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The official London 2012 Olympic Games thread • Page 267
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HiddenAway 15,147 posts
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Registered 16 years agomcmonkeyplc wrote:
All of the video is still on the Beeb's website, so you can pretend that last night was the opening ceremony and look forward to 2 weeks of great sport again
Team GB singing Don't stop me now
Ease that post olympic depression..gif)
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Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI really, really hope these people are joking: http://media.riemurasia.net/albumit/mmedia/1s/rx/wh6e/393526/1029191429.jpg -
Ryze 3,767 posts
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Registered 15 years ago^ People are generally stupid retards. You should know that by now, Psychotext.
Have you ever driven a car on a public road, or read a YouTube comments feed?
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The-Bodybuilder 17,871 posts
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Registered 17 years ago@kalel yeah but that's my point; that they can learn to love it, and so can we too.
I generally do think there's a shift in attitudes towards other sports. Granted they will never become as popular as football, but I do think a lot of the interest can be maintained, so long as its supported.
I guess the US NCAA and high-school infrastructure should be whats copied (some aspects of it anyways), the high-schools and unis carry the interest of so many sports, because its integrated into the entire school system. A similar approach should be given to these other sports. Sure waterpolo and freestyle wrestling isn't as big as the top 4 pro sports over there, but its enough to garner more than enough interest.
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Registered 15 years agoPsychotext wrote:
Haha that's brilliant
I really, really hope these people are joking: http://media.riemurasia.net/albumit/mmedia/1s/rx/wh6e/393526/1029191429.jpg
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FWB 56,369 posts
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Registered 20 years agoPsychotext wrote:
My favourite is one about it going on for half the length of the universe. Religious stupidity is always great.
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Registered 20 years agodisusedgenius wrote:
Doh...I was at the game at Hampden too! I suffered!
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The-Bodybuilder 17,871 posts
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Registered 17 years agoSuperCoolEskimo wrote:
I doubt it, I think that's football bias talking.
As great as these Olympics were, the football World Cup held here would be even better imo. That's the big one.
a great factor for the feelgoodness is in seeing history and seeing British athletes win. Guys like Mo and Jess, and smaller stories like Gemma in Judo.
Fact is, England would've won squat.
And just like Olympic football, too much tribal vendetta would've come into play, little sportsmanship, just booing. Then the diving.
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Registered 14 years agoFWB wrote:
Pales into insignificance compared to the sub-human scum who say 'math', though.
Psychotext wrote:
My favourite is one about it going on for half the length of the universe. Religious stupidity is always great.
I really, really hope these people are joking: http://media.riemurasia.net/albumit/mmedia/1s/rx/wh6e/393526/1029191429.jpg -
FWB 56,369 posts
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Registered 20 years agoDoesn't the WC draw bigger TV figures? Pull more tourists in?
The lovely thing about the Olympics (aside from the limited wankers) is the variation. There's pretty something for everyone, and the ability for many countries to win something means that you can get behind someone at some point. -
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Registered 16 years agoFWB wrote:
Also lovely is that as host nation, we got automatic qualification for every event so added incentive to watch all the different sports.
Doesn't the WC draw bigger TV figures? Pull more tourists in?
The lovely thing about the Olympics (aside from the limited wankers) is the variation. There's pretty something for everyone, and the ability for many countries to win something means that you can get behind someone at some point. -
The-Bodybuilder 17,871 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI really think/hope is that more people will have a "secondary" sport to go along with their main ones (like how people do in the US). -
FWB 56,369 posts
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Registered 20 years agoProbably a stupid question, but will I be able to pop down to the velodrome and faff about on it?
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disusedgenius 10,677 posts
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Registered 14 years agoFWB wrote:
Attracts a better class of fan as well.
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Registered 20 years agoPublic school? 
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HiddenAway 15,147 posts
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Registered 15 years agoMo Farah running away from things
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Just thought, weren't Blur meant to be closing it last night? Or did I dream that? -
DaM 17,729 posts
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Registered 20 years agokentmonkey wrote:
I think they were playing at an Olympic concert somewhere else in London.
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FWB 56,369 posts
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Registered 20 years agoThey were in Hyde Park, with New order and the Specials. Was good, except for the low volume. Obviously residents bitching again. -
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FWB 56,369 posts
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Registered 20 years ago99% of the Olympic crowd would have had no idea what the tracks were aside from "Song 2" and perhaps "Parklife".
As it was the crowd in Hyde park weren't that clued up on the tracks. Still a decent atmosphere. -
Yes, much better to have George Michael sing a song that literally 100% of the universe don't know. -
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Registered 16 years agoHeh its raining in east london.
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Registered 13 years agoAnyone going to the Paralympics? -
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Registered 14 years agoJono62 wrote:
Taking my niece to an Athletics session, doing the Orbit as well, Friday 31st evening session. Can't wait!
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THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoWatchin eastenders. Life seems so... normal.
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kalel wrote:
That was really strange. Considering his back catalogue of well-known hits, you have to wonder who thought it would be a good idea to play a song off an album that isn't even out yet.
Yes, much better to have George Michael sing a song that literally 100% of the universe don't know.
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