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

[Tooting Gull]

Can I have the word 'humbling' in Paralympics Bingo. Or 'inspiring'. I win.

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

I start the thread and I've hardly been able to bloody post due to a little local difficulty in Birkin household.
I've really enjoyed it all but I am a sucker for anything olympics and sport. Just so proud that after such an amazing olympics, this is by far the biggest and best Paralympics ever. And all being played out in front of sold out stadiums for the first time ever.
Not even those bloody adverts will spoil it for me.

 

[Dave the OAP]

The team gb bit is just brilliant

 

[Blackadder]

Marvellous Scenes. Just need a Prince Henry streak and it will be purfeck!

 

[Titanic]

Loved the Team GB entrance... very emotional... but is it nearly the end?

 

[Dave the OAP]

Is it nearly the end?

Gotta light the flames yet innit

 

[unklbrian]

Ermmm , when someone is doing sign language - is it not a good idea to actually show them doing it ? - kinda own goal there camera man

 

[forrest]

Jesus what a shambles with idiotic commentry, too many ad breaks. Abit of an imsult in my opinion. Cringe worthy moment for me was Bolding saying "Hi, who are you and what sport are you taking part in?"

FFS do your homework, its not as if you havent had anytime!

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Loved the Team GB entrance... very emotional... but is it nearly the end?

Nice edit. As I was about to pounce on you for being a misery

 

[Dave the OAP]

Ooooooooh.....on holiday we met the bloke who wrote seb coes speeches for this and the Olympics.....finkelstein, the times executive editor.

 

[Titanic]

Nice edit. As I was about to pounce on you for being a misery

Sorry for being too cryptic... it was a veiled reference to the popular saying... it ain't over until the fat lady sings!

 

[culvers]

Jesus what a shambles with idiotic commentry, too many ad breaks. Abit of an imsult in my opinion. Cringe worthy moment for me was Bolding saying "Hi, who are you and what sport are you taking part in?"

FFS do your homework, its not as if you havent had anytime!

How dare Clare Balding not know every single athlete taking part for Paralympics GB. Only 600 faces to memorise.

 

[Dave the OAP]

I vow to thee my country

Should be our national anthem

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Sorry for being too cryptic... it was a veiled reference to the popular saying... it ain't over until the fat lady sings!

Oh I see, my bad.

 

[Titanic]

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

 

[Blackadder]

I vow to thee my country

Should be our national anthem

Spot On! Listening to The Planets, brings me back to 4th year music at school.

 

[Titanic]

OMG this is a fantastic piece of music.

Eternal Source of Light Divine.

 

[martyn20]

Nice flying there

 

[16bha]

How dare Clare Balding not know every single athlete taking part for Paralympics GB. Only 600 faces to memorise.

To be fair, he is the captain of our wheelchair rugby team, and has been on tv a fair bit recently. She should do her bloody homework!

 

[Lady Gull]

The lighting effects are stunning