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Timing[edit]

For how much longer does this go because it is 1.47am here and I need to be up for work at 6.45 and I'd like a couple hours sleep --Hayden4258 (talk) 13:47, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dont people in your country have a tv guide or something? Or a VCR? 84.48.94.128 (talk) 13:52, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yea but I'm in bed and it's all the way down in the lounge. Hence my predicament. --Hayden4258 (talk) 13:56, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hahaha, this made me laugh. I think it's finished now, but don't take my word for it. Brenton.eccles (talk) 13:59, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, dont wake mummy up, cause the show is over.At least the tv and internet feed. 84.48.94.128 (talk) 14:01, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Closing Ceremonies flagbearers[edit]

The Closing Ceremonies flagbearers should be listed here or mentioned here and listed somewhere. 70.55.85.122 (talk) 15:15, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You do have a good point. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 03:52, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Song: "Hard to Say Goodbye"[edit]

http://tvbnewsworld.blogspot.com/2008/08/beijing-olympic-closing-ceremony-press.html - the Jackie Chan article, which was featured, says that's the name of a song. --Addict 2006 02:37, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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"Ping pong's coming home" (Boris Johnson)[edit]

I recall watching the coverage of the closing ceremony when Boris Johnson as London Mayor received the Olympic flag, then waved it, declaring "Ping pong's coming home!". With due citations, I wonder if it would be worth mentioning (although I myself don't have published info to hand). As it was so openly said on air and may have been recorded in some newspapers, I wonder what the Chinese official reaction was?Cloptonson (talk) 18:57, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]