Olympic Opening Ceremony, London 2012

[Divisive Cotton]

Have less of a problem with Shami (only a fuck wit would consider civil liberty purely left wing). But UN Champion of the Earth. wtf. Is that incase Ming the merciless turns up demanding a game of conkers for control of the planet?

I understand why they invited Muhammad Ali to be involved but he's just too sick now isn't he

 

[Divisive Cotton]

Things it should have included:

...

You get the idea

Of that list I agree that they should have shown a clip of John Peel during the music montage section

 

[Firky]

I understand why they invited Muhammad Ali to be involved but he's just too sick now isn't he

It's up to him to decide that. Fucking hate it when people make decisions on behalf of people who are old or infirm. Condescending as fuck.

Sorry

 

[Divisive Cotton]

It's up to him to decide that. Fucking hate it when people make decisions on behalf of people who are old or infirm. Condescending as fuck.

Sorry

He looks so gone now with Parkinsons that I'm not sure he's fully capable of making such a decision on his own behalf

 

[Firky]

He looks so gone now with Parkinsons that I'm not sure he's fully capable of making such a decision on his own behalf

I used to work with people who were further advanced than that, they were still there - they still wanted to do things they used to and we'd try and enable that for them. People with Parkinsons don't really get cognitive impairment to the extent they can't make decisions for themselves, they just lose the ability to express or communicate clearly. There's still a person in there.


It is important not to confuse cognitive impairment with dementia.

 

[mrsfran]

He looks so gone now with Parkinsons that I'm not sure he's fully capable of making such a decision on his own behalf

It's Parkinsons, not Alzheimers. His cognitive function may be fine.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

Apparently this was from Danny Boyle and handed out to the spectators in the stadium. Check out the last paragraph:

 

[claphamboy]

Things it should have included:

- Gazza with a bucket of KFC and a chicken rod, with firky on his bike in the background, being interviewed on the telly.

- A Cornish fisherman in a yellow hat, with a beard and a porcelain pipe, shooting randomly at boat happy people.

BTW - that post of yours could make a whole new thread of its own.

 

[smmudge]

Have less of a problem with Shami (only a fuck wit would consider civil liberty purely left wing). But UN Champion of the Earth. wtf. Is that incase Ming the merciless turns up demanding a game of conkers for control of the planet?

I would like to see a satire of this moment, but not with nobel peace prize winners and social justice campaigners, but caricatures of the olympic corporate sponsors and all the wonderful things they've done for peace and justice.

 

[equationgirl]

Things it should have included:

- Benny Hill chasing big breasted athletes in bikinis.
- Viz.
- Gazza with a bucket of KFC and a chicken rod.
- Groups of drunk girls with a giant inflatable cock stepping out of a limo.
- Welsh people speaking gibberish.
- Keith Allen trying to be clever.
- Frank Bruno.
- Scruffy vans parked on the hardshoulder selling greasy food and bootleg baccy.
- Fucking horrible yellow street lights.
- A Cornish fisherman in a yellow hat, with a beard and a porcelain pipe.
- A Random Glaswegian tramp, pissed outside a school or library.
- Old Hasidic Jewish guy driving a Volvo and holding everything up.
- Page 3 girls from the Sun.
- A Tutting and teeth sucking builder or mechanic costing a job.
- A melted dog shit bin.
- Carrier bags snagged in trees and barbed wire.
- The happy, beautiful, content families off the adverts on TV.
- PG Tips' chimpanzees.
- Ant & Dec.
- John Peel introducing some tape he was sent in by a shit student band.
- Lord Bath.
- Simon Harwood smashing a pinata.
- The participants of the Jeremy Kyle show.
- Trisha smoking a biffa.
- Maddeline McCann.
- NCB donkey jackets.
- Readers Wives.
- An entourage of mobilty scooters.

You get the idea

You forgot the Wombles

 

[magneze]

Where was Paddington eh?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

You forgot the Wombles

and bagpuss

 

[hegley]

Where was Paddington eh?

He's Peruvian!

 

[BlueSquareThing]

He's Peruvian!

Darkest Peruvian.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

He's Peruvian!

indeed.

political correctism multiculturalness gone mad!

 

[magneze]

He's Peruvian!

Inclusiveness

 

[paulhackett]

indeed.

political correctism multiculturalness gone mad!

It's not multiculturism people would object to. It's people smearing themselves in marmalade in public

 

[Divisive Cotton]

There's a very positive review from Ai Weiwei here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/28/olympic-opening-ceremony-ai-weiwei-review

 

[Gromit]

I want to see that Cuban wrestler in action after seeing him as flag bearer.

All but a few held their flags two handed, some in holders, some without. Some waved their huge flag around but two handed.

Team GB held the flag aloft one handed. The cuban how ever waved the flag around one handed as if it was one of the tiny flags his countrymen were holding.

 

[paolo]

You forgot the Wombles

And Elaine Page. FFS. *mad*

 

[equationgirl]

And Elaine Page. FFS. *mad*

And Bucks Fizz

 

[Badgers]

And John Terry

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

minnie the minx just likes any post anyone puts on here!

No I don't

 

[paolo]

And John Terry

I heard he's already taken part in the medal ceremonies.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

it was in the intro according to minnie's list. i skipped that bit it looked boring.

Was on before the Queen arrived I think

 

[framed]

Is there any 'illuminati satanic conspiracy' video analysis of the ceremony out yet?

I'm a sucker for that shit!

 

[Firky]

- Gazza with a bucket of KFC and a chicken rod, with firky on his bike in the background, being interviewed on the telly.

- A Cornish fisherman in a yellow hat, with a beard and a porcelain pipe, shooting randomly at boat happy people.

BTW - that post of yours could make a whole new thread of its own.

I did think about starting a new thread but I am more restrained in my old age these days

 

[Bernie Gunther]

Is there any 'illuminati satanic conspiracy' video analysis of the ceremony out yet?

I'm a sucker for that shit!

There are threads about it on David Icke forums. Nothing very entertaining though.

A couple of far-right racists coming out with pretty much the same stuff that twat tory MP said, a few loons worrying about demonic rituals or arguing about NWO agendas and whether Danny Boyle is a lizard.

 

[Belushi]

I used to work with people who were further advanced than that, they were still there - they still wanted to do things they used to and we'd try and enable that for them. People with Parkinsons don't really get cognitive impairment to the extent they can't make decisions for themselves, they just lose the ability to express or communicate clearly. There's still a person in there.


It is important not to confuse cognitive impairment with dementia.

This, m Nan has Parkinsons, she may not be able to control the shaking but she's still sharp as a pin.

 

[biggus dickus]

They should have had Raoul Moat jumping out of an exploding Madeleine Mccann