tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post8259308280703084782..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Olympic UpdateBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-10754755034534634582008-08-12T19:51:00.000+00:002008-08-12T19:51:00.000+00:00Maybe we should go one better than the Chinese wit...Maybe we should go one better than the Chinese with their CGI firework footprints and CGI the entire opening ceremony, using the folk who work on Doctor Who. That way we could incorporate a battle between Daleks and Cybermen above the stadium, which would be a lot better than the sub-Millennium Dome tosh with breakdancers that Seb C and pals are no doubt planning to inflict upon us. In fact, we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-47535808790893073342008-08-12T19:11:00.000+00:002008-08-12T19:11:00.000+00:0020.00 hrs update, the yellow devils are now using ...20.00 hrs update, the yellow devils are now using rent-a-crowd to fill empty seats, stick that in yer book for 2012 Seb baby.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-70247433973547744692008-08-12T15:03:00.000+00:002008-08-12T15:03:00.000+00:00If it wasn't for Badminton at the Olympics you wou...If it wasn't for Badminton at the Olympics you wouldn't have written this post and I wouldn't have realised there should be more Badminton in schools. It's great fun and great exercise and I don't see why it can't be played outdoors in all weather. If you've just played or are looking forward to next playing you're unlikely to be stabbing people. And if you are, fencing...simbnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811721880591573545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-77367697327855224622008-08-12T14:25:00.000+00:002008-08-12T14:25:00.000+00:00Fresh out of wit, but why not turn our current imp...Fresh out of wit, but why not turn our current impoverishment to the advantage of everybody and scale down the whole bloated structure? Not possible to eliminate the corruption and gladhanding, but surely in 2012 we could put sport at the very centre of how we present the games. As with most of the gestures of this government, the wheel's going around but the hampster's not in it, and my guess ismahlermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469854614938507153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-84094168699712750312008-08-12T14:09:00.000+00:002008-08-12T14:09:00.000+00:00I think we're going to have chocolate inside our g...I think we're going to have chocolate inside our gold medals, and we're going to hand them out before people start running and chucking things.<BR/>Trevor Baylis OBE will be designing the torch so if it goes out in the rain we won't have to ask around for a light.<BR/>That just leaves the problem of BoJo...Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-12462028381159763172008-08-12T12:09:00.000+00:002008-08-12T12:09:00.000+00:00Love it! I just read this post aloud to my husband...Love it! I just read this post aloud to my husband, Bryan, and started his day with a laugh. And now I see the comments are even better. God, i love British wit. Brittania will always rule in that way, boys. Keep it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-47742947277523778092008-08-12T11:23:00.000+00:002008-08-12T11:23:00.000+00:00Funny post and great comments.So what if your open...Funny post and great comments.<BR/><BR/>So what if your opening ceremony isn't as lavish as China's? Afterall, China were opening a bloody country (or a least that's how they were treating it); you'll be opening a mere sporting event. Your suggestion, Malty, is spot on.Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-90781225695705047202008-08-12T10:56:00.000+00:002008-08-12T10:56:00.000+00:00That's a good idea, Malty. Go easy on the lemonade...That's a good idea, Malty. Go easy on the lemonade, though, seeing how much it costs these days. <BR/><BR/>I'm worried about how we'll be able to afford to give out gold medals, too, a shocking expense. A "cool Britannia" solution would be to have an art college design new medals that offered proper value for money, maybe knocked up from discarded lager cans. They could have helpful health and Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-37654160532649996312008-08-12T08:41:00.000+00:002008-08-12T08:41:00.000+00:00Apparently "we won't be able to afford an opening ...Apparently "we won't be able to afford an opening ceremony to rival Beijing's".<BR/>When they say we, do they mean us. We could afford a Jubilee street part style of ceremony, tables in the streets, bunting, women in snoods, perhaps some lemonade, a cake or two. Now that would show up those wealthy Chinese.<BR/>What time are the beach volley ball strippers on ?maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-85882901849087485312008-08-12T07:25:00.000+00:002008-08-12T07:25:00.000+00:00yes, Badminton. we have the height advantage but i...yes, Badminton. we have the height advantage but it's getting those horses to move around the court...Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.com