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12th February 10, 04:40 PM
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Kilts in the Olympic Opening Ceremony
With only a few hours to go I can now say that there will be kilts ( in a sense) in the Opening Ceremony for the 2010 Winter Games. I have had a preview of the event and all I can say is that it will be a good one.
The one thing i do not know about the Opening ceremony is who will light the cauldron - I do hope it is Terry Fox's mother. If it is Betty Fox to light the flame there will not be a dry eye across the country.
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12th February 10, 07:08 PM
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 Originally Posted by BruceBC
The one thing i do not know about the Opening ceremony is who will light the cauldron - I do hope it is Terry Fox's mother. If it is Betty Fox to light the flame there will not be a dry eye across the country.
That would be nice, but I'm betting on the Great One!
"Touch not the cat bot a glove."
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12th February 10, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Macman
That would be nice, but I'm betting on the Great One!
Looks like Macman was partially right! I'm not sure, though, if Gretsky got to actually light the cauldron, due to a possible malfunction of the stage setup.
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12th February 10, 10:40 PM
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He lit the outdoor cauldron, which is supposed to be visible to the whole city.
--dbh
When given a choice, most people will choose.
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13th February 10, 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by piperdbh
He lit the outdoor cauldron, which is supposed to be visible to the whole city.
If I'm not mistaken, the outdoor cauldron is the "official" one, as it is required by the Olympic rules for the flame to be seen throughout the city; ergo, the Great One did light the official caudron himself.
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13th February 10, 08:28 AM
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Lots of tartan...regardless of the "kilt-like garments"...has to be a good thing.
I was hoping that the Simon Fraser pipe band would be included, but the ceremony was still pretty amazing. Maybe they'll show up in the closing ceremony. (fingers crossed)
Kilted Teacher and Wilderness Ranger and proud member of Clan Donald, USA
Happy patron of Jack of the Wood Celtic Pub and Highland Brewery in beautiful, walkable, and very kilt-friendly Asheville, NC.
New home of Sierra Nevada AND New Belgium breweries!
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12th February 10, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Galician
Looks like Macman was partially right! I'm not sure, though, if Gretsky got to actually light the cauldron, due to a possible malfunction of the stage setup.
That's Gretzky with a zed  We just call him "the Great One" in Canada.
It was Canadian Gold metal winner (and Scottish born) Catrina LeMay Doan whose arch did not work. She handled it well.
Last edited by Colin; 12th February 10 at 11:36 PM.
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13th February 10, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Colin
That's Gretzky with a zed We just call him "the Great One" in Canada.
Zed, what's a zed? 
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14th February 10, 12:02 PM
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I have seen Gretzky spelled with an ess instead of a zed. As I understand, zed is the British pronunciation of the letter "z".
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12th February 10, 09:00 PM
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I saw some tartan wrapped around some guys, but I'm not sure I'd have called them kilts. Maybe I missed them.
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