Olympic Torch carriers/bearers !

Can someone explain why if 'we' (the isle of Great Britain or at least the mainland) are staging the Olympics and there's been all this torch carrying malarky why have/are Will.i.am & Drogba carrying the torch

What exactly have they got to do with this country apart from earning millions out of it.

no idea

Maybe the organisers thought it would be a good idea to have him represent other countries that are taking part, or maybe by his text on Twitter, Coca Cola had some say :sulk2:

I don't understand why its coming to Dublin! Nice to get to know your neighbours and all but it may have stopped Vince having a go!

3rdforum wrote:I don't understand why its coming to Dublin! Nice to get to know your neighbours and all but it may have stopped Vince having a go!

"To shine a light on the rich heritage and sporting ambitions of Ireland,North and South."...Thats what locog the organisers said...A load of oul bollix,imo.

Ooo, Hey, There coming past the end of our road, Kirkstall Lane past the cricket ground, Will i watch ? Nah couldnt give a damn,

Go out and fire stones at them balloons at the side of the carrier pushing people of their own streets.
Watched them last night...a bunch of idiots.

Mcqueen wrote:Ooo, Hey, There coming past the end of our road, Kirkstall Lane past the cricket ground, Will i watch ? Nah couldnt give a damn,

Trip him up Reg and quickly swap it for a papier mache one.

Thought about squirting an aerosol on it, just to liven the job up,

Mcqueen wrote:Thought about squirting an aerosol on it, just to liven the job up,

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Some of those security people running along side I think go over the top with pushing people out of the way. It is just a thing that is lit

Yeah,a bunch of eejits.
There pushing people who are standing watching and nowhere near the torch carrier.
I can see one getting a slap if they try it in Glasgow...boom,glesga kiss,Rab C style.

that would be funny.
I have to laugh how at some areas there are only 3 and then others 5 or 6 running along side the torch carrier.Have you seen when they put the flame into the lamp? The way they carry it and then when they get to the next stage they come running out again.

Mcqueen wrote:Thought about squirting an aerosol on it, just to liven the job up,

That would be really funny. We'd see how fast the fecker would run then!

Well after all my whinging about it, I've taken a halfer on Friday to see the torch virtually pass my front door.

Been lots of complaints locally, when its was announced that of the 10 torch bearers carrying it through my home town (quite how it will take 10 on the route there taking beats me, unless there taking about 200 steps each) only 1 is from the town and has any connection to the town !, we've even got 2 foreigners carrying it.

The local county council has gone into overdrive, we've had all road markings on the route repainted since the weekend, replaced all damaged road signs knocked down a derelict bus shelter and tarmacked it over.
At 8am Saturday gone, council workers were planting up all flower beds on route, trees have been trimmed last night & the grass cutters were out because it was a dry night.
Now don't know about your local council but ours always appears to cut grass in the rain therefore leaving grass cuttings all over the shop but no not when the flame is coming they cut when it was dry and even collected up the cuttings.
No cars are allowed to be parked on the kerb of houses on route, they have to be moved elsewhere from 9am Friday until 5pm.
The world will be watching on Friday and Northumberland County Council want everywhere to be seen in the best light possible.

Hey make the most of it, take your camera and catch the flower beds and verges looking their best while you can, you don´t know such a sight might make you a few bob in the future as it sounds as if it is a rarity

well me and my daughter and Macie went up to see it pass by. We found a bit to park the pram and waited for a hr before it came past.I haven't a clue who was carrying it
here is a pic I took,Will post others later

Blimey.
Looks like he could shed a few kilos.
Hope the paramedics were on standby should in case he keeled over. :)

NEMESI5 wrote:Blimey.
Looks like he could shed a few kilos.
Hope the paramedics were on standby should in case he keeled over. :)

He was jogging along ok. He was almost at the end of his stint anyway.