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Anyone watching the Closing Ceremonies???
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 | 8/11/12
 | hoagy62
Posted on 08/12/2012 3:15:19 PM PDT by hoagy62
Is anyone watching the Closing Ceremonies? So far, I've seen a quite eclectic selection. 
I think so far, the highlight has been when Eric Idle, one of the Pythons, came out and sang "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life".
TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Sports
KEYWORDS: 2012olympics; closingceremonies; london; londonolympics; olympics; weird
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To: dfwgator
    I will say this, though....now that the Games are over, I am breathing a sigh of relief. At the beginning of the Games, I was dead solid sure that Something Extraordinarily Bad was going to happen, and I was sure that muzzies were going to be behind it. I cannot be happier to be proven wrong.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 4:35:33 PM PDT
by 
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
 
    Good thing he has NHS Health coverage.

A performer prepares to climb into a giant cannon at the closing ceremony of the
 London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 12, 2012. REUTERS/Phil Noble
To: NormsRevenge
    Okay, I’ll admit...the George Michael/Russell Brand parts of the show, better known as “Fruitcakes on Parade” made me throw up a little in my mouth.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 4:38:02 PM PDT
by 
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
 
To: hoagy62
    Not likely. But I’m surprised they didn’t run the Marathon.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 4:42:31 PM PDT
by 
theDentist
(FYBO/FUBO; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
 
To: hoagy62
    Yes. I didn’t watch a single competition. Maybe I’ll get to see Gabby’s gymnastics performance. Other than that, I expect to be as underwhelmed by the closing ceremonies as I was disappointed by the opening. I hope not.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 4:45:41 PM PDT
by 
sneakers
(Go Sheriff Joe!)
 
To: hoagy62
    Wifey and I will probably snooze thru it later anyway. It is a reflection of some pretty diverse cultures and the miscreants a society like Britain’s produces these days.
On to Rio!!
 
To: hoagy62
    I think all-in-all London did a good job. Of course there were minor hitches here and there, but that’s to be expected anywhere.
Rio has big shoes to fill.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 4:50:56 PM PDT
by 
dfwgator
 
To: freekitty
    Meanwhile Tiger has developed that old fart putting disorder called The Yips.
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posted on 
08/12/2012 4:51:25 PM PDT
by 
gov_bean_ counter
(Too many thinking Freepers have left the building...)
 
To: NormsRevenge
    Who dressed him? Probably his boyfriend.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 4:51:51 PM PDT
by 
dfwgator
 
To: hoagy62
    I will say this, The Spice Girls....kinda hotter looking than I expected.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 4:52:43 PM PDT
by 
dfwgator
 
To: Steve Van Doorn
    did not see the opening but you and someonelse said it was PC and full of politics, in what way please?
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 4:54:56 PM PDT
by 
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
 
To: hoagy62
    so far, the highlight has been when Eric Idle, one of the Pythons, came out and sang "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life". IIRC there was a movie where he came out of a refrigerator and sang that song.
 
To: Steve Van Doorn
    did not see the opening but you and someonelse said it was PC and full of politics, in what way please?
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 4:58:42 PM PDT
by 
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
 
To: hoagy62
    It. Sucks. Ass.
Worst closing ceremonies ever.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 5:35:16 PM PDT
by 
snowrip
(Liberal? You are a socialist idiot with no rational argument.)
 
To: wideminded
    Let’s see if NBC bleeps it.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 5:37:59 PM PDT
by 
dfwgator
 
To: hoagy62
    May or may not have gotten a little teary eyed during the “Fab 5” gymnastics montage. Adorable kids, all of them.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 5:41:52 PM PDT
by 
SMCC1
 
To: SMCC1
    They have a sense of humor, even making light of McKayla's Internet meme
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 5:43:53 PM PDT
by 
dfwgator
 
To: dfwgator
    HAH! That’s great. Awesome kids.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 5:54:34 PM PDT
by 
SMCC1
 
To: wideminded
    The overriding theme seems to be that the UK makes trucks that you can fit a 80s band on.
 
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posted on 
08/12/2012 5:56:11 PM PDT
by 
Darth Republican
(Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.)
 
To: Darth Republican
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posted on 
08/12/2012 6:06:07 PM PDT
by 
dfwgator
 
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