London 2012 - Cock Up #1

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**Flashman**

Now I think a bit of confusion over flags at the Olympics is understandable. God knows there are enough of them and many bear a striking similarity to each other. However, there are two countries you would have thought warranted a bit of special care when ensuring the right flag is displayed at any given event.

This graphic appeared at this evening's clash between the ladies football teams of Colombia and the Democratic Republic of North Korea. Spot the mistake...

Spoiler:

A fantastic cock up to start the ball rolling

I wonder if it will be bettered in the next two weeks.

**Jihadin**

Yep...they're going to be executed on return to North Korea....possible defectors

**MeanGreenStompa**

You think that mistake was a mistake... one in the eye for lil Kim Jong the day after his wedding...

**Manchu**

Someone call Prince Phillip immediately. We need commentary.

**Squigsquasher**

Ah, North Korea. Where sanity is permanently out to lunch.

The Japanese are probably splitting their sides laughing.

**Kilkrazy**

That made me laugh so much.

It would never happen in North Korea.

You would never hear about it happening, anyway.

**SilverMK2**

Did they let Boris in to the stadium?

**Kilkrazy**

Boris is English. He is not allowed into Hampden Park as it is a Scottish stadium.

**mattyrm**

Surely it wasnt an accident? It seems kinda obvious to me. gak, imagine how offended the Irish would be if they got a British flag?

And the staunch Irishmen are positively polite compared to the North Koreans.

Maybe Laura Ling was the journalist that made the video!

**Pacific**

Just another example of someone incompetent having a job that they shouldn't have ..

Not quite as bad as a motorbike race I saw in the US where they played 'Waltzing Matilda' for the Australian winner, but not too far off..

Saw this today, some drinking games for the opening ceremony..

Although I think if you are drinking anything stronger than beer, you will be finished within 10 minutes..

**reds8n**

You would have thought that Glasgow of all the cities in the UK might be vaguely aware about how things like flags and the like can be delicate issues.

I'm sure the athletes found it seoul destroying.

**mattyrm**

reds8n wrote:

I'm sure the athletes found it seoul destroying.

Brilliant!

**Kilkrazy**

That game looks quite good fun.

**kronk**

I shall be playing the drinking game.

**marv335**

reds8n wrote: You would have thought that Glasgow of all the cities in the UK might be vaguely aware about how things like flags and the like can be delicate issues.

It's nothing to do with Glasgow, the VT package came from London.

**Tibbsy**

reds8n wrote:
I'm sure the athletes found it seoul destroying.

Exalted

That's awesome....

**Jihadin**

Um...who's in on the drinking game..

**kronk**

Buying beer tonight. Look out, liver. I'm gonna feth you up!

**Jihadin**

Going for multiple golds eh Kronk

**azazel the cat**

I thought cock-up #1 already happened, when the organizers requested to have Keith Moon to perform with The Who for an event.

And that drinking game looks... lethal.

**Grimtuff**

Jihadin wrote:Yep...they're going to be executed on return to North Korea....possible defectors

If you're referring to something akin to the urban legend from the 2010 world cup then you know that totally won't happen.

**kronk**

Jihadin wrote:Going for multiple golds eh Kronk

Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess!

**Jihadin**

you're referring to something akin to the urban legend from the 2010 world cup then you know that totally won't happen.

It was sarcasm.

**DIDM**

does anyone know if there have been any computer generated images to gak up this time like last time

**d-usa**

Once the opening ceremony drinking game is over, you can switch to this version:

**Jihadin**

We never make it to "take a shot"

**reds8n**

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/north-korea-laughs-off-wrong-flag-gaffe-2012072736047

NORTH Korea has laughed off the mix-up which saw the South Korean flag accompany their women’s football team’s arrival at Glasgow’s Hampden Stadium.

Following the error, the North Korean coach stormed up to the stadium’s manager pretending to be furious. Met with a fumbling apology, he then started cracking up.

The game was subsequently delayed by an hour because everyone was laughing so hard.

An unnamed player said: “We came out onto the pitch, right, and someone says , are we playing South Korea then?! It was only then that I looked up and saw the wrong flag!

“It’s funny because we don’t even really like South Korea.”

North Korea’s economy is believed to be largely comedy-based, although the state is highly secretive because it does not want its jokes stolen by foreigners.

Its fun-loving cherubic dictator Kim Jong-un reportedly doubled up with laughter when told of the Olympic error.

Internationalist Tom Logan said: “Until now, Kim Jong-un’s sense of humour has remained somewhat mysterious. His father was a staunch comedy traditionalist who favoured Bernard Manning and Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown. But Jong-Un is really into that whole Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm thing of finding hilarity in very awkward situations.

“His people have adjusted their comedy sense accordingly.”

Logan added: “If there’s one lesson to be drawn from history, it’s that people really like to laugh about their nation’s flag. The annals of the past are stuffed with flag-based hyuks.”

**youbedead**

azazel the cat wrote:I thought cock-up #1 already happened, when the organizers requested to have Keith Moon to perform with The Who for an event.

And that drinking game looks... lethal.

Oh, god... please tell me you're joking

**Avatar 720**

Cock-up #1 happened when we bid for the Olympics.

**Kilkrazy**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEDFMKjhLRw