Oh shit

[Timmy]

Sheep at the Olympics opening


Ugly fuckers too

[Mower Man]

On 27/07/2012 8:45 PM, Timmy wrote:
>
> Sheep at the Olympics opening
>
>
> Ugly fuckers too
>
>
>

So far a ghastly waste of 27 million squids. Hey ho.

Tomorrow, however, I'm off to watch the road race at Box Hill!



--
Chris

'Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it
every six months.'

(Oscar Wilde.)

[Timmy]

Mower Man wrote ...

> >
> So far a ghastly waste of 27 million squids. Hey ho.

Good PR for farry boris innit

> Tomorrow, however, I'm off to watch the road race at Box Hill!

Got a ticket?

[Paul Giverin]

In message <MPG.2a7d0019b...@news.aioe.org>, Timmy
<Ti...@to.ms> writes

>
>Sheep at the Olympics opening
>
>
>Ugly fuckers too
>

Its kinda worrying that you can distinguish between an ugly sheep and a
good looking sheep.

--
Paul Giverin

My Photos:- www.giverin.co.uk

[AC]

Mower Man wrote:
> On 27/07/2012 8:45 PM, Timmy wrote:
>>
>> Sheep at the Olympics opening
>>
>>
>> Ugly fuckers too
>>
>>
>>
> So far a ghastly waste of 27 million squids. Hey ho.

1.5hrs, beamed to more people live than most $50M Hollywood movies get
through a cinema. Pound for pound, I'd say it was fairly decent value.
Thought it was way better than I feared.

>
> Tomorrow, however, I'm off to watch the road race at Box Hill!
>
>
>

Box Hill? Lovely place to start with, should be pretty good there. Now I
want to wax on about my weekends hanging out at Rykers and racing the
Mickys. Best not.....

Anyway, Tuesday I have them riding right past my house. I dont even have
to go out side!!!! In fact, Im trapped here. So, ironically, less
exercise that day than normal because of the Olympics!!!

--
AC

[Timmy]

Paul Giverin wrote ...

>
> In message <MPG.2a7d0019b...@news.aioe.org>, Timmy
> <Ti...@to.ms> writes
> >
> >Sheep at the Olympics opening
> >
> >
> >Ugly fuckers too
> >
> Its kinda worrying that you can distinguish between an ugly sheep and a
> good looking sheep.

Living in Wales...

[AC]

AC wrote:
> Mower Man wrote:
>> On 27/07/2012 8:45 PM, Timmy wrote:
>>>
>>> Sheep at the Olympics opening
>>>
>>>
>>> Ugly fuckers too
>>>
>>>
>>>

Just got through it. You grumpy git!!!!!

�27m for that? Even putting aside the embarrassing Paul McCartney,
bargain of the century. I even looked up the Super Bowl, $4m for 30
secs!!!! And what is Bernie's fee for a mere GP?

Pah. I wanted to hate it so badly, but no. I failed. Sorry!!!! :)

--
AC

[Timmy]

AC wrote ...

>
> Anyway, Tuesday I have them riding right past my house. I dont even have
> to go out side!!!! In fact, Im trapped here. So, ironically, less
> exercise that day than normal because of the Olympics!!!

I think you'll find it's Wednesday

[Timmy]

AC wrote ...

>
> Just got through it. You grumpy git!!!!!
>

> ￜ27m for that? Even putting aside the embarrassing Paul McCartney,

> bargain of the century. I even looked up the Super Bowl, $4m for 30
> secs!!!! And what is Bernie's fee for a mere GP?
>
> Pah. I wanted to hate it so badly, but no. I failed. Sorry!!!! :)

Worth watching it for Betty & 007, and Mr Bean.
Must have confused the rest of the world - never mind, fuck 'em.

[AC]

Bean and 007 are huge world brands. Mr Bean 245 territories. I would not
be totally shocked if more people world wide knew Bean.

Betty?


--
AC

[AC]

oh yeah...

