London have succeeded in their bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. Paris finished second followed by Madrid, New York and Moscow.
Posted by Ben on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 at 12:44 pm |Permalink
Grantham's Olympic bid, a well kept secret, was actually too well kept, as even the IOC were unaware of it. Grantham Mayor Frank Turner was heard to comment 'Never mind, we probably wouldn't have been able to afford the same number of bribes as Paris or London'.
Local man Danny Braaan was believed to be upset that the Beach Volleyball wouldn't now be held 'daaan't busseeh'.
Grantham's Olympic bid, a well kept secret, was actually too well kept, as even the IOC were unaware of it. Grantham Mayor Frank Turner was heard to comment 'Never mind, we probably wouldn't have been able to afford the same number of bribes as Paris or London'.
Local man Danny Braaan was believed to be upset that the Beach Volleyball wouldn't now be held 'daaan't busseeh'.
Posted by Matt | Wed Jul 06, 01:12:00 pm
Rumours are abound that the towns close associations with a contraversial world figure countede against it in the eyes of many of the IOC members.
Friends of Issac Newton were unavailable for comment.
Posted by Ben | Wed Jul 06, 01:19:00 pm
Tony Blair:
"It's not often in this job that you punch the air and do a little jig and embrace the person next to you. It's a fantastic thing and I'm thrilled."
Posted by Ben | Wed Jul 06, 01:42:00 pm
The Olympics come to London:
Additional infrastructure: GBP 1bn
Transport upgrades: GBP 2 bn
Look on Jacques Chirac's face: priceless
Posted by Ben | Thu Jul 07, 05:17:00 pm