olympic disappointment

[shirt]

been watching the pole vault today and realised alison stokke didn't even qualify for team GB. going to have to console myself with google images instead.

CSB etc..

[rah1888]

Think you'll find she's American.

[longshot]

That would explain it then.

We did have a German cyclist though.

[prand]

400 metre lady seemed a bit american. Still, it's better than all the South Africans have been scoring all the runs in the latest test match, including those playing for England!

[STW2010]

shirt said:

been watching the pole vault today and realised alison stokke didn't even qualify for team GB. going to have to console myself with google images instead.

CSB etc..

[chilistrucker]

i was quite amused that after the last few days, where in my opinion the british team have been fantastic, the male footballers go out on penalties.

[shirt]

rah1888 said:

Think you'll find she's American.

blimey, all that staring and i didn't even notice. i must have been distracted.

[rah1888]

Easily done.

Take a look here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Fishtigua]

Think of poor Kim Collins. He has been sent home for going to a hotel with his wife/trainer for some peace & quiet. Not allowed. Good old West Indian management. Knobs.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/945...

[iva cosworth]

chilistrucker said:

the male footballers go out on penalties.

Did you really expect any other outcome ?

Although it wasn't a purely English team this time obviously.

My Olympic dissapointment will probably be the rejection of marriage to Jessica Ennis

[shirt]

rah1888 said:

Easily done.

Take a look here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

doffs cap

zsuzsana whatsherface was the highlight of the swimming for me.

[fatboy69]

The fact that John Terry didn't appear as the medals were being presented!

I hate him with a passion. wker.

[elster]

iva cosworth said:

chilistrucker said:

the male footballers go out on penalties.

Did you really expect any other outcome ?

Although it wasn't a purely English team this time obviously.

My Olympic dissapointment will probably be the rejection of marriage to Jessica Ennis

My Olympic disappointment is similar to my Wimbledon one. Maria Sharapova seems to have misplaced my number and is unable to call me so I can console her.

[XCP]

The National Anthem sounds awful in my opinion. I find it hard to believe this is the best recording available.

[TheGroover]

Fishtigua said:

Think of poor Kim Collins. He has been sent home for going to a hotel with his wife/trainer for some peace & quiet. Not allowed. Good old West Indian management. Knobs.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/945...

Morons.

[prand]

XCP said:

The National Anthem sounds awful in my opinion. I find it hard to believe this is the best recording available.

Agreed, there's no 'na na na na na' bit in the middle. Doesn't matter really as the crowd has been drowning it out!

[jbudgie]

Fishtigua said:

Think of poor Kim Collins. He has been sent home for going to a hotel with his wife/trainer for some peace & quiet. Not allowed. Good old West Indian management. Knobs.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/945...

Also his team has 6 competitors and 9 officials---obviously over here on an expenses 'jolly'.

[timbob]

prand said:

Agreed, there's no 'na na na na na' bit in the middle. Doesn't matter really as the crowd has been drowning it out!

That was deliberate. The "na na na na" build up is a recent "popular" addition to the music and was never part of the original music of 250+ years ago. I quite like the harmonies - they're musically very interesting, and faithful to the centuries old second and third verses, which always used to be sung in parts after singing the first verse in unison

Edited by timbob on Sunday 5th August 14:58

[anonymous-user]

jbudgie said:

Fishtigua said:

Think of poor Kim Collins. He has been sent home for going to a hotel with his wife/trainer for some peace & quiet. Not allowed. Good old West Indian management. Knobs.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/945...

Also his team has 6 competitors and 9 officials---obviously over here on an expenses 'jolly'.

I am willing to bet that there is a lot more to this than him just staying at a hotel with his wife. in hte interview with Colin Murray and Kris Akabusi on five live yesterday, there seemed to be a whole host of other things that Collins was holding back from saying.

[Hackney]

prand said:

Agreed, there's no 'na na na na na' bit in the middle. Doesn't matter really as the crowd has been drowning it out!

were they playing Hey Jude again?