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[friskykillface]

well i missed the closing ceremonies, bummer but i'll catch the lol smh replay on NBC, wonder if they will talk a lot in that later.



was a great Olympics and this was an awesome thread, see you in Rio B^)



lets start a GAF team so we can get in the Olympic village :O


still bummed no leaks happened or pics of what really went down there, i can only imagine

 

[Xun]

We got it, I'll quout again!

I just saw!

 

[scorcho]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeQ-wjDH4F4

A+

 

[MetatronM]

Does BBC have a replay stream of the Closing Ceremony up?

I'm tired of waiting for NBC to decide it feels like broadcasting (parts of) it.

 

[inky]

That GAF doesn't exist anymore

Sad times indeed.

 

[Mecha_Infantry]

For the new page.

Girls of the Olympics thread coming?

 

[Subliminal]

A+

It's the 2020 Olympic anthem. I want to see TMBG in the opening ceremony.

 

[mclem]

So Monty Python are the first to swear at a British funeral eulogy and the first to swear during an Olympic closing ceremony, impressive.

If "Bloody" counts, video of Michael Caine beats them

 

[BlazingDarkness]

thanks for the fun GAF
im switching over to 4 for Norwegian Wood now

 

[LTWheels]

well i missed the closing ceremonies, bummer but i'll catch the lol smh replay on NBC, wonder if they will talk a lot in that later.



was a great Olympics and this was an awesome thread, see you in Rio B^)



lets start a GAF team so we can get in the Olympic village :O


still bummed no leaks happened or pics of what really went down there, i can only imagine

We need to get a member of GAF competing at Rio for the insider info.

 

[DCharlie]

Of course it's supposed to be imposing. It's the biggest symbol of the Games.

Seeing it there sitting barely in view in the Stadium made me literally sad.

Watching it during the opening and closing was pretty cool, but during the games... Well, might as well not even have a cauldron.



I care.

Brazil - no offense - but on EVERY SINGLE THING i find you are WRONG AS FUCK on EVERYTHING.

From the games, to Nintendo to EVERYTHING. It's just weird i keep reading what you post and i scratch my head as how the complete -anti- me you are.

AND.... you look like Sweets from from Bones.

Holy shit. STOP it man, STOP IT!

(only 4% serious, love you mang! Obviously you aren't "wrong" it's just you seem to take the other side of every position i take on everything. Ah, the joys of Message Boards)

We need to get a member of GAF competing at Rio for the insider info.

I have a friend with a condo in Rio somewhere. If i can shed my wife and kids and job and responsibilities - I AM THERE. But i'll be 42... so i'll be a grumpy old fuck who just complains about shit.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

Any word on how long BBC will keep all the stuff on its site? Awesome archive of Olympic footage, would be nice to be able to watch at any time. Im guessing it wont last forever though?

 

[Betta Lines]

Yes; I feel like I had a glimpse of the future with all the channels available and live streams that could be rewinded (and had bookmarks). I'm afraid I won't see anything like that again for a long time.

It's technology they can apply to all their coverage from now on though, although not on the same scale. But the instant rewind stuff is already working on iPlayer, and the bookmarking will surely be used in all future sports coverage.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Any word on how long BBC will keep all the stuff on its site? Awesome archive of Olympic footage, would be nice to be able to watch at any time. Im guessing it wont last forever though?

Until January 2013.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Any word on how long BBC will keep all the stuff on its site? Awesome archive of Olympic footage, would be nice to be able to watch at any time. Im guessing it wont last forever though?

they said every bit of Olympics stuff will be available to watch until 2013

 

[mokeyjoe]

Does BBC have a replay stream of the Closing Ceremony up?

I'm tired of waiting for NBC to decide it feels like broadcasting (parts of) it.

It's not really very exciting. Just a big pop concert. You might be better off watching the edited version, some bits drag a little.

 

[mclem]

Any word on how long BBC will keep all the stuff on its site? Awesome archive of Olympic footage, would be nice to be able to watch at any time. Im guessing it wont last forever though?

They've said: Until January.

It might actually be possible to watch everything in that time.

 

[Brazil]

Brazil - no offense - but on EVERY SINGLE THING i find you WRONG AS FUCK on EVERYTHING.

From the games, to Nintendo to EVERYTHING.

AND.... you look like Sweets from from Bones.

Holy shit. STOP it man, STOP IT!

(only 4% serious, love you mang!)

Well, I... I just-

 

[Shantom]

5.- The lack of British history and literature in the opening ceremony. (Where're the britons, the saxons, the celts? Tolkien?)

I believe that Tolkien got the best tribute of anyone at the Opening Ceremony as the themes and aesthetic used for the Ceremony are the same as the ones Tolkien drew on to write LOTR. Everyone in the world joked about the Shire and Isengard during the OC so people certainly recognised how tied together Tolkien and British History are.

 

[bobs...onGaf]

they said every bit of Olympics stuff will be available to watch until 2013

Until January 2013.

Thanks!

Thats awesome, I can see myself just finding sports that look interesting to throw up in the background while I do stuff. Thanks!

 

[RatskyWatsky]

How was the closing ceremony? Was it worth watching?

 

[firehawk12]

It was a good Olympics, even if I didn't watch as much of it as I did last time around. Looking forward to it being back around the EST next time around though.

