Reply to: So how can London better Beijing opening ceremony..

[BrilloPad]

If Bob Geldof's company is involved, it'll look like an Atari tennis game from the 70s, if the "River of Fire" Y2K yawn-inducing (yet expensive) pile of plop was anything to judge by.

That River of Fire was incredible. It apparently did happen - but could not be seen!

Emporer's clothes?

[Bob Dalek]

we should be able to code a better firework display in 4 years time.

If Bob Geldof's company is involved, it'll look like an Atari tennis game from the 70s, if the "River of Fire" Y2K yawn-inducing (yet expensive) pile of plop was anything to judge by.

[DS23]

we should be able to code a better firework display in 4 years time.

[Sysman]

London won't have medals. They discriminate. Everyone will get a gold sovereign, for taking part.

Except Gordon will have sold off the rest of the gold, so make that a gold plated sovereign.

[Spacecadet]

London won't have medals. They discriminate. Everyone will get a gold sovereign, for taking part.

[Bob Dalek]

Is there a "Being fat, lazy, violent and knowledgeable about one's rights to the point of genius" event? We'd take gold for sure.

[TimberWolf]

London won't have medals. They discriminate. Everyone will get a gold medal, for taking part.

That's a great British idea. Everyone taking part gets a gold medal and the winner gets a gold* medal. We can also lower the height of the high jump and shorten the long-jump and 100 metres. This will produce higher standards of winning. I feel we are making some progress on making our hosting of the Olympics a true success and our chances of winning gold medals much improved. Even canoe man can have one for not coming back.

[contractor79]

[Advocate]

London won't have medals. They discriminate. Everyone will get a gold coloured medal, for taking part.

[contractor79]

London won't have medals. They discriminate. Everyone will get a gold medal, for taking part.

[bobhope]

Double bill of Keeping Up Appearances?

[TimberWolf]

We should have a poll on whether we should hold the Olympics. Whose idea was to host anyway? Can we make him enter all the events? Can we cancel at this late stage? What about creating a distraction of some kind, e.g. a global pandemic? Will we be made a laughing stock? Is it all a bit of fun anyway with taking part not winning that counts? Are there any events where you can win by not coming first or by luck or using mind altering drugs?

Not that I'm having second thoughts or anything.

[contractor79]

get some chavs to dance

[Bob Dalek]

Moaning and bitching event?

[Churchill]

It could set fire to Gordon Brown with the olympic torch. There must be enough fat on him to keep burning through the whole games!