It looks great white on blue but I can't find an example of that.
The Olympics
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scottishtv
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Changing the flow of this chat slightly, anyone know what the font the Team GB kit uses for the GREAT BRITAIN text?
It looks great white on blue but I can't find an example of that.
It looks great white on blue but I can't find an example of that.
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scottishtv
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Oh yes, so it is! Thanks.
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Dr Lobster*
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I still can't quite understand how people get so caught up in it; last night during the closing ceremony Facebook was flooded with inane crud.
But what are these people doing? Sitting in their front room with a plate of sausage and mash on their knees, iphone in hand just waiting for some banal thought to pop into their head so they can spunk it up all over their Facebook wall?
the olympics isn't my thing, but do people have an inability these days to just go and do something without feeling the need to share every minuscule detail, I mean how on earth do they have the time?
But what are these people doing? Sitting in their front room with a plate of sausage and mash on their knees, iphone in hand just waiting for some banal thought to pop into their head so they can spunk it up all over their Facebook wall?
the olympics isn't my thing, but do people have an inability these days to just go and do something without feeling the need to share every minuscule detail, I mean how on earth do they have the time?
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scottishtv
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I don't use Facebook because I can't be bothered maintaining a profile, reading, replying, sharing photos etc, but I don't mind dipping into Twitter now and again.Dr Lobster* wrote:But what are these people doing? Sitting in their front room with a plate of sausage and mash on their knees, iphone in hand just waiting for some banal thought to pop into their head so they can spunk it up all over their Facebook wall?
That said, a lot of people use social media like you describe - but it's not really anything to do with the Olympics. Big live events/TV shows/premieres will obviously result in high post volumes. It's been the same for X Factor shows, The Apprentice finals, Eastenders, Big Brother, football world cup etc. etc. as people react for the first time as they see the events unfold.
They want to share their reaction and social media provides channels for doing that. Fair enough, if that's what they want to do.
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Dr Lobster*
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but in the old days before facebook and twitter, you never used to ring your mate up right that very second in the middle of the program and say "hey dave, i need to tell you something... i need to tell you i'm really proud to be british tonight."
didn't you just say to him the next time you saw him down the pub or at work, "i liked the olympic opening ceremony last night, dave... what did you think of it?"
i note a real trend where every single event which unfolds turns into a social media pissing competition to see who can write the most updates or statuses or get the most 'likes', usually with some horrific insipid feminised emotive slogan.
maybe i've got it all wrong, but i'd rather just experience the event with the people i'm with at the time, why on earth would i want to be an antisocial twonk and get my phone out every five minutes to write something on facebook when i would enjoy the experience better if my head wasn't buried in my phone?
didn't you just say to him the next time you saw him down the pub or at work, "i liked the olympic opening ceremony last night, dave... what did you think of it?"
i note a real trend where every single event which unfolds turns into a social media pissing competition to see who can write the most updates or statuses or get the most 'likes', usually with some horrific insipid feminised emotive slogan.
maybe i've got it all wrong, but i'd rather just experience the event with the people i'm with at the time, why on earth would i want to be an antisocial twonk and get my phone out every five minutes to write something on facebook when i would enjoy the experience better if my head wasn't buried in my phone?
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On the opening ceremony, I didn't get my phone out once to post during it, in fact, there was hardly any talking going on either, me & my house mate just sat and watched.Dr Lobster* wrote:maybe i've got it all wrong, but i'd rather just experience the event with the people i'm with at the time, why on earth would i want to be an antisocial twonk and get my phone out every five minutes to write something on facebook when i would enjoy the experience better if my head wasn't buried in my phone?
Last night, people round, but we were all posting to twitmybook, piss taking and laughing at what was going on. The ceremony was in the background, it wasn't captivating in the slightest - completely unlike the opening.