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07-27-12, 08:56 PM #1
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Olympics opening ceremony feature humorous British references, including sheep, a sheepdog, and a tribute to universal healthcare
More here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/28/sp...pagewanted=allThe dizzying production somehow managed to include a flock of sheep (plus busy sheepdog), the Sex Pistols, Lord Voldemort, the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a suggestion that the Olympic Rings were forged by British foundries during the Industrial Revolution, the seminal Partridge Family reference from “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” some rustic hovels, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” and a bunch of dancing nurses and bouncing sick children on huge hospital beds in a paean to the National Health Service.
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07-28-12, 12:07 AM #2
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My favorite bits were the pastoral England to Industrial Revolution, the James Bond and Queen Elizabeth II skit, and the Rowan Atkinson appearance. I'm a huge fan of Atkinson.
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07-28-12, 01:51 AM #3
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