Olympic Games London 2012 opening ceremony. - Page 1
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author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2012, 09:40:51 pm
content: I didn't like it tbh. I was disappointed there was no mention to knights era.I also was didn't like the "Facebook" thing.It surely was different.Alexander.

author: 8086
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2012, 09:49:28 pm
content: Our games is going to be a shambles.It's started already:http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/video/2012/jul/26/london-2012-north-korea-flag-video

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2012, 09:53:18 pm
content: It was just a small mistake that had big impact due to the country involved.Alexander.

author: mikeselectricstuff
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timestamp: July 27, 2012, 09:58:30 pm
content: Quote from: firewalker on July 27, 2012, 09:53:18 pmIf it had been Austria & Australia nobody would have noticed

author: Sionyn
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2012, 10:04:36 pm
content: so far i am enjoying it quite a spectacle very British thats awesomei dont however like its political message (queeny,army, governmental,religion) man, even china didn't go this farthen there is thisfine welcome to our neighbours in 2012 a police kettleKettling cyclists is really not sending a welcoming message to the world

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2012, 10:10:47 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on July 27, 2012, 09:58:30 pmMaybe just one...Alexander.

author: 8086
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2012, 10:20:41 pm
content: Quote from: firewalker on July 27, 2012, 09:53:18 pmWell, I predict more to comePlus, have youseenthe logo and mascots? what a joke.But I should point out, I like the olympics, but we really suck at putting big events on like this

author: Unknown
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timestamp: July 27, 2012, 10:57:54 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on July 27, 2012, 09:58:30 pmYou'll get so many opportunities to play the Oz anthem over the next few day that not only will you poms get it right, you'll even know all the words.

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 12:09:18 am
content: Quote from: Uncle Vernon on July 27, 2012, 10:57:54 pm*snort*I missed the opening, will watch the reply again today. Saw the closing part though, and I really liked the cauldron flower idea and how every country gets a piece of it after the games. Our cauldron is living out it's days rusting away as a fountain.I wonder how many of the petals will end up in someones shed or on ebay?Dave.

author: Chet T16
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 12:09:59 am
content: I liked the whole brunell thing. Still watching it now, we started late.

author: baljemmett
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 12:27:47 am
content: Quote from: Uncle Vernon on July 27, 2012, 10:57:54 pmIs that the one Spike Milligan wrote? *grin*(Actually, I enjoyed the version Dave used as an intro in one edition of The Amp Hour. Shame they can't use some similarly reworked versions of the more dreary anthems occasionally, just for grins.)

author: FenderBender
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2012, 04:03:27 am
content: Well how the stadium. Probably one of the world's biggest LED matrices. Holy hell. We thought Dave's Xerox machine was crazy. This thing must have been insane to engineer, start to finish. Systems engineering for the win there.

author: PeteInTexas
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2012, 04:23:32 am
content: Quote from: FenderBender on July 28, 2012, 04:03:27 amI am so getting bored with LED being used this way. It has become cliché. I mean its all over the place, from wearables, to talent shows to whatever.Also, I am inspired by the man but clearly the appearance of the legendary boxer was superfluous. His role in the torch lighting in Atlanta is one for the ages, but this one in London was a mere "token" cameo.

author: FenderBender
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 04:27:56 am
content: I wouldn't say it's superfluous. Are you not happy someone from our country was represented?

author: PeteInTexas
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 04:37:37 am
content: Quote from: FenderBender on July 28, 2012, 04:27:56 amHe touched the Olympic flag for like 2 seconds while being propped up. It all just seem eh to me on TV. Maybe it was more inspiring at the stadium.

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2012, 05:13:56 am
content: before the games opening

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2012, 05:30:24 am
content: Of course, having had mention of words from the A and B list, means that this website is now blocked in the UK........

author: firewalker
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 05:51:49 am
content: The part after the parade was really good.Alexander.

author: Simon
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 06:18:27 am
content: I went to a pub to watch it. What a load of bollocks. It was a poor attempt at patriotism which could only be achieved by harping quite far back into history as these days we are just a shambles. It then tried to show off anything vaguely British very pathetically and harped on about the worsed aspects of our life like how we can't cope without ducking facebook. Just gloryfying everything about today's British society that there is not to be proud of. By 10:15 we left very dissalusioned.

author: Simon
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 06:20:02 am
content: I rather think the queen was not in a good mood and was just being paraded around.

