The Olympics 2012

[Brogan]

Good grief!

Synchronised ribbon twirling and hula hooping to music is currently being shown on the BBC.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Yes but what those girls can do with the balls is nobodies business...

 

[F1ang-o]

Team GB Samantha Murray gets a Silver in the last event ...........Modern Pentathlon...

 

[Mephistopheles]

Ironically the modern pentathlon is 100 years old, maybe they should change its name...

 

[F1ang-o]

The original Pentathlon is about 2,600 years old.......so relatively speaking.......

 

[FB]

Well, despite my cynicism, I thoroughly enjoyed the London Olympics and not just because the British team did well. Thank you London, a brilliant two weeks.

 

[Brogan]

The disruption has been a right pain in the arse and I will never like the corruption and the way everything is a show and over the top, but I always enjoy the sports (the real ones that is ).

The BBC coverage was excellent, if a little too partisan at times, although that too is understandable.

We will struggle to get anywhere near this number of medals in the future I feel, which is the only downside.

 

[Mephistopheles]

There is still 2 weeks of it left FB

 

[FB]

Indeed so Mephistopheles. I feel certain the crowds will be just as raucous for the Para Olympics as they were for the able bodied event. Heard on the radio this morning that the number of tickets sold is the largest number ever.

 

[Brogan]

There is still 2 weeks of it left FB

Someone had better tell the organisers then because the closing ceremony starts in an hour and a half.

 

[Mephistopheles]

The Paralympics start in a couple of weeks time Brogan

 

[F1ang-o]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/14662054
I'm looking forward to this........Team GB could be top of the medal table.

 

[Brogan]

I know, I was just being facetious Mephistopheles.

Let's face it though, there is far, far less interest in the Paralympics.
Do they have an opening and closing ceremony? Where's all the build up as there was with the Olympics?

 

[sushifiesta]

There is an opening and closing ceremony and already there are very few tickets left, so the interest levels are high. They have started talking about it today and I'm sure there'll be plenty of build up in the next couple of weeks.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I'm afraid that the sad truth is that people don't take them seriously although team GB usually top the medal tables in those games..

 

[Mephistopheles]

I see you can buy an opening ceremony ticket for £20.12p as opposed to £2012.00p for the able bodied opening ceremony...

 

[sushifiesta]

There were also £20.12 tickets for the able bodied opening ceremony.

EDIT: The Paralympics should have their own thread, we've still got plenty to talk about in the Olympics themselves!
EDIT2: I'm making one!

 

[Speshal]

A bit of silly fun

 

[sushifiesta]

Paralympics Thread

 

[sushifiesta]

I'm slowly falling in love with Jessica Ennis, ahem