2008 Summer Olympics

[josh]

Quoting Bonnie from 01:19, 12th Aug 2008
I really don't want to lose to China on medal count.

as with all americans, its always 'quantity over quality' with you lot is it? the bigger the number, the better! usa usa, we must be number one in everything!
no offence, but i am being honest..i find you people extremely tedious.

[Power Metal Dom]

Hmm the troll count has certainly gone up recently.

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Like flames on fuel...upon metal I drool

[Power Metal Dom]

15 gold? Great Scott! Securely in 3rd now above Germany's and Australia's 11. I hope we can keep it up. Cycling and sailing have never been so exciting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_medal_table

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Like flames on fuel...upon metal I drool

[d_24]

16 now Just watched the Women's 400m final and saw Christine Ohuruogu come from nowhere to storm past the line first. It was incredible.

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Before Bauer...There Was House

[Freaker]

Quoting d_24 from 15:21, 19th Aug 2008
16 now Just watched the Women's 400m final and saw Christine Ohuruogu come from nowhere to storm past the line first. It was incredible.

PS: Some more of my personal impressions of Beijing, if anyone is interested, at http://www.ipernity.com/doc/nikolino/album/80377

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I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

[Ashamed British Citizen]

Our national anthem being sung by a piss-weak quoir, Boris Johnson messing up the flag waving, a London bus representing Britian, the pointless dancers showing in-your-face political correctness, the god AWFUL 'Lisa Simpson giving head' logo, an X-factor winner standing on top of a hedge murdering Led Zep's Whole Lotta Love while Jimmy Page mimes playing a guitar, David Beckham kicking a ball off a lift.

I could not feel more embaressment on the world stage. We all knew nothing could top China's olympics but ALREADY we are failing.

[RandomMusings]

I wondered how long it would take for someone to start being so negative.

As you say, we could never match the Chinese. However, I was trying to think the other day of what actually symbolises Britishness and British history - and I must say I struggled to think of things. We don't have ancient customs like the chinese, for example. I think what quantifies British is modernism (for want of a better word). For an 8 minute slot, it was a fair effort as it showed a glimpse of contemporary dance, music, culture etc. I wasn't sure why Beckham was there, but I suppose he has a 'global appeal'.

Give Britain time. It was a great performance to come 4th - let's be proud of what our representatives have achieved and encourage them to move forward and do better next time round.

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? The humble question mark?
? So much mightier than the sword?

[irish200]

http://img.4chan.org/b/res/81878458.html

Copy paste much?

[Power Metal Dom]

Oh God! /b/tards on The Sinner?! When did this happen?

The thing to remember is how well we've done. 19 gold, 13 silver, 15 bronze. The best for 100 years for goodness sake. What will be in 2012, will be but right now I think we all deserve to feel a bit of pride. Well, as much as our British reserve will allow

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[Gealle]

Well, I for one am not happy about £160 of my tax money being spent on hosting the Olympics after that piss poor display of what 'Britishness' is.

I am, however, not fond of my tax money being spent at all.

Look at it this way, if we make a complete balls up of the Olympics, THAT will be a true representation of Britishness at its best!

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So someone asked me "What is it you do?". I thought about it for a minute. Then I thought about it a little more. All the while I probably looked like I was staring in to space, struggling for an answer. And I was. There was only one response I could really give.

"I make sure the shit stays off the fan."

[munchingfoo]

Yes, I think we can all agree that the 2012 Olympics will go down in history...

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[harmless loony]

The 8 minute slot looked like it was a representation of London rather than Britain....red buses, tube maps etc.....would have been nice if other parts of Britain were represented given that it's not just the Londoners who are paying for it.

However, it wasn't a bad slot.....it was a nice contrast to the Chinese one and showed that the GB games might be more relaxed compared to the Chinese one.

But I have to say.....the Chinese closing ceremony was spectacular.....the memory tower, the people, the dancing etc.....was brilliant.

[Power Metal Dom]

Hang on...Myra Hindley was used in a 2012 promo vid? Oh yeah that's going to encourage the tourists. Come to Britain! We have famous murderers!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7580261.stm

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[Anon.]

Quoting harmless loony from 02:14, 25th Aug 2008
The 8 minute slot looked like it was a representation of London rather than Britain....red buses, tube maps etc.....would have been nice if other parts of Britain were represented given that it's not just the Londoners who are paying for it.

But it is, er, the London Olympics.

[harmless loony]

The Beijing Olympics included representations of things across China...plus the Olympic football in 2012 is being hosted in Glasgow, not London.....so not totally the London Olympics.

[Ragamuffin_artist]

Does anyone know how to access online reruns of Olympic events?

[Thackary]

Does anyone know where to find re-runs of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies?

[Freaker]

Quoting thackary from 01:52, 26th Aug 2008
Does anyone know where to find re-runs of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies?

If you want me to, I'll bring back the DVDs from both shows, should be about 5 pounds for each. But you may also find most sports and maybe the ceremonies online to some extent, check the Chinese youtube, at tudou.com

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I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

[eagle]

Aha!
http://www.cdwow.com/The-Opening-Ceremo ... ew/3578997

2008 Beijing Olympic Games' opening ceremony shocked each Chinese, China was the first country authorized the Olympic Games audio and video distribution right by the the international Olympic Committee.

Not quite sure what that means, but hey.

And at least that explains why every single Youtube video that was uploaded was almost immediately removed!