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 06:45:02 am
content: Quote from: PeteInTexas on July 28, 2012, 04:23:32 amThat's exactly what I thought when I saw it.It was appropriate in Atlanta, but had no place here at all.Mr Bean was awesome as usual. I was hoping he'd drive a mini into the stadium.Dave.

author: Simon
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 07:37:13 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on July 28, 2012, 06:45:02 amI can't see what place that horrible abomination of a car had to do with the Olympics other than the fact that we make the damn things. Again it was all a political farce trying to show off what little manufacturing we have. If Mr Cameron spent less time in bed with the chinese doing trade agreements he would not have to make this sort of political use of the ceremony

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2012, 07:43:41 am
content: they having sex (cross countries i believe, much fun) in olympic village. must be natural selection.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2012, 09:50:10 am
content: I liked most of it. Especially the LEDs around the stadium. £9.3bn well spent? Possibly not...Except the Facebook thing. But at 11.30pm I hit the hay - very tired...

author: Baliszoft
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 10:04:15 am
content: I expected the olympic rings (in the air) to be colorful. Apart from that it was a nice show.

author: Bored@Work
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 11:40:38 am
content: Quote from: Simon on July 28, 2012, 07:37:13 amThat is not the key to explain it. The key is that BMW is a sponsor, "the Official Automotive Partner". You are lucky they have something remotely British in their product portfolio. Otherwise you would have had to bear with some German sports car cruising the stadium. And Coe's nationalistic stuff would have sounded even more out of place.

author: firewalker
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 12:15:29 pm
content: Is there a protocol that prohibits the queen from smiling?Alexander.

author: SeanB
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 12:25:30 pm
content: Well, standing for hours on end, with a skirt that has sash weights sewn into the linings, and having had an extra large prunes n custard for supper, along with a delicious prune juice with breakfast, and there being no commode in the carriage............

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2012, 12:37:01 pm
content: I cannot claim to be a supporter of the UK hosted Olympics, purely due to the horrendous costs involved....Austerity is the key word in my working world, yet hosting the Olympics will surely make the situation worse for the taxpayer in the end. Just my view as a UK taxpayer of courseThank heavens we didn't win the Eurovision Song contest as well !I have the greatest respect for the athletes and the commitment they show to their chosen profession, its just that Britain is a financial mess at the moment.On a positive note, I did find the opening ceremony interesting and well produced. The TV coverage probably gave a better view of events than actually being in the stadium. I still don't know what the heck the Arctic Monkeys were doing there thoughThe sad part for me was the visual history of Great Britain of the past....believe it or not we were once a great nation with world influence, both good and not so good. Our industry and exploits abroad influenced the world. How things have changed ! Some may say all empires must fall, just like the Roman Empire, but I can't help feeling that Great Britain was a positive influence that has now been lost. Britain is a mere shadow of its former self, the young are getting soft in body and mind, the world influence is minimal, and we do a better job at putting ourselves down than any of our enemies could ever achieve. Negative attitudes seem all too common these daysHaving lived in Darwin for three years, in the early 1990's, I got a feel for the Australian way of life and I liked what I saw. A nation that remains proud and does not appear to always consider the "glass half empty" or tolerate a hostile press that always wants to demoralise the countries occupants.A Rant ? Maybe, but that opening ceremony just reinforced my view of Britain today. We were once great, but are no more. An impressive event and production (loved the 007 segment) but the story portrayed said it all....How the mighty have fallen !Aurora

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2012, 01:12:33 pm
content: I am one of those fortunate to have been volunteered to pay the bills for the world cup. 50% increase in metro bill this month, but usage and services delivered ( or not as the case may be) are unchanged.

author: KTP
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2012, 01:31:45 pm
content: I thought the whole thing was decent. Probably less money spent on the ceremony than a typical Will Ferrel movie.

author: steve30
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 03:00:08 pm
content: I saw the bit with Mr Bean which I thought was good. Then I turned it off to watch Martin Lorton's HP 3457 videos.Maybe I'll see if its on iPlayer and catch some more of it.

