Olympic Games

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Sat 28 Jul, 2012 1:48 am

Half expected one of our own to jump out from behind the Beckstein near the end.You know.......'And in the end etc......'So where were you Phill?I thought Pauly would have done better with 'Maybe I'm amazed'.Enjoyed it anyway.

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Sat 28 Jul, 2012 2:20 am

Normal service to be resumed in just over 2 weeks time hopefully......I did like most of the opening ceremony though.....Neat.Madonna once had something to say about the use of the word "neat".....I'll let you look it up.But it was funny.Wonder what she made of Roundhay Park back then...?Funny old world...

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sat 28 Jul, 2012 2:25 am

Well I thought I was curmudgeonly until I read this lot. What a joyless set you are.

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Sat 28 Jul, 2012 3:04 am

Geordie-exile wrote: Well I thought I was curmudgeonly until I read this lot. What a joyless set you are. I thought the ceremony was quite fun at times, and it wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I think other countries may have found it fun, so it wasn't too bad.That still doesn't take away the "bad taste in my mouth" knowing how many nurses, transport schemes and other things could have been bought with the money.Fun is great but an expensive party for the benefit of overseas companies when your country is broke is a little frightening.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sat 28 Jul, 2012 3:07 am

BarFly wrote: Geordie-exile wrote: Well I thought I was curmudgeonly until I read this lot. What a joyless set you are. I thought the ceremony was quite fun at times, and it wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I think other countries may have found it fun, so it wasn't too bad.That still doesn't take away the "bad taste in my mouth" knowing how many nurses, transport schemes and other things could have been bought with the money.Fun is great but an expensive party for the benefit of overseas companies when your country is broke is a little frightening. I somewhat agree with that. However, I believe Danny Boyle might have single-handedly saved the NHS.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sat 28 Jul, 2012 9:00 am

Whether or not you like sport, and I don't, there can be no justification for such extravagance when our brave servicemen are being sent to their doom with inferior kit, and decent old folks are seeing out their last days in dreadful nursing homes (only some of course) in conditions of neglect and even abuse because "the Country can't afford any better." Those are just two examples of where any available cash should be going - I believe the opening ceremony cost £27 million !!

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Sat 28 Jul, 2012 10:37 am

I thought it was a wonderful, joyful extravaganza which celebrated our country in an amusing and idiosyncratic way. Well done Danny Boyle and everyone else involved in the splendid spectacle.

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sat 28 Jul, 2012 11:01 am

Let's face it - had the money not been spent on this ceremony, it certainly wouldn't have been spent on what it should have been [and we will all have an opinion on where it would have been better spent].Don't blame Danny Boyle for Victorian era Government policy.

book · Post by **book** » Sat 28 Jul, 2012 11:18 am

It was a great openimg ceremony. A lot of kids will now know a,little bit about Britain's industrial history.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Sat 28 Jul, 2012 11:27 am

Great stuff although I'm surprised there wasn't ' a railway platform with some grump blokes on the end doing their dander not to have fun.