Olympics 2012

Brilliant win Tony (steering clear of surnames :rolleyes: ) !!:thumbup:

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Originally Posted by Alf

Brilliant win Tony (steering clear of surnames :rolleyes: ) !!:thumbup:

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Good follow up Alf.

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Originally Posted by Alf

Brilliant win Tony (steering clear of surnames :rolleyes: ) !!:thumbup:

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It's a biblical surname beginning with J....you have a few to choose from :wink::thumbup:

Was the first name of a famous brewery in Leeds.

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Originally Posted by Stagger

Was the first name of a famous brewery in Leeds.

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Was thinking that as well Stagger :thumbup:

Our son has just phoned, been in the "Green Room" chatting with all tonights star turns, big sigh of relief from him managing to get some giant egos (and some very pleasant ones) in the right place at the right time for the closing ceremony. Hope it's good.

Hopefully you will like this.
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...=DAQG2Whsz&s=1

Brilliant!
(Glad to see Phillips Idowu has recovered)

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Originally Posted by christopher leigh

I'm really not cynical or bitter. Last night I got tremendous joy from watching, start to finish, Tom Daley take bronze in the diving; nearly as much as that big juicy steak I was telling vegan about. I didn't see the Men's triathlon but my other half told me the Brownlees performed brilliantly so well done to them.

After saying all that however I can't sit back and say nothing whilst a big fraud is being perpertrated. 25 years ago a talented sprinter called Ben Johnson burned the field to run 9.83 in the 100m. Most of those who knew it was dodgy didn't say a word but Carl Lewis spoke out and was branded as a 'bothersome, muttering cynic' in all likelyhood. A year later Johnson ran 9.79 and tested positive at Seoul. Today we have Bolt - another talented sprinter stumbling out of the blocks and running 9.6.

So we're presented with the idea that one talented sprinter without anabolic steroids can run much faster than another talented sprinter on anabolic steroids. Well I say I don't believe it. If that makes me a 'bothersome, muttering cynic,' then I'll take my big juicy steak and eat it.......with Carl Lewis!

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I watched Daley too, i was appalled at the ones in the audience who had to be reminded about flash photography and relieved that Tom got to redive. Probably a load of Facebookers needing to prove they were there. That kid who took 2 dives on a busted shoulder showed some grit, though i think he was foolish to risk serious injury like that. He knew the shoulder wasn't up to the last dive and was lucky his subconcious mind didn't intervene and make adjustments to his posture as he entered the water, leaving him in danger of spinal injury. That's my take on it anyway, not that i'm trying to be a muttering cynic about it :w00t:

Someone should tell Christopher Leigh! Most of these musicians in the Olympic Stadium have been on drugs at some point....:w00t:

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Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan

Someone should tell Christopher Leigh! Most of these musicians in the Olympic Stadium have been on drugs at some point....:w00t:

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Top post Sir:wink:

Spice Girls are on, think I'll get me Hoka's on and have an embarrassing Dad dance!

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Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan

Someone should tell Christopher Leigh! Most of these musicians in the Olympic Stadium have been on drugs at some point....:w00t:

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It'll be fine... They weren't 'performance enhancing'! :w00t:

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Originally Posted by dominion

It'll be fine... They weren't 'performance enhancing'! :w00t:

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:w00t::thumbup:

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Originally Posted by christopher leigh

nearly as much as that big juicy steak I was telling vegan about.

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I hope you don't use Contador's butcher!

That's the worst Elvis impersonation I have seen by that Brazilian bloke :thunbdown::D

Well that's that then. One thing's for sure I'm sick to the back teeth of Sue Barker!!!

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Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan

Someone should tell Christopher Leigh! Most of these musicians in the Olympic Stadium have been on drugs at some point....:w00t:

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This here forum needs a like button.

At the opening ceremony two weeks ago the world thought we were rubbish at sport and great at music. How things have changed.:w00t:

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Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry

At the opening ceremony two weeks ago the world thought we were rubbish at sport and great at music. How things have changed.:w00t:

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Top post Danbert.

The closing ceremony didn't seem to be on in my area, but they did kindly put an extended X Factor episode on in its place which was quite good.

what a pile of moronic dumbed-down commercialised claptrap that was.

Seems that's the way we celebrate things these days. The Jubilee seemed to use the same blueprint: invite a load of has beens, never were beens, never will beens, and get them to warble bad versions of what they do/did. A couple of exceptions, like the woman who sang first, and Elbow sounded good.

Why did we have to see Naomi Campbell and friends strutting their stuff?

A coming back down to celebrity earth with a bump after a couple of weeks of seeing a lot of relatively unknown people achieve amazing things after years of unbelievable effort.

Ah the celebration of Britain's iconic fashion industry. TBH i'm not surprised it goes over many forumites heads. And as for the relatively unknowns there's quite a few olympians that are probably far more well known and equally, if not more a a celebrity now than those models.

