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Commonwealth games, Manchester

 
 
Fist Fun
12:00 / 03.08.02
Anyone been following the commonwealth games? Many of the games aren't exactly gripping spectator sport but Manchester is a really fun place to be at the moment.

The whole city is buzzing. As each competition ends there are plenty of superfit athletes out on the town to celebrate. Yesterday a lad in an England tracksuit and, wait for it, a gold medal dangling jauntily from his neck strolled past me on Oxford Road. Then later on in a bar near the athletes digs we were just surrounded by on tour sportspeople out for the night. Striking up a conversation and finding out the random lad in the pub had just won a silver medal.

So, Manchester is buzzing, just thought I'd let you know.
 
 
Shortfatdyke
14:51 / 03.08.02
[getting in there before someone else does] oh manchester, so much to answer for....[/getting in there before someone else does]
 
 
Turk
05:26 / 04.08.02
How so shortfatdyke?
 
 
that
09:18 / 04.08.02
It's lyrics, D... Morrissey? The Smiths?
 
 
Fist Fun
14:07 / 04.08.02
Morrisey used to live round where I live. Apparently it appears in some lyrics somewhere "a miserable little room in Whalley Range" or some such. I'm sure an expert can correct me.
 
 
Ganesh
18:06 / 04.08.02
Hope the Mancunians reap rewards from their brave decision to host the Games, given the size of the task and the rocky financial history. They have done it well. The Edinburgh Games were disappointing and nearly bankrupted the City, IIRC.

I was barely aware of these Games until I became hooked on the very expert and erotic photography, particularly of the various Brits swimming. Yum. The Thorpedo too, extra large yum. Well swum.
 
 
Mourne Kransky
18:11 / 04.08.02
For Ganesh, read ZoCher there. It is I who leer at wet boys. Ganesh is a much more mature and balanced individual than that, alles klaar?
 
 
Turk
23:51 / 04.08.02
"It's lyrics, D... Morrissey?"

I suppose I should have guessed along those lines. I really have no interest whatsoever in the dude, I guess never will fit in very well here will I?
 
 
Shortfatdyke
06:12 / 05.08.02
groan. why do i always get it wrong? i was so sure everyone would try and get a smiths/morrissey lyric in here.

i've seen a bit of the games - to be honest, i can't believe it's been held in britain, it all looked so well done.

and if we're going to make remarks about the athletes, i would like to add that i was very pleasantly surprised to see the female weightlifting.
 
 
Goodness Gracious Meme
14:55 / 05.08.02
have had it on the background while packing, v.soothing...

I quite like the commonwealth games, gives me about the only chance aside from test matches to indulge in flagwaving.... watching the female weighlifters was a major highlight... wow.
 
 
MJ-12
16:59 / 05.08.02
Can one of y'all help one of the cousins for a sec?

What the hell is solo Synchronised Swimming?
 
  
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