London Mayor Boris Johnson made a typically wry statement yesterday concerning Britain's lack of medals:
"I think we are showing great natural restraint and politeness as host nation in not hoarding the medals more so far."

Choking up moment of the day for me was the young South African Chad le Clos at his gold medal ceremony. Eyes brimming and lip wobbling, he seemed totally overwhelmed as did his proud, loving father.

Choking up moment of the day for me was the young South African Chad le Clos at his gold medal ceremony. Eyes brimming and lip wobbling, he seemed totally overwhelmed as did his proud, loving father.

Pretty funny that it's too cold in mid-summer London for the beach bunnies to strip down to their bikinis. Now we can enjoy their peerless technique without being distracted by all that bronzed flesh.

Pretty funny that it's too cold in mid-summer London for the beach bunnies to strip down to their bikinis. Now we can enjoy their peerless technique without being distracted by all that bronzed flesh.

England is the birthplace of jingoism and there was a fine display of it when the whole stadium booed the Japanese gymnastic team after their successful appeal.

England is the birthplace of jingoism and there was a fine display of it when the whole stadium booed the Japanese gymnastic team after their successful appeal.

How about the amazing 15 year old Lithuanian
Ruta Meilutyte who beat Rebecca Soni in the 100m breaststroke final. Not even mentioned above.

How about the amazing 15 year old Lithuanian
Ruta Meilutyte who beat Rebecca Soni in the 100m breaststroke final. Not even mentioned above.

You wouldn't believe how proud we are in England about Wimbledon's centre court roof.
In those dark wet days BR (before roof) a match could stretch over 3 days while we waited in vain for our dismal weather to improve. And it only took a hundred years to build! Give it another millennium and we'll get round to covering…

You wouldn't believe how proud we are in England about Wimbledon's centre court roof.
In those dark wet days BR (before roof) a match could stretch over 3 days while we waited in vain for our dismal weather to improve. And it only took a hundred years to build! Give it another millennium and we'll get round to covering…

She only had one line and she blew it. Now we know why she's never acted before. She clearly sucks. That was probably the 20th take and Danny Boyle said fuck it and cut the rest of the scene.
Don't quit the day job Liz. Oh that's right you don't have one.

She only had one line and she blew it. Now we know why she's never acted before. She clearly sucks. That was probably the 20th take and Danny Boyle said fuck it and cut the rest of the scene.
Don't quit the day job Liz. Oh that's right you don't have one.

Finland, Finland, Finland, a country where I quite want to be..

Finland, Finland, Finland, a country where I quite want to be..

"Eclipse" by Pink Floyd playing over it pushed that scene over the edge into something quite amazing.

"Eclipse" by Pink Floyd playing over it pushed that scene over the edge into something quite amazing.

this time… it's shruggable.

this time… it's shruggable.

I never had a problem with Betty. She's not the most dynamic member of the cast but she's had a couple of iconic moments in the show's run:
Betty, fag in gob, laconically blasting her neighbour's pigeons, and any scene where she wears jodhpurs is amazing. How can someone showing such little skin be so sexy?
Sorry that…