Very shortly there will be a big lot of mincing about
Which I've indirectly paid for. Nobody asked if I thought it was a good use of my money. Nobody explained that my - and the 30 million or so other taxpayers outside the South East - money would be spent on a lot of gunpowder and smoke that won't benefit me in the slightest.

Piss it up the fucking wall then. There's half a nation on the breadline, there's a 15% unemployment rate in some areas of the North but no, let's have a fucking great celebration of Middle Class Britain, eh?

No, we weren't in recession when we signed up for this - 6/7/05 - an easy date to remember, but what will I - and what will you - get out of this?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 20:54, 37 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

Just watching the opening
What a fucking embarassing farce. I'm ashamed to be a part of this, I honestly think we would have been better re-enacting the opening the 1936 version. Fuck all the olympics and all things related to the olympics.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 21:08, Reply)

I thought I'd give it a whirl
fuck me this is some turgid, baffling shite.
(berk, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 21:08, Reply)

Did we stop being a country in 1840 or something?
We might as well have given all the money to badgers to build sets from it
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 21:10, Reply)

I'm really impressed with it, I think its done very very well.
The only thing I don't get, they start off with beutiful green pastures, and then make a possitive feature about destroying that with industrialisation. Sure, it's a key part of London's history, but they made it seem horrible.

I think this is the greatest piece of theater I've ever seen, but there is a serious dark side to their message too.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 21:45, Reply)

Haha, Mr Bean.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 21:47, Reply)

Its the idealisation of a agronomy over technological progess

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:08, Reply)

The other way 'round, innit?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:15, Reply)

I can safely say that I have no feelings of engagement, empowerment or community spirit.
I shut my thumb in a door earlier today and it aches a bit.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 21:58, Reply)

I haven't watched a single minute of it.
I'd be in my local, but annoyingly, they've put the opening ceremony on. Quiet night with a four pack of cider and Futurama DVDs it is then.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:03, Reply)

I am so angry right now
This campy dail mail sterotype of the UK. The way evrything modern and forward looking has been removed. Is this how we want to present ourselves to the world?

It's not even something trivial, this glorified sports day, has been done at huge expense to the taxpayer. Both financial in the public expense, and poltical as how personal and economic freedom has been sacrificed for this event. When I think what this might have been, I can barely contain my outrage. The truly creative in this country have been silenced for for fear of upsetting the sponsors. To spend this much on London, when other cities need the investment so much more is borderline criminal. London is a global city already, rich and cosmoplitian, it does not need the attention.

What happens when the olympics leave? The feudal rights of monopoly have been given to established multinationals over local industry. For a goverment that allegedly respects the freedom of the market, London 2012 is overshadowed by the unfair monopoly of the privalged few. Why must their needs overshadow that of people who want to use the attention on thier community to enhance thier livelyhood?

For what should be a celibration of the UK has become a representation of everything that is fundimentally flawed with out society.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:05, Reply)

You've put it better than I ever can be arsed to.

( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:07, Reply)

Thanks,
I was going to go into more deatil, but was too busy eating a mint flavored feast icecream. My girlfriend gave it to me to stop my angry ranting.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:10, Reply)

Be gazzed!
Bedtime.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:15, Reply)

Soz mate, don't mean to sound thick, and I think I get the jist of your jib, but can you layman that.
What I think this is though, is a scaled up version of how Tower Hamlets spent £40k on a celeb appearance for staff moral despite being the most improvished council in the uk.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:14, Reply)

Why is the french announcer up before the english speaking one though?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:17, Reply)

Its exactly like that
if also another 40k came from corporate sponsorship on the grounds that the council would stop anyone from stopping them making a return on that investment by using draconian laws.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:18, Reply)

This might make you even more angry.
Read it if you want to annoy your girlfriend.

www.cracked.com/article_19932_5-creepy-things-london-did-to-prepare-olympics.html
(The Luggage is haunted..., Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:15, Reply)

I have already seen it.