--
AC

[texasgate]

On Jul 27, 4:19 pm, AC <x...@xxx.xxx> wrote:

> I dont even have to go out side!!!!

good one

[Bigbird]

You mean everything but 007 and Mr Bean? I've never had much time for
Mr Bean so have been surprised at his global popularity. I didn't see a
great deal but that inclusion was very clever.

I was very disappointed to miss the Morris Dancing. Anyone know when in
the ceremony that was.

[Bigbird]

AC wrote:

> Anyway, Tuesday I have them riding right past my house. I dont even
> have to go out side!!!! In fact, Im trapped here. So, ironically,
> less exercise that day than normal because of the Olympics!!!

Fuck you, what about the dog? I suppose you can let him chase the bikes
for a bit?

[Bigbird]

Just watching Jake's preview. Going through Richmond park; how many
others wonder if Fenton will make an appearance?

[Timmy]

Bigbird wrote ...

They weren't invited. Cultural, but not regarded as multi-cultural ?

[Timmy]

AC wrote ...

Betty Windsor

[AC]

Timmy wrote:
> AC wrote ...
>
>>
>> Timmy wrote:
>>> AC wrote ...
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Just got through it. You grumpy git!!!!!
>>>>

>>>> £27m for that? Even putting aside the embarrassing Paul McCartney,

>>>> bargain of the century. I even looked up the Super Bowl, $4m for 30
>>>> secs!!!! And what is Bernie's fee for a mere GP?
>>>>
>>>> Pah. I wanted to hate it so badly, but no. I failed. Sorry!!!! :)
>>>
>>>
>>> Worth watching it for Betty & 007, and Mr Bean.
>>> Must have confused the rest of the world - never mind, fuck 'em.
>>>
>>
>> Bean and 007 are huge world brands. Mr Bean 245 territories. I would not
>> be totally shocked if more people world wide knew Bean.
>>
>> Betty?
>
>
> Betty Windsor
>

Ah, OK.

--
AC

[AC]

Bigbird wrote:
> Bigbird wrote:
>
>> AC wrote:
>>
>>> Anyway, Tuesday I have them riding right past my house. I dont even
>>> have to go out side!!!! In fact, Im trapped here. So, ironically,
>>> less exercise that day than normal because of the Olympics!!!
>>
>> Fuck you, what about the dog? I suppose you can let him chase the
>> bikes for a bit?

3 dogs!!!! Very friendly. Im sure they would want to "play".

>
> Just watching Jake's preview. Going through Richmond park; how many
> others wonder if Fenton will make an appearance?
>

LOL. Now where was Fenton in that opening ceremony?

--
AC

[Richard Miller]

Timmy <Ti...@to.ms> wrote:
> AC wrote ...
>
>
>>
>> Just got through it. You grumpy git!!!!!
>>

>> £27m for that? Even putting aside the embarrassing Paul McCartney,

>> bargain of the century. I even looked up the Super Bowl, $4m for 30
>> secs!!!! And what is Bernie's fee for a mere GP?
>>
>> Pah. I wanted to hate it so badly, but no. I failed. Sorry!!!! :)
>
>
> Worth watching it for Betty & 007, and Mr Bean.
> Must have confused the rest of the world - never mind, fuck 'em.

On the contrary, those are bits the rest of the world would have got
instantly.
--
Richard Miller

[Richard Miller]

AC <x...@xxx.xxx> wrote:
> Mower Man wrote:
>> On 27/07/2012 8:45 PM, Timmy wrote:
>>>
>>> Sheep at the Olympics opening
>>>
>>>
>>> Ugly fuckers too
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> So far a ghastly waste of 27 million squids. Hey ho.
>
> 1.5hrs, beamed to more people live than most $50M Hollywood movies get
> through a cinema. Pound for pound, I'd say it was fairly decent value.
> Thought it was way better than I feared.

