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(Message started by: sandie99 on Jul 6^th, 2005, 12:14pm)

Title: London 2012
Post by sandie99 on Jul 6^th, 2005, 12:14pm

Congratulations London! See you at 2012 Olympic games! :)

http://us.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/06/singapore.olympics/index.html

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by floridian on Jul 6^th, 2005, 12:16pm

Congratulations and happy headache for all Londoners - hard to imagine the traffic getting worse. Maybe you can rent your flats for 80,000 pounds for the month and go to Spain to avoid the hassles.

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Cathi04 on Jul 6^th, 2005, 12:34pm

I was an Angeleno for many years. When the Olympic Committee chose LA to host the err..what? 88 Olympics, there was a groan heard round the County.....but, know what?? There was a magic spell that slipped over the entire area. Freeways were less congested, smog was at record lows, people were kinder. It was amaaazing!
We enjoyed several events, Volleyball in Long Beach, Synchronized Swimming at the Coliseum, a diving competition in Malibu , kayaking at Pyramid Lake, and closing ceremonies.....each event was wonderful to attend, easy to get to and well managed. We traded pins and met people from all over the world.
In all, it was a marvelous time.and oddly, the day the Olympics were history, the spell broke......it was grumpy city once again......
I know big companies did what they could to alleviate t he traffic woes, but that was only a part of it.......at any rate, I do hope the same occurs in "12 in London.....

Oh, and I didnt get to rent MY house out for thousands........sheesh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cathi 8)

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Frank_W on Jul 6^th, 2005, 1:23pm

Congratulations, London! :)

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by LeLimey on Jul 6^th, 2005, 4:10pm

And my heart is bleeding for the poor old Frogs! [smiley=laugh.gif]
The National Water Sports centre is about four miles from mealong the same road I live on so I expect their wil be alot of events up here.
Anyone planning a trip is very welcome to come and stay!

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Charlie on Jul 6^th, 2005, 10:05pm

Could be worse. Could have been here ::)

Seriously, congratulations and Lord Coe is going to be a busy boy.

Charlie

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by mcf69 on Jul 7^th, 2005, 12:29am

HaHa---serves old Jacques Chirac for making off hand comments about our British cousins, betcha they're ready to hang him in Paris, oh wait.......they don't want to get involved ;;D

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by sandie99 on Jul 7^th, 2005, 2:50am

on 07/06/05 at 16:10:06, LeLimey wrote:

Anyone planning a trip is very welcome to come and stay!

I might just do that... ;)

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by sandie99 on Jul 7^th, 2005, 2:52am

on 07/07/05 at 00:29:31, mcf69 wrote:

HaHa---serves old Jacques Chirac for making off hand comments about our British cousins, betcha they're ready to hang him in Paris, oh wait.......they don't want to get involved ;;D

Chirac did some harsh comments about the Finnish food... >:( We're angry. And some of us Finns have the habit of recalling the nasty things said about us for a long, long, long time. Not necessarily a good thing, but it happends.

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by LeLimey on Jul 7^th, 2005, 4:26am

Sandie I'm telling you here and now you better be coming for visits alot sooner and a lot more often than flippin' 2012!
As for Chiracs comments about our food - It was another Frog who said "How can anyone govern a nation that has 246 different kinds of cheese?" (Charles De Gaulle!)

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by sandie99 on Jul 7^th, 2005, 7:59am

on 07/07/05 at 04:26:00, LeLimey wrote:

Sandie I'm telling you here and now you better be coming for visits alot sooner and a lot more often than flippin' 2012!

Helen, now is a good time to say that it will take lots more than terrorist attacks to keep me away from coming to London! We'll meet sooner than 2012, I'm sure of that! :)

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Melissa on Jul 7^th, 2005, 12:34pm

You know, they were even talking this morning (or was it yesterday?) on Good Morning America about the difference between the British and French armies food. The Brits ate meat, potatoes, etc. and the French ate lots of light bread, rabbit food, etc. Diane Sawyer started yappin about the saturated fat of the Brits food, etc. But I was yellin at the TV, oh SURE, but just WHICH ARMY has substinance and have succeeded in battles??? Hmmmm? Dumb yahoo's. I hate the news now more than ever. They all think they're right about everything. :-/

Ya well ya know what I say?

