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    Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for opening ceremony
    The Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for the opening ceremony apparently. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18392025

    Trying to guess what this will consist of; possibly some fly-tipping, a farmer singing "get orf moy laaahnd", no black people and a high speed rail link running right through the middle of it?

    Any better guesses?
    Last edited by digitaltoast; 12-06-2012 at 13:10. Reason: Too many possibly's!
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    Re: Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for opening cere
    (Original post by digitaltoast)
    The Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for the opening ceremony apparently. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18392025

    Trying to guess what this will consist of; possibly some fly-tipping, a farmer singing "get orf moy laaahnd", no black people and a high speed rail link running right through the middle of it possibly?

    Any better guesses?
    OP, you're dead funny like!
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    Re: Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for opening cere
    I bet that whatever it is, there will be loads of complaints about how crap it was, just like for the Jubilee.

    Seems we British are great at complaining (but only anonymously or after the event, if for example it was someone being a dick with their music on a train or bus, you wouldn't hear a peep out of most people until afterwards).
    Last edited by marcusfox; 12-06-2012 at 13:12.
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    I'm gonna put it out there that I like the sound of this.
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    I'm gonna put it out there that I like the sound of this.
    Clearly someone doesn't as they've negged me - but I wonder if they'll say why?
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    (Original post by digitaltoast)
    Clearly someone doesn't as they've negged me - but I wonder if they'll say why?
    Hopefully you're not thinking I negged you? If I did, it was accidental, but the neg wasn't me, infact I laughed at your post =/
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    Re: Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for opening cere
    It looks quite good.
    I'm looking forward to it!
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    Re: Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for opening cere
    (Original post by digitaltoast)
    The Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for the opening ceremony apparently. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18392025

    Trying to guess what this will consist of; possibly some fly-tipping, a farmer singing "get orf moy laaahnd", no black people and a high speed rail link running right through the middle of it?

    Any better guesses?
    They're pre-empting an Al Qaeda attack which would level everything within a mile.
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    Re: Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for opening cere
    (Original post by digitaltoast)
    The Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for the opening ceremony apparently. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18392025

    Trying to guess what this will consist of; possibly some fly-tipping, a farmer singing "get orf moy laaahnd", no black people and a high speed rail link running right through the middle of it?

    Any better guesses?
    Something tells me you don't get out in the countryside very often.

    Although you are mostly correct in noting that minorities are not seen as frequently as in cities. I don't think this can be said to be a good or bad thing though.
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    So the place will smell of sh*t
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    It looks absolutely terrible
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    (Original post by marcusfox)
    I bet that whatever it is, there will be loads of complaints about how crap it was, just like for the Jubilee.

    Seems we British are great at complaining (but only anonymously or after the event, if for example it was someone being a dick with their music on a train or bus, you wouldn't hear a peep out of most people until afterwards).
    LOL totally agree, we are complainers from afar. Someone with music on the bus wont be moaned at but others will get earache after getting off the bus ABOUT the person playing music "Did you hear that music, why didnt they turn it down" Well that would be because you didnt ask :P
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    Re: Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for opening cere
    I love countryside. What an urban-oriented society.
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    I love countryside. What an urban-oriented society.
    The countryside is great, but in the middle of a stadium I am not quite sure!
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    It's not the countryside anymore!

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-ceremony.html
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    Re: Olympic Stadium "will be transformed into Britain's countryside" for opening cere
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    It's not the countryside anymore!

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-ceremony.html
    That's the second scene apparently.
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    It's not the countryside anymore!

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-ceremony.html
    Oh its turned into the industrial revolution!
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    Looks crap, my advice get a copy of the Beijing opening ceremony.
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    What irritates me is that the whole 'Green and Pleasant land' is English, not British. Stop masking us please.
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