"There is a truth to sport, a purity, a drama, an intensity. A spirit that makes it irresistable to take part in, and irresistable to watch. In every Olympic sport there is all that matters in life.

And one day we will tell our children, and our grandchildren, than when our time came we did it right."
- Seb Coe, opening the 2012 games

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

5 things we forgot to talk about from the opening ceremony

The giant fiery sperm:



The weird German guy giving what looks like a Nazi salute, and the even funnier reaction of the Duchess of Cornwall:



The nonchalant: 'You guys know the internet, right?  Yeah, we did that.'


(Made funnier by the fact that they've tried to give him an 'old fashioned' computer because this was the early 80s, but the oldest one anyone can get to work is from about 2002)




Ban-Ki Moon, ladies and gentlemen!  Has a current United Nations Secretary General ever been given such an off-the-cuff billing?  Not even front row!  Kudos to the man in the Moon for being cool with this.



And finally, it now needs to be added to the Olympic charter that Muhammad Ali is involved in every opening ceremony from this point on.  It's also nice to see that the guy who designed Liverpool's 1992 FA cup final suits still has a job.






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  1. Anonymous1 August 2012 at 08:16

    I still want to know if the childcatcher on roller skates was actually Noel Fielding or not...

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    1. king_pair1 August 2012 at 11:03

      I've read that it wasn't, but I want to believe it was. I'd love to see him in that role.

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