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Phaelax
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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 06:42
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Quite an opening display, that LCD scroll thingy-ma-jig was sweet.


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RedneckRambo
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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 06:59
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Yes, this opening ceremony is VERY impressive so far.

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The ceremony was so amazing the sheer scale of everything was mind blowing. For the opener they took to countries most prestigious director and gave him basically unlimited funds.

The drums were my favorite with the people in boxes as my second.



Also that little kid who saved his two classmates is an amazing kid.

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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 08:16
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I saw the lcd thing it was cool!
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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 08:35
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i thought it was amazing how they got all the people to do it perfectly and the oars were pretty cool as well.


Come see the WIP!

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Jeku
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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 10:02
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I've seen a much more impressive performance live before, but yes this was pretty incredible.


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Phaelax
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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 10:53
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Well, Jeku, we can't expect to hold it up against a live Kiss concert....


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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 12:33
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XD !

I thought the part where the people in boxes moved up and down to make shapes was awesome! It must've taken them years to get that good!

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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 18:47
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I liked the drums the best. The choreography that must have taken...

Now, how are we going to match this in 2012?

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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 19:21
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Quote: "Now, how are we going to match this in 2012?
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With the world ending of curse!

On topic, I'm one of those arrogant buttholes who just ignores the olympics all together, although I barely even watch any TV any more.


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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 20:47
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I hardly ever watch the Olympics, but then, I rarely watch ANY sports on TV... Except when the steelers get to the super bowl!
HERE WE GO STEELERS! HERE WE GO!

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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 21:32
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Hey Omega, remember the year when Steelers went to the superbowl ('94 I think) and then LOST to Dallas? I sure remember watching my team beat my dads!


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I was only 5 years old in '94, soooo... No, I don't remember that. I was referring to the more recent superbowl XL. When we beat the Seahawks 21-10.

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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 21:43
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Quote: "With the world ending of curse!"

a) Classic typo
b) That would be quite a dramatic entrace.
*Olympic flame is lit and the world ends*

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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 21:45
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Quote: "b) That would be quite a dramatic entrace.
*Olympic flame is lit and the world ends*"

That would be awesome lol.

Quote: "I've seen a much more impressive performance live before"

I'm not sure what gets more impressive than what was displayed yesterday. Care to elaborate Jeku?

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I have been watching the olympics all day long today. They have really changed the rules in Vollyball and Handball this year.

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The main show wasn't that good, just a show of power... and how many people they have. The fireworks were extremely impressive.

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Quote: "Now, how are we going to match this in 2012?"


With the worst logo ever imaginable

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Posted: 9th Aug 2008 23:32
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Quote: "With the worst logo ever imaginable
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The one in your sig? Just kidding obviously haha, I like your sig


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Quote: "With the worst logo ever imaginable "

Oh dear god. I just remembered that...

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Posted: 10th Aug 2008 00:30 Edited at: 10th Aug 2008 00:30
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Quote: "With the worst logo ever imaginable"




Yes, this would be the worst Olympics logo imaginable.


Hurray for teh logd!
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What this?



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Osiris
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Posted: 10th Aug 2008 04:16
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Ugh...so tacky...can't look directly at it...

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Posted: 10th Aug 2008 04:23
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While tacky, it pales in comparison to



Perhaps it only affects you after you've seen the goat.


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Its was AMAZING! The fireworks footprints walking towards the stadium was awesome, I loved it how when the guy was lighting the torch he was running across the walls of the whole stadium, it started at 12:08 am over here and it was totally mind blowing.

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Posted: 10th Aug 2008 05:17
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Awe no one has caught the
reference yet...

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Posted: 10th Aug 2008 12:23 Edited at: 10th Aug 2008 12:24
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ughhh Jerico! That brought back painful visuals from the Internet gone bad...

I heard the Olympics will have BMX this year, anyone know if that's true?


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Urrggghhh! Jerico! Why bring up the Goatse!? You insult my countries Olympic honour!

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@Jerico2day
LOL

@coffeegrunt
Never seen that emote before!

I missed it but the fireworks were the only thing that makes me wish I watched it!


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@5867 dude:
Nor this one?

The opening ceremony of Beijing was amazing, who thought that the guy running towards the torch was excellant. Pretty funny as he went up, I was going "The torch is out"lol.


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Just watched a part of it just this moment when I was jogging on my treadmill thingy, and Sweden broke its record in Swimming (I think, I have no check on those things) so yeah, YAY FOR SWEDEN.
On the other hand though Sweden sucks at all other damn sports


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@ Deathead: Argh! That's the one. That 'thing' cost £400,000.

Now the Beijing 2008 logo (The chinese symbol/dancing figure) looks much nicer.

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Jeku
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Posted: 10th Aug 2008 20:04
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I guess it's just a little worse than this one:



Then again, not nearly as many people care about the Winter Olympics.


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Quote: "Sweden broke its record in Swimming "


So did Norway! Hurray for us.

Quote: "Then again, not nearly as many people care about the Winter Olympics."

If someone would ask me what religion my mom follows (for some outlandish reason), I would answer with "Winter Olympics".

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I wonder why the logos are so terrible?

Do you think they just call it a 'competition' to design a logo and the prize is 'the honour of having your logo in the Olympics', with professioanl illustrators payment in 'honour' obviously doesn't work.

Though it'd be pretty cool to have honour as currency.

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Actually didn't they ask primary school kids to make logos for the 2012 olympics?


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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 10th Aug 2008 22:45 Edited at: 10th Aug 2008 22:45
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If I remember correctly, yes. Anyway, what was the actual prize? I'm sure it couldn't have been just honour as my previous post suggests. Personally I think Jerico should have entered with his - shame he's in the US.

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Fear not, it was submitted and was accepted as an entrant.

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/06/04/london-2012-olympic-.html

Alas it was not my work.


Hurray for teh logd!
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