Olympic Opening Ceremony, London 2012

[prunus]

7 billion pieces of paper? wow.

They looked about 3x5 cm to me - assuming they're tissue paper, that makes 10 tonnes of paper.

 

[bendeus]

Tom Daley. Meh.

 

[Corax]

This bit.

looooool

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

light the cauldron! light the cauldron!

You can't. Not 'til the Greek team have come on

 

[Firky]

Tom Daley is hideously good looking, has youth on his side and is adored by millions. The git

 

[twentythreedom]

I think in terms of alternative, underground, countercultural, political, etc etc references, images and messages that you could reasonably expect from the olympics ffs,so far it's been pretty impressive.

 

[Fez909]

They looked about 3x5 cm to me - assuming they're tissue paper, that makes 10 tonnes of paper.

Live Olympic maths, brought to you by prunus.

 

[free spirit]

wtf - where did the arctic monkeys come from?

 

[prunus]

You can't. Not 'til the Greek team have come on

No, they all parade off again first, *then* the cauldron.

 

[8115]

I think in terms of alternative, underground, countercultural, political, etc etc references, images and messages that you could reasonably expect from the olympics ffs,so far it's been pretty impressive.

It's still massively santised.

 

[equationgirl]

Chemical Brothers ftw

 

[Pickman's model]

You can't. Not 'til the Greek team have come on

it'll be some time i suppose

 

[sleaterkinney]

What is the drummer wearing?

 

[prunus]

wtf - where did the arctic monkeys come from?

The Arctic?

 

[Corax]

Guess I ought to think about cooking dinner in a mo.

 

[Firky]

Mrs Cameron looks more bored than Her Madge.

Probably wondering where the kids are.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

No, they all parade off again first, *then* the cauldron.

No, it's the speeches, then the games, then the oath, then the flame and then the closing ceremony. Then the Greeks get to go home

 

[Fez909]

wtf - where did the arctic monkeys come from?

They accompanied the Greece team out.

 

[equationgirl]

Tom Daley is hideously good looking, has youth on his side and is adored by millions. The git

But urban loves you and your new liver, firky

 

[free spirit]

If I'd had to guess it'd have taken me a good few years to guess the arctic monkeys were about to come next.

 

[Corax]

The Arctic?

No, that's polar bears. Monkeys are only found in the Antarctic.

 

[Firky]

wtf - where did the arctic monkeys come from?

Christmas Trees.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

it'll be some time i suppose

Arghh, take it away. I hate him!

 

[story]

There should be a whole gig now.

 

[DexterTCN]

oh cool the show's back on

 

[Wookey]

Oh shush, you've seen it twelvty times and I'm on a piggin mobile...

Linky?

 

[Lord Camomile]

Um, is he singing in the wrong key...?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

oh, cyclists with pretty wings

 

[Fez909]

Loving this bit. Great tune, great images.

 

[Firky]

Oohhh it's gone all trippy.