The London Olympics 2012

[Amy Rose The Hedgehog]

The news said that there was a possible UFO sighting over the fireworks at the Olympics

Here's the link to the news page:


http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG...uring-opening-ceremony-fireworks-1612905.html

 

[KevinJS]

And with that I just he to post the full lyrics LOL, usually you only hear the short version.

Gay go up and gay go down, To ring the bells of London town.

Oranges and lemons, Say the bells of St. Clements.
Bull's eyes and targets, Say the bells of St. Margret's.
Brickbats and tiles, Say the bells of St. Giles'.
Halfpence and farthings, Say the bells of St. Martin's.

Pancakes and fritters, Say the bells of St. Peter's.
Two sticks and an apple, Say the bells of Whitechapel.
Pokers and tongs, Say the bells of St. John's.
Kettles and pans, Say the bells of St. Ann's.

Old Father Baldpate, Say the slow bells of Aldgate.
You owe me ten shillings, Say the bells of St. Helen's.
When will you pay me? Say the bells of Old Bailey.
When I grow rich, Say the bells of Shoreditch.

Pray when will that be? Say the bells of Stepney.
I do not know, Says the great bell of Bow.
Here comes a candle to light you to bed, Here comes a chopper to chop off your head.
Chop chop chop chop,The last man's dead!

Dark Angelwitch (Surrey)

You must be younger than me.

I remember the line:

You owe me five farthings, said the bells of St Martins.

Put it down to inflation.

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[Amy Rose The Hedgehog]

You must be younger than me.

I remember the line:

You owe me five farthings, said the bells of St Martins.

Put it down to inflation.

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We sing that song in music class

 

[Richard Brown]

The news said that there was a possible UFO sighting over the fireworks at the Olympics

Here's the link to the news page:

http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7hep0h5QWmMAcrfBGOd_;_ylu=X3oDMTE0ZnVuNHFiBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA1RBQjAwMV83MQ--/SIG=13q190uup/EXP=1344226089/**http%3a//z6mag.com/offbeat/ufo-over-olympics-2012-spotted-during-opening-ceremony-fireworks-1612905.html

Hi Amy,

Sorry but your Ink has broken or doesn't exist in it's original format etc, etc. Here is another story about the UFO.

http://www.tntmagazine.com/news/wei...w-over-olympic-opening-ceremony-claims-punter

I find the story quite funny I wonder whether the gambler had been out drinking.

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[Richard Brown]

Following on from that historic men's 100m final last night, we can rewrite a saying...

"Bernie, the bolt". Should become. "Usain the Bolt".

Appropriately, the saying originated in the TV show, the Golden Shot.

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[Richard Brown]

Canada wins first gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games!

Rosie MacLennan has won a gold in the women's trampoline, Canada's first ever gold medal in the women's trampoline event.

AA

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Sorry Admiral, I didn't reply in full.

We usually think of trampolining ad entertainment, rather than a serious sport. That is until we saw those performances, the complex moves and the great heights which the athletes reached.

It was a wow sport, and certainly a lot more than entertainment.

Spoken by a true lay person.

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[Richard Brown]

Those rowing cameras span 2000metres, I saw Steve Redgrave talking about them, apparently it's the longest of its kind in the world!

The Archangel

I just checked on Google Maps for the likely span of the Greenwich overhead camera cables.

It's approx 1290m. I said before, how do they install the cables? At Greenwich the cables cross the Thames, busy roads, over the Queen's House and over the lawns between the Old Naval College and the Maritime Museum buildings. I'm guessing a helicopter must have been used to draw the cables to the permanent pylons. Then temporary pylons may have been used to hold the cables up as they were tensioned.

A cable car or ski lift specialist must have been involved.

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[stranding]

I just checked on Google Maps for the likely span of the Greenwich overhead camera cables.

It's approx 1290m. I said before, how do they install the cables? At Greenwich the cables cross the Thames, busy roads, over the Queen's House and over the lawns between the Old Naval College and the Maritime Museum buildings. I'm guessing a helicopter must have been used to draw the cables to the permanent pylons. Then temporary pylons may have been used to hold the cables up as they were tensioned.

A cable car or ski lift specialist must have been involved.

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Crickey, the thought of all those health & safety Jobsworths whose rules would have had to be circumnavigated!

Hubbie (who says he knows a thing or two about this stuff) suggests for next time, doing the over-the-river bit like a traditional ship-to-shore connection.

First get one of those discus throwers from the arena to hurl a weighted monkey's fist over the Thames, trailing a fine but VERY strong rope. Experiments have shown that to be stronger than steel, the rope must be made of pure silk. You can't just go & cut a length of that in B&Q nowadays so it would have to be custom-made by someone...and would be very expensive, but well worth the dosh, I reckon.

But the hammer thrower could be persuaded to do it free, I'm sure--Seb Coe seems to have a way of twisting even big heavy arms.

Or (H's other suggestion):
Get hold of a little rocket (NASA would be pleased to help, for a plug) and a rocketeer from Woolwich Arsenal who could fire that same rope over. With care not to hit the 'ouses in between. Again, a willing volunteer would counter the dire cost of the rope.

If you do all this at night, the JobW's will never know, unless it hits a bobby on his nightly beat. So do it very quietly & carefully...

Bob's yer uncle!

PS: By strange coincidence, I happen to have a length of the very rope needed here...& could post a photo to show Seb if he wanted to check this method out. Just let me know

PPS: The bit about the silk rope experiments is true; the testing was done on the TV in an Adam Hart-Davies series.

 

[Richard Brown]

Another Olympian has been removed for not trying. Oh dear..

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[Hayles66]

Yay for Beth. Boo hoo for Christian

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[Richard Brown]

Is a jump off for gold at Greenwich Netherlands v GB

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[stranding]

Is a jump off for gold at Greenwich Netherlands v GB

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It's very close! Brit v Dutch.

Do I watch this?

Or Pendleton at the velodrome?

Or go to NASA?

Life is so difficult sometimes

 

[AdmiralAdama]

It's very close! Brit v Dutch.

Do I watch this?

Or Pendleton at the velodrome?

Or go to NASA?

Life is so difficult sometimes

Do them all,
Brit - Dutch on TV
Velodrome on your computer
NASA HD on your iPad.

I'm so happy we discovered fire.

AA

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[stranding]

Do them all,
Brit - Dutch on TV
Velodrome on your computer
NASA HD on your iPad.

I'm so happy we discovered fire.

AA

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Excellent advice.
But by the time all that's organised, it'll all be over...
As in, choices now reduced--Brit got the gold.
DH wants to watch velodrome.
Want marriage to continue.
Life's still a problem


Yes, fire helped to get things going back then but this is now.

 

[KevinJS]

Mars will still be there when the Olympics is over. Enjoy the Olympics.