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You miserable gits...its bloody great so far.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:16 pm
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That's all a bit sexual, isn't it? Giant columns thrusting up from mother earth.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:16 pm
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crop rotation in the 14th century was considerably more widespread after....


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:16 pm
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Fred Dibnah up next to knock the chimneys down


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:17 pm
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I like it.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:17 pm
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I can just picture the scene...

Danny: "I want chimneys"
Art Director: "How big Danny? Around 20 foot or so?"
Danny: "**** off, I want them the height of the stadium. And they're gonna grow out of the ****ing ground"


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:17 pm
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theyve raised the shire!


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:18 pm
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I think I rather like it, nice and mental. Makes a change from 1000's of children prancing about which everyone else does.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:18 pm
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Kimbers. Brilliant that's going back a bit

Daddy's got a porche


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:18 pm
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I wonder how many folk are in the control room?
weird.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:18 pm
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The call centre scenes are going to be fantastic.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:18 pm
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For every whining Internet bore having a moan there's a thousand people thinking this is awesome. Very clever.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:18 pm
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There was a moment when I thought KB had just brought about the end of days...

I like it. Though I am hoping that bit where KB went and stood turns out to be a giant steam powered tarantula.

I recommend everyone turn the commentary off. its much better.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:18 pm
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We can tell the Americans it was meant to be ironic, that will just confuse them, but what will we do to stop the rest of the world from laughing at us?

What would you have done?

Well how about something modern and British rather than a hollywood cliché of a little England that never really existed.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:19 pm
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This is Spinal Tap.


 
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What would you have done?

The quintessential british experience....
Get everyone to queue in the rain for 7 hours then tell them it's been postponed till next year.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:19 pm
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What do I know ! Mrs L likes it !


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:19 pm
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The have raised the Titanic


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:19 pm
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Fire!


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:19 pm
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Oh funk me the Beatles have arrived


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:20 pm
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For every whining Internet bore having a moan there's a thousand people thinking this is awesome. Very clever.
counters outlandish claim with equally made up piece of hyperbole


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:20 pm
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Quirky and different. Good or not.


 
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For anyone who whines, I'll just pose this: What would you have done

admitted that the job was beyond me, not taken the money and not made an embarrasing spectacle which shamed my whole nation.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:20 pm
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I think it quite good so for, but will the rest of the world understand British history. It should be multi cultural not singular cultural. In my opinion should be celebrating all nations coming together and putting their differences aside in the name of sport


 
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For every whining Internet bore having a moan there's a thousand muppets thinking this is awesome. They're not very clever.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:20 pm
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just turned it on... so far so good. i am quite impressed with the set changes. has leslie garrat been on and raped another song yet???


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:21 pm
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I reckon it will be good!!! Just hanging it out there!!! 😆


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:21 pm
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Where's Dr Who? 🙂


 
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crop rotation in the 14th century was considerably more widespread after....

John.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:21 pm
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I'm loving the history lesson - but I think the rest of the world will lose interest.

Much as I did through all their Olympic opening ceremonies 😯


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:21 pm
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Bit like Charlie and the chocolate factory


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:21 pm
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I loikes it so far.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:22 pm
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has leslie garrat been on and raped another song yet???

She tried but was fed into a furnace before she got the chance


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:22 pm
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Bradleys in hats.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:22 pm
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did i miss the hanging?


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:22 pm
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amazing


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:23 pm
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This is very, very clever. Loving the forging of the Olympic Rings.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:23 pm
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I wonder if he has managed to incorporate the British grumpy slag everything off way into this? Now that would be clever


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:23 pm
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That's pretty flipping awesone.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:23 pm
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Really impressed with the 'Olympic rings forged in Britain' idea


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:23 pm
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Bet the North Koreans are laughing their cocks off watching this and consequently realising we didn't mean to insult them....


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:24 pm
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[i]i Have never watched an opening ceremony before are they all this mixture of dull and WTF?
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They always are really.

Apparently its not on US telly.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:24 pm
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Much better than expected.


 
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Music's good too.


 
Posted : 27/07/2012 9:24 pm
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Nice work . Facebook timeline of Uk history


 
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