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Olympics - London 2012

ZenCat Planet Earth 1,829 posts. Jul 29th 2012 22:22 Report Abuse I loved the first hour or so of the opening ceremony. The music was genius. The set was genius. Never mind all the sport, that would have been perfect just as a show in its own right.

BobsBoy47 130 Miles East of Wotton 450 posts. Jul 29th 2012 23:41 Report Abuse As the Cycling event was about eight miles from where we live I was able to go there yesterday (Saturday) and see Team GB in action. Shame the mens' team didn't get a medal but the girls' team made up for that today. DB: BMW churn out the MINI by the hundreds of thousands in Oxford so there is a UK aspect through the manufacturing jobs they provide, as well as a very healthy sales operation for BMW cars in general. I have to agree with Chand's comment. I know it's wishful thinking but I would suggest that Global Commercial Sponsorship should be eliminated and restore sport to it's roots. Interpersonal competition to determine the best of the best.

bladerunner Water Lane 615 posts. Jul 30th 2012 01:10 Report Abuse You're right Dogs, Chand is in the Olympics, well the opening ceremony at least! There he is - right at the front!

Dogsbody Arctic Circle 8,750 posts. Jul 30th 2012 07:56 Report Abuse Well spotted Blade. I'd know that wool anywhere.

ZenCat Planet Earth 1,829 posts. Jul 30th 2012 09:04 Report Abuse Oh, for a second there I thought you were referring to the woman!

bladerunner Water Lane 615 posts. Aug 6th 2012 10:11 Report Abuse Just wondering if the closing ceremony will see factories closed, the NHS failing and the unemployed cast having a massive (look away Chand) lamb bbq?

Chandrasekar Just round the corner from someone else 14,450 posts. Aug 6th 2012 21:25 Report Abuse I'm fed up with the Olympics. Failure after failure this evening, and it must be at least three hours since we last won a gold medal. And that thing about Yorkshire being 12th in the medal table and beating Australia - Yorkshire only lead Australia by one gold now. Come on you people of York and surrounding areas, you're letting the side down

ZenCat Planet Earth 1,829 posts. Aug 8th 2012 13:26 Report Abuse Wait a minute, how come Yorkshire are against Australia? Has Yorkshire suddenly declared independence from the UK mid-way through the Olympic Games?

Chandrasekar Just round the corner from someone else 14,450 posts. Aug 12th 2012 16:51 Report Abuse Of all the millions of words written about these most fabulous of Olympics in the last couple of weeks, these are the best I've read; might be worth five minutes if you can spare them: [external link]

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