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.



Last Pawb: https://www.606v2.com/t32901-the-zone-virtual-sports-bar-hamilton

WTF was that?!

I'm going to hurt myself now.

Ouch!

I think these puns need to stop. No need to ham it up.



Okay they seriously have to stop.

I saw Missy Franklin being interviewed earlier tonight; I'm not so sure that's her name, more of a reminder I reckon.

Oh my god, stop the jokes

Oh I love Michael Johnson's voice!! <swoon> can't wait for the athletics so I can hear those mellifluous tones every day!

Evening pub by the way!

CJ, bad puns are a way of life. Otherwise you should pack your baggins.


Swanny, he is a great commentator and has that typical southern drawl.

Le Clos wins, and through to the final.

Biltong

SA having a good time in the pool.

Have we won a gold yet that doesn't involve sitting in/on your vehicle?

Lazy feicers.

Evening Swanny, I've been loving these Olympics so far, but the athletics in the big arena are the real make or break for a "successful" games as far as I'm concerned.

Here's hoping.

Particularly good use of the word Mellifluous, by-the-way.

CJ - I apologise for my part in the punning I managed to bring it to a new low, but Missy Franklin is no joke bud, have you seen... err... her? I think?

We won a shooting gold and a swimming silver

And I hope for medals from Ennis, Greene, Mo at least

Plenty more medals for team GB lads. Enjoy it, it's one of the few times you will be able to enjoy an event like this in your back yard and you're performing extremly well. Team GB are having a superb games and there's more to come. Believe and all that.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Le Clos wins, and through to the final.

Biltong

SA having a good time in the pool.

Have we won a gold yet that doesn't involve sitiing in/on your vehicle?

Lazy feicers.

Ah-yup! Standing still and shooting helpless chalk discs.

He even had the good sense of theatre to collapse with emotional exhaustion at the end of the shoot, possibly because his gun didn't have wheels on it.

Don't insult him, he's not going to miss with his gun!

Good point, well made...

Yeah TT he's an excellent commentator. I'm not normally a fan of American accents but his is so soothing. Cross between James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman. Heaven!

Evening PJ

Agree, really cannot wait for the athletics,

And thank you, one of my favourite words ably defined by Mr Johnson

And in the latest Olympic news: Azerbaijan have taken big strides towards winning the systematic falling down with no apparent cause gold...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/19092318#asset

But Japan strike back with a good call in their second attempt at "The judges decision is final, not!" gold medal.

It's still all to play for.

Justice was down there PJ. Most fights would probably be called off if they guy fell down 6 times.


Nice to see thwey acknowledged their mistake. Great Olympics. Great decision not much controversy so far that hasn't been rectified.

PJ/CJ



Still loving the buzz in London. I work in a building abutting Palace St in Victoria. Can't tell you how many people I've directed to Buck House this week, when out on a smoke break.

"Don't forget to bow and curtsey to her Maj when she waves at you from the balcony."

Thomond wrote:Justice was down there PJ. Most fights would probably be called off if they guy fell down 6 times.


Nice to see thwey acknowledged their mistake. Great Olympics. Great decision not much controversy so far that hasn't been rectified.

I know, just codding kidding, the ref should have put a stop to that fight with a minute to go, also, for the avoidance of doubt, I think the right result was also arrived at during the men's team gymnastics, just bad maths really.

What I've seen has been great too. Mostly in Harrow this week though, not many tourists

That was a crazy initial decision in the Boxing... Always good to hear the dulcet tones of Jim Neilly on the BBC! Even managed to slip in a rugby reference there.

He is no match for Timmy McCarthy Notch. He gained cult status at the last one but at this Olympics he is gaining legendary status.


Downtown!!!

Spoiler:

Also, classy:

Spoiler:

ChequeredJersey wrote:What I've seen has been great too. Mostly in Harrow this week though, not many tourists

Where in Harrow?

Harrow view or Spencer road at various times

Three sisters, Annie, Bahny and Fannie...

Go on...

OK, CJ. I'm between Wealdistan and Belmont. HA3 side for da gangstas. Spencer Road is nearby, but I usually have a glug in Stanmore.

