Olympics 2012 London

ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi! Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
edited July 2005 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">..We won the bid :D</div> The result just came through and its London for the Olympics in 2012. Here's some pictures of the plans that London put forward, I think it could be a great set of games. Then again I would think that, I'm English <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Link to some information & images.
<a href='http://archrecord.construction.com/news/olympics2012/london.asp' target='_blank'>http://archrecord.construction.com/news/ol...2012/london.asp</a>

EDIT:

One picture from the link, the Olympic Park concept.

<img src='http://archrecord.construction.com/news/olympics2012/images/london-4.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • sportysporty Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17782Members
    poor parisiens...
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  • StormLiongStormLiong Join Date: 2002-12-27 Member: 11569Members
    Indeed poor parisians.

    3 times bidding and no luck. They got to be real mad now.
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  • SpacerSpacer Invented dogs Join Date: 2003-05-02 Member: 16008Members
    FRANCE GOT OWNED BY BRITAIN. AGAIN.
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  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Spacer+Jul 6 2005, 07:33 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Spacer @ Jul 6 2005, 07:33 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> FRANCE GOT OWNED BY BRITAIN. AGAIN. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    when didnt they?
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  • ZiGGYZiGGY Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12479Members
    oh wooh ill be 27 when this happens ;/
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  • OlmyOlmy Join Date: 2003-05-08 Member: 16142Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Developer, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond
    What has asylum seeker numbers got to do with the olympics?

    on-topic... why is everyone feeling sorry for Paris, we've waited for this since 1948 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    edited July 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Olmy+Jul 6 2005, 01:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Olmy @ Jul 6 2005, 01:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What has asylum seeker numbers got to do with the olympics?

    on-topic... why is everyone feeling sorry for Paris, we've waited for this since 1948  <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I think Stratford is where alot of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers are 'hanging out' at the moment.

    Edit: Forgot to post the point.

    Would you honestly like to go to an Olympic games where the country has an immigration problem?
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  • BadMouthBadMouth It ceases to be exclusive when you can have a custom member titl Join Date: 2004-05-21 Member: 28815Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Olmy+Jul 6 2005, 07:38 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Olmy @ Jul 6 2005, 07:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What has asylum seeker numbers got to do with the olympics?

    on-topic... why is everyone feeling sorry for Paris, we've waited for this since 1948 <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    doesnt that tell ppl from paris that there is something wrong over there?
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  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    edited July 2005
    Five second photoshop, as I'm running late for work:

    (edit: hey, it's my olympic site too)
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  • OlmyOlmy Join Date: 2003-05-08 Member: 16142Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Developer, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond
    <!--QuoteBegin-BadMouth+Jul 6 2005, 12:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BadMouth @ Jul 6 2005, 12:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Olmy+Jul 6 2005, 07:38 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Olmy @ Jul 6 2005, 07:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What has asylum seeker numbers got to do with the olympics?

    on-topic... why is everyone feeling sorry for Paris, we've waited for this since 1948  <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    doesnt that tell ppl from paris that there is something wrong over there? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It tells them that they lost <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> .
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  • V_MANV_MAN V-MAN Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6217Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Thaldarin+Jul 6 2005, 01:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thaldarin @ Jul 6 2005, 01:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Olmy+Jul 6 2005, 01:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Olmy @ Jul 6 2005, 01:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What has asylum seeker numbers got to do with the olympics?

    on-topic... why is everyone feeling sorry for Paris, we've waited for this since 1948  <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I think Stratford is where alot of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers are 'hanging out' at the moment.

    Edit: Forgot to post the point.

    Would you honestly like to go to an Olympic games where the country has an immigration problem? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah nobody likes to see skanky turkish type people mooching round drooling all over our precious english slappers and chavettes <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    edited July 2005
    Hm seen as Maus is ridiculing our glorious Olympic camp may I remind people the London sports village is the first of it's kind which has been planned and will be developed in co-ordination with alot of Olympic medalists and athletes. Can any other country boast that? Nooooooo.

