Sunday, 12 August 2012

The #London2012 #ClosingCeremony - Hashtagging Highlights - The Best of The Tweets

Well I'm exhausted. Three and bit hours of tweeting the action and the funniest possible thoughts I could bleed from my brain at the shortest notice. So, for your pleasure, like a Big Brother contestant evicted from the house, here's the best bits...

Sunday 9pm  GMT
LIKE MANY GOOD RECIPES, IT STARTED WITH A BIT OF GINGER...

RT Geri Halliwell  Are you ready?..... >>> are you wearing THE DRESS? 

After the success of the Mens  blog/tweet, I've decided to live-blog the . Stand by your beers.

The 100 metres blog/tweet was 1 tweet. tHEY'RE OFF. BOLT. BOLT. BOLT. BOLT. BOLT. BOLT. BOLT BOLT. BOLT. BOLT. FINISHED!!! 9.64 SECONDS!
It's the   the 2nd historical broadcast to pair Trevor Nelson and Huw Edwards together. They said it would never happen.


Pelham J Miles ‏@radiogagger
 opened by Emile Sander, who lives down the road in Bethnal Green. The cost of her taxi was a deciding factor. 


It's Barry from Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as Winston Churchill. Barry from Eastenders was unavailable.  

Prince Henry. Sounds like a tax dodge recommended to him by Gary Barlow.  

5,4,3,2,1, My name is Michael Caine. Del Boy & Rodney. Madness. It's the street party in a stadium.

One Direction. Hmmm, it's got a beat to it.  

Those dustbin lids and oil-cans will be returned to the Whitechapel Market when the   finishes

The Beatles. They always get wheeled out for these occasions. Or am I thinking of Madness? 

One Direction followed by  singing Waterloo Sunset. Most surreal wedding reception ever  

Emeli Sande is back! She remembered the words to her second song. 

Apparently Emeli Sande came back to sing a second song because I spelt her name wrong on her first song.  

Apparently Emeli Sande came back to sing a second song because I spelt her name wrong on her first song.  

I can't know the correct spelling for everyone who lives in Bethnal Green. I'm a busy man.

In a reverse of  athletes have to walk backwards at  As soon as Emeli arrives for her 3rd song.

And now, for the Daniel Kitson play within a play within a play 

Next up, Barry Gibb singing 'To Love Somebody' ,   

Our House followed by park Life. I'm getting deja vu. Has someone put the first CD on again?   Pet Shop Boys next

They have, they've put the same CD on AGAIN

presentation of medal to mens marathon winner. The marathon that went round in a loop to avoid Tower Hamlets

Uganda national anthem, heard worldwide by 4 billion people. Available as a download on itunes in the morning.  

It's the Dearly Departed section. Imagine.  

And now... DIRECT FROM HAMPSTEAD HEATH TOILETS - GEORGE MICHAEL  

'ev from eastenders would have loved this  
RIP 'ev

And now, Elton John. Sorry no, Emeli Sande. My piece of paper was upside down.  

And so starts the campaign to get pinball into the next Olympics.

 DOn't knock it, its another bronze minimum for

And now a hologram performance by the dearly missed Daaaaaaaaaaaaavid BOWIE.  

Lennox Lewis!  

Annie Lennox in a remake of Titanic The Musical  

When a man is tired of   he is tired of life.

Russell Brand being Russell Brand being Russell Brand. Personally handpicking the female cast for his section. 

FATBOY SLIM

NORM! Everybody knows his name.  

It's not about the cha-ching cha-ching  



You know your getting old when Baby Spice turns 30 and gets knocked up twice.   

Its like 1997 all over again.   

Oh dear Boris dancing.   

Close your eyes and its 1997. Next up Chumbawumba throwing a drink over John Prescott   

Beady Eye, singing Wonderwall by Oasis. Where is Noel and his high flying thingy band?

Nice of them to get a John Lennon tribute act in after the video of Imagine earlier.   

Danny Boyle is back   

Why is the brilliant Eric Idle dressed like C3PO?  

  finale will see Boris Johnson arrive on a zip-wire and then just dangle pointlessly waving two Union Flags

FREDDIE! Again... (DO radio gaga please freddie) 

Its Jessie J Mercury.  

We Will We Will Rock You. by Queen   Its like being at an Orient home win, minus about 77,500 people.

SO we've passed the flag and flame to Rio. Lucky it wasn't a baton, we would have dropped it.  

And now Rio's gift to London. lap-dancers in Hackney Road?. 

The 2016 Olympics will be held at... THE NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL 

I love it when the roadsweep downs tools and join in. 

PELE! I don't have time to google his full name... 


Well, it's been magnificent  & now at  we hand to Rio for 2016. Just hope they don't muck up the beach volleyball.

It's not about the money money money, its about the volunteers! Salute to the games-makers 

Who, Whooo, Whoooo, Whooooooo let the Rogg out? WHO LET THE ROGG OUT?  

And now in French. He's just showing off now. "ALL RIGHT JACK WE HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME"  

So long. Farewell. Missing you already. Olympics I love you so Want u 2 know. Please don't go, please don't go  

AND NOW... TAKE THAT.
Giant Respect for Ken Barlow  

The Who?  

Can't wait for the big finish from Emeli Sande 

THEY THINK ITS ALL OVER. IT IS NOW. Oh hang on, David Beckham and Emeli Sande to finish.  

AND SOME RETWEETS TO 'SPICE IT UP'





Brilliant Olympics, brilliant Twitter. And brilliant BBC. I'll look back on this fortnight in years to come as a highlight. G'night x
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In just over two weeks' time the Games will begin, so keep cheering on our athletes as your support is much appreciated! 
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Best night on twitter since Michael Jackson died
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Twitter was made for nights like tonight. It was brilliant. You were all brilliant. The Olympics were brilliant. And Britain is brilliant.
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3 & a bit hours tweet blogging   i'm exhausted and empty. Time for some toast with chocolate philidelphia spread



























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London Olympics 2012: 10 More Questions I want Answered

1. Has Andy Murray solved his identity crisis by winning a Gold Medal at The Wimbledon Olympics, confirming once and for all he is British (until the next time he loses and becomes Scottish again?)

2. Which part of the non-sporting activity was funnier, The Queen parachuting into the stadium from a helicopter, or Boris Johnson being stuck on a zip-wire in Victoria Park, East London?

3. What's more disappointing, the TeamGB 4x100m relay runners dropping the baton every four years, or England footballers losing on penalties every two to four years?

4. Where were all the fun runners dressed as chickens and bananas at the London Olympic Marathons?

5. Does Mo Farahs bald head make him more aero dynamic?

6. How is Mo Farah so thin? Does he give all his dinners to his step-daughter? When does the Mo Farah diet plan & DVD go on sale? 



7. Is Jessica Ennis the first mixed-race athlete to win the Mixed-sports heptathlon?

8. Did Team GBs women boxers & twaekwondo competitors get in extra practice in town & city centres like Cardiff and Newcastle at chucking out time?

9. After completing the Double/Double of 2008/2012 100m & 200m will Usain Bolt now play the Spanish football team to decide who is really the worlds greatest?

10. Will Bolt be the first person to tweet while running the 100m Final in Rio 2016?
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Friday, 10 August 2012

London 2012: 10 Questions I want Answered

1. How do cyclists get to work?

2. How comes Diego Maradona wasn't in the Argentina Handball team?

3. Do Taekwondo medalists celebrate with a thai-curry?

4. Why did the Australian swimming team sink without trace?

5. Will their be beach volleyball at the Winter Olympics?



6. Is the 2016 Olympics being held in Rio Ferdinands back garden?

7. Will John Terry be invited ^^^ ?

8. How comes both losing semi-finalists in the boxing get Bronze medals, yet team team sports like hockey and football have to have a 3rd place play-off?

9. When will Husband and wife rowing be made an Olympic sport?

10. If Dressage is an Olympic sport, is massage in for 2016?



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