#260326
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:25:20 PM
from Texas
What'd they do for the ceremony?
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#260327
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:25:38 PM
from his own little world
And what makes it even better is that Britain didn't spend a whole bunch of money building special buildings for the Olympics that will never be used ever again! Unlike China.
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#260328
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:26:16 PM
Not much just a lot of discussions on the skype side of things.
#260329
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:27:37 PM
from Texas
@The Librarian: They did, however, station massive amounts of military units in London and mount rocket launchers on the roofs of a bunch of apartment buildings. And build an 11 mile long wall around the stadium. And create a massive system of cctv cameras that automatically track people from camera to camera.
#260330
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:28:29 PM
from Appleloosa
Either you two are randomly up late or like me, were watching the Olympic opening ceremonies.
Late? Even in Eastern, it's barely 12:30.
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#260331
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:29:02 PM
from Meinong's jungle
#260332
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:30:22 PM
from Appleloosa
And what makes it even better is that Britain didn't spend a whole bunch of money building special buildings for the Olympics that will never be used ever again! Unlike China.
You're joking right? Britian wasted over 9 billion pounds on the olympics.
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#260333
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:31:28 PM
from Texas
@JT: Guilty. Cracked is like my morning newspaper.
#260334
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:32:32 PM
from Appleloosa
I usually don't bother checking Cracked more than once or twice a week.
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#260335
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:35:35 PM
from The Garden of My Mind
I only read Cracked when I'm linked to something on there. Then I go on a Wiki Walk…
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#260336
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:37:28 PM
from Appleloosa
I usually just check the recent articles for titles that look interesting.
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#260337
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:37:47 PM
from his own little world
I said "Special buildings", story. I said nothing about military units or missile launchers.
Tick Tock, goes the clock/ He cradled and he rocked her/ Tick Tock, goes the clock/Till River kills the Doctor.
#260338
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:38:49 PM
from Appleloosa
I'm pretty sure the Velodrome counts as a special building.
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#260339
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:40:29 PM
from his own little world
That's been there for years, though. And they still use it.
Unless you don't mean that white building with the yellow things on it down by the Thames.
edited 27th Jul '12 9:41:59 PM by theLibrarian
Tick Tock, goes the clock/ He cradled and he rocked her/ Tick Tock, goes the clock/Till River kills the Doctor.
#260340
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:44:54 PM
from Appleloosa
I mean the new thing in Olympic Park. Which was specifically built for the 2012 Olympics. The total government budget for the 2012 Olympics is $14.5 billion though I can't find a breakdown on how much of that was spent on buildings, security, etc.
Anyway, it's a shame that the Olympic committee always forces hosts to build shiny new facilities since it guarantees they'll make a loss on the games.
edited 27th Jul '12 9:46:01 PM by storyyeller
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#260341
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:48:17 PM
from his own little world
Yeah, the buildings need to be utilitarian enough that they can still be used afterwards. Like buildings for the swimming events can be used as just a regular public pool after the games are over.
Tick Tock, goes the clock/ He cradled and he rocked her/ Tick Tock, goes the clock/Till River kills the Doctor.
#260342
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:52:20 PM
from Over there. Maybe?
Heh. The Rowan Atkinson bit WAS really funny. Great example of dry British humor, without any dialogue even.
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edited 27th Jul '12 9:52:43 PM by edvedd
#260343
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:54:14 PM
from The Garden of My Mind
…Okay, the Queen skydiving with Daniel Craig was pretty cool
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#260344
Fri, 27th Jul '12 9:55:23 PM
I keep reading Velodrome as "Velcrodome".
Pronounced "Sid-zellia"
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#260345
Fri, 27th Jul '12 10:02:41 PM
from Appleloosa
I just watched the clip of Rowan Atkinson at the Olypmics, and it was hilarious!
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#260346
Fri, 27th Jul '12 10:05:56 PM
from Meinong's jungle
Yeah, the Rowan Atkinson bit was by far my favorite part of the whole thing. He's hilarious.
@Syd: That's a really pretty picture.
#260347
Fri, 27th Jul '12 10:12:06 PM
from Appleloosa
Yeah, the buildings need to be utilitarian enough that they can still be used afterwards. Like buildings for the swimming events can be used as just a regular public pool after the games are over.
Yes but it's far from the most efficient way to build a swimming pool. Just think of how many community swimming pools that 14.5$ billion could have bought. The fact is that the Olympics are invariably a money loser for the host government in modern times.
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#260348
Fri, 27th Jul '12 10:20:12 PM
@story You're the missing the point. It's not about the money. It's about nearly every nation in the world getting together for friendly competition, and venting international tensions.
edited 27th Jul '12 10:20:29 PM by PerpetualLurker
#260349
Fri, 27th Jul '12 10:20:52 PM
from Inkster, MI
The tribute to British literature was absolutely insane. It was like Fantasmic! without the Disney-centric setting. You had the Child Catcher! Captain Hook! Cruella de Vil! A GIANT FUCKING VOLDEMORT!
... And then you had them all defeated by a Mary Poppins army. I am not kidding.
edited 27th Jul '12 10:21:08 PM by nomuru2d
#260350
Fri, 27th Jul '12 10:20:58 PM
from Meinong's jungle
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
Yeah, that was pretty awesome. My only gripe was that King Arthur never showed up.
Okay, I gotta go to sleep now. Goodnight everybody.
edited 27th Jul '12 10:21:47 PM by JapaneseTeeth