Olympic Opening Ceremony, London 2012

[SpookyFrank]

If the people responsible for this are so into Britishness why didn't they make sure it finished in time for me to get to the pub for last orders?

 

[8ball]

I think this beats Beijing personally.

They can do big, but we can do weird.

 

[Bernie Gunther]

If they had wanted a truly British ceremony, the only possible culmination in my personal view would be using the Olympic torch to light up one of these ... (ideally with Seb Coe, the boards of G4S and ATOS, that posh cunt Boris and the entire Cabinet in it)

 

[DexterTCN]

If they had wanted a truly British ceremony, the only possible culmination in my personal view would be using the Olympic torch to light up one of these ... (ideally with Boris and the Cabinet in it)

too much scottish already

 

[twentythreedom]

I just love the occasional WTFness

 

[agricola]

It appears so. Not cool.

I disagree - what happened then couldnt really be glossed over or ignored, I think the way they have brought it in is just right with the possible exception that this version of Abide with me is a couple of verses too long.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Invisible ferret wrestling ftw!

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Peace sign I think you'll find

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_for_Nuclear_Disarmament

 

[prunus]

I am a bit drunk. But that was a bit up-welling.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I think this beats Beijing personally.

They can do big, but we can do weird.

Different goals, innit? They do regimented awe, we do "whoooooooo!".

 

[elbows]

Do we get tapdancing to represent shock and awe in a minute?

I think they decided against the bit where the reanimated corpse of Gaddafi lights the olympic beacon using the bit of wood that someone stuck up his bum.

 

[Badgers]

So far not a single Badger has been culled

 

[8115]

It appears so. Not cool.

Maybe they're trying to make the point that it's time to put it to bed, I think people have done a very good job of putting it to bed. Dunno.

 

[free spirit]

push the button

 

[8ball]

now the dull walky bit...

 

[DexterTCN]

pfft if it's all the walking shit im not watching any more

 

[SpookyFrank]

Yawn. Pub time I think.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Right, everyone go get a cup of tea...

 

[paulhackett]

Greece = can't afford ties

 

[Badgers]

now the dull walky bit...

Is it worth staying with it?

 

[swampy]

push the button

indeed

 

[8ball]

and here are the teams in reverse order of solvency...

 

[agricola]

and here are the teams in reverse order of solvency...

Its actually "most recently invaded by ourselves"

 

[story]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_for_Nuclear_Disarmament

It's the rune Algiz, inverted.

 

[Pickman's model]

So far not a single Badger has been culled

That's for the finale after the athletes march

 

[elbows]

Shame there isnt a red button where I can get alternative commentary about the political & human rights situation in each country.

 

[twentythreedom]

205 nations to get through........

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Short of a gigantic inflatable Alan Moore punching Hitler, I don't know that they could have done much more with that ceremony.

 

[agricola]

No Malvinas stunt or retalitory booing then.

 

[free spirit]

nice touch having the drummers lining the track like that IMO