Olympic Ceremony

callmeBadger · 27 Feb 2006 at 10:33

Did anyone watch the closing Ceremony last night, Bonkers. What the hell were they doing with all the clowns?

That got me thinking of when we host the Games in 2012. How can we make it remembered, and i thought it all comes down to the Flame.

What is the most inovative and imaginitive way we can light the flame at our games, one that we will remember. Purley a way to show of for Britain.

The Two I remember are the Last one in Oz, when the Bowl got stuck on the water slide for 5 mins, and the Robin Hood Flaming arrow in Barcelona.

Any suggestion?

Stringy · 27 Feb 2006 at 10:34

Use the flame to light a fart which in turn lights the big torch.

What do I win?

William · 27 Feb 2006 at 10:37

I think burning a person would make it memorable.

How about a football hooligan in an England shirt?

Sic · 27 Feb 2006 at 10:40

Stringy said:
Use the flame to light a fart which in turn lights the big torch.

What do I win?

i watch Jack Dee, too

it was the opening ceremony that confused me. it actually hurt my head.

GravyMonster · 27 Feb 2006 at 10:45

why do they actually bother with these opening and closing ceremonies? they only do it to try and better the previous hosts. Nobody gives a crap and it just wastes oodles of cash.

i watched a bit of the closing ceremony last night, somewhere well into the second hour, and there was no bugger there.

Errol · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:09

Expecting to see acts of buggery being carried out is hardly realistic !

rG-tom · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:12

a fly bye of planes, dropping napalm onto the torch? would work if the wind didnt change direction

Tom.

callmeBadger · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:33

my idea was turning the Dome upside down and filling it with Aviation Fuel.

Bigger is Better

Von Smallhausen · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:40

I think they should get a symbol of Britain to light the flame.

They should get a top named Charver, like Devvo, to drive a car into the stadium, torch it and push it down a ramp so it collides with a lighting mechanism so the flame may roar the Olympics into life.

Devvo would then say majestically ....

' Let the ******* games come ... erm, comment .... er, start you bunch of ******* skankers ! '

Sic · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:43

lol. Devvo > *

Beansprout · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:44

We can have a naked flame but only if it's really really small and not touched by housewives under 50.

Or - they'll think of something really, really cool to do and it'll be wicked :cool:

why do they actually bother with these opening and closing ceremonies? they only do it to try and better the previous hosts. Nobody gives a crap and it just wastes oodles of cash.

FOR FUN!!!! Scrooge! :eek:

WIBSBOT · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:44

A load of blinged-up chavs all shining their bling at a little bit of tissue paper soaked in lighter fuel which they can then drive a ford escort onto.Whilst the escort burns - the chavs jump in and drive it towards the torch whilst being pursed by the police. The chavs then jump out of car whilst it is still moving and make a run for it while the car lights the torch and the car explodes (leaving no fingerprints on the car.)

edit - beaten to it by von Smallhausen.

Sic · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:46

my vote lies with Molotov Cocktail. instead of having a torch, it could be a pub.

football hooligan runs at the "torch" with his "cocktail" and lobs it through the window. the pub burns for weeks. for added effect, recordings of people being burned alive to be played for the duration.

AJUK · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:48

I thoroughly enjoyed the Winter Olympics but that closing ceremony last night was the biggest load of tosh I have ever seen. I watched for about an hour and then decided to no longer waste my time on it.

Mat · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:52

Catch someone smoking inside a pub and have them put their cigarette out on something to start the flame...

callmeBadger · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:58

Another thought, the East End of London draws great strength from the resolve they showed during WW2.

Now in this day and age of PC, and the debacle of the Battle of Traffelgar (spelt wrong I guess), which showed a re-enactment of the battle of the Red fleet and the Blue fleet.

We should have an old Green team bomber fly over and drop an incendery Bomb on the Stadium. We can fill it with all the Chav's who are doing some poncy dance in the middle, if it misses, who cares?

free_spirit · 27 Feb 2006 at 12:04

Spunkey said:
why do they actually bother with these opening and closing ceremonies? they only do it to try and better the previous hosts. Nobody gives a crap and it just wastes oodles of cash.

So why don't we do something REALLY minimalist, and use all the money saved for something more worthwhile? People would surely remember that...

Desmo · 27 Feb 2006 at 12:10

Olympic ceremonies are always barmy and a load of rubbish

Sic · 27 Feb 2006 at 12:13

ours is just going to be a mahoooosive version of Stomp, isnt it?

William · 27 Feb 2006 at 12:15

free_spirit said:
So why don't we do something REALLY minimalist, and use all the money saved for something more worthwhile? People would surely remember that...

".... and up he goes to the podium, and the olympic games are started, the switch is flicked. On goes the energy saving lightbulb...."