NOTTTT!!!! :P ::)

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Charlie on Jul 7^th, 2005, 1:24pm

Maybe it's something in all that British food that makes them so tough. http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/flapjack smiley.gif http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/glomfood.gif

Charlie

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Melissa on Jul 7^th, 2005, 1:40pm

Ohforpetesake, think about it. If you were going into battle, just what would sustain you? Croissants and Frommage, or Sirloin & taters (or whatever else it is they eat in addition to the BEEF)?

Mel, who LOVES her BEEF!! And FAT! ;;D ;;D ;;D ;;D

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAhahahahahahaha

:P

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Charlie on Jul 7^th, 2005, 2:01pm

Actually, Mel, it's this:

http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/spotted dick.jpg
This comes in cans over there?

Yikes http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/willy.gif

Charlie

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Gator on Jul 7^th, 2005, 2:24pm

on 07/07/05 at 00:29:31, mcf69 wrote:

HaHa---serves old Jacques Chirac for making off hand comments about our British cousins, betcha they're ready to hang him in Paris, oh wait.......they don't want to get involved ;;D

Serves the worthless bastages right. The french have been fuckin up by the numbers for a while now. They rejected the EU constitution - pissing off a lot of the EU. The commentary about Finland, England, anti-US bs (even though we saved their bacon more than once).

You just don't be as hoity toity, high and mighty, better than thou with your nose up in the air and not expect some negative consequences.

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Charlie on Jul 7^th, 2005, 2:27pm

It will be more fun in London.

Sense of humor in Paris seems hard to find lately.

Charlie

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Leesa on Jul 7^th, 2005, 2:45pm

Congrats to "our" English Poppets!!!
As for the French.............."take a fuck at a flyin doughnut!" is what I would LOVE to tell them.
Im a beef and tators gal myself!!! Have the ass to prove that one. LMAO ;;D
Leesa

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by LeLimey on Jul 7^th, 2005, 2:50pm

Here.. I've got a "laugh" for you.. and yes I'm being sarcastic!
I just saw a frog on telly who was saying this is what we get for going to war against the arab nation. He said we (UK) were the #2 target in the world (guess who's #1 guys?!).... and France wasn't even in the top ten!
THe "funny" part is he didn't even realise what an arse he was making of himself. I hope they replay that clip again and again and again...

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Gator on Jul 7^th, 2005, 2:57pm

What a bunch of wussies. They had to ban fireworks in France. Every time a firecracker went off, the French army surrendered.

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by LeLimey on Jul 7^th, 2005, 3:04pm

"France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes." --Mark Twain

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." --General George S. Patton

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." --Norman Schwartzkopf

"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it." --Marge Simpson

"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure." --Jacques Chirac, President of France

"As far as France is concerned, you're right." --Rush Limbaugh

"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee." --Regis Philbin

"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French, people." --Conan O'Brien

"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!" --Jay Leno

"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag." --David Letterman

"Cheese eating surrender monkeys." -- Homer Simpson

Official French Peace Treaty - Form

French Peace Treaty Signed this __________ day of _________ in the year _____. We, the Government of France do hereby surrender, unconditionally, to the Army(ies) of ________________, _______________, _______________, (additional space available on back if necessary). We do not wish hostilities to continue with aforementioned Army (ies) as it may lead to pain and suffering of our proud army. We will allow aforementioned Army (ies) to occupy our country, drink our wine, violate our women (children left to us), and to have unfettered access to anything else they should desire, for as long a time period as they wish. Please do not hurt us, we are a peaceful country that has no real army to defend ourselves (America…PLEASE HELP). X______________________________ President, Jacques 'Le Worm' Chirac

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by LeLimey on Jul 7^th, 2005, 3:05pm

on 07/07/05 at 14:01:21, Charlie wrote:

Actually, Mel, it's this:

http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/spotted dick.jpg
This comes in can over there?

