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From: tx, usa
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posted August 09, 2008 02:28 PM         

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Was anyone else completely blown away by the opening ceremony at the olympics last night? It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

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From: tx, usa
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posted August 09, 2008 02:50 PM         

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I couldnt find very many pictures, but here are a few

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From: U.K
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posted August 09, 2008 02:55 PM         

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I never saw it, but as I switched on this morning, someone from my home city was winning in the judo. Then he lost by one point. *pout*

Nice pics.

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From: ohio
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posted August 09, 2008 09:22 PM         

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It was freakin' awesome!

I'm watching beach volleyball now. I want a body like that! Those girls are amazing!

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From: Portland, OR
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posted August 09, 2008 11:49 PM         

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Men's gymnastics is on right now here.

I saw the opening ceremonies but fell asleep during the parade of nations...I woke up in time to see Sarah Brightman standing on that ball and the lighting of the torch.

It was amazing to watch, very surreal. The timing of the drummers and those boxes, beautiful.

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From: London
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posted August 10, 2008 07:22 AM         

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BLOWN AWAY

STUPENDOUS!

gob-smacking..!!

I thought it was the best ever and God help London in 4 years time haha

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posted August 10, 2008 07:39 PM         

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i had major goosebumps throughout the whole thing!

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posted August 11, 2008 02:24 AM         

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It was absolutely awesome!

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posted August 13, 2008 12:02 PM         

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I heard that the little girl who sang at the opening ceremony, lip-synched the whole time?

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From: U.K
Registered: Mar 2007

posted August 13, 2008 12:18 PM         

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It wasn't her singing. They transposed another girls singing voice but the other girl was not allowed to sing in public because they didn't think she was pretty enough! So they substituted the girl you saw.

I thought the opening scene was awesome but I feel sorry for the Chinese. They look like and perform like machines,
There seems to be no passion for what they do, just a sense of duty.
Having said that Michael Phelps is looking a tad bored now with all the golds.

He needs to take a leaf out of us Brits book.

We celebrate that bronze you better believe it.
And if one more Brit says
"I have seen this Olympics (read: when I came last) as a learning experience.

NO!!! It wasn't a bloody training camp. You were supposed to try and win!!!

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posted August 14, 2008 10:31 AM         

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Thanks Bunnies That really rips apart the integrity of the games

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posted August 14, 2008 12:39 PM         

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Bunnies! I wish you had a mini version of yourself I could keep on my desk at work. You always brighten my day!

Oh! And hello, dimpled fieryscaled one!

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posted August 14, 2008 05:13 PM         

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Hello FU

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From: U.K
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posted August 15, 2008 05:12 AM         

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Future!
I shall substitute a good looking minaturised version of myself for you to stand on your desk....warbling God save the Queen and looking forward to the 2012 Olympics....when I will have learned all the lessons I needed from this one....to take me hurtling towards 4th place!!

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