Olympics opening ceremony

[Matt_B]

Well, the whole spectacle is a Nazi devised ritual, in fairness. At least it's authentic

The olympics, or the opening ceremony?

 

[David Gwilliam]

Now that deserves a WTF!

Agreed - a pathetic tweet

Dullard parade of countries that you had no idea existed, and couldn't point to on a map of the world if someone gave you a million pounds

What's with the "you".
May I suggest that you buy yourself an atlas Homer.

The parade bit is a bit of a drag but I don't know what else they could do to make it more interesting. Other than that I'm with you on this one.

Agreed. I thought the show before the parade was absolutely superb.

 

[David Gwilliam]

I am fascinated by logistics. How did Aneurin Bevan (a personal hero) create the NHS in less than two years. How did General Eisenhower (another hero) organise the greatest landing in History. How did NASA in 1961 work out how to get a man on the moon in eight years.

Obviously the ceremony is trivial compared with these but the logistics are still incredible. Nobody is going to like everything in it - Homer did not like Beckham, I did not like some of the music. However, that is not the logistics. Putting together such a complex event and putting it on live is remarkably difficult - someone deserves a great deal of credit.

Now back to that bloody parade.

 

[Blaarev]

No Syria. Not surprising

 

[Blaarev]

No Syria. Not surprising

Wrong and surprised

 

[Macky]

The olympics, or the opening ceremony?

The opening ceremony and the whole notion of an Olympic flame, all created for the 1936 Olympics by the Ãœber-race global overlord masters

 

[Matt_B]

The opening ceremony and the whole notion of an Olympic flame, all created for the 1936 Olympics by the Ãœber-race global overlord masters

Did he steal the idea from the 1932 LA opening ceremony?



According to this the first torch was in 1928?

And the first opening ceremony was in London in 1908, apparently.

 

[Motown Fox]

The Police had to step in to make sure David Beckham got in position for the start of his boat ride.

ARTIST TAXI DRIVER‏@chunkymark

Met police punched cyclists to get David Beckham through traffic. That should be the defining image for the opening ceremony #CriticalMass

 

[pork pie fox]

Speaking of which https://twitter.com/AidanBurleyMP

It was all a misunderstanding, don't you know:

Seems my tweet has been misunderstood. I was talking about the way it was handled in the show, not multiculturalism itself

 

[Macky]

Did he steal the idea from the 1932 LA opening ceremony?



According to this the first torch was in 1928?

And the first opening ceremony was in London in 1908, apparently.

Chilling. Just nauseating.

 

[Motown Fox]

Redgrave it is then.

 

[Blaarev]

Redgrave it is then.

Think he will hand it over to someone else

 

[Jeff]

Think he will hand it over to someone else

I think it's going to be me.

 

[Blaarev]

I think it's going to be me.

You look fit!

 

[Motown Fox]

Think he will hand it over to someone else

Yeah and now there's loads of them.

 

[Motown Fox]

All together now Na na na na na ,na na na, hey jude...


Or perhaps la la la la la ,la la la, Leicester...

 

[Matt_B]

Chilling. Just nauseating.

Now you've started with the bloody cryptic posts.

 

[Macky]

Now you've started with the bloody cryptic posts.

Cryptic? Does that not put a chill down your spine to see such nauseating drone behavior?
It really doesn't, does it?

 

[Motown Fox]

Blimey I missed this

He gets everywhere

 

[GazLCFC]

The Police had to step in to make sure David Beckham got in position for the start of his boat ride.View attachment 9619

But why were all those cyclists in one place at the time he was going past? Protest? Against what?