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After reading about some of the proposed stuff that the London team were said to be doing as part of the closing ceremony, I was dreading the worst.

Watched (mostly skipped through) the closing ceremony and watched the 2012 'handover' bit and I was surprisingly impressed with the GB bit.
The Chinese ceremony was all very good but went on and on and on with all the usual stuff.
The GB bit was actually fresh and different and shows how the UK - when it gets it act together - has the potential to put on a show to beat the world.

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Is the closing ceremony on video anywhere? We missed it as we were out visiting the rellies!

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I missed it too (rellies-in-law in my case). Who the hell decided to do it on a bank holiday weekend?!
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I missed it too (rellies-in-law in my case). Who the hell decided to do it on a bank holiday weekend?!
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I agree! :thumbright:

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I missed it too (rellies-in-law in my case). Who the hell decided to do it on a bank holiday weekend?!
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not a bank holiday in China :wink:

our bit wasnt ok was it ,this was shown by China
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7580261.stm
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Bludall wrote:
Is the closing ceremony on video anywhere? We missed it as we were out visiting the rellies!


Yes, it is on video somewhere

I recorded it :wink:

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Did we miss much though?

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What Olympics :scratch:

I have been that busy that I seem to have missed it :?

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I never watch it but was interested in it this year.

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Bludall wrote:
Did we miss much though?


I find those ceremonies very boring - zipped though most of it.

The bit where the next city i.e. London give a flavour of what to expect in 4 years I was dreading but I thought it was excellent :shock:

Fresh and different - instead of the same old dancing and twirling .....Zzzzzzzzzzz

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I wonder what happens to the Chinese athletes that "failed their country" by losing when expected to get Gold medals. :scratch:

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