Huzzah for the Olympics

[El Pibe]

Getting a good dismount from the rings is paramount.

[red devil]

Clean and jerk does it for me every morning...then shower

[Otta]

Ouch.

[Annette Curtain]

My Javelin is more pointed at one end

[Michael Palaeologus]

Entry into the water, paramount. Minimum splashing and no curling.

[maxxi]

Michael Palaeologus Wrote:

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> Entry into the water, paramount. Minimum splashing

> and no curling.

Curling really belongs in the Winter games but can be effective if you manage a long slow push that results in a clean slide. The brushes can be a little scratchy though - however efficient they are in removing troublesome grit and stubborn shards.

[Annette Curtain]

If there was a medal for oblique lavatory jokes

Then we'd have swept the board

GOLD GOLD GOLD

[nashoi]

A few photos of athletes from around the world training in the run up to the games.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/07/olympics_2012_athletes_in_trai.html

[red devil]

Annette Curtain Wrote:

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> If there was a medal for oblique lavatory jokes

>

> Then we'd have swept the board

>

> GOLD GOLD GOLD

Flushed with success...

[DJKillaQueen]

It all goes down the drain eventually.....

[titch juicy]

ooooh, it get's you right there

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19164612

[LondonLogCo]

Pendleton got a nudge on the u bend

Poorgirl, she nearly skidded on there

[Loz]

This seems apt. Photos of Olympic high divers - mid dive. Or mid poo?

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/484487_432928996745841_156897456_n.jpg

[DJKillaQueen]

Some of them look as though they've jumped from an aircraft!

[fazer71]

Loz Wrote:

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> This seems apt. Photos of Olympic high divers -

> mid dive. Or mid poo?

Geniarse ... A moment of clarity in a conversation otherwise filled with absolute shit.

or

Someone who is generally accepted to be an arse but occasionally shows moments of pure genius.

[MrBen]

My only event last night - at Wembley for the women's football final and medal ceremony. I was blown away by the atmosphere which was infinitely better than the two cup finals I've been to. 80,203 people roaring, brilliant family atmosphere, no queue for the gents, and a great end-to-end game.

Most priceless moment - Sep Blatter stepped up and announced to present the medals and was roundly booed by the entire stadium for about 1 minute before swapping to massive cheers for each of the 3 winning teams. Not sure if that made the telly?

[DJKillaQueen]

Yeah that Sepp Blatter moment was the highlight for me too....just genius. The reason why he was booed was for the following comment he made in 2004.

"Let the women play in more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball. ... They could, for example, have tighter shorts."

This guy is a symbol of the sexism that stopped the women's game progressing until recently and why he was given the honour of being part of the medal ceremony is beyond comprehension.

Otherwise it was a great night......the atmosphere was awesome and for me it was amazing to finally see a women's final played out to a sell out crowd at Wembley.

[Huguenot]

Didn't know that - terrific.

[Chippy Minton]

Nice to hear that MrBen. I took my daughter to her first football at this Olympics. She loved it - great atmosphere, big crowd and 5 goals.

Same old Wembley when we were there though - 45 minute queue for food, cash payements only, making a massive queue of people stand and wait until the half time whistle before they served alcohol and (I swear I'm not making this up) the bar on one side of the concourse selling pints for ?4.70 and the bar on the other side selling half pints for ?4.50!

[Loz]

DJKillaQueen Wrote:

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> Yeah that Sepp Blatter moment was the highlight for me too....just genius. The reason why he was

> booed was for the following comment he made in 2004.

I think you are analysing this a bit too much DJKQ - I reckon it just comes down the fact that everyone hates Sepp Blatter.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Agree with Loz, the *"&) stopped us getting world cup amidst squawkings of corruption.

[DJKillaQueen]

Yep, you are right....everyone hates Sepp Blatter. I tend to think he's the FIFA version of Edgar J Hoover. And he won't step down until he dies either......

[????]

Well.................HUZZAH

[red devil]

Bowie to sing Heroes?..hope so

[the-e-dealer]

Oh I hope so. But he's frightened of going out now.