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by **andy_g** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:15 pm

anyone been watching the opening ceremony? pretty fu'ckin impressive in my book and i'm well cynical about that sort of thing.

by **dawson99** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:23 pm

good wire work and a fair few people there. reckon in 4 years we'll have 1000 hoodies in wembley stadium mugging people as our opening?

by **laza** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:28 pm

andy_g wrote:anyone been watching the opening ceremony? pretty fu'ckin impressive in my book and i'm well cynical about that sort of thing.

Amen on all counts Andy

by **Bad Bob** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:28 pm

dawson99 wrote:good wire work and a fair few people there. reckon in 4 years we'll have 1000 hoodies in wembley stadium mugging people as our opening?

I thought the movable type tribute looked fantastic. The rest was also impressive but it gets a bit samey after an hour or so. I did chuckle when all the people in ethnic costumes handed the flag over to the soldiers. No symbolism there!

by **laza** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:31 pm

More importantly, looks like some great hotties in Ukraine and Brazillian teams

by **Effes** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:57 pm

Flag bearer for Burmuda - Robert Shyte :nod

by **Judge** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:12 pm

laza wrote:More importantly, looks like some great hotties in Ukraine and Brazillian teams

i will await tuesday for the pics of the totty

by **kunilson** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:45 pm

great opening ceremony.....hope the games are just as good.

gave up half way through the lap of honour tho, pretty long that was......

by **Toffeehater** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:21 pm

Has anyone seen the video of yahoo where a Muslim terrorist said he's going to bomb beijing and he warns not any Muslims to be in the same plane , buses and hotel going there

by **red37** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:01 pm

Outstanding display. Bring on the games.

by **Sabre** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:21 pm

I love the olympics. Impressive fireworks in the opening ceremony. Loads of millions of dollars wasted in a gay ceremony while children die in famine in Africa, but we all love those colisseum-esque shows from time to time.

Impressive the cycling stage with the Great Wall as background. Difficult to be on a bike with so much humidity and that rythm.

I've seen a couple of swimming shows of Phelps too.

It's nice to watch some sports every 4 years. I'm looking forward to see the basketball and handball competitions.

by **Toffeehater** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:13 pm

The dutch are playing tomorrow , hope to see babel play

by **The Manhattan Project** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:13 am

Loads of millions of dollars wasted in a gay ceremony while children die in famine in Africa

Fook 'em.

By now, they should have learned to irrigate their lands.

Money is better spent on the Olympics.

At least it's enjoyable.

That opening ceremony was amazing.

by **Kharhaz** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:26 am

The Manhattan Project wrote:
Loads of millions of dollars wasted in a gay ceremony while children die in famine in Africa

Fook 'em.

True, every year we raise a shed load of money to sort it and every year its getting worse !

by **66-1112520797** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:12 am

I thought the opening ceremony was good, one bit I did find a bit hypocritical was when they had the little children on (I think) drawing on a huge matt or something. Then the commentator here said, this part of the ceremony is about looking after the planet for the future of our kids, as the ice caps are melting blah blah blah. Then I thought, 'well blow me down with a feather, this is being staged in the smog capital of the world. '

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