London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

Hande hoche!

The royals look bored.

Jimoslimos

Jaysus! Queeny showing some leg

Mint Sauce

Would she ever bloody smile.

Samich

Cmon Katie ya legend!!

H2UMrsRobinson

He's-back-istan !!!!

flanzer

When's Ireland out here?

Duckworth_Luas

cristoir wrote: »

Anyone know when Ireland is coming out?

David Norris said it's at 23:15!

steve9859

Tipperary animal lover wrote: »

Total rubbish opening ceremony, parts look so cheap and all the hype coming from the uk that it was gonna be better than Beijing ...... Don't think so .... Hopefully it'll get better

I really don't get that! Sounds like you're just looking for a moan

ascanbe

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Is this a huge, and expensive homage to Danny Boyle's films?

You've rumbled him.
And he even explicitly auditioned to be given the next Bond movie.

Guy:Incognito

flanzer wrote: »

When's Ireland out here?

When it gets to I is my guess.

Samich

flanzer wrote: »

When's Ireland out here?

It's in alphabetical order :P

jojofizzio

here comes the totty!!

ArmaniJeanss

Tipperary animal lover wrote: »

Total rubbish opening ceremony, parts look so cheap and all the hype coming from the uk that it was gonna be better than Beijing ...... Don't think so .... Hopefully it'll get better

Ah come on, they were forever pointing out that it was going to be much smaller and cheaper than Beijing, and that it was basically impossible for them to do something on such a scale as the Chinese.

Tox56

This could take a while

Guy:Incognito

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

David Norris said it's at 23:15!

Thered want to be about 500 nations competing to drag it out that long.

G_R

I didn't know a country called American Samoa existed !

IvySlayer

I would love if the commentator in the stadium shouts North Korea when the South Korean flag comes out :pac:

Samich

Jaysus, andorra have 10 million tourists every year? :O

grey_so_what

irish-stew wrote: »

Would she ever bloody smile.

No. She's on a gig. She gets paid for this.;)

kevmol88

Elizabeth Windsor

Text from Angela Merkel: "Just think, if this was happening anywhere else in Europe, I'd be paying for it!

Mint Sauce

IvySlayer wrote: »

I would love if the commentator in the stadium shouts North Korea when the South Korean flag comes out :pac:

They wont make that mistake again.

Redjeep!

Now if Greece had seen the business opportunity in this when they started it back in 776BC (or whenever it was) they'd be richer than Bernie Ecclestone now rather than stoney broke.

jojofizzio

Why the need for the bronze urn carrying-teenager with the team??

Mountainlad

Ok that did not go well.

Here'sthe link for the list of the order of parading teams for those interested http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics_Parade_of_Nations#Parade_order

ascanbe

take everything wrote: »

Have they referenced The Smiths at all.
Britishness personified.

Yeah, no The Smiths was shameful.
This snub will be just be further grist to Morrisey's mill, though.
The bitterness he'll feel will fuel him for at least the next decade.

Guy:Incognito

jojofizzio wrote: »

Why the need for the bronze urn carrying-teenager with the team??

Bronze urns dont carry themselves.

Colmustard

I thought it was brilliant much better then Beijing,

Then they had to put Beckham's mug into it and it was ruined

Welldone Beckham you have ruined the Olympics for everybody.

efb

Samich wrote: »

It's in alphabetical order :P

But Great Britain (They're olympic name) are last

Cienciano

Redjeep! wrote: »

Now if Greece had seen the business opportunity in this when they started it back in 776BC (or whenever it was) they'd be richer than Bernie Ecclestone now rather than stoney broke.

I think they'd actually be even more broke than they are now. It costs billions to host

Hercule Poirot

jojofizzio wrote: »

Why the need for the bronze urn carrying-teenager with the team??

She carries their hopes and dreams?

efb

Samich wrote: »

It's in alphabetical order :P

But Great Britain (Their olympic name) are last

IvySlayer

Mountainlad...erm...thanks?

Guy:Incognito

Mountainlad wrote: »

Taken from wikipedia

Why?

Sea Filly

take everything wrote: »

Have they referenced The Smiths at all.
Britishness personified.

Plus, Danny Boyle and Morrissey are the same person.

Dunny

And now, heres something we hope you'll really enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XcfknpWrqQ

jojofizzio

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Bronze urns dont carry themselves.

Never thought of that.....

Ah_Yeah

efb wrote: »

But Great Britain (They're olympic name) are last

Cause London are hosting it I guess

Mars Bar

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Hell of a lot of links.

And you quoted it?!

Kurz

Colmustard wrote: »

I thought it was brilliant much better then Beijing,

Then they had to put Beckham's mug into it and it was ruined

Welldone Beckham you have ruined the Olympics for everybody.

It looked kinda like the Paddy's Day parade in Longford compared to Beijing.

Cienciano

Jasus, still on A

Mint Sauce

This is a very long break on RTE.

:mad:

Redjeep!

Cienciano wrote: »

I think they'd actually be even more broke than they are now. It costs billions to host

No. They'd just sell the rights to host it every 4 years. It'd make them make billions.

Then there'd be all the spin off merchandising they could cash in on.

Ah_Yeah

Cienciano wrote: »

Jasus, still on A

Says it'll go on for an hour and a half

bnt

cristoir wrote: »

Anyone know when Ireland is coming out?

Somewhere between Indonesia and Japan, I think ...

IvySlayer

Can't wait for the countries with only one person walking out :P

Hande hoche!

Mars Bar wrote: »

And you quoted it?!

Azerbaijan made me do it.

AllWasWell

we'll all be prehistoric by the time it gets to Ireland >:(

Tipperary animal lover

Pretty cheap looking open ceremony compared to the last two Beijing and Sydney ..... But the British will say it was the best of course......

Guy:Incognito

Yer man with the light on on his phone..... yeah buddy m that'll sort your lighting issues.

My name is URL

I want to see Antarctica represented at the Olympics by a squad of marching Penguins with wee little flags.