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I know most people are still trying to be positive, but let's have a thread of sniping and moaning about them? Look at this for starters - the whole idea of the Olympic flame is surely to show case the spectacular and beautiful parts of your country, of which Britain has many.
Australia managed it fine.
That shining beacon of good organisation and orderly administration that is Greece did it.
Even notionally communist China got it right.
Then we have this
Some clinically obese slob in a 100 year old boat being pulled along by the workhouse re-enactment society.
Yes I know the industrial revolution is a major part of our history. but doesn't it just look st? We've pissed all that money away on actually putting people off coming to visit the UK!
Australia managed it fine.
That shining beacon of good organisation and orderly administration that is Greece did it.
Even notionally communist China got it right.
Then we have this
Some clinically obese slob in a 100 year old boat being pulled along by the workhouse re-enactment society.
Yes I know the industrial revolution is a major part of our history. but doesn't it just look st? We've pissed all that money away on actually putting people off coming to visit the UK!
mcdjl said:
It doesn't look so bad: http://www.chirk.com/aqueduct.html
It's a world heritage sight why they gave her the flame is beyond me! Earlier it had been to the top of Snowdon.BoRED S2upid said:
It's a world heritage sight why they gave her the flame is beyond me! Earlier it had been to the top of Snowdon.
Shes lighter than that other woman pictured carrying it- links are somewhere around.Should we point out to the OP that holding Greece up to be a good example might backfire slightly using that image...of the 2012 games, granted in Greece but organised by the UK.
Regiment said:
Is this topic purely based on the opinion that only attractive, athletic people run with the torch?
Not only that, but it's one particularly noticeable area of crapness so far.You could also moan about the Lisa Simpson giving a blowjob logo
Or these banal and slightly sinister mascots
I don't really like the Olympics where ever they are, and Britain seems intent on doing everything as badly as possible, so I find plenty to complain about in hosting the games in the UK, and pissing away billions of pounds to do so.
AJS- said:
Not only that, but it's one particularly noticeable area of crapness so far.
You could also moan about the Lisa Simpson giving a blowjob logo
Or these banal and slightly sinister mascots
I don't really like the Olympics where ever they are, and Britain seems intent on doing everything as badly as possible, so I find plenty to complain about in hosting the games in the UK, and pissing away billions of pounds to do so.
But you said you don't live here or pay tax here?You could also moan about the Lisa Simpson giving a blowjob logo
Or these banal and slightly sinister mascots
I don't really like the Olympics where ever they are, and Britain seems intent on doing everything as badly as possible, so I find plenty to complain about in hosting the games in the UK, and pissing away billions of pounds to do so.
obob said:
But you said you don't live here or pay tax here?
True enough. But I have paid tax in the UK and am a British citizen so some of my previously paid taxes were spent on the bid and the preparations. More importantly my pride and belief in the essential decency of Britain is further eroded as I watch the country sink into failure.AJS- said:
obob said:
But you said you don't live here or pay tax here?
True enough. But I have paid tax in the UK and am a British citizen so some of my previously paid taxes were spent on the bid and the preparations. More importantly my pride and belief in the essential decency of Britain is further eroded as I watch the country sink into failure.jmorgan said:
I think its great ordinary people are getting a go. Probably will not be around in most peoples life times again, I missed the run past my house but the turn out was great and the locals were cheering it on.
You actually sound disappointed. Really? Did they drive past on a milk float or something this time?Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff