I'd like to submit this for the 2012 Olympic mascot
Its one of the many missing bricks from the various Olympic facilities and stadiums that don't stand a chance of being built on time



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( Furness Better than a bowl of sloppy sick, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:37, archived)

He could be a good mascot
but I'm worried he might be seen as promoting masonry ;)
( Mushroom, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:39, archived)

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( The Great Architect, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:41, archived)

:D

( Mushroom, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:42, archived)

handy amunition for an olympic riot!

( Sheehan forevermore owes Ttssattsr beer, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:42, archived)

Indeed. They could be thrown as encouragement...
for our runners to go just that little bit quicker
( Furness Better than a bowl of sloppy sick, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:43, archived)

I'm sure four years is more than enough time to get it all done
possibly
( Colonel Dracula Is not as think as you drunk I am, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:42, archived)

you can bet your arse they will be built on time
aside from the £9billion allocated for it, you can bet there's a reserve of at least a third extra to fund *emergency works* nearer the time to make sure it's built on time.

After all, it's only got to stay up for two weeks without scaffolding, and you'd be suprised how resiliant blu-tack and gaffer tape is
( The Great Architect, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:43, archived)

lets hope its nothing like wenbley stadium then...

( crazyjude is very happy with happytoast and his skill, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:44, archived)

it still beggars belief that it will be the best part of £10billion on a glorified school sports day

( The Great Architect, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:46, archived)

and they want to run the mountain biking here in essex
rather than somewhere with decent hills

and they won't give the fire service anymore money to cover the influx of millions of people during the event. what a load of wank.


/rant over
( crazyjude is very happy with happytoast and his skill, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:48, archived)

mountain biking in essex?
what next, downhill skiing in norfolk?
( The Great Architect, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:51, archived)

very likely

( crazyjude is very happy with happytoast and his skill, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:55, archived)

*robs that analogy for the next time anyone tells him how great its going to be*

( Tom O'Bedlam Fuck Boom Rapist, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:48, archived)

The last three things that have been built by this country that I can bring to mind
are Wembley Stadium that was a couple of years late and a few million over budget, the Millenium Dome of which the less said about it the better, and the Millenium bridge which had to be shut 2 days after it opened due to excessive swaying
( Furness Better than a bowl of sloppy sick, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:46, archived)

all of those are 'in-country' buildings mainly for the benefit of keeping us brits cynical.
the olympic stadium is a world-wide showcase, where we HAVE to get it built on time to (for want of a better phrase) 'show off' to other countries, and to give them somewhere to stay and perform when they get here.

There will be money flying our left, right and centre nearer the time to make sure it gets done.
( The Great Architect, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:48, archived)

wah wah wah
We are shit wah wah wah... I can think of loads of things which have been done well and on budget and on time. Stop moaning.
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:51, archived)

I'm not moaning...
but I'd love to hear of these 'loads of things', cos I cant think of any
( Furness Better than a bowl of sloppy sick, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:54, archived)

Milenium eye in Gateshead
Sage Opera House, Gateshead... Baltic Flour Mill... erm... gateshead Bristo Square, Edinburgh... That Minellum Stadium thing in Welsh land and the on in Belfast...
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:57, archived)

We should move the Olympics to Gateshead
:)
( Furness Better than a bowl of sloppy sick, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:58, archived)

yea... wait - no
you'se can all pay for it - I don't even want to watch it when it comes on.

Thanks anyway - we almost had City of Culture... bloody Liverscousers.
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 16:00, archived)

you're right, it could be worse...
We could be Spain..

/Wrote to Spanish Authorities asking for construction details of their Building Regs for a small project we may have over there. They sent me a leaflet... A f*ckin' LEAFLET
( The Great Architect, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:55, archived)

:D
thanks for your interest in the building regulations... it turns out we don't want you to know.

SOZ SENYOR ROCK
( Prof UnderCover belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong, Mon 16 Jun 2008, 16:02, archived)