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Curly
07-30-2012, 09:56 AM
No point in trying to compete against the wily Chinee synchronisationyness.
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Guns 'n' Roses
07-30-2012, 10:02 AM

Ashberto
07-30-2012, 10:11 AM
and giant inflatable people.

I was pleasantly surprised and impressed on Friday. The excellent montage of music started with The Jam, Curly. The Jam!

Wilsheres Clockwork Toy
07-30-2012, 10:17 AM

Curly
07-30-2012, 10:18 AM

Luis Anaconda
07-30-2012, 10:22 AM
:hides:

Curly
07-30-2012, 10:22 AM

Curly
07-30-2012, 10:24 AM

'Neg
07-30-2012, 10:33 AM

Curly
07-30-2012, 10:35 AM

Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler
07-30-2012, 10:57 AM
Clearly the highpoint.

Went on a tad too long for me, began to think he had forgotten about the athletes.

Bergkamp's Brain
07-30-2012, 10:59 AM
at least it wasn't as bad as NBC.

"For those of you who do not know who Tim Berners-Lee is, nor do we"

Curly
07-30-2012, 11:00 AM

Red N White Army
07-30-2012, 11:07 AM

Supermac1976
07-30-2012, 11:11 AM
They ran a Ryan Seacrest interview with Michael Phelps instead.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/28/1114648/-NBC-We-ski pped-terror-tribute-because-it-wasn-t-tailored-for-the-U-S-a udience (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/28/1114648/-NBC-We-skipped-terror-tribute-because-it-wasn-t-tailored-for-the-U-S-audience)

At least looking at the comments some of them are pretty pissed off about it.

7evens
07-30-2012, 11:12 AM

Curly
07-30-2012, 11:15 AM

Trixie Popsicle
07-30-2012, 11:17 AM

PSRB
07-30-2012, 11:19 AM
at the ignorance of many Americans.....probably also why the American critics don't like it

Red N White Army
07-30-2012, 11:20 AM

7evens
07-30-2012, 11:22 AM
Just wanted to be offensively controversial http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/thumbup.gif

PSRB
07-30-2012, 11:25 AM
I love it, some very amusing stuff

Bergkamp's Brain
07-30-2012, 11:25 AM

PSRB
07-30-2012, 11:27 AM

Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler
07-30-2012, 11:28 AM
I'm no Olympics head but you have to love it.

Slalom kayaking yesterday.

http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/cloudnine.gif

Bergkamp's Brain
07-30-2012, 11:53 AM

PSRB
07-30-2012, 12:00 PM
makes it very enjoyable