Charlie

Yes it does Charlie baby.. want me to bring you some?!

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Woobie on Jul 7^th, 2005, 3:16pm

Lelimey

OMG - those are hilarious.................LOL

Thank you for the laugh..........needed that today.

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." --Norman Schwartzkopf
[smiley=crackup.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif]

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by maffumatt on Jul 7^th, 2005, 5:48pm

The French have one fighting force that is respected everywhere. The The French Foreign Legion, go figure.

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Ueli on Jul 7^th, 2005, 6:38pm

That's superb! Continue to foment hatred against everybody and everything a bit different from you, that will greatly advance peace on earth.

[smiley=frown.gif]

(After all, the Americans and the British have defeated the fascists (each on their own), so why shouldn't they claim their ideology?)

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Lizzie2 on Jul 7^th, 2005, 6:49pm

Quote:

"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French, people." --Conan O'Brien

LMAO! I'm sorry - that one just really cracked me up! I can hear Conan saying that!

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by don on Jul 7^th, 2005, 6:54pm

Quote:

Continue to foment hatred against everybody and everything a bit different from you,

Yes the French are certainly a "bit" diffrerant than us.

We have spines.

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by mcf69 on Jul 7^th, 2005, 10:46pm

on 07/07/05 at 14:57:26, Gator wrote:

What a bunch of wussies. They had to ban fireworks in France. Every time a firecracker went off, the French army surrendered.

LMAO-When the Air Force tested their new 21000 pound bomb at Eglin AFB in Florida a couple years ago, 200 french tourists at Disneyland surrendered...... [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Charlie on Jul 8^th, 2005, 1:57am

While I'm not big fan of the French, I've posted here many times that it's childish to tout "Freedom Fries."

It doesn't do anyone a bit of good. No one.

Charlie

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by maffumatt on Jul 8^th, 2005, 7:10am

The French doesn't do anyone any good, no one.

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Pegase on Jul 8^th, 2005, 8:42am

on 07/08/05 at 07:10:46, maffumatt wrote:

The French doesn't do anyone any good, no one.

Is this a joke... this comment is a non sense... >:( tu ferais mieux de faire attention à ce que tu écris petit con... sorry for the frenglish but theese kind sucky comments are sad... :(

Happy for London though ;)

Phil

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by maffumatt on Jul 8^th, 2005, 4:14pm

Well they do make good bread, I have nothing against the French, they could do a little more for the war on terror, but with a population that is 25% Muslem and with the oil for food money in their pockets, I can see why they don't. Evey country is out there for #1, us included. No offence intended with my post, I retract my comment.

Edited to add........just so used to being on the other side of the fence of Charlie, its hard to stop........

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by blood_Redd_son on Jul 8^th, 2005, 4:42pm

WTG london!!!!! [smiley=headbanger.gif] [smiley=sayyes.gif]

later.

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by Charlie on Jul 9^th, 2005, 11:15pm

Not a joke Phil. It's a metaphor for the endless bashing of the French. Did you "edit" this to make it look like nonsense? It seems that you'd have to.

Some Congressman wasted a lot of time and our money promoting "Freedom Fries." Jokes about the French belong with Jay Leno, not politicians' press releases.

Then again....maybe I'm not getting something you wrote here. It wouldn't be the first time.

Quote:

The French doesn't do anyone any good, no one.

Thiat is not what I wrote

This is:
Quote:

While I'm not big fan of the French, I've posted here many times that it's childish to tout "Freedom Fries."

It doesn't do anyone a bit of good. No one.

Charlie

Title: Re: London 2012
Post by BobG on Jul 10^th, 2005, 11:27am

[smiley=twocents.gif]

"I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French." --Charles de Gaulle

Charles also said something about the more people he meets (meaning his own countrymen) the more he prefers the company of dogs. But I can't find the quote so I won't mention it.