Send me a PM if you fancy a pint after work some time. I'm 'booked' tomorrow and Sat though.

Good luck with the job.

Night peeps, gonna be busy for me tomorrow.

Cool Hound, I'm next around there on Monday, Hammersmith tomorrow. Sleep well

ChequeredJersey wrote:I used to run a 4.15 1500m. Can't anymore...

I used run. Cant anymore.

Not arsed. Rather take a tram.Or my bike.

Had a lovely day.

Kiwi and I, talkin sweet... whateva. One smart geezer that fella.

This armagnac is soooo nice.

Glas a du wrote:Three sisters, Annie, Bahny and Fannie...

Annie had really big feet, Bahny had bigger feet, but Fannie had huge feet. One night Annie and Bahny went out. They started talking to two brothers. After a while one brother couldn't resist it any longer "excuse me girls, but I really can't help noticing the size of your feet, they are, erm, rather big?" to which Annie replied "if you think our feet are big you should see our Fannie's!"

Morning Glas, been waiting up all night for that.

Notch wrote:That was a crazy initial decision in the Boxing... Always good to hear the dulcet tones of Jim Neilly on the BBC! Even managed to slip in a rugby reference there.

It was indeed one of the most farcical bouts I've ever witnessed, the Excel crowd thought so too, to be fair to them.

Does anybody know on what basis they managed to turn it over?

On the points system, the Azerbaijani clearly had more of them, so regardless of his final round shenanigans, he had more points when it finished, so did the panel decide the ref should have DQ'd him? Did they decide he should have had standing counts and therefore plus points to Japan? Or was he just DQ'd for being a bollix?

Definitely righted a wrong, but I'd like to know how - as usual the BBC is particularly lax on detail...

rodders wrote: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.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I think that's right - forgive me, I don't have my passport with me.

Ffa coffi pawb / merry Christmas everyone. I'm in a really bad mood this morning. I'm quite enjoying it!

Mine just says: Prisoner of Her Majesty in Terra Australis [for the Term of His Natural Life] - Never To Return.

Linebreaker wrote:Mine just says: Prisoner of Her Majesty in Terra Australis [for the Term of His Natural Life] - Never To Return.

PJHolybloke wrote: Morning Glas, been waiting up all night for that.

It's true, once you give these Bath guys something to laugh at other than their rugby team they'll do anything to spare their worries about this season MORNING PJ!!

Glos vs Welsh in JP Morgan Final I reckon c'mon Glaws

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:

rodders wrote: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.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I think that's right - forgive me, I don't have my passport with me.

Yep that's correct!

LB good one!!

Morning folks, hope the lads and lassies heading to the Chefs big bash have a ball this weekend. Up the dubs!

Morning all. Ling weekend coming up for me.

Timmy McCarthy, legend!

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/33841/this-irish-tv-announcer-needs-to-start-calling-nba-games-immediately

Long weekend here too Hound. Off to a wedding tomorrow, which means i miss the All Ireland Quarter Final. Hope the bride and groom don't mind me wearing my jersey under my suit instead of a shirt!

I have a regular weekend ahead of me, but I cannot chuffing wait for it.

So we get a long weekend and you don’t?

Well after the jubilee two-day session you all had, can I just say,

Just at the airport with Ian and the 3 kids (Hoog, Niamh & Finn). Happy daze

Hope everyone has a great weekend - this is the last time I expect to be coherent (vaguely) for a while

Ha, enjoy!

3 day weekend for me too!! Finally get to see Batman sunday!

Have a good one As and all those heading to Chef's

Ah, Track and Field, Olympics proper.

Best of luck to Coleraine man Alan Campbell today

Really enjoying the Olympics so far. for the Londoners out there, you must be very proud.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Le Clos wins, and through to the final.

Biltong

SA having a good time in the pool.

Have we won a gold yet that doesn't involve sitting in/on your vehicle?

Lazy feicers.

hound, I think we are pretty much done now, we don't have many left to win any more medals, I think there are two guys in the 400 hurdles, A lady in the Javelin, Mokoena in the long jump, and Le Clos maybe a medal in the 100 butterfly.

Then that's it.