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The Olympics
« on: August 01, 2008, 11:04:02 AM »
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My prediction ~ the Chinese will win  noooo:
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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2008, 11:08:49 AM »
I am sick of the blasted Olympics already. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad our TV is in its box
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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2008, 11:11:21 AM »
Oh Gawd! Two solid weeks of the unremitting "Running, Jumping, Throwing Show". Every channel, every news broadcast, every newspaper, will be full of it. I could do without it frankly. angry041:
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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2008, 11:14:05 AM »
I shall watch some. Mainly in the hope they will fire some of those anti aircraft missiles they have put round the stadiums at some poor bastard Cessna driver that takes a wrong turn.  point:
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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2008, 11:14:43 AM »
Grumpy old sods  ::)

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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2008, 11:18:16 AM »
Yup!

Might be different if only the Brits could win something but we seem to be pleased with ourselves as worthy failures.
Even when we do get in the top three at anything you can bet your bottom dollar that our representative will be "borrowed" from the West Indies or somewhere similar and then turn out to be a drug cheat.
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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2008, 12:18:22 PM »
Oh I don't know. seeing as we get yobs supporting every other sport it could be interesting watching the chinese deal with a mob of drunken english fans.  whistle:
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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2008, 12:24:55 PM »
So, that'll be just be me and Uncle watching the prowess of the beach volleyball teams then  eyes:

I look forward to the opening ceremony which will probably be a spectacle of Imperial proportions, and the architecture of the place looks fantastic. The 'China Design Now' exhibition at the V&A was an appetising foretaste.

Oh, and there's some sporty stuff too
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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2008, 12:32:44 PM »
I shall watch some. Mainly in the hope they will fire some of those anti aircraft missiles they have put round the stadiums at some poor bastard Cessna driver that takes a wrong turn.  point:

Or rival pole vaulters
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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2008, 01:25:15 PM »
Okay, I'll start the 'how many gold medals for England" betting...

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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2008, 01:25:55 PM »
Team GB I mean of course...  whistle:
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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2008, 01:29:11 PM »
It's not the winning, It's the taking part that counts.

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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2008, 01:37:45 PM »
It's not the winning, It's the taking part that counts.

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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2008, 02:09:05 PM »
Okay, I'll start the 'how many gold medals for England" betting...

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Which two?

I reckon some sailing event and the triple jump. BTW the triple jump confuses me; hop, skip and a WTF  shrugs:
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Re: The Olympics
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2008, 02:26:18 PM »
Okay, I'll start the 'how many gold medals for England" betting...

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Which two?

I reckon some sailing event and the triple jump. BTW the triple jump confuses me; hop, skip and a WTF  shrugs:
Hocky?

Skeet?

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