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Old 19-05-2012, 08:02   #1
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Olympic flame watching thread
An Olympic flame maybe.

But it is just a flame. That's it. What people are getting all excited about. Flocking the streets, being so merry about. A flame?

Hmm. If ever there was a case of the Emperor's New Clothes, it's this...

It's like something out of a kiddies fairy tale book.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:04   #2
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I'm sat thinking the same thing. David Beckham grates on me, he wants to be involved with England now it's the Olympics but he sodded off to LA ages ago!
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:07   #3
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I'm sat thinking the same thing. David Beckham grates on me, he wants to be involved with England now it's the Olympics but he sodded off to LA ages ago!
Yeah, and that's another thing. What the heck has David Beckham got to do with the Olympics? Nothing. He's so yesterday's news.

Personally I think Sir Steve Redgrave should have been at the helm. If you accept the flame concept, that is.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:32   #4
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Its a symbol of hope. Apparently. Or something.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:36   #5
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The woman running with it looks knackered.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:38   #6
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Yeah, and that's another thing. What the heck has David Beckham got to do with the Olympics? Nothing. He's so yesterday's news.

Personally I think Sir Steve Redgrave should have been at the helm. If you accept the flame concept, that is.
Wrong. He was very involved with the bidding process. The guy has every right to be involved with this.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:40   #7
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Where are you watching this?
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:41   #8
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Its a symbol of hope. Apparently. Or something.
I wonder if you used both hands and all your fingers, and concentrated really hard, you could count the number of people that are noticeably filled with more hope, and I mean have significantly higher levels of hope than they did before witnessing it.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:43   #9
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Where are you watching this?
I was watching on BBC Breakfast.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:43   #10
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay

it's funny seeing the locals stepping in the way to get their photos.

those Goons in Grey will be pretty tired by the end
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:44   #11
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I wonder if you used both hands and all your fingers, and concentrated really hard, you could count the number of people that are noticeably filled with more hope, and I mean have significantly higher levels of hope than they did before witnessing it.
Well I have to say I am rather more hopeful after seeing it. Because this means its not too long til it starts therefore the end will come as well. And I am very much looking forward to it all being over
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:44   #12
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The story comes from Greek mythology where the titan Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mankind to essentially free and make them stronger. For his troubles he was a chained to a rock and had his liver pecked out every day by birds before growing back at night. This is why they had a flame in the ancient Olympics and therefore still do today.

And if people want to go and see it being run around the country no issue to me. Hope they have a nice day out.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:47   #13
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No matter how much the damned Olympics are thrust down our throats at every opportunity and wherever possible, I remain totally underwhelmed by every aspect of it.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:48   #14
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay

it's funny seeing the locals stepping in the way to get their photos.

those Goons in Grey will be pretty tired by the end
Thanks. Some old man's got it now. He's just ambling along!
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:48   #15
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:50   #16
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Every now and then someone tries to step in to the road to get on TV and the lead Goons nearly have a panic attack

Got to be hard work constantly looking out for the public like that!
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It's supposed to end up outside the west front of the cathedral at Exeter tomorrow. Unfortunately I'm not even in the country or I might've made the effort to go and see it.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:50   #18
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The story comes from Greek mythology where the titan Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mankind to essentially free and make them stronger. For his troubles he was a chained to a rock and had his liver pecked out every day by birds before growing back at night.
This was when religions were inventive and interesting, probably around the same era we were telling tales of Thor, Freya, and Valhalla. It was rather sad they were all replaced with that "follow all these rules or you burn in hell, and be ashamed to be human" monotheistic dictatorial nonsense.
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These 'torchbearers' look like some of the most unfit people I've ever seen, lol
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it's funny seeing the locals stepping in the way to get their photos.

those Goons in Grey will be pretty tired by the end
The lady goon on the left walks like a penguin.
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The lady goon on the left walks like a penguin.
The black one?
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At last someone is running - almost.
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These 'torchbearers' look like some of the most unfit people I've ever seen, lol
I know
What's with all the ambling along?

I get that one or two of the torchbearers are old/infirm but why aren't any of the others jogging along with any vague fitness?

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you're so right
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At last someone that isn't 93
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I've never seen such flat-footed waddling.
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