Saint-Armstrong Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 1 - tokyo 2 - istanbul 3 - madrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essruu Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 Why did they even bother with saying who came 2nd and 3rd? Hey, Istanbul: You came close... unlucky. Hey, Madrid: You're shít. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 At least they wont need floodlights...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 I bet the opening ceremony in Tokyo would be absolutely incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 Not again At least it won't be in black and white this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 Should have given it to London again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 Should have given it to London again. Oh god no, let some other poor buggers pay for it. We couldn't afford the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 Oh god no, let some other poor buggers pay for it. We couldn't afford the last one. I think even the most hardened cynic (of which I was one) would agree that the Olympics was a huge success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 Oh god no, let some other poor buggers pay for it. We couldn't afford the last one. It was an utterly awesome experience and worth every single penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 The Japs will do a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 I think even the most hardened cynic (of which I was one) would agree that the Olympics was a huge success. Indeed, I just wish we didn't have to pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 Its been a good couple of days for Tadanari Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 The Japs will do a good job. Will they be smaller and cheaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 I think even the most hardened cynic (of which I was one) would agree that the Olympics was a huge success. I'm not the most nationalistic or patriotic of people, but my word I have never been prouder to be British and a Londoner than last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 I'd love to be there. Tokyo is absolutely #1 on my list of places to go. I am a bit of a Japanophile (is that a thing) though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 Sod doing the triathlon. After the swim, you will look like the ready brek kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 Well done Tokes, didnt know you had a garden big enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 I'll be introducing some new events. I think the topless female sumo swung it for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 I'll be introducing some new events. I think the topless female sumo swung it for us. And yet, not topless volleyball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 It was too obvious Kelvin's glove. Volleyball will instead be played in giant rabbit suits with an octopus instead of a ball. It's going to be quite a special games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 It was too obvious Kelvin's glove. Volleyball will instead be played in giant rabbit suits with an octopus instead of a ball. It's going to be quite a special games. Fair, I quite like the sound of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 I'll be introducing some new events. I think the topless female sumo swung it for us. Hmm, now you're talking. I might even watch that. How much is sponsorship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 (edited) Indeed, I just wish we didn't have to pay for it. How much of the cost are you upset about having to pay for yourself? What I mean is, how much came out of your pocket for it that you are so dead set against? Edited 7 September, 2013 by The Kraken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey_saint Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 Will they be smaller and cheaper? Smaller (obviously) but cheaper? come on, this is Tokyo we're talking about, nothing is cheap there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 7 September, 2013 Share Posted 7 September, 2013 Indeed, I just wish we didn't have to pay for it. Did you enjoy it? Yes or no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Did you enjoy it? Yes or no. No. I really wasn't bothered about it and most people I know felt the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 No. I really wasn't bothered about it and most people I know felt the same way. I think if you took a nationwide poll that the vast majority would be of the opposite opinion. Before the games I felt much the same as you but my opinion was completely changed. It was an utter triumph and made me proud to be British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 I think if you took a nationwide poll that the vast majority would be of the opposite opinion. Before the games I felt much the same as you but my opinion was completely changed. It was an utter triumph and made me proud to be British. I think you'll find that the vast majority were totally indifferent to the Games, much as they are over the World Cup, The Ashes, the death of Princess Diana... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 I think you'll find that the vast majority were totally indifferent to the Games, much as they are over the World Cup, The Ashes, the death of Princess Diana... Nah I don't agree. Also the death of Diana has absolutely nothing to do with the world cup or the ashes. I reckon a vastly higher percentage of people felt positively about the games than the other things you mentioned. It showed Britain on the world stage in a positive light and was better than most people's expectations. Many with no interest n sport that I spoke to thought it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the colonel Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Why did they even bother with saying who came 2nd and 3rd? Hey, Istanbul: You came close... unlucky. Hey, Madrid: You're shít. It is an elimination process so Madrid where eliminated first so hence came third. They're not announced like a miss world pageant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Nah I don't agree. Also the death of Diana has absolutely nothing to do with the world cup or the ashes. I reckon a vastly higher percentage of people felt positively about the games than the other things you mentioned. It showed Britain on the world stage in a positive light and was better than most people's expectations. Many with no interest n sport that I spoke to thought it was great. My point is that these other events are seen as extremely important by some groups of people whilst others are totally indifferent. In my, admittedly limited, circle of acquaintances most took no interest in the Games whatsoever, yet will agree that they were a success for those who took part. But living down here on the south coast we do tend to have a different perspective to the London-centred media that dominate British economic and political life. I think this article probably sums up my attitudes best, and I never thought I'd say that about The Socialist World. http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/6379 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the colonel Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Nah I don't agree. Also the death of Diana has absolutely nothing to do with the world cup or the ashes. I reckon a vastly higher percentage of people felt positively about the games than the other things you mentioned. It showed Britain on the world stage in a positive light and was better than most people's expectations. Many with no interest n sport that I spoke to thought it was great. I agree with you. London was buzzing. I was there when Mo won the 5,000m gold one of the most (correction the most) exhilarating sports moment of my life. 80,000 people on their feet roaring him on. The bloke next to me sat down after, looked at me and said 'Fu@k I'm knackered' such was the backing Mo got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 i too spent a day at the Olympics and it was sensational Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 No. I really wasn't bothered about it and most people I know felt the same way. Then you were in a tiny minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Wll, they did a bloody good job for those of us lucky to get