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d000hg replied

30 July 2012, 11:01
Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post

The 2012 Olympic 'cauldron' is a too arty farty and ponsy for my liking

I was expecting a proper cauldron but I have to admit I love what they did from an artistic point of view... it's elegant but not over-done.
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BrilloPad replied

30 July 2012, 10:29
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Brillo do they have any events similar to what you're training for... hope you'll be watching the outdoor swimming at least!

Closest is Olympic distance - 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) swim, 40 kilometres (25 mi) ride, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) run

Iron man is (2.4 miles (3.9 km) swim, 112 miles (180 km) ride, and a full marathon: 26.2 miles (42.2 km) run)

So its not even a half iron man.

The club I belong to are going to see the triathlon - but I won't be joining them. Partly as I want to train and partly I am unsociable - I prefer to be on my own.

Though I find watching the swimming helpful - the underwater shots are incredible.
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Old Greg replied

30 July 2012, 10:20
Originally posted by norrahe View Post

Apparently Dr Who was supposed to be in it but was cut out when they cut it short after it overran in the rehearsals.

He might still turn up. They should have all the surviving doctors.
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TimberWolf replied

30 July 2012, 10:14
The 2012 Olympic 'cauldron' is a too arty farty and ponsy for my liking

I'd prefer a nice big solid granite thing, e.g.

but bigger and the gas pipes would be hidden. Or perhaps to look like a flaming torch of old.
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Mich the Tester replied

30 July 2012, 09:14
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Brillo do they have any events similar to what you're training for... hope you'll be watching the outdoor swimming at least!

http://www.london2012.com/triathlon/...triathlon-men/
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norrahe replied

30 July 2012, 09:13
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Since they were highlighting British exports like Mr. Bean and children's fiction (both of which they did very well IMO) it was a shame there was no Dr. Who... but more relevant would have been a Top Gear reference as the BBC's biggest earner. Should have had the Stig drive an Atom (another British masterpiece) over the Teletubby hill

Apparently Dr Who was supposed to be in it but was cut out when they cut it short after it overran in the rehearsals.
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d000hg replied

30 July 2012, 09:11
Brillo do they have any events similar to what you're training for... hope you'll be watching the outdoor swimming at least!
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BrilloPad replied

30 July 2012, 08:19
At least Coe could have admitted he fooked up on seating.

Its like listening to Labour on the economy.
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d000hg replied

30 July 2012, 08:10
Since they were highlighting British exports like Mr. Bean and children's fiction (both of which they did very well IMO) it was a shame there was no Dr. Who... but more relevant would have been a Top Gear reference as the BBC's biggest earner. Should have had the Stig drive an Atom (another British masterpiece) over the Teletubby hill
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norrahe replied

29 July 2012, 09:42
Originally posted by k2p2 View Post

Don't mention the war!

They did play Enola gay
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mudskipper replied

29 July 2012, 09:03
Originally posted by Sysman View Post

Yeah. That industrial revolution bit was good, but there was a sort of fast forward from Victorian times to 1948.

Don't mention the war!
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Sysman replied

29 July 2012, 08:59
It was actually the truth about this country in the last two or three hundred years told in a big, dynamic way.

Yeah. That industrial revolution bit was good, but there was a sort of fast forward from Victorian times to 1948.
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TimberWolf replied

29 July 2012, 08:39
Speaking at the Olympic Park, Mr [Boris] Johnson said: "It wasn't global 'Brito-pap'. It wasn't just Big Ben and Beefeaters and red buses and stuff. It was actually the truth about this country in the last two or three hundred years told in a big, dynamic way.

"People say it was all leftie stuff. That is nonsense. I'm a Conservative and I had hot tears of patriotic pride from the beginning. I was blubbing like Andy Murray.

BBC News - London 2012: Boris Johnson dismisses 'leftie' complaint

Ah, nice that he managed to get an Andy Murray dig in there

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Old Greg replied

29 July 2012, 08:34
Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post

It's a big leftie, NHS leftie arty NHS leftie thing. And Dr Whoish but without Dalek or Nazi representation. Why can't it be like in 1948?

Yes, the whole Red Arrows, queen, Bond, soldiers, flag, anthems, Seb Coe thing was a dead give away.
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Moscow Mule replied

28 July 2012, 20:56
Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post

Why can't it be like in 1948?

Progress.
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