Olympics again, (in a rather facetious manner)

[Duncer]

Having watched the climax with Liam Gallagher, Russell Brand, George Michael, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, I couldn't help thinking that it's a good job they don't drug test the participants in the closing ceremony.

[joggerjayne]

I did wonder how the multiple examples of arrests for drugs, curious behaviour in public toilets, assaulting journalists, etc, fitted in with the theme of ...

"show-casing the best of British"

??

[sunny-dave]

"Allegedly"

;+}

[joggerjayne]

There's not much "allegedly" about them!

I wonder how LOCOG managed to contact those celebrities? At the time they were planning the ceremony, a lot of them were either in police custody, or in rehab clinics.

[emmie]

perhaps they were projecting what many foreign people think we are like, drug addled, booze filled, skirt up the ying yang, trousers down, puking our proverbials on the pavements. I know we are not like that by the way, but some of our so called celebs, role models, heaven help us, are.

[Mick-Talbot]

"show-casing the best of British"


How many of those "show-casing the best of British"

Don't live in ****ing Britain ?

I would not have considered any of then for that reason alone.

[emmie]

mick, good point..

[sunny-dave]

I did notice the absence of "tattooed fat girls with visible thongs" from the opening/closing ceremonies - not very 'inclusive of diversity' there ...

[joggerjayne]

"drug addled, booze filled, skirt up the ying yang, trousers down, puking our proverbials on the pavements"

I think that's how our local guide books describe West Street on a Saturday night.

[joggerjayne]

Whale Tails are a fashion trend, Dave.

[sunny-dave]

Cheese Wire ....

[emmie]

JJ, indeed, but let's not give our foreign visitors the opportunity to find out.

[joggerjayne]

Fair point, em

[emmie]

was in your neck of the woods the other day, if ever have the opportunity or perhaps necessity to move, it could well be somewhere down there. There is a cafe along the prom, near the Wheel, where Mr Grumpy lives, or perhaps he was having a bad day, he sells quite good fish and chips, but the smallest icecream this side of christendom

[joggerjayne]

Cafe on the prom near the wheel is not narrowing down much, em ... LOL

Sorry you encountered a grumpy person. Most people here are not grumpy.

If you'd walked to the pier entrance, and stood facing the pier, the first ice cream stall on your right is good (for next time you're here).

It looks a bit of a dump, but on their back wall, they have proudly displayed the new Food Standards Agency 5* Food Hygiene Certificate ... which is good.

Plus, it's run by these two nice guys who are real typical Brighton stall holders ... ie. come from Poland.

[joggerjayne]

You didn't actually go on the Wheel did you, em?

I went on it for the first time yesterday.