Paralympics Opening Ceremony

[magneze]

Music is good. *throws shapes*

 

[Lea]

Krishnan and the other guy now back with stats annd info about the teams.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

He's just repeating himself. Sounds like he's reading the news. It would be more interesting if they pointed out what some of the athletes competed in.

He's totally shit

 

[peterkro]

Creepy looking security with Israeli team.

 

[Lea]

Loved the Mexican colourful outfits!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Loved the Mexican colourful outfits!

They're great. Full of colour

 

[QueenOfGoths]

The Puerto Rican's look very cool

 

[colacubes]

Given up and come home as the sound was so quiet in the pub Tbf it doesn't seem like we've missed much by missing the commentary

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I just saw Romania and thought, "good gymnasts"

Getting my games mixed up

 

[colacubes]

Jamiroquai

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Given up and come home as the sound was so quiet in the pub Tbf it doesn't seem like we've missed much by missing the commentary

Was the sound that quiet for Olympics opening ceremony?

You should tell them they're discriminating

 

[Lea]

What's with the women in white with their handbags?

 

[colacubes]

Was the sound that quiet for Olympics opening ceremony?

You should tell them they're discriminating

Tbf the telly was originally completely borked and then they got the picture working but no sound. Slightly better than the Dogstar though where both picture and sound were working but the projector was so dusty it looked like there was a permanent sprinkling of stardust over the entire screen

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Tbf the telly was originally completely borked and then they got the picture working but no sound. Slightly better than the Dogstar though where both picture and sound were working but the projector was so dusty it looked like there was a permanent sprinkling of stardust over the entire screen

Sounds like you're better off at home then

 

[QueenOfGoths]

USA outfits are a bit militaristic, especially those berets

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Woo hoo

Little glo sticks as well

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I like the fluttery bits coming down

 

[pepper78]

Glad they used Heroes too.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Cameron and his wife looking really happy - NOT

 

[fat Andy]

Cool entrance and reception

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

Cameron and his wife looking really happy - NOT

He's too busy feeling spite at the existence of disabled people who aren't generating as much profit as he and his chums at ATOS would like.

 

[gabi]

Ugh. From Bowie.... to this.

 

[8ball]

Dammit - missed it working late.

Any good on the whole?

Any amusing anti-ATOS protests?

From this thread all I can ascertain is that there were some nice cardigans...

 

[colacubes]

They keep cutting the signer out of shot

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Any amusing anti-ATOS protests?

Some folk on twitter are saying that the GB athletes hid the ATOS branded lanyards by tucking them into their clothes. I'm watching online, so couldn't really see too well.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Some folk on twitter are saying that the GB athletes hid the ATOS branded lanyards by tucking them into their clothes. I'm watching online, so couldn't really see too well.

I'm recording it so will have to check at some stage

Then again, maybe they're more scared of protestors against ATOS rather than it being a sneak protest themselves?

 

[8ball]

Some folk on twitter are saying that the GB athletes hid the ATOS branded lanyards by tucking them into their clothes. I'm watching online, so couldn't really see too well.

Pretty fucking pathetic protest if that's all they did.

 

[Lea]

Dammit - missed it working late.

Any good on the whole?

Any amusing anti-ATOS protests?

From this thread all I can ascertain is that there were some nice cardigans...

The beginning was really stylish sci-fi theme and the speeches from Stephen Hawkings were great.

 

[Bungle73]

Pretty fucking pathetic protest if that's all they did.

It's not a day for "protests" it's a day for a celebration of sport.

The beginning was really stylish sci-fi theme and the speeches from Stephen Hawkings were great.

It's Hawking.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I'm looking at other athletes (non GB) and there's plenty not showing their lanyards. It's only 15 degrees outside now so it's probably a bit nippy, so not convinced this is any sort of protest at all