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Prince Phillip
Prince phillip says that the olympics opening and closing ceremoies are a "bl***y waste of time"
What do you think? yes or no?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think that the ceremonies for the World Cup / European Championships are worse as they're held right before the opening game. There's something bizarre about the world's greatest football teams twiddling their thumbs whilst a load of idiots in leotards flounce about on the pitch (or, even worse, Diana Ross takes a comedy penalty kick). Fortunately, football competitions have a much more glorious and natural conclusion than the Olympics.
So, in summary: yes.
i do like PP.
and yes i think he does have a point. it's a huge waste of money...so far removed from the original idea of the Olympics.
Nobody i know watches it...and the bits i see just baffle me.
As james says...it's natural to want to celebrate...but surely they could find another way...that's a darn sight cheaper and that doesn't go on for hours!!!
The modern Olympic Games are an obscene waste of money and a travesty of the Olympic ideal. Cut out all the nonsense of nations competing to "win" the games (with all the attendant backhanders) and run an all-amateur games restricted to the original track and field events within a permanent stadium in Greece.
But one moment, there wouldn't be opportunities for infrastructure companies to bleed us dry by building "olympic villages". And what would the "great and good" do with all the time they spend swanning around at public expense? Cynical? You bet!!!
What's most important is the games themselves and the celebration of diversity as nations come together. The money would be better spent on supporting athletes worldwide and tighter drugs testing.