Opening Ceremony

[vaznetti]

OK, that was GREAT and I stayed up far too late watching it. I had heard a rumor that Mary Poppins would abseil in to defeat Lord Voldemort, but did not in a million years think it would actually happen, and in the midst of a huge tribute to the NHS as well. Sadly, the Queen did not actually come by parachute with James Bond, but you can't have everything.

Is it true that the rest of the world just watched on in increasing confusion?

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[flea]

The four children in my house were decidedly confused about a great deal of it. Personally, I though Mr. Bean was the best bit (Queen and 007 a close second), and Tim Berners-Lee probably the most WTF? But then I have never really gotten puppetry.

[vaznetti]

In retrospect I think it was meant to be chaotic -- an anti-Beijing -- but the giant bicycling moths (they were supposed to be doves, I'm told) might have been a little much.

I loved the children from Great Ormond Street all rolled on to jump up and down on their beds, though. How cool an escape from hospital was that?