saunaman Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 The only decent part of the Torch relay will be the chance to cheer on our own "local hero" the Green Man ( John Burkhill) on 25th June in Chapeltown - forget your celebs and your elite , THIS man renews my faith in human nature ! He is a true hero , but is also extremely modest and unassuming ( except for the wig !) He is not interested in raising money for HIMSELF , but in order to HELP OTHERS . For me , cheering John on will be the height of the Olympics ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Giraffe Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I think your all going to have to eat your negative words when the big show begins, but typical Brits, putting their own country down as well as other countries, what the hells going to make you happy ? You were all happy when England won to host the Olympics , but happiness stopped right there , the work had to be done then. Well I tlhink it's going to be fantastic....so stay in your pubs so you can bitch and moan about your athletes not winning, God forbid you give them any kind of support I think it's because services and jobs have been cut left, right and center yet they can "find" £9+ BILLION to fund the Olympics..... The original Olympics was held in a field and didn't have this much money spent on it - it's lost its true spirit and just become an expensive farce... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 What barffles me about these whingers is that if they dont like the Olympics they dont have to watch them. There's a handy thing called a remote which can change channels in a second. True. Did you also notice any means by which we can also opt-out of having our taxes wasted on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 True. Did you also notice any means by which we can also opt-out of having our taxes wasted on them? Or paying for the Beeb to cover them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingius Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Exactly, it's nothing to do with pride in the nation, which those of us that have it do not need an over priced sporting event to feel. Pride in the nation is about the /nation/; who we are and what we have come from... and where we think we are heading. It is something within that you carry around with you always. As a nation, however, we have been shamed by the gross overspending on a sporting event by people who have no idea on the value of money because it doesn't belong to them. We have been shamed by the ridiculous ideas that have won the arts funding around the Olympics. We have been shamed by the lack of historical context around the Olympics and the complete disregard for our traditions and values that its proponents extol. No, we are not proud of the Olympics. We are proud of our athletes. We are proud of our history and our heritage. But we are shamed by the unimaginable waste of our money on holding this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Varieties Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 The occultic games I'll be praying that Rockafella's is incorrect in his prediction that 13,000 will die in a bomb attack at the games He would know all about it, seen as he runs the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 26million of it will be spent on the nukes they're strapping to the tops of all the buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Varieties Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Heres some more info on the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncocker Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 . £13 billion to find out the fastest 100 metre runner? Bolt. To watch millionaire tennis players play exhibition tennis? Professional footballers doing what they do every week? Swimmers, who cares? There is nothing on view that we don't see throughout the year at any number of events , most of them as good, if not better. Sport is great, and those involved and their families will be full of excitement, but for most of us it is a couple of weeks of flag waving, disrupted TV schedules and the great and good getting their face on TV and their nose in the trough. As the cuts make life miserable for millions, I doubt around a dozen gold medals will over a couple of weeks will make splashing £13 billion on a giant sports day seem worth while or good value. However Dave, Boris and George will have great seats, fabulous photo opps and above all , they wont be paying for the party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncocker Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 26million of it will be spent on the nukes they're strapping to the tops of all the buildings. surface to air missiles ...what they expecting drones,b 52's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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