to the WC back in 2002, and sure they'll make it a cracker. Matt Slater couldn't resist a sly dig at Spain & Drugs Testing on Twitter which may have had an influence. Only loser I can see is Toke's who's gonna have to dramatically increase the quantity, vocabulary and frequency of his Japanese Lessons to get us all up to fluency in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Then you were in a tiny minority. I can only speak for the people in my street, the people I work with and have dealings with and others that I come across. None of them was bothered about the Games either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Wll, they did a bloody good job for those of us lucky to get to the WC back in 2002, and sure they'll make it a cracker. Matt Slater couldn't resist a sly dig at Spain & Drugs Testing on Twitter which may have had an influence. Only loser I can see is Toke's who's gonna have to dramatically increase the quantity, vocabulary and frequency of his Japanese Lessons to get us all up to fluency in time. I have had Hanna doing vocal exercises all morning so she is ready for the oral overload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 I can only speak for the people in my street, the people I work with and have dealings with and others that I come across. None of them was bothered about the Games either way. Weird. I don't know anyone who was anything but totally engrossed with the games. Some who were people who couldn't give a shiny one about the Olympics beforehand, and since. The effect it had was remarkable. I remember watching Mo winning gold on a weekend night in a packed pub, everyone in there roaring him on. I simply can't remember anything similar happening with Athletics before or since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Weird. I don't know anyone who was anything but totally engrossed with the games. Some who were people who couldn't give a shiny one about the Olympics beforehand, and since. The effect it had was remarkable. I remember watching Mo winning gold on a weekend night in a packed pub, everyone in there roaring him on. I simply can't remember anything similar happening with Athletics before or since. Not weird, just normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Not weird, just normal Clearly not normal, no. In fact I simply don't believe that you canvassed all of "the people in my street, the people I work with and have dealings with and others that I come across" and failed to find one single person who enjoyed the Olympics. Although quite why you'd make something up like that is bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 (edited) Clearly not normal, no. In fact I simply don't believe that you canvassed all of "the people in my street, the people I work with and have dealings with and others that I come across" and failed to find one single person who enjoyed the Olympics. Although quite why you'd make something up like that is bizarre. Quite so, I would'nt make it up. Let's take my 85-year old neighbour for a start. He doesn't care about the Olympics in the same way that he doesn't care about football or golf or a hundred and one other things. He only really cares anout his cats and his garden and you won't find him in a pub cheering on Mo Farah. Then there are the people who work for me, a secretary in her 40s, my co-director in his 40s and a young apprentice. They all have other priorities and it's the same with my suppliers, they really couldn't give a toss. That's not to mean that I don't know people who enjoyed them or took an interest in them One of my sisters did but she used to do the pentathlon for Enfield Harriers and lives on the fringes of London so it's not surprising. All that I'm saying is that there is a whole group of people out here for whom the Olympics were an irrelevant distraction and who never watched one minute of them. Nothing wrong with that. Edited 8 September, 2013 by Whitey Grandad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 How much of the cost are you upset about having to pay for yourself? What I mean is, how much came out of your pocket for it that you are so dead set against? I've just seen this post. I have seen various figures up in the range £9bn to £11bn. Some of this was lottery money but it's difficult to get anyone to admit to the real figure. From my point of view I don't want to pay for one penny of it, but I would like to see better sports facilities at local levels and this I would be prepared to pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 I can imagine a lot of people just playing along with Whitey and lying about what they thought about the Olympics just to stop him going off on one, quite frankly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Did anyone cry at any of it? I mean, I didn't, but I was just, you know, curious. For a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 I can imagine a lot of people just playing along with Whitey and lying about what they thought about the Olympics just to stop him going off on one, quite frankly. You could be right, it would explain a lot Of course it could be the other way round and it's everybody else that gets a false opinion. How else could you explain the alleged popularity of Strictly Come Dancing or Big Brother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 For those who got tickets I'm sure it was superb. Personally watching it on telly made no difference if it was in London or Tokyo. We have posts on here about people striking in the public sector for higher wages, well some of the reason they cannot have those is down to the debt we added to having the luxury of the Olympics. Tourism dropped last summer as people don't want to go to the city holding the Olympics.so there was other hidden costs eg less tax revenue. I'm with Whitey, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 For those who got tickets I'm sure it was superb. Personally watching it on telly made no difference if it was in London or Tokyo. We have posts on here about people striking in the public sector for higher wages, well some of the reason they cannot have those is down to the debt we added to having the luxury of the Olympics. Tourism dropped last summer as people don't want to go to the city holding the Olympics.so there was other hidden costs eg less tax revenue. I'm with Whitey, Reports vary, but some suggest that whilst numbers dipped, revenue was pretty flat as those that did come spent more than average. Public sector wages and the Olympics don't have a huge bearing on each other. There are plenty of other black holes in the public coffers that swallow up much more funds with far less return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 For those who got tickets I'm sure it was superb. Personally watching it on telly made no difference if it was in London or Tokyo. We have posts on here about people striking in the public sector for higher wages, well some of the reason they cannot have those is down to the debt we added to having the luxury of the Olympics. Tourism dropped last summer as people don't want to go to the city holding the Olympics.so there was other hidden costs eg less tax revenue. I'm with Whitey, I am pretty sure this is exactly it. To be fair, you didn't really need tickets just a bit of effort. I got into it early on with the road race. My mate lives near a pub on a road the race went through. We spent a full day in there following it. The race came through on both directions and it really added to it. To be fair 'team GB' did really shit, might as well put me and bear on a couple of BMXs as some kazakh on smack legged it throu for the gold. Still had a good day out and loved it though. Will probably go to Tokyo and enjoy that too. Might take Kelvin's glove as he is such a Japanese Peopdohpile. He can pay for the tickets, I'll set him up with my mate's kids. Win win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 8 September, 2013 Share Posted 8 September, 2013 Did anyone cry at any of it? I mean, I didn't, but I was just, you know, curious. For a friend. A "friend" might have found himself shedding a tear after a couple of bottles of red watching the opening ceremony. "He" was quite surprised that after all the anticipation and expectation of it being a bit sh*t, it was actually incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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