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Wahoo! London's bid for the Olympics has been accepted!
:afro:
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A.- It's sports -> boring (well, these sports that is)
B.- It's over friggin' 7 years!
C.- It's for many Aorg-ppl in the foreign anyway
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PMC wrote:
Wahoo! London's bid for the Olympics has been accepted!
:afro:
:-D
Eat that, frenchies!
*ducks*
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Hope the 100m runners don`t get lost in the smog :-D
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Hum,
Or go out for a meal before the race.
link: (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/06/ng8106.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/07/06/ixnewstop.html)
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MUCH bigger news is the rejection of the EU software patent bill.
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Karlos wrote:
PMC wrote:
Wahoo! London's bid for the Olympics has been accepted!
:afro:
:-D
Eat that, frenchies!
*ducks*
As you probably know, I'm a bit of a Francophile, but I do find it mildly amusing, above all else, 'cos its one in the eye for the Crazy Frog:
(http://www.newgenevacenter.org/portrait/chirac.jpg)
:lol:
As someone said on the radio earlier, no matter what Chirac eats at the G8 summit (he insulted British food a few days earlier), it'll leave a bitter taste in his mouth...
:lol:
In all seriousness, I'm really chuffed.
I'm sure there will be plenty of nay-sayers, but I think us Brits can be proud...:-)
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AFAIK, host cities to the Olympics never write black numbers when the overall bill is due, so congratulations to London for being the most eager of the lot to lose a gigantic sum of money.
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Cymric wrote:
AFAIK, host cities to the Olympics never write black numbers when the overall bill is due, so congratulations to London for being the most eager of the lot to lose a gigantic sum of money.
I think Paris was the most eager... London is just the one stuck with the bill :-D
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Cymric wrote:
AFAIK, host cities to the Olympics never write black numbers when the overall bill is due, so congratulations to London for being the most eager of the lot to lose a gigantic sum of money.
Yeah, they should spend the money much more prudently, like on the administration of the EU ;-)
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Cymric wrote:
AFAIK, host cities to the Olympics never write black numbers when the overall bill is due, so congratulations to London for being the most eager of the lot to lose a gigantic sum of money.
Just watch as the council tax bill in London rockets prior to 2012 and then increases some more for good measure.
I'm in a neighbouring county to London (Essex), which may well play host to certain events and of course, bill it's residents accordingly.
Cynicism aside, I deliberately avoided any nose-thumbing in the direction of Paris. I personally have nothing against France, but I was a little miffed at Mons. Chirac's comments about British cuisine - has he not eaten at a Greasy Spoon cafe before????
I sincerely hope he's served with pie 'n mash at the G8 summit, together with an excellent bottle of English wine.
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:roflmao: @ the french..................
To paraphrase Monsieur Chirac "The only thing that France has given Europe is sour grapes"
I don't particularly want the Olympics over here, as I think it's a waste of money, but I am revelling in the fact that the people who wanted it most, *didn't* get it. :lol:
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bloodline wrote:
MUCH bigger news is the rejection of the EU software patent bill.
It got rejected!?!?
YEEHAAAAW
I really wanted to go to the FFII demonstration in Strasbourg but I had to work :-\. Good news anyway.
Bah..who cares about sports :p.
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odin wrote:
bloodline wrote:
MUCH bigger news is the rejection of the EU software patent bill.
It got rejected!?!?
YEEHAAAAW
I really wanted to go to the FFII demonstration in Strasbourg but I had to work :-\. Good news anyway.
Bah..who cares about sports :p.
That's my odin :love: :lol:
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Cymric wrote:
AFAIK, host cities to the Olympics never write black numbers when the overall bill is due, so congratulations to London for being the most eager of the lot to lose a gigantic sum of money.
Of the recent summer olympics, only Athens has lost money. I am guessing that London Olympics will make money and provide years of work for alot of people.
-Tig
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Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
odin wrote:
bloodline wrote:
MUCH bigger news is the rejection of the EU software patent bill.
It got rejected!?!?
YEEHAAAAW
I really wanted to go to the FFII demonstration in Strasbourg but I had to work :-\. Good news anyway.
Bah..who cares about sports :p.
That's my odin :love: :lol:
[Grins]
:lol:
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Tigger wrote:
Cymric wrote:
AFAIK, host cities to the Olympics never write black numbers when the overall bill is due, so congratulations to London for being the most eager of the lot to lose a gigantic sum of money.
Of the recent summer olympics, only Athens has lost money. I am guessing that London Olympics will make money and provide years of work for alot of people.
-Tig
Well the county I live in, Kent, is one of those bordering London - its also Britain's gateway to Europe, as we have ferry ports, including Dover, the channel tunnel and Eurostar, as well as a couple of small airports. I heard one report saying that they think the foreign media alone will spend £20 million in Kent...
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Cyberus wrote:
Tigger wrote:
Cymric wrote:
AFAIK, host cities to the Olympics never write black numbers when the overall bill is due, so congratulations to London for being the most eager of the lot to lose a gigantic sum of money.
Of the recent summer olympics, only Athens has lost money. I am guessing that London Olympics will make money and provide years of work for alot of people.
-Tig
Well the county I live in, Kent, is one of those bordering London - its also Britain's gateway to Europe, as we have ferry ports, including Dover, the channel tunnel and Eurostar, as well as a couple of small airports. I heard one report saying that they think the foreign media alone will spend £20 million in Kent...
Having worked for a large television company, I can tell you that £20 million will mostly be spent on cocaine! ;-)
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Tigger wrote:
Of the recent summer olympics, only Athens has lost money. I am guessing that London Olympics will make money and provide years of work for alot of people.
-Tig
Work, I´m sure. Money hardly, unless you meant the IOC-delegates and various builders.
Athens, Sydney and Atlanta all lost money, Beijing and London is gonna lose money on it to.
As for why London and not Paris it´s a mix of politics and economics mostly economics(just think about Paris already having a up to date Track&Field stadium, thats lots of lost money for building contractors...)
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PMC wrote:
Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
That's my odin :love: :lol:
[Grins]
:lol:
Oi! Only my honey Linchpin may touch me!
:-P
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odin wrote:
PMC wrote:
Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
That's my odin :love: :lol:
[Grins]
:lol:
Oi! Only my honey Linchpin may touch me!
:-P
Hey! :-o I didn't touch you! If I did, I would've used the " :knuddel: " smiley
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:lol:
Well you guys DO live in the same city....
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Cyberus wrote:
:lol:
Well you guys DO live in the same city....
Okay, I guess we've reached a point here that whatever I write will be used against me :lol:
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i'm just glad it's not in NY - we are still recovering from 9-11 and don't need more lunatics over here who have no common sense or street smarts.
and we don't need the money drain.
I do enjoy the olympics, especially the swimmers. mmmmmm
small swim trunks.
:-P
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Ladies' beach volleyball, mmmmmmmm
:-D
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Cyberus wrote:
Ladies' beach volleyball, mmmmmmmm
:-D
In London?