Worried Brits up and down the land are bracing themselves for life being utterly sh*t once the Olympic Games are over.

"I've been so happy for over a week now," said Vicky Crumpet of Slough. "People have been enjoying themselves, strangers have been smiling at each other and the newspapers are full of people who are worthy of our admiration and celebration. How can we return to normal life after this?"

The UK government has revealed that a counselling hotline will be open from 13 August to cope with the impending misery - or 'the Olympic legacy', as it's officially known.

"For two weeks, British people will have forgotten how divided, angry and miserable they felt before the Games," said a government spokesman. "We're prepared to be swamped by calls when the reality hits."

LOCOG has reminded Britons that the gloom won't last, however - as the Paralympics start on 29 August.

But this hasn't convinced everyone. "Oh great. So we're just going to feel this all over again when that ends on 9 September, are we?" said Dave Bloke of Wigan.

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  • A scene on the volleyball court. Who says sport and media don't mix?

  • David Cameron calls an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss Olympic strategy.

  • MI5's latest recruits are spotted 'incognito' at the equestrian event, and promptly sacked.

  • Tom Daley may have missed out on a medal, but he <em>does</em> have a pair of Danger Mouse pants and thus is, in fact, one of life's winners.

  • Team GB diver Sarah Barrow is mortified by the colour of her teammate's nail varnish.

  • David Cameron: highly uncomfortable when faced with a pretty lady. Although not as uncomfortable as...

  • ...this poor gold medallist.

  • Words fail us. Also: Camilla.

  • Bored during a preliminary football game, David Beckham and Prince William entertain themselves with a 'stretch face-off'.

  • Basketball - our favourite non-contact sport.

  • David Cameron is snapped practising ahead of his next game against Barack Obama.

  • Don't worry, he <em>is</em> a physio.

  • All that hard work going into photo opps, and this will, of course, be the one lasting image we'll all remember from the London 2012 Olympics. Ah well. It's the British way!