Yeah, me too. I have been an archetypal Olympics cynic, but watching that
ceremony, I found some of the cynicism slipping away. He did a really good
job of portraying Britain through the ages, and of celebrating the ordinary
working men and women of this country rather than just the elites.

Before they mentioned it on the commentary, I was contrasting the precision
of the Beijing ceremony with the organised chaos of this one, and felt that
that suited Britain so much better.

I didn't really get why in the opening bit, he illustrated each of the home
nations with a Rugby moment. That seemed really out of place.

--
Richard Miller

[Timmy]

Richard Miller wrote ...

>
> Timmy <Ti...@to.ms> wrote:
> > AC wrote ...
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Just got through it. You grumpy git!!!!!
> >>

> >> ￜ27m for that? Even putting aside the embarrassing Paul McCartney,

> >> bargain of the century. I even looked up the Super Bowl, $4m for 30
> >> secs!!!! And what is Bernie's fee for a mere GP?
> >>
> >> Pah. I wanted to hate it so badly, but no. I failed. Sorry!!!! :)
> >
> >
> > Worth watching it for Betty & 007, and Mr Bean.
> > Must have confused the rest of the world - never mind, fuck 'em.
>
> On the contrary, those are bits the rest of the world would have got
> instantly.

I wrote half asleep, I should have added "...as for the rest of the
show..."

[Timmy]

Richard Miller wrote ...

>
> I didn't really get why in the opening bit, he illustrated each of the home
> nations with a Rugby moment. That seemed really out of place.

The only popular sport - outside football, they have in common?

[Alister]

Its just a shame that the union flags being waved by many teams (Colombia
for instance) were upside down!



--
Oh, well, I guess this is just going to be one of those lifetimes.

[Timmy]

Alister wrote ...

>
> Its just a shame that the union flags being waved by many teams (Colombia
> for instance) were upside down!

For a good reason.

[Alister]

really what would that be?
(other than the fact that the organisers are a bunch of incompetent twats)




--
One picture is worth 128K words.

[Timmy]

Alister wrote ...

>
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:57:28 +0100, Timmy wrote:
>
> > Alister wrote ...
> >
> >
> >
> >> Its just a shame that the union flags being waved by many teams
> >> (Colombia for instance) were upside down!
> >
> >
> > For a good reason.
>
> really what would that be?
> (other than the fact that the organisers are a bunch of incompetent twats)

Team GB are in distress.

[Alister]

On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:59:42 +0100, Timmy wrote:

> Alister wrote ...
>
>
>> On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:57:28 +0100, Timmy wrote:
>>
>> > Alister wrote ...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> Its just a shame that the union flags being waved by many teams
>> >> (Colombia for instance) were upside down!
>> >
>> >
>> > For a good reason.
>>
>> really what would that be?
>> (other than the fact that the organisers are a bunch of incompetent
>> twats)
>
>
> Team GB are in distress.

if you had actually paid attention to my post you would have seen that it
was not the British team but various other nations that had obviously
been provided with flags and no doubt thought they were showing respect
to the host nation & would be horrified to learn the truth.
i have no doubt that if any other nations flag was displayed upside down
there would have been a major international incident.




--
TV is chewing gum for the eyes.
-- Frank Lloyd Wright

[Paul Giverin]

In message <Y9fRr.377610$1o5.3...@fx03.am4>, Alister
<aliste...@ntlworld.com> writes

>On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:57:28 +0100, Timmy wrote:
>
>> Alister wrote ...
>>
>>
>>
>>> Its just a shame that the union flags being waved by many teams
>>> (Colombia for instance) were upside down!
>>
>>
>> For a good reason.
>
>really what would that be?
>(other than the fact that the organisers are a bunch of incompetent twats)
>
>

Is it that G4S had the contract for supplying the flags?

[Alister]

can't have been. Something did actually show up.



--
Pudder's Law:
Anything that begins well will end badly.
(Note: The converse of Pudder's law is not true.)

