Olympic Opening Ceremony, London 2012

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The athletes trotting out is one of the best bits

The speeches and oath is the boring bit

 

[Lord Camomile]

I do think it's nice that before all the serious business, all the athletes, regardless of how they actually do, get this moment of recognition and fun

Look at their little faces!

 

[elbows]

Place your bets - at this rate how many more times will the name of a place or athlete be taken the piss out of by the commentators?

 

[Crispy]

I'd just like to say that David Cameron is a cunt.

Who doesn't?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I do think it's nice that before all the serious business, all the athletes, regardless of how they actually do, get this moment of recognition and fun

Look at their little faces!

except the ones who aren't taking part as they're competing the next day etc. Lots of the GB team aren't bothering

 

[Fez909]

Well yes, we'll have to keep an eye out for the Europeans and see how tanned they are then

Well, the Canadians looked pale enough, yet still annoyingly good looking.

 

[free spirit]

Rez is one of my favs and it does always make the hairs stand up and produce tingles
from the tune and from the memories of that time
big

innit - they teased with something a little similar earlier in the show too, which I bet they knew we'd be picking up on.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

I just walked into a pub. The Olympic stuff us in the tell with the sound turned down. Somebody told me that the cauldron had been lit by Bradley Wiggins. There is not much to see now, just a walking procession of people from different countries waving their respective flags. There must be a lot of bored children in the audience wanting to go home.

 

[Corax]

Comoros?

They're just making countries up now.

 

[elbows]

Oil again, African this time.

 

[Lord Camomile]

except the ones who aren't taking part as they're competing the next day etc. Lots of the GB team aren't bothering

Yeah, that is a bit rubbish.

 

[Jon-of-arc]

now the dull walky bit...

They seem to be going alphabetically. FFS, how long will this go on for?

Oh well, I guess I have a while longer to think of Cool Runnings related jokes before Jamaica comes on....

If I manage to stay awake that long.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Place your bets - at this rate how many more times will the name of a place or athlete be taken the piss out of by the commentators?

Tegucigalpha will be up I reckon

 

[editor]

 

[Corax]

I just walked into a pub. The Olympic stuff us in the tell with the sound turned down. Somebody told me that the cauldron had been lit by Bradley Wiggins. There is not much to see now, just a walking procession of people from different countries waving their respective flags. There must be a lot of bored children in the audience wanting to go home.

Your friend appears to not know the difference between a bell and a cauldron...

 

[DexterTCN]

lol...turned it over after 10 minutes and they're on 'c'

 

[Lord Camomile]

Somebody told me that the cauldron had been lit by Bradley Wiggins.

Nooo, he rang the big bell. The state-sanctioned arson is still to come.

 

[Corax]

Do Tibet have a team?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

They seem to be going alphabetically. FFS, how long will this go on for?

That's how it's always done!

For those that don't know the rules:

GREECE GOES FIRST, FOLLOWED BY COUNTRIES ALPHABETICALLY. THE HOST COUNTRY GOES LAST!

 

[story]

Makes me think Boyle had a plan

 

[Corax]

That's how it's always done!

For those that don't know the rules:

GREECE GOES FIRST, FOLLOWED BY COUNTRIES ALPHABETICALLY. THE HOST COUNTRY GOES LAST!

What about when Greece were hosts?

deja lol

 

[Firky]

For the first time in my life I felt something approaching pride in being British, a most peculiar feeling.

Trevor Nelson being a bit racialist, 'a natural sense of rhythm'

 

[Lord Camomile]

Makes me think Boyle had a plan

I was just thinking the same thing...

These internetz people do move fast, don't they

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Do Tibet have a team?

Not here

 

[elbows]

Nice wellies

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

What about when Greece were hosts?

deja lol

Greek flag went first, athletes went last. (I googled that earlier in the thread )

 

[free spirit]

lol...turned it over after 10 minutes and they're on 'c'

yeah, but you missed REZ.


also wtf have the Czechs all got blue wellies on for?

 

[trashpony]

The Czechs are wearing wellies

 

[story]

Nice wellies

Are they making mock of our weather?

 

[trashpony]

Are they making mock of our weather?

Hope so