• UK Culture Secretary hails 'classic moment' as his Olympic bell flies off its handle, almost takes o
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19010230[/url] [Quote=BBC News][B]Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt narrowly avoided injuring bystanders when a bell he was ringing flew off its handle at an Olympics celebration.[/B] Mr Hunt looked horrified as the brass bell sailed over the heads of a group of women on the deck of HMS Belfast. He later laughed off the incident, comparing it to a scene from BBC comedy Twenty Twelve. He was taking part in the All the Bells celebration on HMS Belfast to mark the start of the games. The clearly relieved minister was caught on camera saying: "Oh, oh dear! Are you all right? Health and safety! "Are you OK? There we are, disaster averted." [B]'Greatest show'[/B] Writing later on Twitter, Mr Hunt said: "Oops bell broke taking part in Martin Creed's ringing in of the Games...no one hurt but classic #twentytwelve moment." He told BBC News he was a "big fan" of BBC comedy Twenty Twelve, a satire about Olympic games organisers, and "I now have my very own Twenty Twelve moment". "It was a clanger, if you'll forgive the pun," he added. Thousands of bells have rung out across the UK to mark the official start of the Olympic Games. Big Ben rang 40 times in three minutes while church bells, doorbells and even bicycle bells all joined in the performance. The event was triggered by the firing of cannons on the HMS Belfast, the World War II light cruiser permanently moored on the Thames. Speaking in Downing Street earlier, Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain was ready to welcome "the greatest show on earth" and the country must show the world "the best of Britain" over the next two weeks. Downing Street said the PM was giving away 17 tickets he had received for the opening ceremony. Recipients included those who had made a contribution to their communities and had helped to build the Big Society, including six graduates of National Citizen Service (NCS), Downing Street said. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has invited 14 guests to attend the ceremony. Aides said they were all people he has met over the past year and who have made a major contribution to society. They include youth workers and "unsung heroes" of last year's riots who helped communities in London get back on their feet, as well as four military personnel from RAF Waddington, who Mr Clegg met after their return from Libya. Mr Clegg said: "Every day I meet inspirational people who give their all to good causes and for the benefit of others. "I rarely get a chance to show them how grateful I am, how grateful we all are, for their dedication and selflessness." Foreign Secretary William Hague has meanwhile been addressing Chinese business leaders at a special summit aimed at drumming up business for British firms[/quote] Video: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19011788[/url] At least I assume that's the video. I'm on EDGE at the moment so I haven't actually watched it, sorry if it isn't
jesus FUCKING christ they better rev up the security
where are the missiles when you need them
Get the SAM launchers ready we got ourselves an international incident.
That's it, call off the Olympics
Evacuate the Queen!
Get the Special Air Service in there NOW!
Nuke them all!
He seems like a nice guy.
He's very handsome
This is too much for the British to handle alone! Bring in the rest of NATO!
Arrest that bell, it's clearly a terrorist!
Is this news?
I remember seeing this live on the news I fucking cracked up it was the funniest shit
[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;36969517]Evacuate the Queen![/QUOTE] I don't think that sounds quite how you intended.
For a second, I thought this article was about this bell. [img]http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01157/28TH_OPENING_1157737e.jpg[/img] Made for some interesting mental pictures, I tell ya.
Well, it fits into the current theme of the Olympics. Disaster after disaster.
This is brilliant. I like how he laughs at himself. It is the kind of thing you'd see in Twenty Twelve, which I thoroughly recommend btw. Its hilarious.
I think all your comments are funnier than the actual article
[QUOTE=SgtTupelo;36973543]Well, it fits into the current theme of the Olympics. Disaster after disaster.[/QUOTE] What disasters?
[QUOTE=smurfy;36978738]What disasters?[/QUOTE] The securty firm that was meant to be handling the guards and shit for the games said a week or so before the games that they didn't actually have enough personnel to fulfill the contract so the government had to bring in 3500 army personnel.
[QUOTE=Pierrewithahat;36984939]The securty firm that was meant to be handling the guards and shit for the games said a week or so before the games that they didn't actually have enough personnel to fulfill the contract so the government had to bring in 3500 army personnel.[/QUOTE] James Bond was there though so it's okay.
that's it. bring in the sonic weapons.
[QUOTE=Pierrewithahat;36984939]The securty firm that was meant to be handling the guards and shit for the games said a week or so before the games that they didn't actually have enough personnel to fulfill the contract so the government had to bring in 3500 army personnel.[/QUOTE] and, possibly worse, same security firm, a couple of weeks ago, somehow missed,with their metal detectors that a guy up in court on child sex offences, smuggled in a fucking knife into Liverpool Crown Court.
[QUOTE=RayvenQ;36985663]and, possibly worse, same security firm, a couple of weeks ago, somehow missed,with their metal detectors that a guy up in court on child sex offences, smuggled in a fucking knife into Liverpool Crown Court.[/QUOTE] Fucking hell man, how the fuck do you miss a blade? Fair enough if it's ceramic or a composite/plastic knife but even then you should be patting them down so much that taking them to dinner should be in the cards. Fuck man Reliance is shit as well, when they started transporting prisoners a fucking ton of em escaped cause they didn't lock the sun roof type thing in the prisoners cab AND the hand cuffs they used could be unlocked by smacking them off a wall or rock or whatever, as long as you jarred the cuffs they would pretty much spring open.
It's been said it was a craft knife (so possibly a stanley knife or xacto) so if it had a plastic handle, i could see potentially, as the blades on those things are tiny, but still. Kinda silly they didn't give him a proper going over completely, since, he was out on bail so could have smuggled anything in with him. Whats worse is he used to be my neighbour, so yeah, I'd have kicked the shit out of him if I'd known before i saw in the paper. Although, it does top a list of hilarious "suicide attempt" failures by the guy. First one was hanging himself from a bus stop with a shoe lace (I was like "a fuckign shoelace, are you even trying!" then his terrifying, high speed collision, at 10mph into some bushes (and he missed the pathetially small tree he was aiming for) and threatening to blow up his flat with 8 gallons of petrol. Yeah, how everyone was thrilled at having to evacuate for hours for that one!
Sounds like a hoot. Worst suicide I've heard of that happened was a taxi driver that stayed near my aunt, guy just tied a length of rope around a lamp post and then noosed around his neck, got in his car and just hammered it.
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