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Post by Avril on Aug 30, 2012 4:19:35 GMT -5
Watching highlights - which is all that we get to see - of the London Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony.
I think there was five minutes of Opening Ceremony and the rest has been the parade of Athletes. Wtf?
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Post by Avril on Aug 30, 2012 4:21:16 GMT -5
Lovely to see all the excited and overawed faces. There are 4200 athletes there this year.
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Post by Avril on Aug 30, 2012 4:27:00 GMT -5
The Royals look so. bored. There is a huge number of GB entrants! Who knew?
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Post by Avril on Aug 30, 2012 4:45:54 GMT -5
Oh, Sir Ian McKellan as Prospero.
And Stephen Hawking, and lots of umbrellas and flying books, and a whirling dervish with a skirt on fire.
It's cut to the torch relay. And now Joe Townsend desecending fom the sky. And Margaret Maugham, Britain's oldest (first?) Paralympian lighting the best cauldron EVER.
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Post by sunfrog on Aug 30, 2012 8:25:25 GMT -5
What? We don't have that here.
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Post by PigsnieLite on Aug 30, 2012 10:03:44 GMT -5
I dont think they ever show Paralympics in the US. Heck, I didnt watch it much meself. I fell asleep through most of the opening ceremonies and only Hawkings mechanicul voicebox wokes me up. That & Gandalf. Anyhoo it is HEAPS BETTER than the shitty regular Olympics Ceremonies (although the giant apple tossing wuz a trifle bizarre) so ... ENJOY!
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Post by PigsnieLite on Aug 30, 2012 10:34:43 GMT -5
Kate & William watching some cycling event. Awwww, how cute!
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Post by Avril on Aug 30, 2012 18:36:30 GMT -5
Giant apple tossing? I don't have time right now to watch the whole thing.
I liked the umbrellas. The effect is like giant dandelions. And the full moon is awesome.
Great flyover of the plane with fire trailing from its wings.
Off to shower now before my first client.
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Post by PigsnieLite on Aug 30, 2012 20:30:01 GMT -5
I like the swimming races when the swimmurs wid no arms actually come in 3rd! Truly inspiring! Michael Phelps is Nothing!
PS. I dont know whuts tha matter wid the youtube. Click on the title and watch it on Youtube itself, rather than from this forum.
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Post by PigsnieLite on Aug 31, 2012 19:53:04 GMT -5
Rude Briton Jody Cundy LOUDLY protests, *YOU HAVE RUINED MY LIFE!* after he is disqualified from Gold medal race in Cycling Time trials. Never mind that he has won 7 other golds in other Paralympics. Feghhhhh! The hell wid You! Your mouth is certainly isnt Disabled and neither is your Middle Fingur!
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Post by sunfrog on Aug 31, 2012 21:24:14 GMT -5
Why was he disqualified?
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Post by PigsnieLite on Aug 31, 2012 21:28:03 GMT -5
False start. Lots of Olympians are disqualified on false starts but not many of them behave like this cweep.
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Post by PigsnieLite on Sept 3, 2012 20:34:52 GMT -5
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Post by Avril on Sept 3, 2012 21:19:35 GMT -5
It's fair enough, I think, if the other runner was shorter and is suddenly taller.
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Post by Avril on Sept 7, 2012 1:13:50 GMT -5
Shiyun PAN, China, OMG, Mens' 400m Freestyle Swimming. He led most of the way. Would have won the 100m, scored a silver. He has one arm. Nearly lost my voice screaming.
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