Olympics 20:12

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:00 pm

Oh well the "Circus has come to town" (the London 2012 Olympics) so i guess everyone's on the LNER forum is getting the beers in and getting really excited!!.

Wall 2 wall coverage 24/7 for the next month you lucky people.

*** The heading amended over protected copyright issues??.

Blink Bonny · Post by **Blink Bonny** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:46 pm

Ay up, Micky!

I can barely contain my indifference!

mr B · Post by **mr B** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:51 pm

they could be a shortage of chip's , unless someone runs rings around the BIG mac

mr B

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:07 pm

Is something going on?

Blink Bonny · Post by **Blink Bonny** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 2:21 pm

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strang steel · Post by **strang steel** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 2:27 pm

Blink Bonny wrote:zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Seconded....

Multiprinter · Post by **Multiprinter** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:35 pm

Blink Bonny wrote:zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Thirded

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:58 pm

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kudu · Post by **kudu** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:00 pm

Micky, I think you will find that "2012 Olympics" has been registered as a trademark or something by the sponsoring companies so you're not allowed to write it. Whenever people bring the Olympics up in conversation (not that often, I admit) I ask them how they spell it, and if it's 2012 in numbers, not words, I warn them I'll have to report them and that they should expect to hear from McDonald's or whoever.

There's a brilliant TV comedy series running at the moment which had to be named "Twentytwelve" and not "2012" for this reason.

Kudu

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:06 pm

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52D · Post by **52D** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:24 pm

2012 was a B13 wasnt it?

Horsetan · Post by **Horsetan** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:19 pm

kudu wrote:....There's a brilliant TV comedy series running at the moment which had to be named "Twentytwelve" and not "2012" for this reason.

I had never associated Hugh Bonneville with satirical comedy before this show. He's bloody good

manna · Post by **manna** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:00 pm

G'Day Gents

Seeing that the **** Olympics ( can't put in '2012' as it's copyrighted) is being held at Stratford, couldn't we have a railway based Olympic games, such as 'Shot Whistle' see how far you can throw a brass chime whistle, or a 'Temple Mills' 100 meter 'Hump Shunt' dash, just to liven up the TV broadcast

Any thoughts !!

manna

Autocar Publicity · Post by **Autocar Publicity** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:09 pm

You could have 'track' events, given a big enough station or yard with parallel lines. Tug of war, weightlifting, maybe a version of a discus competition with a quick enough turntable or sharp curve... Javelins, possibly using an adapted whistle? I'm not sure about the long jump though...

I wonder about the use of performance enhancing materials though, would the use of Welsh steam coal be banned?

Horsetan · Post by **Horsetan** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:01 am

Autocar Publicity wrote:You could have 'track' events, given a big enough station or yard with parallel lines. Tug of war, weightlifting, maybe a version of a discus competition with a quick enough turntable or sharp curve... ..

I was thinking more along the lines of Scaleforum's "Deputy Chairman's Cup"

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