You old cynic. Then again I didn't bother watching it as I expected it to be boring so that probably makes me worse.I found the entire spectacle boring beyond belief. They could have halved the cost by perhaps having all the water-craft/boat-based sports shown on The Seine with the land-based/athletics sports showing back-projections from the Seine. Lady GaGa a star of the Olympics? Spare us!
You got that straight away?I did find the hard right Christians mixing up Baccanalia and the Last supper very entertaining ththough.
I would have watched it if I'd known that would happen. Wasn't that something to do with the old Roman God of the Plebs or something? He was into drinking and cavorting and such stuff. A much better God than the one that replaced him, with all the guilt and self denial and killing people and all that. I could be completely wrong but couldn't be arsed Googling.I did find the hard right Christians mixing up Baccanalia and the Last supper very entertaining though.
Aye, Dionysus in Greek, Bacchus in Roman... he did have the power to drive people insane.I would have watched it if I'd known that would happen. Wasn't that something to do with the old Roman God of the Plebs or something? He was into drinking and cavorting and such stuff. A much better God than the one that replaced him, with all the guilt and self denial and killing people and all that. I could be completely wrong but couldn't be arsed Googling.
All religions have that power.he did have the power to drive people insane.
Fair point, his was more immediate though, like Zeus with his thunderbolts or Cupid's arrows.All religions have that power.
Yea, but I bet he was great Craic.Fair point, his was more immediate though, like Zeus with his thunderbolts or Cupid's arrows.
Brilliant postSiobhan Haughey wins a bronze for Hong Kong in the pool. Grand niece of CJ Haughey.
There wont be a cheque cashed in Kinsealy tonight..
And he got it and the Olympic record!Daniel Wiffen even money for gold tonight.
Great race - thought he was cooked 100m outAnd he got it and the Olympic record!
Or the Irish swimmer with an English accent?One thing that has jumped out at me is the number of swimmers with Irish connections in other countries, not just Haughey but the Hungarian with the Irish dad and the Nepalese swimmer with the Cork mother. Australia and the US seem to have Coughlins, Murphys and loads of other Irish names in their squad.
True, and I can't help but wonder how many of these people came from a background of economic migrants.Or the Irish swimmer with an English accent?
It's great to see how people moving into and out of this country makes us more successful.
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