Yakking for Argyll

During the opening ceremoney, our own Hazel Irvine uttered two cringers:
She described China as ‘the least westernised country’.
Then she went on in a flush of enthusiasm, in praising them for their work in preparing for the 2008 Games, she said ‘They’ve had such a struggle to civilise themselves’.

Hazel’s probably a safe winner but Adrian Chiles, still full of the style of The One Show, managed a series of compressed cliches without taking breath. During the 75 mile Women’s Cycling Road Race he came out with: ‘All the hats are in the ring. The Chips are down. The medals are up for grabs’.

And an over-excited commentator at the canoe slalom said of a top competitor: ‘Nobody has won two successive Olympic Golds for this event. This man has.’

There may be more to follow oer the next two weeks. Keep them coming.