Olympic Torch in howth

Andremac96

What do people think of this and is anybody going in/

i am going in as i very well doubt it will be in ireland after the Olympics this tar

TeddyTedson

I thinking I'm going to be late for work tomorrow!



6000 wohooo. 6 being my favourite number after 7, even though it's before....err

FatherLen

i dont think i care and i am too lazy to check.

Fromthetrees

I care this much.

Andremac96

Im guessing people arnt looking forward to this

Sunnyisland

Wonder will that torch be put up for sale on Ebay ?

chin_grin

Andremac96 wrote: »

Im guessing people arnt looking forward to this

Quite the contrary, most people are in bed getting a good sleep so they can get up early and see a torch...some fire...being carried...by a z-rated celeb...for games that no one will tune in to...or care about...

ProudDUB

I'm definitely going. Bernard Brogan is running past my front door in the IFSC, and doing a torch hand off to Paul McGrath at the Samuel Beckett bridge. Dublin heros the pair of them !

Boats on the river are all gonna sound their horns as it crosses the river & the tugboats are gonna do that water cannon thingy (or what ever its called) like in the National Lottery ad. No way I am missing that. It is a great honour for our city and I am going to support it 100%. Saw a torch relay happen a couple of times in the States. It's actually quite moving to see in person, even if it sounds lame on paper.

Here is the full list of relay runners, the route and times if anyone is interested in going.

http://www.olympicsport.ie/news/5092-president-of-ireland-to-welcome-the-olympic-flame-to-howth.html

MagicMarker

A complete and utter waste of time.

Shryke

I'd love to light a cigarette off of it.

af_thefragile

That's a bit early in the morning... If it was later it could have gone in to take a few pictures...

RobbingBandit

Is it wrong I hope Jedward fall whilst doing this!

Zebra3

Seriously, why would anyone give a toss about this?

squod

Zebra3 wrote: »

Seriously, why would anyone give a toss about this?

I do. I was hoping it would make it's way to Tara. A tip of the hat to the Tailteann Games held here many years before the olympics. from the radio coverage the Nordies are making a big deal of ''allowing'' the torch to cross the border.

They can fuppin' keep it if that's the attitude.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nBecb8n9ko

Zebra3

squod wrote: »

I do. I was hoping it would make it's way to Tara. A tip of the hat to the Tailteann Games held here many years before the olympics. from the radio coverage the Nordies are making a big deal of ''allowing'' the torch to cross the border.

If you're a fan of the Tailteann Games, you should be ashamed for it to be associated in anyway with the junkies who compete in the modern Olympics and the crooks who run it.

Xavi6

Hope a giant gust of wind takes it out. Such a load of rubbish.

squod

Zebra3 wrote: »

If you're a fan of the Tailteann Games, you should be ashamed for it to be associated in anyway with the junkies who compete in the modern Olympics and the crooks who run it.

I don't care if athletes take drugs. I don't think modern crooks were any worse than those living ~600BC. It would have been nice. That's all I meant.

Diego Maradona

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Is it wrong I hope Jedward fall whilst doing this!

That'd be Jepic

Dodgykeeper

http://fmcphotos.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/olympic-torch-run-dublin-6th-june-2012/

Some pics for those that do care!

RATM

Watching the crowds on the RTE 1pm news attending the passing of a bit of fire inside a gas tube really reminded me of this -

iguana

Shryke wrote: »

I'd love to light a cigarette off of it.

Like Dale Gribble.

ejmaztec

Why are the other Olympic Torch relay teams always too feckin lazy to show up?

kfallon

It passed by work earlier so I went out to see it, tbh the Olympic torch was responsible for one of the most iconic and tearjerking moments of my lifetime when Muhammad Ali appeared holding it in Atlanta '96.

It was nice to see it, just glad Jedward weren't carrying it at the time!

JerryHandbag

I can't look at that torch and not want to use it to grate cheese

Bad Panda

Huh!?! The Olympics?!!?!

Oh...zzzz

Mr Benevolent

I have the Olympic Torch in my trousers in the mornings. Feckin' uncomfortable.

My name is URL

It's a stick on fire as far as I'm concerned. I have sticks here which I can set on fire if I feel like it.

And what's the story when the flame gets blown out accidentally? They say they have a mother flame to reignite it. I bet it's just some fella in a van with a Zippo lighter.

o1s1n

JerryHandbag wrote: »

I can't look at that torch and not want to use it to grate cheese

I can't look at that Olympics logo and not see Lisa Simspon.

Every.Damn.Time!

Fratton Fred

o1s1n wrote: »

I can't look at that Olympics logo and not see Lisa Simspon.

Every.Damn.Time!

Isn't it Lisa giving a bj to someone?

o1s1n

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Isn't it Lisa giving a bj to someone?

(that is what I was alluding to) :pac:

Einhard

It's been confirmed- AH is officially the most cynical place on the planet!