author: anotherlin
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2012, 03:47:22 pm
content: I find you guys a little bit harsh, especially the english guys. Why being so hard on yourself ?I really found it a nice show.And when I say that, you have to keep me in mind that I live in Paris. And as a french national, I usually think that the UK is a crap country and everything british just sucksI really like when they "forge" one of the ring. It just reminds that the uk wouldn't be what it is without the hard work of its people.

author: Dagon
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 04:02:47 pm
content: I enjoyed it, thought it was pretty cool. James Bond and the queen was amusing.

author: A Hellene
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 04:50:09 pm
content: Oh, come on guys!Olympic Games? This is not an athletes competition! It sould better be called aBig-Pharma Competition; because, in the last decades, whoever of the 'athletes' got the better dope without being caught, they won.In a car race analogy, can you really compete with all the other turbocharged cars if your car has an honest (but anemic) atmospheric engine of the same displacement with the other supercharged cars?Olympic Games. Ha! This is one of the distractions called,Bread and Circuses; asocial engineeringdistraction known since the Antiquity: Make the dangerous but clueless majority watchthereand to applaud at those poor imbeciles who are poisoning themselves by taking our drugs that could make them 'win' because if they look athere, WE are, they might see us; they might see the eternal parasites who live drinking their blood for millennia, and who knows what they would do to us if they decided to do something about that...Before we put a television set in every home, to tell them that they are not alone out there and that we care about them and they do not need to do anything because we are doing our best to keep them safe and comfortable, they managed to take things in their hands and execute Mussolini, one of our priceless minions who served us so well, and hung him disgracefully upside down while he was trying escape to Spain... We have learned from our mistakes we made, and we corrected them: Now, we have put a TV set in every single room in their homes! And they can do nothing about it!Speaking of the formal display of James Bond, I thought that it was Hollywood's job to persuade the flock how virtuous and honourable is to be dying or getting mutilated for a piece of tin on their chest, or how noble and exciting is the profession of the informer/spy/betrayer/mercenary (killing for a living)/etc., in order to make people (at least, the less perceptive ones, which is the vast majority) to happily do the job for their dynasts; preferably, whilethey are still young.-George

author: tom66
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 05:04:50 pm
content: Cool story, bro.Not sure if I understood any of it, though.

author: Christopher
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timestamp: July 28, 2012, 05:29:32 pm
content: Whole thing was a joke in my opinion... Looked like a children's TV show.

author: Unknown
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timestamp: July 29, 2012, 01:40:30 am
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on July 28, 2012, 11:40:38 amBut surely something Germanic would have made the Royals feel at home. The Greek parade was, as always, a favourite for Phil ?

author: Hypernova
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timestamp: July 29, 2012, 03:26:51 am
content: The kind of shit I have to put up with every time there's an Olympics:http://c821118.tumblr.com/

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 29, 2012, 06:40:18 am
content: I always struggle with opening ceremonies almost as much as the closing ceremonies, particularly when they are full of symbolism that can only be understood if someone is explaining the meaning while you are watching.The major messages I got was that England invented polluting smokestacks, they discovered that women operating levers was a useful source of energy, the fact that traffic during the Olympics is so bad that the only way to get from Buckingham Palace to the Olympic Park was via helicopter and parachute, and that the English look up in praise and wonderment to the Gods of the IOC and the Olympic rings.For me, the standout moment prior to the athletes entering was Abide With Me, with the simple uncluttered staging with the orange lighting, and the great dancing. I did not catch the singer, but I guess given the song, she may have been visually impaired. It was was brilliant, and I wish more opening ceremonies were like that, rather then fireworks and dangling people off wires. The best does not always mean spending millions of pounds.The Choreographer and lead dancer was Akram Khan.For Americans who do not know what I am talking about, I gather the NBC cut the Abide With Me segment out, so that Ryan Seacrest could interview Micheal Phelps. Well done NBC!Here is an unauthorized video of the performance (while it lasts on Youtube).It actually shows a lot that the official coverage didn't show being a wide angle view, but unfortunately you cannot properly see Akram's dancing.Is the bell ever going to be rung more then once? They could have had Bradley Wiggins ring a bicycle bell instead, and it would have saved a fortune.Richard.Edit: I didn't realise it, but Abide With Me segment was a memorial to the people killed in the 2005 London bombing attack that happened the day after the IOC appointed London for the 2012 games.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 29, 2012, 07:56:21 am
content: Quote from: amspire on July 29, 2012, 06:40:18 amI think the flame was moved in the position of the bell. Because, well, the flame's location when ignited would have been a little bit inconvenient for the track and field competitions.QuoteThe memorial segment(s) was/were not widely advertised. Because there was a bit of controversy around it. Several members had asked the IOC to include the 12 people killed 40 years ago in the massacre at the Olympic games in Munich in the memorial. The IOC refused because 11 of the 12 murdered were from Israel, and the Arabic IOC members did threaten to make a big fuss. So there you have it. If you are going to be murdered by some pieces of shit, make sure you have the right religion first, otherwise the IOC doesn't want to remember you.

