... that the vast majority don't give a hoot(*) about the Olympics, and wish we hadn't wasted our money (which we will still be paying off in 50 years time) ?

(*) As evidenced by the fact that the overwhelming majority didn't apply for tickets !

In The Know wrote:
evidenced by the fact that the overwhelming majority didn't apply for tickets

Well, I did - and most of my mates: But we can't get any.

Over 60 years since the last Olympics in Britain. I wasn't around then and won't be for the next.

In The Know wrote:
the overwhelming majority didn't apply for tickets

No

But have they applied for anything?

I dread to think what will happen the stadium if West Ham don't get it or Spurs. There some great sporting facilities in London they would be perfect great for games without building and splashing cash.

My Dad laugh at his mate's face when he said he got tickets to Table Tennis who cares about Table Tennis unless your Japanese ? And what the fuck is Synchronized swimming who classes that a sport ?

My idea of Olympics Games is Toe Wrestling, drunks playing Shuffle Board , Snooker best of five frames, Subbuteo, Truck Pulling bare knuckle fighting, Sumo Wrestling and female Boxing.

When has U.K ever came good in the rankings ? We did shit at the last one but the media said we were respectable like fuck we were. If you don't win the gold medal then your a loser silver means your shit just like bronze.

All athletes are dopers just like the local pot heads in any area.

Had a rare lie in this morning and so listened to 5 Live.

Breakfast show had nothing but non stop Olympics, followed by a special show on... the Olympics. Then for an hour or so before midday, a different show: about the Olympics. This was then followed by an afternoon and evening of Sport, which in between the football, probably went on about the Olympics.

This saturation coverage is guaranteed to piss people off, but then the BBC haven't really 'got it' with their viewers, have they?

andrew wrote:
When has U.K ever came good in the rankings ?

Andrew, did you forget-

Redgrave, Coe, Thompson, Ovett, Cram, Farah, Edwards, Akabusi, Elliot, Holmes, Radcliffe, Gunnell, Lewis etc ?

Presently, the UK leads - for instance, in terms of sports - in sailing and cycling.

It be a shambles and opening and closing ceremonies will be worst then then Beijing and Robert Plant was embarrassing to watch shame as he is a living legend. I wonder how CGI will be used ?

andrew wrote:
It be a shambles and opening and closing ceremonies will be worst then then Beijing and Robert Plant was embarrassing to watch shame as he is a living legend. I wonder how CGI will be used ?

no I think it will basically go well and be a huge distraction from the very real problems. It's only 2 weeks...the build-up in the months before may drive you batty.

Then it's there..and suddenly it's gone and you are left with billion dollar bills and giant stadiums that will be underused.

Glad I'm not a tax payer and secondly cycling and sailing are not sports they are hobbies, just like darts and horse racing.

Petra wrote:
Presently, the UK leads - for instance, in terms of sports - in sailing and cycling.

WOW ! Hold the front page ....
The world has been saved !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Petra wrote:
Well, I did - and most of my mates: But we can't get any.

2.4 million "expressed an interest" - when they knew the details / prices only 1.9 million tried to buy (and how many of them were touts??) ....

Out of the UK's 60+ million population - for less than 2 million to want to buy tickets (and how many of them were duplicate / multiple entries?) thats a massive minority as far as I'm concerned.

c2m people is not a bad level of interest!

Other sports where the UK are leaders INCLUDE -


athletics (Ennis/Farah), swimming, wrestling, weight lifting, diving, judo, squash, tennis, equestrian, football, golf, gymnastics, walking, fencing, volleyball, boxing, rowing, archery, shooting and water polo.

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Also, most sports in the para olympics.

Fencing be good with real swords be like watching Highlander but for real. Show Jumping sorry Equestrian is for rich and posh only, gymnastics is for people who want to watch women in skimpy outfits spreading out their legs, walking nothing against walking but not a sport something we do everyday, Volleyball some reason why people watch gymnastics but want to see people under the shirt, boxing is too amateur for Olympics, Archery is for posh people again or maybe people want to train to kill a Hillbilly we all seen Deliverance, Judo and wrestling we all want to see women wrestle on the floor and get in interesting positions, weightlifting don't mind that but we already know about The World's Strongest Man every Christmas, football love it, Golf not for the Olympics should do a crazy golf contest instead, Shooting posh people again who don't hunt but shoot clay pigeons instead, Diving pointless just people want to impress the ladies and show off some muscle and Water Polo not a sport just pointless pastime.

andrew wrote:
Fencing be good with real swords be like watching Highlander but for real. Show Jumping sorry Equestrian is for rich and posh only, gymnastics is for people who want to watch women in skimpy outfits spreading out their legs, walking nothing against walking but not a sport something we do everyday, Volleyball some reason why people watch gymnastics but want to see people under the shirt, boxing is too amateur for Olympics, Archery is for posh people again or maybe people want to train to kill a Hillbilly we all seen Deliverance, Judo and wrestling we all want to see women wrestle on the floor and get in interesting positions, weightlifting don't mind that but we already know about The World's Strongest Man every Christmas, football love it, Golf not for the Olympics should do a crazy golf contest instead, Shooting posh people again who don't hunt but shoot clay pigeons instead, Diving pointless just people want to impress the ladies and show off some muscle and Water Polo not a sport just pointless pastime.

Andrew if forum postings where an Olympic sport you would be a potential gold winner with your last comment!

angel wrote:
if forum postings where an Olympic sport

'IF' angel says

great poem by Kipling

andrew only read it once

Petra wrote:
Also, most sports in the para olympics.

Don't even start me on the "para" olympics !

The very idea that people with warped, twisted and distorted bodies can be referred to as "athletes" and compete in an Olmpics is utterly absurd, and bordering on insanity.

In many countries (and I'm not saying this is the right thing to do !!!) they will be destroyed at birth !

In India, for example, their is still a culture of killing "normal" girls (as they rather prefer boys) - what do you think they would do with one of these ?

In The Know wrote:
Petra wrote:
Also, most sports in the para olympics.

Don't even start me on the "para" olympics !

The very idea that people with warped, twisted and distorted bodies can be referred to as "athletes" and compete in an Olmpics is utterly absurd, and bordering on insanity.

In many countries (and I'm not saying this is the right thing to do !!!) they will be destroyed at birth !

In India, for example, their is still a culture of killing "normal" girls (as they rather prefer boys) - what do you think they would do with one of these ?

the Bigot of the week award goes to...
Veritas will be here for weeks on this one

In The Know wrote:
Petra wrote:
Also, most sports in the para olympics.

Don't even start me on the "para" olympics !

The very idea that people with warped, twisted and distorted bodies can be referred to as "athletes" and compete in an Olmpics is utterly absurd, and bordering on insanity.



Good God that's a vile post. A new low for you.

Innocent Accused wrote:


the Bigot of the week award goes to...
Veritas will be here for weeks on this one

you seem to find it funny, IA.

I find it disgusting.

david wrote:
Innocent Accused wrote:


the Bigot of the week award goes to...
Veritas will be here for weeks on this one

you seem to find it funny, IA.

I find it disgusting.

It's too stupid to be taken seriously David!
ITK is playing the forum clown,better the devil you know