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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Thiele » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:38 am

JAS wrote:Half way through now

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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Thiele » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:44 am

As Great Britan comes out
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby JAS » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:47 am

Thiele wrote:As Great Britan comes out


Young 14 yo Tom Daly looks a little bewildered bless him.

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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby brod » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:47 am

Why are there Aboriginals there playing digeridoos??
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby JAS » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:49 am

brod wrote:Why are there Aboriginals there playing digeridoos??


Maybe it's the same as the bagpipes...apparently they're there just because the Chinese like them :roll: :?

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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Tassie Blues » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:52 am

brod wrote:Why are there Aboriginals there playing digeridoos??


they have music from all over the world
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Tassie Blues » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:53 am

Yao Ming will carry the flag for china
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby JAS » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:55 am

Tassie didn't you say you were lucky enough to be going over there for a few days at the Games ??? Bet you can't wait

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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Thiele » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:57 am

Here comes the USA
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Thiele » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:58 am

Lets see if we can spot Rudd
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby JAS » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:00 am

Thiele wrote:Here comes the USA


I had no idea the flat cap had become so popular in the US...all they need now is a whippet each and some racing pigeons :wink:

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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Tassie Blues » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:02 am

JAS wrote:Tassie didn't you say you were lucky enough to be going over there for a few days at the Games ??? Bet you can't wait

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Sure am heading to Melb tom for the night flight out and get to Beijing mid afternoon on Sunday.

Few free days to start with to try and pick up a few more tickets and my first event is Rowing on 15 Aug after that its events everyday until we leave Beijing on 21 Aug. The mrs wouldnt let me stay the full 16 days but we are then off to see a bit more of China work in a Panda sanctury and finish off in Shanghai
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Thiele » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:02 am

it was the state uniform of Florida
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Tassie Blues » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:12 am

Korea not far way both north and south marching as one again.
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Thiele » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:13 am

Tassie Blues wrote:Korea not far way both north and south marching as one again.

they are not think i herd over the net they will separate by 4 groups
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby JAS » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:14 am

Are you guys SURE you got a team in this :roll: :wink:

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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Thiele » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:16 am

JAS wrote:Are you guys SURE you got a team in this :roll: :wink:

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started to think the same. some 50 countries to go
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Tassie Blues » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:19 am

JAS wrote:Are you guys SURE you got a team in this :roll: :wink:

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The Aussies are the warm up act for China :D
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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby JAS » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:21 am

It's begining to look a bit like a convention of aircraft cabin crew :D

Maybe we could re-invade some of the smaller countries before the next Games...narrow the field and speed up the ceremony a bit :wink:

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Re: Opening Ceremony

Postby Tassie Blues » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:23 am

Thiele wrote:
Tassie Blues wrote:Korea not far way both north and south marching as one again.

they are not think i herd over the net they will separate by 4 groups


your right on that one :oops:
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