author: AntiProtonBoy
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timestamp: July 29, 2012, 08:27:25 am
content: I was hoping China to send their Universal Soldiers to the olympics again. Was totally entertaining the last time they did it.

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 29, 2012, 08:45:18 am
content: My objection is the amount of money the state pours in what is after all a hobby as long as that hobby is a military art there should be soldering competitions as well as sewing and baking etc. in the Olympics just to make things fair for the rest who have hobbies other than military arts or ball chasing, for the US the soder-ing should be somewhere out of sight as that is not something for young eye's.As for the British art of self deprecation we have taken that from an art to a national disease, but they should have that as an Olympic event as we would win all the medals.And if we are going to bring back ancient games should we not have Roman games in between the Greek ones, things like christian throwing, we would have to leave the lions out of it due to being endangered species and cruelty to animals etc. But the most popular event by far would be the stabbing of politician's in the back.

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 29, 2012, 05:19:12 pm
content: Man, mr.car wrecker is epic

author: DRT
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timestamp: July 29, 2012, 05:26:29 pm
content: Quote from: amspire on July 29, 2012, 06:40:18 amThe Abide with Me segment was sung by Emeli Sandehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeli_Sand%C3%A9

author: SeanB
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timestamp: July 29, 2012, 05:42:36 pm
content: The uploader has not made this video available in your country.Sorry about that.

author: Unknown
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timestamp: July 29, 2012, 10:43:42 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on July 29, 2012, 05:42:36 pmYes the British, or more accurately the British media is yet to understand how the Internet works. Not to worry though, in a few years those organisations unable to cope with or understand the advantages of global outreach, will have rendered themselves either bankrupt or irrelevant. Likely the intention was solely to annoy the French!

author: DaveW
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timestamp: July 29, 2012, 11:03:48 pm
content: Quote from: Uncle Vernon on July 29, 2012, 10:43:42 pmImpressively, it isn't available in the UK either. Now I really want to know where it is available!

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 29, 2012, 11:23:57 pm
content: Quote from: DaveW on July 29, 2012, 11:03:48 pmApparently only in Olympia! Those whacky old chaps at the IOC never wear keen on absence of borders. If you click through to you tube you and again to user Olympic you get a curt message to find the stream optimised for your nation.https://www.youtube.com/user/olympicLike most things Olympics I'd long since lost interest and closed the window.

author: GeoffS
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timestamp: July 30, 2012, 01:09:21 am
content: The best thing about the opening ceremony is that it means it's only 2 and a bit weeks to go until the closing ceremony.Then we get a 4 year break.

author: 8086
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2012, 01:37:57 am
content: Quote from: GeoffS on July 30, 2012, 01:09:21 am£12bn.

author: RRobot
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timestamp: July 30, 2012, 01:47:28 am
content: Quote from: 8086 on July 30, 2012, 01:37:57 amI wonder how the costs break down. My understanding there are 10500 athletes attending. So thats more than a million £ per attending athlete. A single team of synchronized swimmers would cost as much as 9 million pounds?

author: siliconmix
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timestamp: July 30, 2012, 07:02:01 am
content: Quote from: Simon on July 28, 2012, 07:37:13 aman italian designed the mini nothing british in that

author: siliconmix
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timestamp: July 30, 2012, 07:08:06 am
content: i was bored shitless until the leds came on.i don't trust or like anything seb coe has a hand in.hes an orrible git.i hate him with a passion.

