Olympics

[khonrai]

Hi

The games have finally started.

What events are you looking forward too?

I like the track and field events and viewing events I have never seen before.

What did you think of the opening ceremony?

I thought it was boring

It looked like a made for TV broadway play.
only those familar with english history and humour could get many of the
inuendos and insights in the production

the parade of atletes was the best part.

[David_Loves_Ubonwan]

Hi

The games have finally started.

What events are you looking forward too?

Toxophily...

David

[khonrai]

Hi

thanks David

I had to look up Toxophily Now I have new word for the day

Isn't there an athlete competing this year in this sport with no arms?

[David_Loves_Ubonwan]

Isn't there an athlete competing this year in this sport with no arms?

I don't know about that, but I haven't really seen the news for two months.

David

[Khun Don]

Toxophily...

David

Forget it! We were out in the first round this morning! Where is Robin Hood when you need him?

[David_Loves_Ubonwan]

Forget it! We were out in the first round this morning! Where is Robin Hood when you need him?

I like the sport, not necessarily Team GB. I was Toxophily Champion at school in my final year 1980/81. I still have my gold medal next to my bed!

David

[Susana]

I'm easily confused, so please enlighten me. I spent a happy period of my childhood reading Howard Pyle's 'Robin Hood', and pretending the woods surrounding our home was Sherwood Forest. And now you tell me archery is toxophily? I don't recall ever before seeing or hearing that word, but then, neither did I watch the Olympics last night. Is that just another word we American's say incorrectly?

Oh! I see another person was thinking of Robin at the same time!

[Khun Don]

What did you think of the opening ceremony?

I thought it was boring

It looked like a made for TV broadway play.
only those familar with english history and humour could get many of the
inuendos and insights in the production

the parade of atletes was the best part.

It certainly went on too long, it could have easily been cut by a third without losing continuity, and with all due respect, I do not see what a commemoration of a terrorist attack in London had to do with the opening of the Olympics.
Certainly accept your points on English history -and humour-though "Mr Bean" is universal now! Paul McCartney was an embarrassment, and there are far far better bands than the "Arctic Monkeys-must have been a "pay to play" arrangement!!
Never worth 27 MILLION UK pounds!

[Khun Don]

I like the sport, not necessarily Team GB. I was Toxophily Champion at school in my final year 1980/81. I still have my gold medal next to my bed!

David

Only ever had 2 opportunities to practice Archery in my life-really enjoyed it.

[David_Loves_Ubonwan]

The word 'Archery' is derived from Latin, the word 'Toxophily' is derived from Greek.

David