Thread: The Olympic Glory Thread!
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2nd Aug 2012, 4:45 PM #26but I thought the NHS letters were taking that just a step too far. It seemed forced and out of place - my American friends thought so too, and there was the general consensus that it seemed like propaganda.
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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2nd Aug 2012, 4:46 PM #27
I think we're going to just have to agree to disagree on this one, guys!
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2nd Aug 2012, 8:10 PM #28
As soon as I saw that I thought "Oh dear, the Americans won't like this part...."
But then most of us didn't like it when the Americans told us our health system was some barbaric, medieval organisation overseen by Death Panels, so....
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2nd Aug 2012, 9:07 PM #29
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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2nd Aug 2012, 11:13 PM #30
I didn't see a problem with the NHS being named. It's something fundamentally part of the British fibre, and should quite rightly be celebrated, and named. Besides, some of the far flung countries probably don't know about the NHS and were wondering why there were all these scenes with nurses and children in hospital beds. Mind you, they might still have been in the dark when the letters NHS came up!
Showing the NHS logo doesn't mean that Danny Boyle was saying "Tories are evil", it was just celebrating a much-loved British institution which I'm proud to say I work for.
Have I also said I was born in Aneurin Bevan's constituency? Okay I'll shut up now!
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2nd Aug 2012, 11:34 PM #31
Getting back to the original purpose of this thread I was pleased to see Team GB's Gold Medal tally increase today...
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3rd Aug 2012, 6:54 AM #32
I hope that Olympic flame won't be too near the high jump event or the pole vaulters. One false move and they'll have their first athlete barbecued!
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3rd Aug 2012, 10:39 AM #33
Go Ennis!!
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3rd Aug 2012, 12:20 PM #34
I genuinely don't understand why you can celebrate something but not mention its name!
Si.
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3rd Aug 2012, 12:50 PM #35
I think we can all agree to disagree with Anthony as long as he realises that on this board he's in a minority of one.
Two more Golds for Grainger and Watkins in the Women's Double Sculls. It's like a Next Universe version of Bert and Dickie...
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3rd Aug 2012, 12:57 PM #36
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3rd Aug 2012, 1:13 PM #37
Well me and my twelve pet spiders disagree.
Si.
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3rd Aug 2012, 1:52 PM #38
My moth is sat on the fence
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3rd Aug 2012, 2:22 PM #39
I've never heard it called that before.
Si.
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3rd Aug 2012, 4:48 PM #40
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19086415
Some businesses in London have suggested that the Olympics have deterred visitors and that their profits have shrunk as a result.
At Oxford Circus, where tourists, office workers and shoppers usually battle for space on the pavement, the streets have been noticeably quieter than usual.
Ahmed Waqas Ahmed Waqas says: "Sales are down 50% on last year"
Ahmed Waqas, who runs a souvenir stall nearby, had ordered extra stock and planned to work longer hours to take advantage of the expected Olympic business boom - but has already given up any hope of extra sales.
Ahmed, 27, says: "It has been a disaster - it is so quiet, the tourists suddenly disappeared in the third week of July and they are not coming back.
"Our sales are down about 50% on last year. I blame hotels that put up their prices and scared people away."
The vast Cool Britannia souvenir shop seems to be doing a roaring trade, but supervisor Rajees Chundavida, 30, says they would expect to be busier.
He says: "We were doing OK in June and the first half of July but we are slightly down for the last week or so.
"We would normally do very well from tourists coming in to central London on coach tours, but they just haven't been turning up since the Olympics started.
"I think the tour companies listened to all the warnings about terrible traffic in the city and decided not to come here, but there are no bad traffic jams."
Si.
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4th Aug 2012, 10:01 PM #41
Good news for Team GB tonight, 3 gold out of 3 events.
Jessica Ennis in the Heptathlon.
Greg Rutherford in the Long Jump.
Mo Farah in the 10,000 metres. (With the 5,000 Metres to come).
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4th Aug 2012, 10:43 PM #42
IT REALLY WAS "SUPER SATURDAY"!
Three gold medals in one hour. Greatest night in British athletics history!
SIX gold medals in total today! Greatest British Olympic day since 1908...
and back to reality with England (plus a bit of Wales) beaten on penalties!
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6th Aug 2012, 1:13 PM #43
Fantastic effort by Andy Murray & Laura Robson at the tennis yesterday,watching the games has been an absolute pleasure!
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6th Aug 2012, 1:19 PM #44
Indeed, a very well deserved Silver although it would've been wonderful to see Murray get double Gold on the same day!!
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7th Aug 2012, 1:22 PM #45
I just think we've been fortunate to time the Olympics when there is absolutely nothing else going on in the world at all, Syria is at peace, NASA haven't landed a rover on the moon...
I understand the beebs desire to have wall to wall olympics on BBC1, 2, 3, red button etc, but surely BBC News could perhaps moderate some? Surely anyone who's that desperate to see the results every 3 minutes will be watching it on the live channels.
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7th Aug 2012, 4:36 PM #46
Well with the awarding of Team GB's 20th Gold event we have now surpassed the record set at Beijing in 2008!!
(Oh and whilst I really do sympathise with the points raised may I remind everyone that we have a seperate thread - McDonald's Olympics for all your Olympics related complaints!)
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7th Aug 2012, 4:59 PM #47
HURRAH!
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7th Aug 2012, 10:28 PM #48
The beautiful haunting piece played during the climax of the opening ceremony and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron by seven aspiring young athletes:
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8th Aug 2012, 10:05 PM #49
I hope NASA haven't landed a rover on the Moon. If they have they need to check their sat-nav.
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13th Aug 2012, 3:50 PM #50Danny Boyle has confirmed plans for a DVD release of the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.
The director revealed that he will produce a feature-length version of the showpiece, in order to provide a clearer view of the night's proceedings that may have been lost at the time.
Boyle said that the various music and film clips that were used would be much more visible, including the likes of Gregory's Girl, Kes and two pieces from one of his idols Nicolas Roeg.
He told The Guardian that he "hopes to make things clearer" on the DVD, so that viewers can spot every single reference.
"It will make more sense in this version," Boyle added.
The entry procession of all the nations and athletes will still be included on the DVD, but will be presented in an edited-down version, while the music playlist will also remain.
The opening ceremony - which included appearances from the likes of The Queen, Daniel Craig, David Beckham, Sir Steven Redgrave, Rowan Atkinson and Sir Paul McCartney - was watched by around 27 million viewers in the UK on July 27.Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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