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Local residents would never have protested about having surface to air missiles stationed on their roofs if this had been touted as a possible outcome.
Admittedly it’s a bit of a stretch to imagine the Games being held to ransom by a gang of criminals driving minis, but it wouldn’t be unprecedented. If only the organisers had put a bit of thought into it. Or phoned Banksy.
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Remember that strange sensation that occasionally overwhelmed you as a child? The one that, despite being aware of the dire consequences of spraying paint around your parent’s living room, putting all your mother’s make up down the toilet after coating your baby brother in it, or sticking your fingers in your Dad’s can of Swarfega and wiping the gloopy green contents all over your face, compelled you to do exactly those things?
Well, although the toxic chemical spill in the Ajka forest, Hungary in 2010 that caused this ‘looks totally photoshopped but it isn’t‘ damage to the area was not my fault, I feel a similar, if vague, sense of culpability. When Mother Nature gets home and sees what we’ve done to her beautiful homestead, she is Going. To. Be. Pissed.
Hunker down, people. We are going to be grounded for, like, ever.
Ooh look! It’s Sarah Palin, 9th Governer of Alaska! She’s noted for her wise and considered decision making, isn’t she? Image via storify.
Since US restaurant chain owner Dan T. Cathy spoke of his family’s support for organisations opposed to gay marriage, his company, Chick-fil-A, has become a focal point for protests by both camps and the hashtag of choice for homophobes.
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There’s no better way to support your country at the Olympics than to lie prone on your sofa for hours at a time, watching other people do it for you.
You can deny it all you like, but deep down, you know it’s true.
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Was Phillips on admin duty at the time the South Korean flag was displayed while North Korean soccer players warmed up? Original image: whatsonxiamen. Photoshop: baggytrouseredmisanthropist.
Phillips Idowu is one of the few British athletes who stand a chance of medalling at the Olympics, so it’s no wonder his recent bizarre behaviour has caused some consternation amongst the authorities.
Phillips failed to turn up for the Team GB training camp in Portugal, claiming he was injured. However, requests for copies of his medical records from the British Olympic Association have so far failed to provoke a response, and UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee has stated that he has no clue whether Phillips will be participating.
There has been speculation that Phillips might be ‘playing mind games‘ with the BOA and fellow competitors. Given the varying degrees of success the opening events have met with, that isn’t beyond the realms of possibility.
Continue reading “London 2012 Mysteries Solved: Where’s Phillips?”
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UPDATE: It broke.
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ORIGINAL POST: This is the Emirates Air Line cable car, which is going to travel between the O2 Arena and the ExCeL exhibition centre during the Olympics. Apparently it travels 300ft over the Thames at 8.9mph and is capable of carrying up to 2,500 people per hour.
I don’t mean to be cynical, but does anyone else feel we might be operating ever so slightly above our national competence levels with this? Last night, not 15 miles away, a dangerous criminal escaped from Pentonville prison using a ‘makeshift rope’.
It makes me nervous, that’s all. I’ve seen Moonraker.
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As far as visitors to Britain are concerned, this is how we are coordinating security for the Olympics.
Cheers for that, G4S. Your country loves you!
Mount Everest. A relatively straightforward undertaking? Image: eteamjournal.
Why climb Mount Everest?
Thankfully, most of us don’t have to face this type of lunatic questioning on a regular basis. My chosen demographic nailed its colours to the ‘sitting in the pub, drinking beer, eating cheesy chips and laughing at people who exercise’ mast a long time ago, and feel morally superior by virtue of the fact that the closest we will ever get to an intensive exercise regime is repeatedly reaching into a professional sized bag of crisps.
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This placard is part of a protest against New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plans to restrict the sale of sugary drinks in containers larger than 16oz in delis, fast-food franchises and sports arenas.
It doesn’t extend to beverages sold at 7/11s and other grocery stores though. Just to be clear, 7/11’s Big Gulp range is currently offered in the following sizes: Gulps (20 oz) Big Gulps (30 oz), Super Big Gulps (40 oz) and Double Gulps (50 oz). The 64oz cup used to be the largest size available, but was reduced to a 50 oz cup when, according to the New York Times, customers complained it was “too difficult to carry“.
Seems a shame really. Arguably if 7/11 had listened to what their customers were saying, they would have kept the 64 oz on their beverage list and added the 128 oz (6.4 pints, fact fans!) cup. The weight of the damn thing might have gone a little way to offset the 1500 calories it would contain.
No fun in that though, is there?
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I was peacefully working my way through a bottle of Pimms yesterday afternoon, when a horrifying thought intruded on my enjoyment. What if the unthinkable happened and my newfound, if slightly vague, patriotism paid off? What if Andy Murray actually won Wimbledon?
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