London 2012 - worth it?

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Skippy » Fri Jul 26, 2013 2:53 pm

Mini E wrote:
Skippy wrote:Oh look, Cal is here speaking gooseberry fool :simper:


It was implied but thanks anyway

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Octoroc » Fri Jul 26, 2013 2:54 pm

There seems to be more athletics on the telly these days. Which is a terrible thing.

A few weeks of coverage every four years is enough.

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by KK » Fri Jul 26, 2013 2:58 pm

I had the joy of going, twice. It was great, and created fantastic memories that will stay with me forever - one of which was walking past Buckingham Palace at around 2am in the morning. Never in my life seen London so quiet.

Created a probably once-in-a-lifetime atmosphere too. Really can't emphasise how different a feeling around London it was. It was like someone had created a film set, almost Disneyfied, version of London. Was very special.

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Gandalf » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:16 pm

WTF Cal? Time of the month again????

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Qikz » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:32 pm

Octoroc wrote:There seems to be more athletics on the telly these days. Which is a terrible thing.

A few weeks of coverage every four years is enough.


Athletics is a lot more interesting to watch and the people who do it are a lot more deserving of attention than footballers I'd say.

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by PatSharpsMullet » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:33 pm

StayDead wrote:
Octoroc wrote:There seems to be more athletics on the telly these days. Which is a terrible thing.

A few weeks of coverage every four years is enough.


Athletics is a lot more interesting to watch and the people who do it are a lot more deserving of attention than footballers I'd say.


Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell aren't worth the attention.

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Rubix » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:37 pm

Yes, no idea why anyone would vote no

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Cal » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:39 pm

Gandalf wrote:WTF Cal? Time of the month again????


:lol: Just a point of view, is all. Even the BBC's own survey reveals that one third of those asked if London 2012 was 'worth it' didn't think so.

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by SEP » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:41 pm

Cal wrote:
Gandalf wrote:WTF Cal? Time of the month again????


:lol: Just a point of view, is all. Even the BBC's own survey reveals that one third of those asked if London 2012 was 'worth it' didn't think so.


No doubt the same miserable banana splits who moan every time something uses taxes. I well imagine the same people would have moaned when the NHS was first set up, had they been around then.

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Cosmo » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:41 pm

You're like a walking talking copy of the Daily Mail, Cal.

And yes, they were worth it.

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Rubix » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:41 pm

Cal wrote:
Gandalf wrote:WTF Cal? Time of the month again????


:lol: Just a point of view, is all. Even the BBC's own survey reveals that one third of those asked if London 2012 was 'worth it' didn't think so.


Yeah but most of them where in Scotland & Wales who are probably bitter

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by PatSharpsMullet » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:44 pm

Cal wrote:
Gandalf wrote:WTF Cal? Time of the month again????


:lol: Just a point of view, is all. Even the BBC's own survey reveals that one third of those asked if London 2012 was 'worth it' didn't think so.


The ones that voted no probably don't like sport and were upset that their favourites television programmes weren't on.

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Cal » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:46 pm

PsychicSykes wrote:So you had no intention of watching it but you still complain about the opening ceremony which you presumably watched?


I did watch the opening ceremony - more out of morbid fascination than anything, although I was curious to see what the money stolen off me was actually used for. As I feared, it was frittered away on political posturing (the NHS bit - almost completely meaningless to two thirds of the viewing audience around the world) and, if I recall correctly, George Michael in an ill-fitting leather jacket doing some 'dad dancing' :fp: to the considerable embarrassment of all concerned.

The subsequent two weeks of people running about winning medals completely passed me by. Thank God. :lol:

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by SEP » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:48 pm

Cal, in a ceremony that traditionally celebrates the host country, why would the UK not celebrate the NHS?

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Rex Kramer » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:50 pm

The worst thing about the Olympics for me was the dawning realisation that I don't actually live in Danny Boyle's Britain, I live in Cal's Britain. :(

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Cal » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:54 pm

Somebody Else's Problem wrote:Cal, in a ceremony that traditionally celebrates the host country, why would the UK not celebrate the NHS?


It's a reasonable question. It just wasn't something I had expected to see at the opening of the world's biggest international sporting event. I dunno, it just felt crowbarred into the proceedings for no other reason than Mr Boyle felt he wished to make some point or other.

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by SEP » Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:58 pm

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Somebody Else's Problem wrote:Cal, in a ceremony that traditionally celebrates the host country, why would the UK not celebrate the NHS?


It's a reasonable question. It just wasn't something I had expected to see at the opening of the world's biggest international sporting event. I dunno, it just felt crowbarred into the proceedings for no other reason than Mr Boyle felt he wished to make some point or other.


The point is (as with every opening ceremony) is celebrating what is great about the host country. The NHS, for all its flaws, is still a strawberry floating fantastic thing, and is definitely worth celebrating.

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Johnny Ryall » Fri Jul 26, 2013 4:01 pm

Rubix wrote:
Cal wrote:
Gandalf wrote:WTF Cal? Time of the month again????


:lol: Just a point of view, is all. Even the BBC's own survey reveals that one third of those asked if London 2012 was 'worth it' didn't think so.


Yeah but most of them where in Scotland & Wales who are probably bitter



PatSharpsMullet wrote:The ones that voted no probably don't like sport and were upset that their favourites television programmes weren't on.


I am both of these things, if you ask me for a selfish opinion all the olympics did for me was cause headaches at work as they had a quarantined area that our engineers weren't allowed working in for 6 weeks. Wasn't a small area either was a good chunk of London.

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by Mini E » Fri Jul 26, 2013 4:02 pm

Skippy wrote:
Mini E wrote:
Skippy wrote:Oh look, Cal is here speaking gooseberry fool :simper:


It was implied but thanks anyway


Yeah I know - I just wanted to strongly echo your sentiments :lol:

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PostRe: London 2012 - worth it?
by SchminkyPinky » Fri Jul 26, 2013 5:21 pm

I was sceptical before the games but they were worth every penny.

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