female 1/2 on
male evens
woman in hijab 3-1
disabled female athlete 4-1
ethnic minority London schoolgirl 9-1
ethnic minority London schoolboy 15-1
woman in burka 16-1
Fabrice Muamba 20-1 (Coral are currently offering 66-1 - a snip)
celebrity chef 25-1
Gok Wan 25-1
mother of victim of racist murder (minority) 30-1
British soldier (disabled, minority) 50-1
victim of 7/7 bombing (minority) 100-1
victim of 7/7 bombing (white) 200-1
British soldier (disabled, white) 200-1
Muhammad Ali 250-1
Gazza 250-1
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown 250-1
able-bodied heterosexual white male 250-1
British soldier (minority) 300-1
British soldier (white) 400-1
Julie Bindel 500-1
Billy Bragg 500-1
Rose West 1000-1
Laurie Penny 1000-1
mother of victim of racist murder (white) 300,000,000-1
Sir Geoffrey Boycott 600,000,000-1
"Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold" - W.B. Yeats. "We're doomed !" - Private Frazer. "Like scrolling through a decade's worth of Daily Mail editorials in 20 minutes" - TheLoonyFromCatford
Friday, July 27, 2012
Who Will Light The Olympic Flame ?
Any suggestions ?
25-1 has me worried - I can just see them choosing Jamie Oliver.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, Doreen Lawrence has already had her turn with the flame, no doubt, as recognition for her services to race hustling and civil strife.
Mind you, who'd bet against Cast Iron Dave shoehorning himself into the picture?
what price Lord Lucan?
ReplyDeleteGary Glitter?
ReplyDeleteHow could you forget Shami Chakrabarti? Fortunately she just got to carry the flag
ReplyDeleteIn the end, it was seven young athletes. Thus cementing the idea that youth is all and children come first.
ReplyDeleteA suitable image for modern Britain, I think..
Best part of the whole shebang? When the Red Arrows roared directly over my house! :)
Where was Karen Downes?
ReplyDeleteCharlene Downes ??
ReplyDeleteOh, you mean Charlene's mum.
ReplyDeleteDon't be silly. She's a symbol of something that officially doesn't exist.
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ReplyDeleteOnly 500-1 on la Bindel? With the Jewish-sounding name on top of the sexuality thing?
ReplyDelete"In the end, it was seven young athletes. Thus cementing the idea that youth is all and children come first."
ReplyDeleteThe Olympics does necessarily revolve around people rather younger than you or I, JuliaM.
We'll just have to wait patiently for the Gerontolympics and the 50-meter toilet dash.
"mother of victim of racist murder (minority) 30-1"
ReplyDeleteClose, she was carrying the Olympic flag