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Sussex
PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:20 pm 
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How many permanent jobs do you think the Olympics will have created?

Does it matter?

Is there anyone who thinks the land and area around the stadium would have been developed but for the Olympics?

I think it's great its here, and all the moaners and groaners can buzz off. :wink:

And if you all look closely enough you will see Mrs Sx dancing in the opening ceremony. :shock:

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:44 pm 
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Just think how much money it would have saved if they had just made the one torch. Mind you they were probably making a profit on them before they went on ebay.


The torch bearers had to pay £200 each for their torches.

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its not like a single torch being relayed over every inch of the route

It just lost it's magic to me when I found that out, it's more like a 'pass the flame' than a torch relay :roll:

But the original flame has come all the way from Olympia in Greece and never goes out.

:idea: :idea: :idea: :idea: :idea:


Yeah I guess when you put it that way it is kinda 'magic' but I thought I heard it had gone out?

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toots wrote:
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
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It just lost it's magic to me when I found that out, it's more like a 'pass the flame' than a torch relay :roll:

But the original flame has come all the way from Olympia in Greece and never goes out.

:idea: :idea: :idea: :idea: :idea:

Yeah I guess when you put it that way it is kinda 'magic' but I thought I heard it had gone out?

One might have but they have three reserves.

Four lanterns in specially built crates to hold them in two airplane seats were transported from Greece.

So if one flame goes out there are three to back them up.

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And if you all look closely enough you will see Mrs Sx dancing in the opening ceremony. :shock:

How will we know which one is Mrs Sussex?

Will she be waiving a red flag with the word 'deregulate' stitched on it?

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
How will we know which one is Mrs Sussex?

Will she be waiving a red flag with the word 'deregulate' stitched on it?

:lol: :lol: :lol:

It's a big secret so don't tell anyone, but the opening ceremony will concentrate on what's great about Britain.

And she will be part of it with 100s of her colleagues and a load of bloody kids (or so I'm told).

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but the opening ceremony will concentrate on what's great about Britain.


Big lady ?? \:D/

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Its Impossible to be the same flame, a flame is an ever changing transient thing, it may burn from different fuels and once that fuels been spent its gone forever..that olympic torch flame is no more related to the one that started it off as mine would be if I ignited my next fart using a box of Swan Vesta as an ignition source. #-o
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Its Impossible to be the same flame, a flame is an ever changing transient thing, it may burn from different fuels and once that fuels been spent its gone forever..that olympic torch flame is no more related to the one that started it off as mine would be if I ignited my next fart using a box of Swan Vesta as an ignition source. #-o

Stab in the dark guess, but you won't carry it very far, and, "passing it on" may present some intriguing logistical problems. :lol:

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Chris the Fish wrote:
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Its Impossible to be the same flame, a flame is an ever changing transient thing, it may burn from different fuels and once that fuels been spent its gone forever..that olympic torch flame is no more related to the one that started it off as mine would be if I ignited my next fart using a box of Swan Vesta as an ignition source. #-o

Stab in the dark guess, but you won't carry it very far, and, "passing it on" may present some intriguing logistical problems. :lol:


Maybe...but it would make for an interesting spectacle indeed. 8-[
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Olympic torches for the working man...4 for a Quid.


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