Danny Boyle risking embarrassing the nation… the opening ceremony thread

Burley can **** off the knob

I want a Togo shirt.

Truly fabulous night for fashion. Some of the outfits have been simply breathtaking.

The less people talk about Burley, the better. He doesn’t merit a soapbox.

Watching this I can’t help but be reminded of the conversations I’ve had about the epic amounts of action that get underway in the athletes’ village. Apparently they get through something like 100,000 condoms…

Better get Jamie to un-follow him 🙂

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Pies.

Apparently they get through something like 100,000 condoms…

each?

Like rabbits apparently…

I was wingeing I wasn’t going to watch it, but I’m still here now… Bannister to light the torch or Lemmy?

All this national pride is making me think we should reclaim some of these little countries which have gained independence.

2 guys in the Ukraine group wearing fake ‘taches!

Seems USA is being represented by the aircrew of American Airlines!!

Until USA arrived with their berets. 😐

Fair play, 100,ooo condoms might be less this year as we are in Ramadan and the Muslims abstain apparently 😉

not suprised

Cameron looks like he doesn’t know where he is, or what’s happening, or how he got there… past his bedtime I think.

apparently (according to the commentary earlier) the muslims have been given leave to skip ramadan and make up for it later so they don’t go weak from lack of food.

and isn’t zara phillips in the gb team?

Uruguay are dressed as teachers! Good elbow patches

Elbow pads, like my old teachers jacket

Better get Jamie to un-follow him

Linked via Graham Lineham.

Your silver is now a bronze. 8)

I want a Togo shirt.

There have been some rather spectacular shirts all round!!

Those two Uraguaian blokes at the front of their parade looked pretty hammered!

Until USA arrived with their berets.

Fox news slated the berets, saying they look too foreign. Forgetting their mild mild link to the military.

Like rabbits apparently…

Apart from the Virgin Islands, obviously. 🙄 😉

Beefheart – it would have made this bit a lot blooded quicker. Could have all come in as The Empire. Dur dur Der dur….

Could Hoy not wear trousers?!

Shouldn’t Cameron be playing fruit ninja or destroying the country or something, he looks completely out of his depth!!

Go Chris wave that flag

Queenie: “is it over yet? One’s getting bored”

UK flag bearer! Hellooooooooo!

And then theres our space jackets 🙂

“The Queen looks on proudly, I’m sure….”

GB look AWESOME!!! In to Bowie’s Heroes. Excellent. Fabulous indeed.

Excellent shot of HRH picking her nails.

Clive Woodward! ha!

it would have made this bit a lot blooded quicker. Could have all come in as The Empire. Dur dur Der dur….

😆 Striking fear into the globe!

Lol.. that bloke shouting at the camera.. tomorrow he’s going to think “what was I thinking, I wasn’t even pissed!”

Mrs Cameron looks happy to be there…

Why did TOWIE get to select the GB outfits?

Jaysus, I’m not even one of you and I’m finding it a bit emotional. 🙂