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:19, Reply)

See, there are a lot of words here but all I'm seeing is
WAAAAAAAH WAAAAAAAAAH WAAAAAAAAAH WAWAAAAAAAAHHHHHHA WAAAHAAAAHAAWAAAAWAAAHAAAHAAAA!
(Bazongaloid, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:16, Reply)

I'm thoroughly enjoying the pathetic impotent raging of people who refuse to engage with a show which is both technically very impressive and has also had some really funny moments

(Bazongaloid, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:15, Reply)

You really, really don't get it do you?
For someone who understands web coding, you're pretty fucking thick.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:16, Reply)

For someone who has never put their penis inside a womans vagina you're pretty old.

(Bazongaloid, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:19, Reply)

I won't even dignify that with a proper rebuttal.
However, I can only assume your crohn's disease experiences have addled your brain, despite it being a digestive problem. Our rights to freedom of assembly, expression and speech have all been trampled on in the name of back-handed corporate feudalism. There are more and far better written articles out there if you want the information. But seriously, enjoy the Olympics by all means, if the price isn't too high from ambulances carrying organs not being able to use the zil lanes, grannies being harrassed by Locog and being frisked on the way into shopping centres isn't too high for you.

Seriously- those who would trade their liberty for a safe and dreamless sleep doesn't deserve the both of them, and neither shall they keep.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:28, Reply)

Two things
one - I'M NOT GONZ YOU FUCKING RETARDED SPASTIC!

two - I'm really not Gonz, but you really are a virgin.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:30, Reply)

Ah, I wondered why the spelling was better than usual.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:37, Reply)

To quote your own attempt at vitriolic bile
"you're pretty fucking thick"
(Bazongaloid, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:38, Reply)

Let's be fair.
Your name is about as spazzy as his.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:39, Reply)

Let's not be fair at all, you've never been with a woman, and I'm married.

(Bazongaloid, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:41, Reply)

Your sister doesn't count.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:48, Reply)

I realise you're trying to pretend this is all just banter and shit
but seriously, go out and try and find a women that will let you fuck her, you should try it once in your life.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:50, Reply)

Oh, so you actually are a bitter, twisted husk of an individual?
Thanks for reinforcing that one. I wonder what caused it? Something to do with the Leeds Rhinos rugby team, your mother and a lorry load of Crisp 'n Dry?

Actually, not the Leeds Rhinos, they wouldn't stoop so low. I meant Kidderminster FC.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:57, Reply)

"those who would trade their liberty for a safe and dreamless sleep"
You big fat massive victim you. A pound to a penny that you didn't lose a moments sleep because of it, you're just saying you do because you want to look like a carebear who is defending human rights and humanity.

And tell me exactly what one of us made the trade; trade implies choice, and frankly, nobody is important enough for the people involved to take a moments notice.

The trouble with Question Of The Weak being closed down is that whiny little jumped up pricks like you have no place to vent your passive aggressive impotent rage at a system that has done more good for you than pretty much any goverment in the world; if you think our polititions are self serving back hander taking currupt pieces of shit, you should try looking at the rest of the world.

And using my medical condition as an insult? At least I've got a fucking excuse....a personality disorder is not a recongised medical condition by its very definition - it just a polite way of sayin' you're a cunt and a waste of space.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sat 28 Jul 2012, 1:47, Reply)

I liked both qotw and the opening ceremony :/
(Parody Bit, Sat 28 Jul 2012, 3:24, Reply)

Hooray!

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Sat 28 Jul 2012, 10:00, Reply)

Boo!

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Sat 28 Jul 2012, 10:00, Reply)

Mr Bean made me lol.
I honestly think this is the most advance theoretical production ever done; anywhere. They started the thing on a fucking medow.

I'm enjoying it, not enough for me to put down the lpatop but enough not for me to change the channel.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:17, Reply)

This, lots.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 27 Jul 2012, 22:19, Reply)