What made you Lol Today?

[kanet666]

This whole thing is just... bizarre.

[someone else]

It's not as bad as I thought it would be, I've see much worse opening ceremonies over the years. And so far they seem to have kept the celebrities to a minimum (or have I spoke to soon).

They're certainly aimed for the celeb market with Mike Oldfield

[x-tempus]

true British spirit right there

[someone else]

This is a very focus group'd, PC, ethnically diverse household....

[x-tempus]

This is a very focus group'd, PC, ethnically diverse household....

[x-tempus]

o fuck yes!

Sex Pistols

what the commentator is talking about there being a mosh pit punk was pogo'ing, get it right

[someone else]

Are Hugh and Hazel just reading wiki articles for each country?

[kanet666]

Are Hugh and Hazel just reading wiki articles for each country?

They'll have had a list of everything before the ceremony probably, like most commentators do. Part and parcel of the job is research of facts and stats etc.

[someone else]

Are Hugh and Hazel just reading wiki articles for each country?

They'll have had a list of everything before the ceremony probably, like most commentators do. Part and parcel of the job is research of facts and stats etc.

Yeah, thanks for that but they seem to be mentioning oil exports a lot

[kanet666]

I don't know if they've said who's doing the stadium announcements, but the woman reminds me of Ulrika Jonsson when she was on Gladiators...

[tranmerefan]

Just seen Jon Richardson live. Fucking hilarious. Bit too many wanking gags for my liking, not because I'm a prude and I don't find them funny (I do love a good wanking joke) but because I was sitting next to my mother.

He did one bit where he was talking about using the internet for adult entertainment and it's bad because you'll end up with a certain Japanase search term; before telling the women that if their men folk had sniggered they need to monitor their internet usage more closely. I was sniggering obviously and my mum didn't get it. No.. I am not going to explain bukkake to her.

[Imperanonn]

Someone on my fb feed saying that the opening ceremony should have been Paul McCartney sailing across a cup of tea to collect benefits.

[someone else]

Most countries have put their athletes in tracksuits or blazers - bless the Paraguay team for putting the women in cleavage flaunting cocktail dresses

[kanet666]

The Arctic Monkey's drummer throwing his drumstick in the air and then missing the catch.

[strangeasangels]

I see the Queen was delighted to be there. Poisonous, old bitch.