[Timmy]

Alister wrote ...

>
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:59:42 +0100, Timmy wrote:
>
> > Alister wrote ...
> >
> >
> >> On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:57:28 +0100, Timmy wrote:
> >>
> >> > Alister wrote ...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Its just a shame that the union flags being waved by many teams
> >> >> (Colombia for instance) were upside down!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > For a good reason.
> >>
> >> really what would that be?
> >> (other than the fact that the organisers are a bunch of incompetent
> >> twats)
> >
> >
> > Team GB are in distress.
>
> if you had actually paid attention to my post you would have seen that it
> was not the British team but various other nations that had obviously
> been provided with flags and no doubt thought they were showing respect
> to the host nation & would be horrified to learn the truth.
> i have no doubt that if any other nations flag was displayed upside down
> there would have been a major international incident.

dilligaf

[Kerry Montgomery]

"Alister" <aliste...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:ZohRr.307377$IP4.1...@fx26.am4...

Alister,
What about all those French, Japanese, and Swiss flags?
(A little) more seriously, I didn't see the display of the flags. Were they
attached to poles? By the British? Or were they flags without poles? If so,
was it just that people were holding the flags by the wrong side?
Kerry

[David Melville]

Why should the Polish put up with that?

Cheers,
Dave

[Alister]

I am sure you would if your national flag was flown incorrectly (assuming
of course it is one that can be inverted)



--
As famous as the unknown soldier.

[Alister]

On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:39:13 -0700, Kerry Montgomery wrote:

French, Swiss, Japanise? can they even be flow upside down? I think not.
Yes they were attached to poles & I am sure they would have been provided
by the organisers, so it is the organisers that I am upset with not the
competitors.

It is depressing the number of British people who do not even know there
IS a wrong way to fly our flag.


--
Too often I find that the volume of paper expands to fill the available
briefcases.
-- Governor Jerry Brown

[Timmy]

Alister wrote ...

> >
> > dilligaf
>
> I am sure you would if your national flag was flown incorrectly (assuming
> of course it is one that can be inverted)

90% in the UK wouldn't know which way the wide strips are supposed to go
- nor would we give a shit.

I'm more than happy that I can go weeks - months even, without seeing a
Union Flag. Unlike most nations we feel there are more important things
to worry about than a fucking flag. I'm not going to run for a gun if I
see a crowd burning our flag - I'm not going to press my right hand
against my heart when it's raised or lowered. And I'm one of the
quickest on my feet and away when the National Anthem is played.

[Dave Baker]

Timmy wrote:
> 90% in the UK wouldn't know which way the wide strips are supposed to
> go - nor would we give a shit.
>
> I'm more than happy that I can go weeks - months even, without seeing
> a Union Flag. Unlike most nations we feel there are more important
> things to worry about than a fucking flag. I'm not going to run for
> a gun if I see a crowd burning our flag - I'm not going to press my
> right hand against my heart when it's raised or lowered. And I'm one
> of the quickest on my feet and away when the National Anthem is
> played.

The American obsession with their flag leaves me utterly bemused. There
apparently has to be a huge one in the office of every senator, congressman
and any other public office holder, no official can appear on tv without one
hanging limply in the background and there was even a ruckus some time ago
when Obama once appeared on tv without an american flag lapel pin on his
jacket because clearly he can't be a real patriot without one stuck on his
bloody chest. Like he's devoted years of his life to running the bloody
country but only a poxy lapel pin proves he really means it?

Eejits.
--
Dave Baker

[Bigbird]

Why does it bother you? Was it on purpose?

[Alister]

Then please hurry up & have your emigration request approved
You clearly do not want to be here and will not be missed.

This county is called Great Britain, if it want for people like yourself
who don't care it would be called F'ing Amazing Britain.






--
While your friend holds you affectionately by both your hands you are
safe, for you can watch both of his.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

[Alister]

It bothers me because it is insulting to my country.
It is bad enough that individuals get it wrong. for an official
organisation to make such an error is inexcusable.





