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smartypants
17,767 posts
39 months
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Chrisw666 said: That works for people like me who are comfortable carrying a few hundred pounds in their wallet. Many people assume they'll be mugged when they carry cash and are terrified to do it.
To be honest the whole rules and regulations thing seems so petty I'm glad I'm not going and I think this thread needs some input from Godwins law. How much exactly will you need for a day at the Olympics!? Us British love a moan about nothing don't we 
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Carfiend
3,186 posts
79 months
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Also on the list:
No Smiling
No Laughing
No Fun having
No Applauding unless directed by an Official IOC Applause Leader
No Cheering
No Joking
You are here to provide a service to your Corporate Masters and will behave as the good consuming automatons you are.
Ow! My tongue was pressing into cheek so hard I bruised it!
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Oakey
13,826 posts
86 months
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smartypants said: How much exactly will you need for a day at the Olympics!? Us British love a moan about nothing don't we How long is a piece of string? I imagine the Olympics Reality Distortion Field will be in full effect so a McDonalds meal from outside the venue might be £3.88 but inside it could be more like £9.88.
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PeanutHead
7,555 posts
40 months
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Chrisw666
21,093 posts
69 months
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U Oakey said: smartypants said: How much exactly will you need for a day at the Olympics!? Us British love a moan about nothing don't we How long is a piece of string? I imagine the Olympics Reality Distortion Field will be in full effect so a McDonalds meal from outside the venue might be £3.88 but inside it could be more like £9.88. Exactly, I have no idea what I'd need but Mr and Mrs Smith from Manchester may take Master and Miss Smith and may have morning and evening tickets, so 2 meals, a couple of drinks each, 4 ice creams, a souvenir Tshirt for each of the kids, one or two other items and you're into the £100s without any effort.
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Symbolica
9,034 posts
85 months
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Remember though everyone, these games belong to "The People"!
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miniman
16,055 posts
132 months
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Console yourselves with the thought that in but a few weeks it will all be over, and never again in our generation will we have to host this joke of a sporting event massive advertising platform. All we will have to deal with is being seen as a laughing stock when our dilapidated infrastructure, feckless organisational skills and incompetent suppliers are put on display for the world to see.
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Carfiend
3,186 posts
79 months
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miniman said: All we will have to deal with is being seen as a laughing stock when our dilapidated infrastructure, feckless organisational skills and incompetent suppliers are put on display for the world to see. Could we not just spin it as The Fawlty Towers Experience?
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Chrisw666
21,093 posts
69 months
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XCP said: If you go and watch athletics at the NIA, these rules also apply. In fact most stadia have quite strict rules about what you can and can't bring in. Stadiums I would understand but the whole Olympic park?
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V88Dicky
4,590 posts
53 months
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madbadger said: No Che T shirts.
No Aborigional flags.
No Tibet flags...
It's just like Beijing was. Well done UK. Am I allowed to wear my blackshirt and Italian Fascist symbols though?
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Lost_BMW
10,841 posts
46 months
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Does it include steroids?
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Hoofy
48,516 posts
152 months
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Lost_BMW said: Does it include steroids?
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rxtx
4,250 posts
80 months
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I wonder why I've never noticed the pure corporate greed that comes with the olympics before? It's like wandering into an alternative universe where metanationals are the governments, almost seems a bit "Demolition Man". Bloody crazy, it's not about sport, it's all about the money 
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Hoofy
48,516 posts
152 months
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PeanutHead said: I've wondered about putting faces in each of the rings. Not that bothered about it I guess. Plus I don't want the Olympic Nazis bashing my door down.
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madbadger
9,186 posts
114 months
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V88Dicky said: madbadger said: No Che T shirts.
No Aborigional flags.
No Tibet flags...
It's just like Beijing was. Well done UK. Am I allowed to wear my blackshirt and Italian Fascist symbols though? Heaven forbid they are not tattoos, or you will have to leave your arm at the gate. This bloke will be in trouble too:  At what point should we have pointed out to the IOC that being a free, democratic and non oppressive country we would be unable to enforce some of their 'silly' rules?
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madbadger
9,186 posts
114 months
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theboyfold said: It's not the UK, it's the IOC who insist on all this, we are just 'lucky' enough to be hosting their little party... As above.
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Motorrad
3,967 posts
57 months
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58warren said: Easiest thing would be to take some cash out from their bank's ATM prior to entering the Olympic Park and use that for drinks, snacks and souvenirs - although obviously you don't know exactly how much you are going to spend until you're inside The easiest thing to do would be to stay away. Which is what I'm planning to do. I'll also be ignoring as much of the coverage as possible. I have no interest whatsoever in over priced exploitation events like this and as far as sport goes I'd rather be outside, doing it myself. I find it amazing the lengths and expense people will go to in order to sit miles away from some people performing whether that be music, sport, acting or whatever. Living vicariously isn't half as much fun as just living......
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Funkycoldribena
459 posts
24 months
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I can see sticklebacks becoming our national delicacy.
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smartypants
17,767 posts
39 months
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Chrisw666 said: Exactly, I have no idea what I'd need but Mr and Mrs Smith from Manchester may take Master and Miss Smith and may have morning and evening tickets, so 2 meals, a couple of drinks each, 4 ice creams, a souvenir Tshirt for each of the kids, one or two other items and you're into the £100s without any effort. Could just watch it on telly?
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Hoofy
48,516 posts
152 months
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madbadger said: "You want me to tattoo Nike logos where your eyebrows are?" "Yep!" "Are you sure?" "Just do it!"
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