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[Johnson]

The 2012 London Olympic Games starts this Friday (although football matches began last night). Who is looking forward to it? Will you be watching the opening ceremony? Which events are you looking forward to? What are your country's chances?

[Walshy]

Swimming !!

[Marco]

Swimming !!

We have some good swimmers here that could go for gold. (ranomi kromowidjojo)

[Walshy]

Haha never heard of him.... I also love watching short course athletics, then stuff like basketball, and other normal stuff, really keen for GOLf 2016 though !

[ninafan]

Swimming and pretty good the aussies always do well, the Poms might do well since it's on home soil and they can enter just about every event.

[Michaela]

This is probably going to be a very unpopular opinion but I can't wait for them to be over. I live close to where some of it is being held (Wembley) and already everything is in chaos here in regards to traffic etc. I also live exxxxxtremely close to where they are keeping the torpedo jet (RAF Northolt) and I'm sick of hearing them over head. I just don't get it...the country has no money yet we can spend all this on the Olympics..

[Marco]

Haha never heard of him.... I also love watching short course athletics, then stuff like basketball, and other normal stuff, really keen for GOLf 2016 though !

LOL SHE is the 2010 worldchampion on the 50m and 100m and also on the 4X100m.

[ninafan]

This is probably going to be a very unpopular opinion but I can't wait for them to be over. I live close to where some of it is being held (Wembley) and already everything is in chaos here in regards to traffic etc. I also live exxxxxtremely close to where they are keeping the torpedo jet (RAF Northolt) and I'm sick of hearing them over head. I just don't get it...the country has no money yet we can spend all this on the Olympics..

I think those that lived near Homebush were wanting the same thing Michaela, I know those that live at the base of Mount Panarama can't wait until the race is over because traffic's distrupted while it's on plus there's the noise. You might know the reason Michaela but why did Big Ben ring 40 times?

Edited by ninafan, 27 July 2012 - 06:30 PM.

[delbrit]

Yes
Opening ceremony, Missile (Love that sexy slut), and the athletics/gymnastics...and anything the Missile does!


My non-boyfriends ex girlfriend is going to the para Olympics apparently...Sexy

[katie_]

I'll be watching the basketball, diving, gymnastics and equestrian.

[Frágil]

******puts hand up in the air like i want to present something at show and tell in primary school*****

I went to school with one of Australia's Paralympians! Go Grace!

[Frágil]

This is probably going to be a very unpopular opinion but I can't wait for them to be over. I live close to where some of it is being held (Wembley) and already everything is in chaos here in regards to traffic etc. I also live exxxxxtremely close to where they are keeping the torpedo jet (RAF Northolt) and I'm sick of hearing them over head. I just don't get it...the country has no money yet we can spend all this on the Olympics..

I think those that lived near Homebush were wanting the same thing Michaela, I know those that live at the base of Mount Panarama can't wait until the race is over because traffic's distrupted while it's on plus there's the noise. You might know the reason Michaela but why did Big Ben ring 40 times?

You've never read an Adelaide newspaper around Clipsal 500 time then!
Everybody goes nuts and hates the disruption the event causes for a week to traffic flow on the eastern side of Adelaide. (It features in just about every television news break, newspaper and opinion pole!)
Those whingers really annoy me. It's short term pain for something that injects millions into our states economy! Personally i love going too!

Edited by Frágil, 27 July 2012 - 09:00 PM.

[katie_]

^ Gotta love mad march! Best time to be in the city imo.

[Frágil]

^ Gotta love mad march! Best time to be in the city imo.

Gotta love that the media haven't yet gotten over the clash between the Fringe Festival / Adelaide Festival / Womad (or whoever those fuddy duddies on the riberbank were) and the noise of the Clipsal 500.
Now they want to move it all to Frantic February.

Edited by Frágil, 27 July 2012 - 09:05 PM.

[DeltaGirl]

I'm working when the opening ceremony is on, but will probably get it taped.

I like watching the swimming only because we usually do well in it lol
but probs wont be seeing that much of it, just not into it

[delbrit]

******puts hand up in the air like i want to present something at show and tell in primary school*****

I went to school with one of Australia's Paralympians! Go Grace!

yeah, the one I'm three degree's from is called Steph.

[Michaela]

This is probably going to be a very unpopular opinion but I can't wait for them to be over. I live close to where some of it is being held (Wembley) and already everything is in chaos here in regards to traffic etc. I also live exxxxxtremely close to where they are keeping the torpedo jet (RAF Northolt) and I'm sick of hearing them over head. I just don't get it...the country has no money yet we can spend all this on the Olympics..

I think those that lived near Homebush were wanting the same thing Michaela, I know those that live at the base of Mount Panarama can't wait until the race is over because traffic's distrupted while it's on plus there's the noise. You might know the reason Michaela but why did Big Ben ring 40 times?

It was for the All The Bells event. Bells were rang around the UK. It was put together by a musician called Martin Creed and was just a part of the London 2012 festival. Hasn't rang out of sequence since 1952

[Sophiebear]

Anyone watching the opening ceremony now, check out #criticalmass on twitter. Police have been kettling and pepper-spraying cyclists during a peaceful protest in Stratford in order to get the Olympic torch in... Horrifyingly messed up.

xo

[Walshy]

Ceremony was good

[Benny :)]

Looking forward to swimming becuase Aussies always do well in it.