author: mikeselectricstuff
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timestamp: July 30, 2012, 07:50:30 am
content: Wish a few more performers had thought to do this :

author: A Hellene
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timestamp: July 30, 2012, 09:42:54 am
content: Thoughmy previous expressed opinionon this parody currently called "The Olympic Games" is more than bitter, I think that the most decent Olympics opening ceremony is the one below, which is full ofreal lifesymbolism, messages and sounds; in my opinion, it isa Hymn to Man and Mother Nature:Of course, there will always be another view of the £400,000 worth2012 Olympics logo, according to which, the aforementioned logo (that was designed by certainZionist Freemasons) is not really depicting the year number'2012'as it seems it does; it rathersubliminally depictsthe supremacy term'zion'because the two '2' figures are not of the same shape (so they are not same figures), the second figure could easily be the number '0' or the letter 'o', and the third figure in not the number '1' but the letter 'i' with a dot over it. It is also documented that the five intersecting circles of the IOC Olympic logo is not an ancient Greek symbol and it was created by the same deceptive and misleading minority mentioned above:-George

author: G7PSK
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timestamp: July 30, 2012, 09:52:37 am
content: Any one know why the funny pattern is on the floor underneath the astro turf.Was the LED display made by Mike by any chance.

author: Unknown
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timestamp: July 30, 2012, 01:20:24 pm
content: Quote from: A Hellene on July 30, 2012, 09:42:54 amYeah and I'll bet those were the left handers!!!! Can never trust thosesouth paws!

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2012, 03:04:16 pm
content: Olympic flame goes out.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9437590/London-2012-Olympic-flame-goes-out-as-cauldron-is-moved.html#Alexander.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 31, 2012, 07:18:19 pm
content: @A HelleneYou are amongst many Brits in disliking the logo, but I have not heard the "Zionist" theory before.It seems rather silly to me.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 31, 2012, 10:18:09 pm
content: Zionism, as defined by Wikipedia:QuoteI am neither Jewish, nor do I have any opinion either way on zionism. I am not religious nor culturally related to any religion. Okay, big deal, it says zion. Is this supposed to influence British people into thinking it is a good thing? Or a bad thing? So what, we have no influence on it! The UK is a bit of joke politically on the world stage.To me it looks like an athlete dancing or an If I rotate several letters, and move the dot, I can see zion. But it's not as bad as the clearly Republican-sponsored Pepsi logo - "Obama isded".http://i45.tinypic.com/28un241.pngAm I missing something painfully obvious here?

author: GK
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timestamp: August 01, 2012, 09:12:43 am
content: Threads like these sure lure the loonies out of the woods.Just wait; the protocols are in place and it is only a matter of time now before vampire blood sucking of infants and procedures in dentistry are included as Olympic sports.Well they do play ping-pong at the Olympics already.

author: GeoffS
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timestamp: August 01, 2012, 12:56:28 pm
content: If some of the replies here seem a little off topic, it's because several posts regarding zionism and freemasonry have been removed from this thread.Please keep this thread about the Olympics. Create other threads as the subject matter dictates.

author: 8086
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timestamp: August 01, 2012, 01:11:47 pm
content: Quote from: GK on August 01, 2012, 09:12:43 amIts a sport, why the face?

author: GK
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timestamp: August 01, 2012, 01:24:35 pm
content: Quote from: 8086 on August 01, 2012, 01:11:47 pmSorry, attempt at humour.

author: AntiProtonBoy
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timestamp: August 01, 2012, 02:51:47 pm
content: Channel 9 coverage of the Olympics is pathetically crap. The network has four DTV channels, only two is used to broadcast the event, and both channels show the exact same thing. Talking about wasted opportunity for utilising other channels. That said, there might be other legal, or perhaps contractual reason behind this setup, but none of that really matters from the audience perspective. All they know is they are getting shit coverage.

