The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Games of the XXX Olympiad Pub, London

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The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Games of the XXX Olympiad Pub, a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

This week the pub has set up in the host city London, where we can watch the greatest athletes from all four corners of the globe compete in a multitude of Sports under the one thousand flame Olympic torch... each wearing the 5 coloured Olympic rings of blue, white (or black), red, yellow and green.

"Citius, Altius, Fortius" (faster, higher, stronger) has been the motto for the modern Olympic Games since their beginning in 1896.
(but not too high obviously!)

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Marcus Aurelius, Henri Didon, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Sir Steve Redgrave, Cameron Van De Burgh, Marianne Vos, Murray Rose, Jesse Owens, Emil Zátopek,
Zara Phillips and her fabulous horse "Toytown" and last but not least.... Boris Johnson playing whiff-whaff against Danny Boyle.



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Another wicket for England - Kallis back in the hutch - and two more gold medals for Team UK!

Does the term UK exclude NI or is just GB that does that? ( I notice how they call it GB & NI)

The UK includes Northern Ireland, so it would be a better name.

Seems a bit daft so they don't use it! I suppose that might imply that NI athletes would have to comepte for GB and that could cause some consternation in this PC world.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:You'd have more motivation to set a good time if you were running away from Newport, Prop!

My motivation is the fact that the other half has a bath at her place so I can abuse that after a long run!!

Whats happening in the boxing Thom?

Apparently it was the IOC that decided on 'Great Britain' rather than 'United Kingdom'.

GB now 5th on the table with those 2 golds. (I think) Excellent work!

O'Neill is out on the Irish side of things. Ogogo, of team GB and NI beat the number one ranked fella an will face Hartel who beat O'Neill. Have to say Hartel looked very good.
There is a really awful joke involving Ogogo and a certain Wham! song in there somewhere.

prop_lyd wrote:

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:You'd have more motivation to set a good time if you were running away from Newport, Prop!

My motivation is the fact that the other half has a bath at her place so I can abuse that after a long run!!

Makes sense!

Thomond wrote:There is a really awful joke involving Ogogo and a certain Wham! song in there somewhere.

Two, actually!

There's the obvious Wake him up before he Ogogo's but the other one has me flummoxed.

Are you sure luckless? Team GB isn't just used in the olympics?

UK is not a sovereign country, GB is. Sure your passport says GB & NI on it not UK.

Apparantly some of the radio 1 DJs were calling it Team England anyways .....

Sorry Thom, up to my eyes in it here. Sound for that. i've sent the link on to my mate, his son is my godson, which makes us god married, i think.

My nephews would be too young for it.

Ah right, worth a go sure.

Too right, we're heading to the game anyway so it would be great for him to be on the pitch with them.

Veledrome cycling on now. Love this sport. So exciting.

GB will be expecting a medal or two in that, their best hopes aren't tonight according to some on here but one or two can be got . Beach Volleyball for me, I think it's a great sport Men and Women's fast paced it's superb.

I've just had a letter accusing a client of having an 'ulterior motif'

Great day at work/school finished. What's happened today, folks?

Glas a du wrote:I've just had a letter accusing a client of having an 'ulterior motif'

Like Beethoven's Fifth?

Two cycling teams got disqualified a second ago, not sure what for wasn't watching. GB won 2 Golds (shooting and canoeing I think) and a silver (judo) I think.


Edit: Early Changeover according to one poster, it's relay I'm guessing.

Evening All.

Yep, Victoria Pendleton and her team mate got disqualified - apparently a similar thing happened to them before, but I don't think they were disqualified then.

That silver in the Judo for Britain was brilliant stuff. Gibbons is 33rd in the World Rankings at her weight and she beat three of the Top Ten en route to Silver. Magnificent effort.

I think the home crowd support is helping a lot of athletes from GB. When rowing, the support when you go past your mates on a bridge has a huge effect on your ability to push to the max. I can only imagine what our athletes are getting from their support.

Another cycling gold for the UK...

Gym just erupted. Get in hoy! Get in Kenny! Get in hinds!

Stunning from Hoy and the sprinters. Take a bow lads. Well deserved win.

Watching Men's waterpolo, Lauren telling me how fit all the men are. FML

I'm sure you won't find men doing that at any female event CJ. We're not like that at all....

Yeah to be fair I definitely did the same to her whenwe watched the Dutch women's hockey team and Pendleton

Evening all. Happy with the golds today, and the judo silver.

Great power by Soni in the last 20m in the 200m breaststroke.

I thought that Japanese, Suzuki, would have been quick.

Table looks a lot happier now

And the Russian swimmers' 'shell suits' wouldn't look out of place in Liverpool.

It was never in a bad state. BBC were completely over the top.

Evening all, this medal winning business has left me worn out.

Reading back, I agree that Team UK would be the best name as that represents all of the countries contributing to the effort.

My passport definitely says The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and always has done, it has also always included the ridiculously embarrassing statement that begins "Her Britannic Majesty requires and requests..." honestly,

CJ - the Dutch women's hockey team AND Pendleton?!! Is that available on DVD? Just asking for a friend like.

You could have just said Gibbo Pj. We all know him like.


Stunning few days for team GB. Well done lads and lassies of UK. Some NI lads in the shout tomorrow too. Ulster lads competing at the top who are not South African. Who would have thought it?

PJHolybloke wrote:Evening all, this medal winning business has left me worn out.

Reading back, I agree that Team UK would be the best name as that represents all of the countries contributing to the effort.

My passport definitely says The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and always has done, it has also always included the ridiculously embarrassing statement that begins "Her Britannic Majesty requires and requests..." honestly,

CJ - the Dutch women's hockey team AND Pendleton?!! Is that available on DVD? Just asking for a friend like.

Could I get a copy of this DVD?

Thomond wrote:You could have just said Gibbo Pj. We all know him like.


Stunning few days for team GB. Well done lads and lassies of UK. Some NI lads in the shout tomorrow too. Ulster lads competing at the top who are not South African. Who would have thought it?

You may think that T, but I couldn't possibly comment...

Highlight of the Olympics so far for me was Le Clos' dad, just brilliant. What a totally proud and cool dad.

Two of the rowers are Ulstermen, right? In the men's lightweight 4?

I think those are the pair from Coleraine.

Le Clos' reaction to the gold, and his dad's, were amazing. Looked like he couldn't believe it

Lochte warming down in the pool. But phelps with the gold.

Phelps has the fastest fly, but Lochte has the most impressive backstroke... something for the ladies?

Phelps' backstorke won it for them. Incredible stuff.

Thomond wrote:Phelps' backstorke won it for them. Incredible stuff.

Was that an accident - or did you do it on a porpoise?

I'm not fishing for anything PJ. I ain't codding no one.

Well it's not my plaice to say anything, but salmon told me you're always the hake and sole of a party.

You should be put in custardy for that, although I have never been your biggest flan.

Well I like to create the odd raspberry ripple and I couldn't give a flying fudge to be eclair.