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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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listen Spock, you can't reduce life to a series of ones and zeros

it does not work like that
What measuring system are you using?
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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There's no measuring system available, if you looking for one you've already failed
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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Poor Caster I hope she's not too old next time she's been cheated by the authorities
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
There's no measuring system available, if you looking for one you've already failed
On what ground do you approve of the spending one elite sports then? You must have some grounds deciding if it is an appropriate way to spend money or not?
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 10:38 PM
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Daley gets bronze - well done lad.
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 12:18 AM
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Well done Tom Daley ............
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
On what ground do you approve of the spending one elite sports then? You must have some grounds deciding if it is an appropriate way to spend money or not?
Do you spend that much of your life getting wound up about spending money on sport?

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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 02:23 PM
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I heard The Who are playing tonight. I hope they play "Boris the Spider"

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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 04:16 PM
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Another silver and gold in the men's boxing.

The Italian camp appealed against the gold - but the original decision was upheld. So indeed gold for the Team GB's super heavyweightist lol. Yay!

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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 04:16 PM
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That's 29!
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 04:18 PM
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Excellent job to team GB ..........
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 04:33 PM
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Boris sitting next to Arnie in the basketball final, that should make for ammusing conversation
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by An0n0m0us
Boris sitting next to Arnie in the basketball final, that should make for ammusing conversation
" 'Dis iz a great zene.... "
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 05:17 PM
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What a fantastic Games they've been.

All the talk of Legacy and Inspire a generation, here's an idea, considering we all helped pay for it through our taxes, we should get a referendum on what should be done with the site. Dont sell it to a football team or change it to low cost living.

Keep the entire site as a Centre of Excellence for U.K. Sport and Sport Science, Welfare etc, use the stadium for Athletics.
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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What a way to tail the games...

The inspiring 22yo gets silver in the very last event - the grueling women's modern pentathlon!

29 17 19 = 65

18 more - a whopping 38% increase - than in 2008. Well done Sport UK.

I'm more than happy to keep funding with my not inconsiderable £24 per month on Lotto and Euro tickets, if this level of success can continue...


Now looking forward to the closing ceremony wind-down... But I fear I'll end up with Olympics cold turkey - been on a veritable 'high' these past 2 weeks.

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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 06:44 PM
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My BBC SPotY forecast is:

1) Mo Farah
2) Jess Ennis
3) Ben Ainslie

...And that means there's no room for double gold medalists, Chris Hoy and Laura Trott!!!

An 'embarrassment of riches' springs to mind.

Last edited by joz8968; Aug 13, 2012 at 01:57 PM. Reason: Wrote Will Hoy instead of Chris! Will Hoy was a ex-BTCC driver!! Fail.
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by joz8968
Now looking forward to the closing ceremony wind-down... But I fear I'll end up with Olympics cold turkey - been on a veritable 'high' these past 2 weeks.

+1


It's been brilliant! Lovely to see people enjoying themselves, and being NICE to each other. Been a fantastic couple of weeks.
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 06:52 PM
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OS, you should've entered the games......














......In the swimming whilst donning your legendary animal print bikini.

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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by joz8968
OS, you should've entered the games.......... In the swimming whilst donning your legendary animal print bikini.


Nah........ I've have worn the scratchy hand-knitted woollen swimsuit!
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 07:01 PM
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Amazing end credits from BBC. I've almost got a tear.
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Nah........ I've have worn the scratchy hand-knitted woollen swimsuit!
Brilliant! Nipples poking right out through the holes of the weave!

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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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Cold turkey here too, i've got nothing to watch all day now. Perhaps some of it's on iplayer...
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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I'm quite happy that my 80 pence per year contribution since 1996 has been spent so well.

Absolutely brilliant few weeks, and it seems to have lit a renewed enthusiasm to sport for my 6 year old son.

Of that,I'm thankful.
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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I like many others wasn't really interested in the Olympics until it started but have to say it has been superb all the way through. I have been glued to the TV for 2 weeks.

Well done team GB
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 10:12 PM
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Great show!
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by joz8968
My BBC SPotY forecast is:

1) Mo Farah
2) Jess Ennis
3) Ben Ainslie

...And that means there's no room for double gold medalists, Will Hoy and Laura Trott!!!

An 'embarrassment of riches' springs to mind.
Probably will be Mo as it's the BBC, and no disrespect to him but I would have liked to see Wiggo win.
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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Certainly is
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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Kaiser Chiefs playing Pinball Wizard and coming out in a mod convoy. Best moment of the night so far!
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 10:25 PM
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Wtf that's not the Who
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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Annie Lennox on good form tonight, belting it out.
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