Am I the only one who erroneously though that one of the London Olympics had 
been held there?

"John Rowland"  wrote in message 
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> Am I the only one who erroneously though that one of the London Olympics 
> had been held there?

One imagines so:

1908 - White City

1948 - Wembley Stadium

1988 - Um, something wrong here

tim

"John Rowland"  wrote in message
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> Am I the only one who erroneously though that one of the London Olympics had
> been held there?
>
>

So near, and yet so far.

In the 1948 London Olympics, the Empress Hall Earl's Court was used for the
boxing preliminaries, and for the wrestling, weightlifting, and gymnastics.


michael adams

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"tim....."  wrote in message 
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> "John Rowland"  wrote in message 
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>> Am I the only one who erroneously though that one of the London Olympics 
>> had been held there?
>
> One imagines so:
>
> 1908 - White City
>
> 1948 - Wembley Stadium
>
> 1988 - Um, something wrong here
>
> tim
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There was not a single reference to the worlds greatest mass murderer 
Chairman Mao during the opening ceremony of the Olympics,nor did they 
mention their appalling record on human rights or the terrible suffering 
that they inflict on animals,but one good thing ,dog has been removed from 
all restaurant menus during the entire Olympic farce

RobWilton wrote:
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> 
> There was not a single reference to the worlds greatest mass murderer 
> Chairman Mao during the opening ceremony of the Olympics,nor did they 
> mention their appalling record on human rights or the terrible suffering 
> that they inflict on animals,but one good thing ,dog has been removed 
> from all restaurant menus during the entire Olympic farce
> 

I was shocked no one mentioned the Taiping Rebellion.  I'll be writing 
to my MP about that.

Tom

"RobWilton"  wrote in message 
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> There was not a single reference to the worlds greatest mass murderer 
> Chairman Mao during the opening ceremony of the Olympics,

You are surprised? I don't suppose the Germans will mention Hitler next time 
they get it, nor will the US mention the Bush boys, Israel and Palestine 
won't mention their bully boys, etc etc..

> nor did they mention their appalling record on human rights or the 
> terrible suffering that they inflict on animals,but one good thing ,dog 
> has been removed from all restaurant menus during the entire Olympic farce

Shame. I like a bit of dog.

"Waiter, get me a terrier curry - and make it snappy"
-- 
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."

"Tom Barry"  wrote in message 
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> RobWilton wrote:
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>>
>> There was not a single reference to the worlds greatest mass murderer 
>> Chairman Mao during the opening ceremony of the Olympics,nor did they 
>> mention their appalling record on human rights or the terrible suffering 
>> that they inflict on animals,but one good thing ,dog has been removed 
>> from all restaurant menus during the entire Olympic farce
>>
>
> I was shocked no one mentioned the Taiping Rebellion.  I'll be writing to 
> my MP about that.

Was that the previous name of the Ting Tings?

-- 
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."

Brian Watson wrote:

>> nor did they mention their appalling record on human rights or the 
>> terrible suffering that they inflict on animals,but one good thing ,dog 
>> has been removed from all restaurant menus during the entire Olympic farce
> 
> Shame. I like a bit of dog.
> 
> "Waiter, get me a terrier curry - and make it snappy"

Retriever and chips for me.  I'm old fashioned.

t

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> "tim....."  wrote in message
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> > "John Rowland"  wrote in message
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> >> Am I the only one who erroneously though that one of the London Olympics
> >> had been held there?
> >
> > One imagines so:
> >
> > 1908 - White City
> >
> > 1948 - Wembley Stadium
> >
> > 1988 - Um, something wrong here
> >
> > tim
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> There was not a single reference to the worlds greatest mass murderer
> Chairman Mao during the opening ceremony of the Olympics,nor did they
> mention their appalling record on human rights or the terrible suffering
> that they inflict on animals,but one good thing ,dog has been removed from
> all restaurant menus during the entire Olympic farce


Funnily enough there wasn't a single protest about the Chinese Opium Wars
during the 1948 London Olympic Games either.


michael adams

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"Brian Watson"  wrote in message 
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> "RobWilton"  wrote in message 
> news:489cd11b$1_3@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
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>> There was not a single reference to the worlds greatest mass murderer 
>> Chairman Mao during the opening ceremony of the Olympics,
>
> You are surprised? I don't suppose the Germans will mention Hitler next 
> time they get it, nor will the US mention the Bush boys, Israel and 
> Palestine won't mention their bully boys, etc etc..
>
>> nor did they mention their appalling record on human rights or the 
>> terrible suffering that they inflict on animals,but one good thing ,dog 
>> has been removed from all restaurant menus during the entire Olympic 
>> farce
>
> Shame. I like a bit of dog.
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Do you kiss before you fuck em?

michael adams wrote:

> 
> So near, and yet so far.
> 
> In the 1948 London Olympics, the Empress Hall Earl's Court was used for the
> boxing preliminaries, and for the wrestling, weightlifting, and gymnastics.

Earls Court is being used for the Volleyball in 2012