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NanKate Thu 04-Aug-16 15:15:05

Welcome to the GN Olympics

Please state which event/s you are competing in

Please ensure you are drug free grin

On your marks, get set, GO.

NanKate Mon 22-Aug-16 07:10:37

THANK YOU TO ALL THE WONDERFUL GN OLYMPIANS.

Hopefully we will all meet up in Tokyo in 4 years time.

Goodbye. flowers wine grin

Jalima Sun 21-Aug-16 22:08:01

Charleygirl lol, really sorry I missed seeing that! Although I am rather allergic to zimmer frames have fallen over MIL's and down the stairs.

I shall be the one handing out the boxes of chocolate covered Brazil nuts (real nuts, not Gransnetters! grin).

Galen Sun 21-Aug-16 21:21:47

Not surprised you're disqualified!
You know the rules state that zimmers must be tethered to the diving platform!
Retreats, shaking head sadly.

Charleygirl Sun 21-Aug-16 20:55:41

I am exhausted, especially taking my zimmer frame on to the diving board. I needed it there, although I am okay on terra firma I am a bit unsteady 10 metres high. I was disqualified because I threw my zimmer frame down and it hit a judge. He will be able to judge if the equivalent of the NHS in Rio is better than ours here.

Galen Sun 21-Aug-16 20:38:48

Thread not three.( proves I was robbed in the 'losing it' medal)

Galen Sun 21-Aug-16 20:37:48

Lovely three.
Thanks all!

NanKate Sun 21-Aug-16 20:01:16

I've just got the silver medal in the GN Boxing for old Biddies Final. I hope you think I was quick on my feet. My left hook was right on target. It's a pity I took a standing count of 20 to get my breath back.

I shall be getting DH to rub arnica into my aching parts tonight. smile

See you shortly for our farewell to our Rio friends before we fly back to Bournemouth and then onwards home to show our families our medals, bruises, parking fines, bail documents, photos of the green pool, photo fit pictures received from the local police force.

DanniRae Sun 21-Aug-16 18:41:07

This thread has been so enjoyable and cheered me up every time I read it. Thanks to all contributors - all winners in my book wine CHEERS!!

Maggiemaybe Sun 21-Aug-16 18:25:17

Wow, fondant fancies, count me in! smile

I will bring along a dozen bucketsful of Pimms. I have persuaded some of the GB boxing team to give me a hand carrying them. I'm mixing it all up now with the non-business end of my brand new broomstick. I've bought 12 bottles of Cachaca to mix in with it - I've heard it's good stuff and I got a great deal from a very nice man I met in a bar. There is a little sign on the labels like the one on GandTea's axle grease, but I think it's just a distillery logo.

fiorentina51 Sun 21-Aug-16 17:46:56

What a wonderful thread! Many thanks for giving me a good laugh just when I needed it. ?????????????

fiorentina51 Sun 21-Aug-16 17:45:07

Will see you all at the closing ceremony fellow athletes. I shall be the one with the 14 bowls of sherry trifle and 30 Tupperware boxes containing assorted fondant fancies.
DH will not be attending as he is now in training for the European Synchronised Snoring Championships.

Jalima Sun 21-Aug-16 17:18:06

Thank you very much

No bender? shock
Ah well, not to worry, I will be back in training tomorrow.

BTW where is our Champion of Champions?
The spelling Gold Medallist, who has excelled herself in the last couple of weeks and done us all proud!

AlieOxon Sun 21-Aug-16 17:14:11

Thank you Jalima I will wear them tonight. No beige cardie, though. I will sport the purple boa I had for a meet in Oxford!

Jalima Sun 21-Aug-16 17:10:52

Exhilarating NanKate

(And very very funny)

Jalima Sun 21-Aug-16 17:08:06

You can have foil covered chocolate ones!

I have a real gold one (found at the bottom of the swimming pool grin

AlieOxon Sun 21-Aug-16 09:58:05

I didn't get a medal. Can the rest of us who didn't, get plasticene ones like at Chelsea?

GandTea Sun 21-Aug-16 08:15:42

I doubt I will make the opening ceremony.

This was a fun thread reflecting what GN should be about.

A lot of nutty GP's with childish imaginations. Love all of you.

Good by and I love every last one of you nutters. grin

G&T ( Pompa )

Maggiemaybe Sun 21-Aug-16 08:01:46

OMG (sorry, all the excitement has made me giddy as an adolescent), huge congrats to the GN triathlon three! Does that count as a triple triple or am I getting confused as well as giddy?

I'll have to give my summing up more thought. My first attempt at "a few words" would have landed me on the GN norty step rather than the podium.

NanKate Sun 21-Aug-16 07:31:52

Last Day of the GN Olympics. We have all, just about, survived and shown great skills in a variety of odd sports.

Please ALL assemble in the stadium for the Closing Ceremony tonight and a final farewell, beige cardigans optional.

If you could sum up the GN Olympics in just a few words what would they be ?

NanKate Sat 20-Aug-16 18:37:11

Don't worry GandTea I have got a job lot of emollient cream for you. Mumsnet are way behind us with medals.

GandTea Sat 20-Aug-16 17:38:18

Did you see that the Mumsnet team got disqualified for filling their trolley with helium balloons, might have got away with it but they let go at the finish and it sailed off into the sunset.

GandTea Sat 20-Aug-16 17:36:04

Nankate, you forgot to mention that I lost my saddle in the pogo stick race, I will say no more, but has anyone got one of those cushions with a hole in the middle.?

NanKate Sat 20-Aug-16 17:19:27

Wow GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE in the Triathlon which consisted of a 5 mile lawn mowing, followed by a 5 mile pogo stick race, finished off with a 10 mile pushing a supermarket trolley up some Rio mountain. grin

Congratulations to

GandTea
Charleygirl
Jalima

Please you three do not go on a bender tonight celebrating

Almost finished our two weeks of fun, games, and medals. Plus a few arrests hmm

LullyDully Sat 20-Aug-16 08:39:57

I am.amazed any of you have any energy left after two weeks, I know I don't have. Off for a nap this afternoon what ever is happening.

whitewave Fri 19-Aug-16 21:29:03

Grandsnet Olympics - poo! - very small beer. After Nick Skeltons gold I'm going for the real one.