****The official Paralympic opening ceremony thread****

[martyn20]

Brilliant to have Margaret Maughan light the cauldron, special moment

 

[Tooting Gull]

If you don't mind me interrupting, I am thinking that [MENTION=47]Tooting Gull[/MENTION] was not intending to be offensive. Merely pointing out that both a physio and a welder would be needed for such a brutal sport.

Thanks for trying, though I fear even your explanation may not be enough for our 'desperate to be offended' friend

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

If you don't mind me interrupting, I am thinking that [MENTION=47]Tooting Gull[/MENTION] was not intending to be offensive. Merely pointing out that both a physio and a welder would be needed for such a brutal sport.

I'll second that. Hence the term "murderball" have you seen the force that the wheelchairs collide during basketball let alone rugby.

 

[zeetha]

Well that was a great way to bring the flame in, a good choice to light the flame and a fantastic way to end - loved the Agitos in the middle at the end! Roll on the Paralympic Games tomorrow!

 

[Dave the OAP]

Great finish...right off to bed. Night night

 

[martyn20]

Time to switch off London and turn on Tampa to see some really stupid people

 

[Tooting Gull]

If you don't mind me interrupting, I am thinking that [MENTION=47]Tooting Gull[/MENTION] was not intending to be offensive. Merely pointing out that both a physio and a welder would be needed for such a brutal sport.

Thanks for trying, though I fear even your explanation may not be enough for our 'desperate to be offended' friend

 

[terryberry1]

Collins from Swindon could do a job. Made mugs of a usually solid Stoke defence lastnight

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Lovely stuff, so chuffed to see that amazing cauldron back again and lit by a true Paralympic legend.
Now let the team G.B gold rush commence

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Collins from Swindon could do a job. Made mugs of a usually solid Stoke defence lastnight

Eh?

 

[mr cgull]

Always rated Beverley Knight - was it me or was her performance vastly superior to almost anything from supposedly more famous acts in the Olympics opening/closing ceremony? Cracking stuff.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Loving the great 20th century British music... Britten, Vaughan Williams, Holst. Classic.

To say nothing of Spasticus Autisticus.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I have to say not one of my favourites of his, I'm more a Macbeth kind of guy, lol

"Is this Vicente I see before me?"

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Eh?

Absolute (presumably unintended) genius putting that on the Paralympic thread.

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Absolute (presumably unintended) genius putting that on the Paralympic thread.

*live from terryberrys brain*
yer, great call about that Swindon player. And on that triumphant suggestion, off to bed.

 

[Titanic]

From Handel's Eternal Source of Light Divine to Ian Dury's Spasticus Autisticus... wow that is a leap!

To say nothing of Spasticus Autisticus.