12 am

No, you go to the bookies tibet.

Verbal · Post by **Verbal** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:45 am

Isn't there a guy called Norman Tibet?

Puskas · Post by **Puskas** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:02 pm

KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab wrote:No, you go to the bookies tibet.

Didn't Elmander go to a bookies Toulouse?

bobby5 · Post by **bobby5** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:34 pm

The Olympics are fine once they get started. The build up, the cost and the constant bleating on how the Olymics will benefit everyone is a drag. The cost of staging the games is abhorrent.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:35 pm

Dujon wrote: (my favourite being the archer at . . . Barcelona?)

Mine too. That was absolutely spectacular (although consensus was that the flame would light even if the arrow missed. Some claim it did). Nevertheless, the Barcelona presentation was memorable and one of my all-time favourites.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:47 pm

communistworkethic wrote:don't you wear a tibet?

Who cares, just so long as they're handing them out?

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:49 pm

Verbal wrote:Isn't there a guy called Norman Tibet?

On your bike, Verbal.

H. Pedersen · Post by **H. Pedersen** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:07 am

Suck on that one, France.

Discuss the action in Beijing here and in the run-up some of your best Olympic moments.

I think I just saw it.

KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab · Post by **KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:10 pm

That was a good 'un, that relay. Almost as good a finish as Rebecca Adlington's comeback for our second gold. Expect the fawning over her to last until she shanks her 800m freestyle, or a shoe in for Sports Personality Of The Year if she wins it.

Did I really see one headline in one of the papers (Sunday Express, I think) bemoaning the "problems with British Sport" because we didn't win any medals on the FIRST DAY of the games? And we wonder why our best sports performers disappoint, when there's pressure like that.

Athers · Post by **Athers** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:59 pm

That swimming was amazing, I was watching live at stupid o'clock in the morning, two back to back amazing races.

Was odd to see the commentators and presenters getting really emotional about it as well.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:40 pm

The sweaty shat it up on the tennis the fecker and the kid whom the Chinese are taking an unhealthy interest in filming in his speedos pissed his partner off in the diving - nobbers should have kept it simple - TOP BOMBING!!

H. Pedersen · Post by **H. Pedersen** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:19 pm

Athers wrote:That swimming was amazing, I was watching live at stupid o'clock in the morning, two back to back amazing races.

Was odd to see the commentators and presenters getting really emotional about it as well.

The American commentators flipped out when we won the 4 x 100. They had been saying all week that they couldn't see anyone but France winning it . . . needless to say they were pleasantly surprised. Phelps' reaction was absolutely priceless.

Lezak for president!

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:52 pm

we lost to the French at Archery?????????

was Agincourt really that long ago??

pah!

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:17 pm

thebish wrote:we lost to the French at Archery?????????

was Agincourt really that long ago??

pah!

in the women's we did, but they appeared to have 2 men in their team

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