London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

westendgirlie

Are the Spanish having a hissy it?

I'm watching Chloe

opinion guy

irish-stew wrote: »

Some call it 'Art'.

Oh right ! I was wondering was it for some mad sport I'd never heard of or something :P :pac:

Richard Hillman

opinion guy wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what the mad looking yoke beside the olympic stadium is ?
You know the thing with all the red girders in a web or something.

Looks like an aborted rollercoaster

Im assuming its where the flame will be after the Athletics kicks off

keith16

mike65 wrote: »

Spain are out of the footie (and throwing their toys out of the pram), Britain win 3-1 so should be through I think.

Typical of Spain and Barcelona's attitude when they lose. Disgusting.

They would be so much more likeable if they occasional time they lost they did it with some dignity. I think that's why a lot of people accuse Spain of being boring.

Of course they aren't boring in a footballing sense, but I can see where people are coming from. They are like that kid in school that is good at everything. People just hate them :pac:

cgpg5

Nice result in the badminton

westendgirlie

Well done Chloe McGee :):)

Hercule Poirot

Chloe hammers the sh1te out of her opponent, an Irish dude playing tomorrow against the world no. 1. Methinks he won't have it as easy as Chloe did.

Diego Maradona

Well done Magee, some ride too.

leahyl

Well done Chloe!! :-D

steve9859

keith16 wrote: »

Typical of Spain and Barcelona's attitude when they lose. Disgusting.

They would be so much more likeable if they occasional time they lost they did it with some dignity. I think that's why a lot of people accuse Spain of being boring.

Of course they aren't boring in a footballing sense, but I can see where people are coming from. They are like that kid in school that is good at everything. People just hate them :pac:

"Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser" - Vince Lombardi. I would tend to agree.....

keith16

Back to the studio for "analysis". Bill; "it's very fast, isn't it?"

Tinie

keith16 wrote: »

Back to the studio for "analysis". Bill; "it's very fast, isn't it?"

"Badminton was a protestant sport when I was growing up"

Hercule Poirot

Bill: "When I was a young lad, badminton was considered a protestant game"

Shryke

Bill just called badminton a protestant game. Lol.

Diego Maradona

Bill: "when I was growing up badminton was considered a protestants game"

Sparks43

Oh dear Bill

"Protestants are cock smackers"

:eek::D

Colmustard

That was a very convincing win, fingers crossed, I venture to say a medal prospect.

Welldone chloe

DebDynamite

keith16 wrote: »

Back to the studio for "analysis". Bill; "it's very fast, isn't it?"

"Back in my day badminton was considered a Prodestant game"

Colmustard

DebDynamite wrote: »

"Back in my day badminton was considered a Prodestant game"

Back in his day head hunting was considered a game.

opinion guy

Anyone else sick of the Beeb going on about Paula Radcliffe ?

DebDynamite

opinion guy wrote: »

Anyone else sick of the Beeb going on about Paula Radcliffe ?

Switch to RTE. See above for the TV gold you're missing out on.

Beefy78

opinion guy wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what the mad looking yoke beside the olympic stadium is ?
You know the thing with all the red girders in a web or something.

Looks like an aborted rollercoaster

It's an observation tower overlooking the Park, called the Orbit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcelorMittal_Orbit

The Olympic Park in Munich had something similar, although far most 70s in its design.

opinion guy

DebDynamite wrote: »

Switch to RTE. See above for the TV gold you're missing out on.

Ah right.

Perhaps you guys don't know the Radcliffe pulled out ? Did Bill get round to reporting that ?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

DebDynamite wrote: »

Switch to RTE. See above for the TV gold you're missing out on.

Sweet Jesus, Jimmy McGee is still going! fair play to the man!

Sparks43

LOCOG Are thrilled that Paula wont compete

Means they dont have to line the route with portaloos:D

DebDynamite

opinion guy wrote: »

Ah right.

Perhaps you guys don't know the Radcliffe pulled out ? Did Bill get round to reporting that ?

Has been mentioned a few times on RTE during their Olympic news round-up.

Itssoeasy

jimmy commentating on the boxing and pondering who paid who for the rights. What a man.

Jimoslimos

Tinie wrote: »

"Badminton was a protestant sport when I was growing up"

He didn't say that, did he?:eek:

Thankfully I don't have rté

efb

The EBC lol

DebDynamite

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Sweet Jesus, Jimmy McGee is still going! fair play to the man!

And the memory is a good as it ever was!

Toto Wolfcastle

What happened with Spain in the football? Google isn't telling me much about their hissy fit.

tayto lover

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Sweet Jesus, Jimmy McGee is still going! fair play to the man!

"Gerd Muller, a man in the mould of our own Alfie Hale" -- 1974, good man Jimmy

3ndahalfof6

Tinie wrote: »

"Badminton was a protestant sport when I was growing up"

aye sure Billy invented it, no one will ever be able to play this game again, I can see them out in force at all the sporting venues protestanting.

what have you just done.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

tayto lover wrote: »

"Gerd Muller, a man in the mould of our own Alfie Hale" -- 1974, good man Jimmy

"C'MON BERNARD! ...DELIVER THE MILK AND GO TO THE NEXT HOUSE!!!" - Magee's shouted advice to Bernard Dunne from the commentary box during his unsuccessful title defence in 2009

Colmustard

Wasn't Rugby, Soccer and shooting good irish fenians protestant sports as well.

LOL J McGee.

K-9

Tinie wrote: »

"Badminton was a protestant sport when I was growing up"

It still would have that image in Donegal but good to see it changing. Tough one for her next, ex World No.1 to get through to the last 16.

Sea Filly

Gary Lineker was being a right little bitch tonight.

Colmustard

Sea Filly wrote: »

Gary Lineker was being a right little bitch tonight.

:rolleyes:
NOT POSSIBLE>

Err what did he do.

Sea Filly

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Amen to that, the last french guy was fantastic!

He swam out of his skin!

tayto lover

Colmustard wrote: »

:rolleyes:
NOT POSSIBLE>

Err what did he do.

I hope he gave Hansen a hickey.

Sparks43

Sea Filly wrote: »

Gary Lineker was being a right little bitch tonight.

Thats what happens when you steal his crisps:D

DebDynamite

K-9 wrote: »

It still would have that image in Donegal but good to see it changing. Tough one for her next, ex World No.1 to get through to the last 16.

That's a new one on me tonight and most of my family played badminton when I was younger as there was a local badminton club. Good old Bill!

fryup

Tinie wrote: »

"Badminton was a protestant sport when I was growing up"

couldn't believe my ears when i heard that:eek:

only on RTE and only from daft ol' Bill would you hear it

markie29

wonder will Bill say that boxing is a popular sport amongst pikeys.

Pudsy33

C'mon Adam!

Sea Filly

Colmustard wrote: »

:rolleyes:
NOT POSSIBLE>

Err what did he do.

Firstly pointed out to Ian Thorpe that he won his golds wearing one of the now outlawed swimsuits.

Then when he was signing off, he said something like "It might cheer you all to learn that Germany are yet to medal in these games.".

All very unnecessary and mean-spirited, I thought!

westendgirlie

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Yesterday, I think I got mixed up with the Peoples Republic of Korea and the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. South Korea is the Democratic one, isn't it

Sparks43

Hate to say it but i can see Nolan losing tonight:mad:

Sheeps

6-3 to nolan, round 1

Samich

Sparks43 wrote: »

Hate to say it but i can see Nolan losing tonight:mad:

You may well be wrong