--
Is this the line for the latest whimsical YUGOSLAVIAN drama which also
makes you want to CRY and reconsider the VIETNAM WAR?

[Alessandro D. Petaccia]

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:23:11 GMT, Alister <aliste...@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

>Then please hurry up & have your emigration request approved
>You clearly do not want to be here and will not be missed.
>
>This county is called Great Britain, if it want for people like yourself
>who don't care it would be called F'ing Amazing Britain.

Wow. This is... truly something. Not sure what, but...

ADP.

[Bigbird]

No it's not.

If it were intentional it would be.

It's not so it's an innocent mistake.

If you choose to be insulted when no-one is acting in an insulting
manner that is your issue. It's the sort of non-issue that I really
find aggravating...

...God, I'm really annoyed at you now!!!

That's what's fucking wrong with this country little twerps looking for
things to complain about instead of appreciating all the good things.

Fake patriots like you should be deported.

[Kerry Montgomery]

"Alister" <aliste...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

news:P1sRr.260847$Hs3....@fx08.am4...

Alister,
Thanks for the clarification. The organizers should certainly know better.
Wonder if the flag-mounting labor was outsourced.
Incidentally, an upside down Philippine flag means the country is in a state
of war!
Kerry

[Alister]

I do appreciate all the good things in this country & promote then always,
This is why issues like this are important to me.



--
"It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and I'm wearing Milkbone underware."
-- Norm, from _Cheers_

[John Briggs]

On 30/07/2012 14:23, Alister wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:48:22 +0100, Timmy wrote:
>
>> Alister wrote ...
>>
>>
>>
>>>> dilligaf
>>>
>>> I am sure you would if your national flag was flown incorrectly
>>> (assuming of course it is one that can be inverted)
>>
>>
>>
>> 90% in the UK wouldn't know which way the wide strips are supposed to go
>> - nor would we give a shit.
>>
>> I'm more than happy that I can go weeks - months even, without seeing a
>> Union Flag. Unlike most nations we feel there are more important things
>> to worry about than a fucking flag. I'm not going to run for a gun if I
>> see a crowd burning our flag - I'm not going to press my right hand
>> against my heart when it's raised or lowered. And I'm one of the
>> quickest on my feet and away when the National Anthem is played.
>

> Then please hurry up& have your emigration request approved

> You clearly do not want to be here and will not be missed.
>
> This county is called Great Britain, if it want for people like yourself
> who don't care it would be called F'ing Amazing Britain.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (Great Britain is, like Italy, a
geographical expression...)
--
John Briggs

[Alister]

I apologise to all in northern Ireland for my omission.




--
If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.

[Mark]

Actually, "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland"...or "United Kingdom" for short*.

* For now. ;-)

[Timmy]

Alister wrote ...

> Then please hurry up & have your emigration request approved
> You clearly do not want to be here and will not be missed.
>
> This county is called Great Britain, if it want for people like yourself
> who don't care it would be called F'ing Amazing Britain.

You were the teacher in "All Quiet on the Western Front" AICMTP

[John Briggs]

Or "Britain" for short. But the question was the name of the country,
rather than the name of the polity.
--
John Briggs

[Mark]

And you think it's "Great Britain and Northern Ireland"?

I've never heard that.

Britain, yes.

United Kingdom, sure.

[Bigbird]

What did you think was the union?

[Mark]

Of two countries, of course.

Before, it was the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Without the "United Kingdom" bit, it's not _a_ country (let alone
"county") but two.

I'll give up!

;-)

[Mower Man]

For what it's worth (and by goodness the cycling group at r.b.racing is
soo much better educated than this rabble) the UK is "The United Kingdom

of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".

But who cares. Only those who live in the Northern Irish bit - and they
will dislike any reference to "Ireland" anyway.

--
Chris

'Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it
every six months.'

(Oscar Wilde.)