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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
Wed Jul 25, 2012, 03:26 PM Jul 2012

First Olympic fuck up

North Korea Olympic football team refuses to play after wrong flag shown.

A South Korean flag was reportedly displayed on a screen before kick-off. They are due to face Columbia.

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2012-07-25/north-korea-olympic-football-team-refuses-to-play-over-flag-dispute/



TV news was almost as funny - they said the South Korean national anthem had been played.

edit to add :

The Ladies have now agreed to kick off - its the women's football team.

The North Korean women's football team have walked off the pitch at Hampden Park in Glasgow in a row over flags.

The action was apparently in protest at the South Korean flag being mistakenly displayed beside players' names on a screen prior to their Olympic football match.

Kick-off had been scheduled for 19:45. It was later re-scheduled for 21:00.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18991619

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First Olympic fuck up (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jul 2012 OP
Some CONservative had a good laugh at their expense. gregoire Jul 2012 #1
First Olympic fuck up Politicalboi Jul 2012 #2
I wonder how many more gazillions the Ronald McDonald Mickey Mouse games Inc. will need ... non sociopath skin Jul 2012 #3
 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
2. First Olympic fuck up
Wed Jul 25, 2012, 03:47 PM
Jul 2012

Using MSNBC to show them. I enjoy watching their regular programming. Let the local NBC station carry the games. I don't want to watch them at ALL.

non sociopath skin

(4,972 posts)
3. I wonder how many more gazillions the Ronald McDonald Mickey Mouse games Inc. will need ...
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 05:27 AM
Jul 2012

... before they can afford a copy of "The Schoolboy's Book of International Flags".

And someone to read it, of course.

The Olympic Nazi says "No cheeseburgers for you!"

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