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swee'pea99

Legendary Member
London Olympics 2012

London (Stratford) will be hosting the Olympic Games in 2012.

You may not know is that many of the famous events, which go to make up this spectacular event, are to be especially altered for 2012. A copy of these changes has been leaked, and is reproduced below:

OPENING CEREMONY
The flame will be ignited by a petrol bomb thrown by a native of the area in the traditional dress of balaclava and shell suit. The flame will be contained in a large overturned police van situated on the roof of the stadium.

THE EVENTS
In previous Olympic Games, East London's competitors have not been particularly successful. In order to redress the balance, some of the events have been altered slightly to the advantage of local athletes.

100 METRES SPRINT
Competitors will have to hold a DVD player and microwave oven (one in each arm) and on the sound of the starting pistol, a police dog will be released from a cage 10 yards behind the athletes.

110 METRES HURDLES
As above but with added obstacles (i.e. car bonnets, hedges, garden fences, walls etc)

HAMMER
Competitors in this event may choose the type of hammer they wish to use (claw, sledge etc) the winner will be the one who can cause the most physical damage within three attempts.

FENCING
Entrants will be asked to dispose of as many stolen goods as possible in 5 minutes.

SHOOTING
A strong challenge is expected from local men in this event. The first target will be a moving police van. In the second round, competitors will aim at a post office clerk, bank teller or Securicor-style wages deliveryman. The traditional .22 rifle has been replaced in this event by a choice of either a Browning automatic handgun or sawn-off 12-bore shotgun.

BOXING
Entry to the boxing will be restricted to husband and wife teams, and will take place on a Friday night. The husband will be given 15 pints of lager while the wife will be told not to make him any tea when he gets home. The bout will then commence.

CYCLING TIME TRIALS
Competitors will be asked to break into the University bike shed and take an expensive mountain bike owned by some mummy's boy on his first trip away from home. All against the clock.

CYCLING PURSUIT
As above, but the bike will be owned by a visiting member of the Australian rugby team, who will witness the theft.

MODERN PENTATHLON
Amended to include mugging, breaking and entering, flashing, joyriding and arson.

SWIMMING EVENTS
All waterways are currently being tested for toxicity levels, once one is found that can support human life, swimming events will be organised, please note that the Synchronised Swimming event for this year will comprise dropping acid and watching all the funky ripples on the pool, the specific musical support to this event will be provided by "The Verve."

THE MARATHON
A safe route has yet to be decided.

MEN'S 50KM WALK
Unfortunately this will have to be cancelled as the police cannot guarantee the safety of anyone walking the streets of East London, especially anyone that appears to be... mincing

THE CLOSING CEREMONY
Entertainment will include formation rave dancing by members of the Stratford Health in the Community anti-drug campaigners, synchronised rock throwing, and music by the Ilford community choir. The flame will be extinguished by police riot water cannon following the inevitable pitch invasion by confused West Ham organised hooliganism club. The stadium itself will then be boarded up before the local athletes break into it and remove all the copper piping and the central heating boiler
 

sheddy

Legendary Member
Location
Suffolk
Now has Royal Mail sent Olympic stamps mailshots to everyone or to just those who applied for tickets ?
 

Archie_tect

De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
Location
Northumberland
Ah, the Olympic Spirit.... sponsored and protected by morons.
If the torch bearer was actually running like someone who was remotely athletic, they'd not be able to keep up. The world must be sniggering at this footage.... I am.
 

compo

Veteran
Location
Harlow
Looked to me as if the man was simply changing sides on the road. He had actually crossed behind the torch bearer when the police jumped him. I guess for the police it's a matter of dammed if you do and dammed if you don't. He may have been a nutter out to disrupt the proceedings and I wouldn't want to have to make that split second decision.
 

Glover Fan

Well-Known Member
Surely to avoid this, they could just put up metal railings all along the route? Surely you only have to watch the mountain stages of the Tour de France to see that you cannot trust the general public not to get over excited.
 

Arch

Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
Ah, the Olympic Spirit.... sponsored and protected by morons.
If the torch bearer was actually running like someone who was remotely athletic, they'd not be able to keep up. The world must be sniggering at this footage.... I am.

We just did a swift calculation and worked out that at top marathon runner pace, (allowing for a change of runner each 26 miles), it could get from Land's End to London in about 36 hours....

Of course, if they just landed it at Dover, they could have there in less than a day...
 

Night Train

Maker of Things
We just did a swift calculation and worked out that at top marathon runner pace, (allowing for a change of runner each 26 miles), it could get from Land's End to London in about 36 hours....

Of course, if they just landed it at Dover, they could have there in less than a day...
Why not just land it at London City airport?
 

Arch

Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
Why not just land it at London City airport?

Well, if you're going to be all sensible about it....

It's coming to York, can't remember which days of the week it is - not sure I'd go out of my way to see it, but I might happen upon it during work (although That would be bound to be a nuisance, with closed roads etc. In fact, I better check....)
 

Arch

Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
Oh, flap. It's doing central York on a Wednesday.

We do central York on a Wednesday...

Hopefully, it'll be over and done with by the time we get there, as it apprarently kicks off from the Minster at 07.44, and we start work at 08.00, and it takes about 15 mins to get into town...

07.44? Why such a needlessly precise time?
 

Archie_tect

De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
Location
Northumberland
Well French is the first language of the London Olympics!

All announcements will be in French first and then English
All billboards and official documentation is also in French first and then English
Just be grateful it doesn't have to have Welsh, Gaelic, Scots and Geordie translations below too.
 
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