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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    my toon :D:D:D:D:D:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,807 ✭✭✭take everything


    I got a real "why can't we all just get along" feeling watching this :pac:
    Seriously though, good to see nearly every nation on earth with a common interest.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    bnt wrote: »
    Some person on Facebook getting re-tweeted a lot: "The world is watching and saying 'What? What the f*ck?' And Britain is saying 'This. This is the f*ck.' "

    how can you get re-tweeted on Facebook????

    Mixing up you Social Networks, Epic Fail. Epic.


  • Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭Terry Cotta




  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    The Chinese - a great bunch of lads


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    swingking wrote: »
    what are all these unknown countries - Berundi??
    Countries found outside of England and Ireland shocker

    :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    China brought 4000 athletes :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    China. This could take a while.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Ah_Yeah wrote: »
    Thank god we're not "Republic of Ireland" in this

    Thats not the name of any country!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,949 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    7ft! :eek:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    7ft! :eek:

    Ppppft. Tis no Yao Ming


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,540 ✭✭✭Aoife9


    I know it's obviously all about the athletes but I hate this bit soooooooo boring I'd switch channels but my 12yr old doesn't want to miss a thing! too bad for him he's going to bed as soon as Ireland has passed through!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    bnt wrote: »
    Some person on Facebook getting re-tweeted a lot: "The world is watching and saying 'What? What the f*ck?' And Britain is saying 'This. This is the f*ck.' "

    The American right will have done their nut (if they were able to spot the references) - lesbian kiss (Brookside clip) Simian/Human kiss (Planet of the Apes film the 3rd I think ) Frankies "relax when you want to cum", mixed race families.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    China arrive in the stadium - "....aaand let's cut for a break"


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Lets play country drinking games!


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    dissapointed

    Congo, but no line


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭Mountainlad







    George Hamilton after delivering a few gems thus far. 'Angola, the first African team out...apart from Algeria' and when Burkina Faso came out all wearing caps 'Hes the man with the cap...oh wait theyre all wearing caps.'



    Classic George!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Aoife9 wrote: »
    I know it's obviously all about the athletes but I hate this bit soooooooo boring I'd switch channels but my 12yr old doesn't want to miss a thing! too bad for him he's going to bed as soon as Ireland has passed through!

    Its the equivelant of the singing part of the Eurovision. You just have to put up with it.:)


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    efb wrote: »
    Lets play country drinking games!

    How?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,733 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    Ah_Yeah wrote: »
    Thank god we're not "Republic of Ireland" in this
    Are we TEAM Republic of Ireland?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,189 ✭✭✭jojofizzio


    to be fair,some of these places are fairly tiny...Comoros?always thought that was a bird....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,975 ✭✭✭iMuse


    Heres Ireland, ah damn its just the ivory coast :( :P


  • Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭whatever_


    steve9859 wrote: »
    But one has to bear in mind the number of people who will refuse on principle to admit that London did a good job

    Who cares ?

    Suffragettes, Great Ormond Street, Dizzee from Bow, Tim B-L,
    I'm forever blowing bubbles ! Best ever music. Very left field, very good ...


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    swingking wrote: »
    what are all these unknown countries - Berundi??
    Some of them have bigger populations than we have


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    How?

    Drink every time a country comes out.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Diego Maradona


    This is like the Eurovision, waiting for Ireland to come on except there's no voting to look forward to. :(


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭Brain Stroking


    iMuse wrote: »
    Heres Ireland, ah damn its just the ivory coast :( :P

    You may have missed Ireland in your parallel universe :D


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    China brought 4000 athletes :)
    For a second I thought you said they bought 4,000 athletes

    then again...


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    Drink every time a country comes out.

    Methinks I would die!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,017 ✭✭✭Chagan


    Cuban carrying the flag with one arm. Badass.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,554 ✭✭✭steve9859


    **** me...the size of that Cuban guy!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    dissapointed

    Congo, but no line

    Or Um Bongo...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16







    George Hamilton after delivering a few gems thus far. 'Angola, the first African team out...apart from Algeria' and when Burkina Faso came out all wearing caps 'Hes the man with the cap...oh wait theyre all wearing caps.'



    Classic George!

    How confused is he going to be when West Germany, Zaire and the Soviet Union all fail to appear.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,795 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    One big Czech.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Some of them have bigger populations than we have

    over 8 million! Do they all sleep in bunk beds???


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭Dunny


    What are the copper things for?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭Mysteriouschic


    I haven't heard of some of these countries like Cook Islands I didn't know that even existed. Is anyone actually watching the whole thing?
    What channel are you's watching it on the bbc or rte? I have it on bbc myself.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,189 ✭✭✭jojofizzio


    d'ya think the camera will zoom in on Enda and Leo blowing kisses to the team when Katie comes out??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Ah those crazy Czechs and their Wellies.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭nice_very


    LOL the wellies on the Czech's


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,017 ✭✭✭Chagan


    The Czechs are wearing wellies?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭ascanbe


    mike65 wrote: »
    The American right will have done their nut (if they were able to spot the references) - lesbian kiss (Brookside clip) Simian/Human kiss (Planet of the Apes film the 3rd I think ) Frankies "relax when you want to cum", mixed race families.

    A tribute to the NHS/a 'socialist' health-care system as well.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Best Korea


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,795 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    G'wan best Korea.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    Sexy Czech wellies!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Well they got the right flag!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    keith16 wrote: »
    China arrive in the stadium - "....aaand let's cut for a break"

    And end up missing the rest of the C's.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,312 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    How?

    Country with a vowel in the name - shot
    Country with more than 1 word in it's name - down your pint
    Ireland come out - double jaeger
    Usain bolt comes out - down a bottle of rum


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    Is this alphabetic?


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    still no line


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