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Post by gardawg on Jul 26, 2024 14:15:05 GMT -5
anyone watching the opening ceremonies ?
OK ... I was impressed. The flaming piano going down the Seine sorta sealed the deal for me.
I also liked the flaming cauldron under the balloon.
It was definitely unique.
Vive Le France !
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Post by Tarpon65 on Jul 26, 2024 14:35:22 GMT -5
Wife and I are watch the men, dressed as women, prance across the stage. I love hearing the Olympic organizers were going to make this the "greenest" Olympics by not having air conditioning, and the food was going to be mostly plant based. The athletes are getting portable air conditioners brought in and countries are flying in chefs to do their cooking. Apparently chicken and eggs are in short supply. Who would have thought?
The Seine river looks a bit choppy.
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Post by madm002 on Jul 26, 2024 14:44:50 GMT -5
All I can think about is that they made the security details life very very complicated by the nature of the parade. They already have had one incident with the trains.....
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 26, 2024 17:08:57 GMT -5
It's a spectacular show.
Congrats to the French for pulling it off.
Celine was incredible.
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Post by bullfrog on Jul 26, 2024 21:47:26 GMT -5
Is it true they did a drag queen last supper reenactment? Someone just texted me asking if I heard about it.
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Post by toldya on Jul 26, 2024 21:57:08 GMT -5
Is it true they did a drag queen last supper reenactment? Someone just texted me asking if I heard about it. Yes they did. |
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Post by cadman on Jul 27, 2024 4:34:22 GMT -5
I did not see it, but Peacock has it on replay, so I will have to watch the opening ceremony today sometime to see what the hubbub is all about.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 27, 2024 6:52:39 GMT -5
It was pretty amazing. Instead one location like a stadium they had it all over the city.
I like the galloping horse on the Seine delivering the flag. That was pretty cool robotics.
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Post by bridgeman213 on Jul 27, 2024 7:47:33 GMT -5
Got through about 15 minutes of it and turned it off. Freak show
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Post by cadman on Jul 27, 2024 7:56:39 GMT -5
I saw parts of it, I liked the boat parade and the horse delivering the flag. Some of it was rather odd but overall it was pretty good. I did fast-forward through sections as it was 3 hours long. I did like that it was all over the city.
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Post by swampdog on Jul 27, 2024 7:57:39 GMT -5
Darn, to think I watched MLB instead…I feel I may have cheated myself out of a true spectacle.😉🇺🇸
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Post by bridgeman213 on Jul 27, 2024 8:14:14 GMT -5
If this is any indication as to where we're heading the human race is doomed. Absolute freak show
insult to a normal person's mentality
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Post by stc1993 on Jul 27, 2024 8:30:50 GMT -5
If this is any indication as to where we're heading the human race is doomed. Absolute freak show insult to a normal person's mentality Funny they did all that but the Olympics didn't allow former men to compete with women. Maybe it was just swimming. |
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Post by cadman on Jul 27, 2024 8:44:42 GMT -5
If this is any indication as to where we're heading the human race is doomed. Absolute freak show insult to a normal person's mentality Maybe you're not normal. i can't see why any normal person would get so upset over some parts of an opening ceremony. It is just some entertainment before the games begin. |
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Post by toldya on Jul 27, 2024 8:48:23 GMT -5
If this is any indication as to where we're heading the human race is doomed. Absolute freak show insult to a normal person's mentality Maybe you're not normal. i can't see why any normal person would get so upset over some parts of an opening ceremony. It is just some entertainment before the games begin. You can't see why someone would get upset over a group of drag queens depicting The Last Supper ? What if they were makin fun of a different religion ? |
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