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Originally Posted by biara

I think you are being too harsh CL on quite a few issues but fair play you are recognising some of the decent performances and calling them correctly.
1) You state that EPO can take 1 / 2 mins off your times but where is your evidence for this? On what do you base this, I accept the idea that EPO will improve you but I don't know by how much.
2) Your comments on Mo, I think are unfair. You are missing out the fact that he has changed coaches, moved to a different area and generally decided to do lots of things differently. If a person is good but missing out on that extra 'oomph', wouldn't a change of coach, scenery, attitude improve him. You say that oomph is EPO, I disagree, each to their own ideas.
3) Usain Bolt takes less strides than others, if a tall person with a long stride moves their legs at the same rate as a short person with shorter strides, the tall person will win and be quick. Bolt has a proven record over a number of years from winning the junior world championships (I think that's right) so he is not a suddenly quick runner.
4) You talk about Carl Lewis being called a cynic, yet he failed drugs tests at the olympic trials before the Ben Johnson race. You mention people who 'suck up to druggies' but appear to be doing the same.
http://www.digital-forums.com/showth...rl-Lewis-doped

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There is plenty of evidence for the dramatic benefits of EPO from those athletes who have tested positive and research including the article Mike T posted earlier.

The 100m is a strength event. Anabolic steroids increase strength. Tim Montgomery, the ex 100m record holder says the steroids Victor Conte supplied him with packed 28 lbs of muscle onto his body in a month or two. That is what enabled him to run 9.78. Without the steroids he would have struggled to run 10.20. His interview is on YouTube, it is also worth listening to the Balco interview with Victor Conte.

When Carl Lewis came on the scene it was a rarity to see him run under 10 seconds. Most of his races would have been won between 10-10.2. Today we have Bolt and Co running between 9.7 and 10seconds on a regular basis. No amount of training will give a naturally talented sprinter a faster 100m time than a slightly less or equally talented 100m runner on steroids.

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Originally Posted by Multiterrainer

So you don't believe in the slightest that hard focussed work, determination, a change in attitude and training regime on top of natural ability can also take more than a minute off 5k & 2 mins off 10k times?

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Upto a point and depending on the starting position. When athletes start going beyond their obvious natural ability in an era of EPO you have to put two and two together.

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Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan

Someone should tell Christopher Leigh! Most of these musicians in the Olympic Stadium have been on drugs at some point....:w00t:

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;)


Liam Gallagher, Russell Brand, Kate Moss, George Michael, Naomi Campbell it is indeed a good thing they don't test for drugs at closing ceremonies Dynamo.

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Originally Posted by Eleanor

Why do you taunt people about their personal life choices? Perhaps it seems light-hearted or even amusing when you type it, but it comes across aggressive when I read it.

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You seem to have forgotten that Vegan started it by making it personal. It was just a bit of tit for tat banter.

PS - It was just a shame that all the athletes didn't throw their piss sample bottles at Liam Gallagher as he tunelessly wailed through Wonderwall :w00t:

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Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry

PS - It was just a shame that all the athletes didn't throw their piss sample bottles at Liam Gallagher as he tunelessly wailed through Wonderwall :w00t:

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He was shite wasn't he? Worse than Macca.

I remember going to a gig at Milton Keynes Bowl when I was a nipper. Terrovision played and as they launched into Tequila the sky turned yellow with bottles of piss flying towards the stage - needless to say they didn't last very long!!

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This is a message to you miserable bastards, say your into sport!!!!!!

I think overall the Olympics went extremely well. It was very uplifting and inspiring.

I think the Opening ceremony was excellent and the closing ceremony a near miss.

I don't like most of the acts on the closing ceremony, but I wouldn't expect to. They are hardly going to close out with Iron Maiden and the Smiths are they for an international audience.

the acts that were there, fair enough with the exception of Russell Brand.

But the song choice of George Micheal for his 2nd number and the Annie Lennox song were dreadful choices. If they'd have done Faith and Sweet Dreams it would have knitted together better.

The Who excellent, Emili Sands was very good - first time I've heard her, Muse great but I would have preferred a different track and I can't knock Take That - I wouldn't ever go and watch them, but I do often find their songs quite infectious.

Piston Funk Machine would have made it a perfect night ;)

I guess Muse didn't have much choice as that was the official Olympic song!

Not sure if anyone has seen this, but it is brilliant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYtpL5YhWOQ&feature=b-mv

Yes, Post 407 Sunday 7.21pm by Road Runner!
But it's still very good and worth watching again

Man stripped of women's shot put title: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19242736

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Originally Posted by Graeme78

Man stripped of women's shot put title: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19242736

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She looks like the Eastern European women we used to see decades ago.

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Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan

He was shite wasn't he? Worse than Macca.

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I wasn't aware there were higher and lower grades of shite!

On the whole I think this Olympics has been brilliant for so many reasons, the best I've seen, but what on earth were they thinking when they included Paul McCartney in the opening ceremony?
And why so much Beatles material in both ceremonies?

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Originally Posted by Graeme78

Man stripped of women's shot put title: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19242736

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Yes we were wondering what had become of Len Fairclough :w00t:

Well that was bizarre! A mix of local in jokes (Del boy and rodders) and nods to things that have global appeal (fashion) but less impact at home. As for the music, well lets put some categories.

Should be put out to grass: George Michael, Annie Lennox, PSB, Liam Gallagher and, sadly, Ray Davies

Solid workmanlike performance: One Direction, Kaiser Chiefs, Ed Sheeran, Spice Girls, Emilie Sande

National Treasure status discovered/ensured: Madness, Elbow, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Brian May, Eric Idle, Muse, The Who

Ascent to Godhead (if not already there): Lennon (yes, I was moved to tears), Farouk Bulsara

Say what you like but I thought the idea of converting the stadium into a giant video wall was the stroke of genius that blew all previous ceremonies into the water...almost up there with the 204 element olympic flame which, for me, is the most creative idea I have ever witnessed. It summed up everything good about the games.