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it is a pretty amazing feat. not sure how the brits will top it for the london games..swim it across the channel?
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I guess the Brits can top it by having an Olympics that doesn't draw the ire of the free world?
Hopefully when it's London's turn we'll have a sensible chap in a bowler hat just get on a BA flight from Athens and just light the thing with none of this silly fuss.
It's all Hitler's idea anyway.
The Brits will trump this by flying it on BA without MIA at T5 in Heathrow -:)