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NicholasD Inner circle 1458 Posts |
Did anyone catch that the President of Gabon is Ali Bongo?
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
I laughed a my wife had no idea why.
Danny Doyle
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ClintonMagus Inner circle Southwestern Southeast 3997 Posts |
And Brent Musberger really likes to say it...
Things are more like they are today than they've ever been before...
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
London is cool. China had a bunch of slaves dancing. Nice fuzzy opening....hot iraqi gal with the flag
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Vlad_77 Inner circle The Netherlands 5829 Posts |
Beautiful and inspiring opening ceremony in my estimation and the BBC commentators were top notch. I liked that London did not flinch and showed a darker side during the ceremony, i.e, the hellish rising of the industrial revolution. The moments of silence really got me and the lighting of the torch was truly, deeply magical.
And on a side note, Phelps who is too big to march in the opening ceremonies with the other athletes BARELY qualified today. LOOOSSSEERRR. Namaste, Vlad |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
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On 2012-07-27 22:07, NicholasD wrote: That cracked me up. Also, I had no idea that the people of Gabon are called "Gabonians." That said, I really enjoyed the ceremonies. Well done. |
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
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On 2012-07-28 12:54, Vlad_77 wrote: Right. There was no reason for a moment of silence, whatsoever. For what? For the Blitz? For the victims of 9/11? For what? The only reason for a moment of silence is this: families of the victims of the Munich massacre asked the IOC for a moment of silence. The IOC refused. What we got was a politically correct "let's not offend the Muslims!" moment of silence. The Olympic flame was the coolest ever! But it still kind of disgusts me. They will burn enough fuel for that flame to feed a million Africans (or more) during the same time period. At what point must we realize that the symbols cost more than the cure? That's a question for Jonathan, of course (since I'm quarreling with him right now in other threads). |
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
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On 2012-07-28 13:11, stoneunhinged wrote: I am certainly not trying to get into an argument here, and I'm not speaking against the events of Munich getting recognition. But you seem to have forgotten (at least you have not mentioned explicitly) the terror attacks in London the day after that city won its Olympic bid. I was in Mexico City at a meeting with a large contingent of folks from London, England, at the time. I remember the one morning at breakfast they were so jazzed that they won the 2012 Olympics. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/4655555.stm The very next day, London experienced the July 7 terror attacks. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2......ault.stm Although I am not British, from what I saw I think that sequence of events was pretty traumatic for those in Britain and in London especially.
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
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On 2012-07-28 13:44, balducci wrote: I'm fully aware of that, but I didn't mention it explicitly because--as far as I am aware of--no one specifically requested to the IOC that there be a moment of silence for the victims of that day. I could be wrong, of course. For all I know, there were people petitioning the IOC to commemorate Little Big Horn or the Alamo or whatever with a moment of silence. |
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
Opening ceremonies are a celebration. Not sure moment of silence fits. Just an opinion.
As for Phelps. At opening ceremonies they stand for HOURS. Many of the athletes do not participate if they compete the next day. He was nowhere near the only one, it was not ego. It is what it is. One glad bearer turned down the opportunity for this reason. I do not believe this makes him a loser. Again only an opinion.
Danny Doyle
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
Indeed. Lots of athletes skipped the opening ceremony. The British tennis team was told to skip it, apparently half the Australian athletes skipped it, both the British and Canadian swim teams skipped it. So I read in the newspapers anyway. Feel free to fact check this all. Even if the reported specifics are off a bit, the point is that lots of athletes skipped it. Arguably some of the athletes skipping the ceremony are a little more serious about the competition and training than those who attend, if they are all set to compete in the very next day or two I mean.
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
I agree. At least we can hopefully agree that olympic level athletes certainly have their own process.
I am not one. But if it is up to them at their best to skip it, they have a responsibility to do so technically.
Danny Doyle
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slyhand Inner circle Good ole Virginia 1908 Posts |
Worst opening ceremonies I have ever seen. I felt embarrassed for the western world.
I am getting so tired of slitting the throats of people who say that I am a violent psychopath.
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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts |
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On 2012-07-28 20:34, slyhand wrote: Well everyone has an opinion. Sorry it was not up to your expectations. Better luck in 4 years.
If I were to agree with you. Then we would both be wrong. As of Apr 5, 2015 10:26 pm I have 880 posts. Used to have over 1,000
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