Is this a joke?

[Mich the Tester]

Why not be really original and stuff the whole opening ceremony? Just get Boris to walk on and say something vaguely funny followed by 'and now get on with it'.

London 2012 Olympics: Opening Ceremony to be a 'green and pleasant land', says Danny Boyle - Telegraph

[AtW]

"athletes parade on the 'M25' circular road. "

[DodgyAgent]

"athletes parade on the 'M25' circular road. "

i would be interested to see how the Russians would project their "countryside"

[Mupps]

I have a really bad feeling about this.....

I think this might make us the laughing stock of the world for several years afterwards..

[Paddy]

I have a really bad feeling about this.....

I think this might make us the laughing stock of the world for several years afterwards..

Yep!

Supplier charges client maximum cost to put on a show. Supplier spends minimum on materials, ( a bit of turf and some tress) gets volunteers and animals for free. Supplier makes maximum profit.

[doodab]

I reckon with Danny Boyle directing and Underworld providing the music it will actually be quite a good spectacle.

[Doggy Styles]

What a lot of bollocks.

[bless 'em all]

What a lot of bollocks.

£27,000,000 worth of bollocks.

Bit of turf, the set from the Tellitubbies and a bunch of 'artistes' working for f-all.

The animals are on a one-way ticket. They'll in the burgers by morning.

[darmstadt]

This is as well:

[Mupps]

Picture an idyllic English scene, families picnicing on a meadow etc etc... and then picture the scene in the pissing rain.

I'm going to have to watch it now, just so i know what everyone is laughing about (for years to come).

I hate Tony Blair. This was his last act of pissing in the well before leaving town.