author: A Hellene
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timestamp: August 01, 2012, 03:51:05 pm
content: Quote from: GK on August 01, 2012, 09:12:43 amI think I have not thanked you for your polite and constructive contribution to the discussion, dear GK.Quote from: GK on August 01, 2012, 01:24:35 pmIt is not that humorous at all to be calling other people "loonies" or any other names, just because you seem to disagree with them in your own funny way, or because you cannot actually address or even understand their messages, since they present a version of History that is obviously different or omitted from the textbooks you have studied.No hard feelings; but, for future reference, please remember that attacking the messenger instead of addressing their message is the fallacy called 'ad hominem attack' and, as you can see, you will never be credited for demonstrating it.-George

author: A Hellene
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2012, 03:51:30 pm
content: Quote from: GeoffS on August 01, 2012, 12:56:28 pmDear GeoffS, I am not happy with the deletion of my messages. I realise that you might have received reports about my posts from some oversensitive individuals, who seem to be unable to see beyond the 'reality' their TV sets or other sinister entities have presented to them. Is this a reason for removing informative posts?For the record, you deleted three of my messages that weredirect and documented repliesto other members'direct questions. I realise that in my first reply in the previous page I might had been a little bit overzealous expanding on my answer's documentation; I accepted that. What about my other two deleted replies that were about the zionist influence on the 2012 Olympics logo? Are they also considered to be off-topic? Are certain malevolent entities (like the religion/freemasonry/zionism/banking/etc. institutions) above criticism, and considered to be untouchable material for discussion?Anyway, will you please restore my messages or should I do it for you, since I have their backus?-George

author: 8086
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timestamp: August 01, 2012, 06:14:18 pm
content: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19079733

author: GeoffS
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timestamp: August 01, 2012, 11:02:26 pm
content: Quote from: A Hellene on August 01, 2012, 03:51:30 pmGeorge,The subjects you mention are not appropriate to this thread which is about the Olympics.If you feel these subjects require discussion then create a new thread and let people respond to it.RegardsGeoff

author: Unknown
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timestamp: August 01, 2012, 11:08:22 pm
content: Quote from: A Hellene on August 01, 2012, 03:51:30 pmIf it is receiving more than a few reports it is over the top! This forum is open to a variety of views and opinions but that doesn't make it a soap box. You cannot attack any ethnic groups post after post and not expect to see some offence taken. I am not arguing with your opinions, I am simply stating this thread or this forum isn't the place to ram them home.QuoteThat is your reality, doesn't mean it has to be mine or anyone else's.QuoteI wasn't someone complaining about your threads but I do think their removal was perfectly correct. Not because I agree/disagree with any angle but because a light hearted thread intended for discussing a hop skip and jump festival and taking the piss out of poms, not a place for political debate. More importantlyGeoffS is a mod and we are not, that makes his actions entirely correct, see T&C.Lighten up that whole circus will be gone in a few days and we can forget it for another four years.

author: A Hellene
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timestamp: August 01, 2012, 11:19:04 pm
content: It's alright, Geoff and UV.-George

author: GK
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timestamp: August 01, 2012, 11:55:21 pm
content: Quote from: A Hellene link=topic=9821.msg134083#msg134083You are welcome, dear George.Quote from: A Hellene link=topic=9821.msg134083#msg134083Umm, I guess that depends on which side of the fence one sits. BTW, I have read the P of Z and I wouldn't call it a history book, and that is putting it mildly.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------On topic - the news this morning reports that band One Direction are to sing at the closing ceremony. OMG my ears are already bleeding.

author: A Hellene
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2012, 12:27:11 am
content: QuoteAh, here we agree completely! Neither do I consider it a book of any real historical value; I would rather call it a dystopian novel for public consumption.__________On topic, now: Have they finally found theWembley Stadium keysor did they call a locksmith?-George

author: Unknown
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timestamp: August 02, 2012, 12:47:55 am
content: Not content with sending large portions of their gold to Uzbekistan, those whacko poms are now using the games as a showcase of their engineering prowess. Either that or Boris has been into the pies.http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/off-the-field/mayor-on-a-wire-20120802-23g55.html

author: 8086
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2012, 01:00:52 am
content: Quote from: Uncle Vernon on August 02, 2012, 12:47:55 amQuote from: 8086 on August 01, 2012, 06:14:18 pm

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 02, 2012, 01:09:10 am
content: Quote from: 8086 on August 02, 2012, 01:00:52 amSorry 8086, I'd missed your prior post!It is one of the great regrets from the Sydney Games, that we missed our opportunity to string up our own city mayor.

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2012, 03:17:32 am
content: Quote from: A Hellene on August 02, 2012, 12:27:11 amWell the basic premise is clearly something that you have some enthusiasm for. But this has been enough time in the asylum for me, ciao.

author: siliconmix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2012, 10:41:05 am
content: how the hell did we manage before we had city mayors .