 

[Bleepey]

Any word on how long BBC will keep all the stuff on its site? Awesome archive of Olympic footage, would be nice to be able to watch at any time. Im guessing it wont last forever though?

Apparently till January.

I have an exam this week, an essay due the next and a thesis next month. Fuck me the Olympics distracted me.

 

[mrklaw]

She's first, how far I get? Well I am not as young as I was so maybe her then the far right then the others can just snowball the load.

One on the right only 17.

 

[rodvik]

How was the closing ceremony? Was it worth watching?

If you expect it to be your personal ipod list of Brit music then it will suck.

If you want to see a party in a pretty amazing upbeat mood you will like it.

If you are in the states NBC will probably butcher it to shit anyways so you wont get to see it.

 

[mrklaw]

We need to get a member of GAF competing at Rio for the insider info.

Get Brazil to do it. Host country can enter anyone and they are guaranteed entry. So pick an event that Brazilians are shit at and go for it.


Olympic flame was amazing. Never mind the engineering which was good. Just the whole symbolism of each country bringing a piece of the flame, and then letting them take it back to their country is hugely moving IMO.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

If you expect it to be your personal ipod list of Brit music then it will suck.

If you want to see a party in a pretty amazing upbeat mood you will like it.

If you are in the states NBC will probably butcher it to shit anyways so you wont get to see it.

Okay, thanks. I might just watch clips.

 

[perfectchaos007]

It was a good Olympics, even if I didn't watch as much of it as I did last time around. Looking forward to it being back around the EST next time around though.

It will be on an NBC time delay still, may as well be in Russia. The fact they tape delayed the Vancouver olympics in 2010 is proof

 

[rodvik]

Get Brazil to do it. Host country can enter anyone and they are guaranteed entry. So pick an event that Brazilians are shit at and go for it.

I find the idea of a GAF "mole" competitor entering the shooting competitions intriguing.

 

[McNei1y]

For us Americans, how long will the Olympics coverage stay up On Demand or (if there is any) as a stream? I want to watch some events I missed.

Also, there has to be some Gaf member training for the olympics or something. I want to know what happens in that village, NOW!

 

[rodvik]

Okay, thanks. I might just watch clips.

If you do, then Spice girls and Eric idle are high points.

 

[kottila]

Even though i disn't like the closing cermony
(or the cauldron placing), the olympics were great. Especially the huge crowds. Well done GB

 

[mrklaw]

I find the idea of a GAF "mole" competitor entering the shooting competitions intriguing.

Maybe pick something athletic. If you're really shit you can end up on TV like the Nigerian rower.

 

[rodvik]

Maybe pick something athletic. If you're really shit you can end up on TV like the Nigerian rower.

Actually thats a good point. A nice LONG race for the gaffer to be in last place in becoming the "plucky loser" sounds good.

 

[danwarb]

Enter the decathlon. Lasts for ages even if you're shite.

 

[krYlon]

Maybe pick something athletic. If you're really shit you can end up on TV like the Nigerian rower.

Rythmic Gymnastics

 

[LTWheels]

Actually thats a good point. A nice LONG race for the gaffer to be in last place in becoming the "plucky loser" sounds good.

Sprint canoeing?

 

[Zaph]

Procrastinating to avoid going to bed, because when I wake up the Olympics really will be over.

At least this BBC Three talking heads Olympic thing is pretty funny.

 

[nny]

Maybe pick something athletic. If you're really shit you can end up on TV like the Nigerian rower.

They'll interview the intriguing athlete that wears a "believe" bandana everywhere to hear the inspiring story behind it, just to learn it's a reference to an online forum.

 

[Nekki]

I can't get myself to close this thread :/

 

[3Sixty]

Watching Nepal vs Australia in the Cricket U-19 world cup isn't giving me the same sporting kick.

 

[LTWheels]

Procrastinating to avoid going to bed, because when I wake up the Olympics really will be over.

At least this BBC Three talking heads Olympic thing is pretty funny.

I think tomorrow I will just restart watching the Olympics from the beginning again. Or at least watch some of the events I didn't see much of like table tennis.

 

[Xun]

I can't get myself to close this thread :/

Neither can I.

One on the right only 17.

Not a problem in the UK.

 

[mokeyjoe]

I can't get myself to close this thread :/

Me neither. Everything else seems dull compared to the Olympics...

 

[nny]

I can't get myself to close this thread :/

It's not over!

http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/schedule-and-results/

Spoiler

I am NOT in denial.

 

[Brazil]

Get Brazil to do it. Host country can enter anyone and they are guaranteed entry. So pick an event that Brazilians are shit at and go for it.

I'm in for the sex.

 

[rodvik]

Sprint canoeing?

Or even a nice long running race. Something that becomes painful to watch as our plucky gaffer slows to a walking pace wheezing around the track in last place by minutes, to the polite applause of the crowd.

 

[Bo-Locks]

I'm honestly thinking of taking up triathlon competitively. I've entered them for fun for quite a while and I'm particularly strong in both the cycling and swimming, which I've competed in semi-competitively (regional championships) before. I think I could do it...

 

[McNei1y]

I'm in for the sex.

Dont be greedy. Share the load.

 

[nny]

Dont be greedy. Share the load.

Apparently he plans to.

HEE-YOO