    PS: Just to add on why didn't the New York bid take off? I thought America was the most important country in the world blah blah. I thought they'd want us all to choke on the big apple smog.
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  • V_MANV_MAN V-MAN Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6217Members, Constellation
    America isn't very popular at the moment, thats probably why the bid didn't take off <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    Maus wins. I'm sure glad I'm not going to be in London in the year 2010 (with any luck). The transit system's already bursting at the seams, and I doubt it's going to get any better. And instead of the pouring the billions into advertising for the bid, they could have put that into the reinvigoration/renovation benefits they hope the olypmics will bring. Hurrah.
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  • OlmyOlmy Join Date: 2003-05-08 Member: 16142Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Developer, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond
    The transport system has to improve, or the Olympics won't really be possible there.
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    edited July 2005
    From what I gather, the "solution" is to close off roads so that athletes can get where they need to in time.
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  • InsaneInsane Anomaly Join Date: 2002-05-13 Member: 605Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    The website <a href='http://www.london2012.org/' target='_blank'>http://www.london2012.org/</a> is currently returning a "service unavailable" when I attempt to visit it. I find this to be an amusing portent for the future.
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  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    <Mart> "SORRY OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ISN'T CURRENTLY CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING OUR NORMAL POPULATION BUT WE'RE GOING TO INVITE THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS ANYWAY!"
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  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Insane+Jul 6 2005, 07:27 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Insane @ Jul 6 2005, 07:27 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The website <a href='http://www.london2012.org/' target='_blank'>http://www.london2012.org/</a> is currently returning a "service unavailable" when I attempt to visit it. I find this to be an amusing portent for the future. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I like the option of visiting a French version. Oh how I want it to just say something like "LOSERS!"
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    edited July 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Thal+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thal)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->...I thought they'd want us all to choke on the big apple smog.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hmmmm....breathe in that fresh London air!! <i>*gag, cough, wretch, puke*</i>
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Too bad the world is going to end in 2012 or something. All that effort wasted.

    <span style='font-size:7pt;line-height:100%'>ke ke ke...</span>
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  • ZiGGYZiGGY Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12479Members
    meh I never have a problem travelling around london ;/
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    This all likely has something to do with the french president's comment about how bad britain's food was. it apparantly got caught on tape and him and the russian president said a few things.... unpleasant about britain and finland.

    It's againts the olympic rules to comment on another countries bid, and well, generally frowned upon to insult them. so.... the olympic members probably swiftly changed their minds a day before they made the decision.

    gfg france.
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  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    God... I almost cried when I saw this. I'm generally not a violent person but I had to punch a wall.

    We'll never get the games...
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    edited July 2005
    What are... "olympics"...?

    Is it like CPL or something?
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    It's where a bunch of people throw things and run around.
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    You say our transportation system sucks as if there isn't the exact same problem in every major capital city in the entire world.
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  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Nil IQ+Jul 6 2005, 09:29 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil IQ @ Jul 6 2005, 09:29 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You say our transportation system sucks as if there isn't the exact same problem in every major capital city in the entire world. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Paris doesn't have that problem.
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  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Nil IQ+Jul 6 2005, 10:29 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil IQ @ Jul 6 2005, 10:29 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You say our transportation system sucks as if there isn't the exact same problem in every major capital city in the entire world. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    its not
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  • reasareasa Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 8010Members, Constellation
    Thank god, I was really hoping America wouldn't win the bid, too bad you Brits had to get the burden this time around though.

    I would have let France take it, less and less people care about the Olympics every year and less and less profit is to be made from hosting them.

    So...uh...have fun with your massive infrastructure problem.

    Besides as has already been mentioned the world will be in the throws of Armageddon during the 2012 Olympics. Should have let the French have it...that would have been irony at its finest.
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