The one about the Olympic Games 2024

Not much of a goer then?

Started watching the beginning and found out a bit odd that there dashing central focal point….

Then got invited to a party by a load of Italians. By the comments I’m guessing I lucked out.

Bring on The Romeo Cleaners.

The model horse galloping down the Seine is kind of cool.

Still needs more sharks.

I switched to the international feed without commentary. It was much improved by not knowing wtf is going on.

All feels a little disjointed (shrugs)

Who now doesn’t want an aquatic Robocop horse?

There were symbolic winged cyclist doves at London 2012? I wonder what that must have been like!

This is more like what I expected. A piano on fire for no reason during a, to be fair, lovely version of Imagine, followed by a lost member of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse galloping randomly down the Seine for a bit too long. Much better.
Or maybe its the wine. French, St Emilion, of course.

Been out for early doors and just switched on 20 mins ago…. WTF is this?!

Utter crap…. They should be ashamed!

Please tell me the flame is going to be on top of the Tower. That would be good.

You just know that somewhere near a deserted river in Northern France a couple of dog walkers who spent the last few weeks convinced they saw a ghost horse galloping by are going ahhhhhh so THATS what it was…

“just switched on 20 mins ago”

You got off lightly.

Who now doesn’t want an aquatic Robocop horse?

That’d be awesome down the local canal.

The disco dancing sections reminded me of David Brent in The Office.

How long is this assasins creed looking bint gonna ride this robo-horse for?

It’s like Adam Curtis is directing one of my cheese dreams

Oh wait she found a real one

disco dancing

Ok grandad, time for bed :lol:

It’s like Adam Curtis is directing one of my cheese dreams

Bet those are actually interesting though

There is going to be a furore when video emerges of that horse’s training.

So the flag on the horse on the river was not the one in this bit…..

Looks like they’ve done it in a car park…. Could they not get rid of the road markings FFS.

assasins creed looking bint

Farcical aquatic ceremony

The anthem’s almost as long as the ceremony

What’s happened to the masked figure with the torch?

Admittedly I dropped out of this a couple of hours ago and watched a Jason Statham film which was less nonsensical than this so forgive me if I’ve missed anything.

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What’s happened to the masked figure with the torch?

He’s fighting off a couple of soldiers then jumping off a cathedral into a cart full of hay.

Good gawd alive this is awful. For all of the rich French history in the arts, music and technology, and we get this bollocks. And every single person that is attending is holding up a phone too :-(

He’s fighting off a couple of soldiers then jumping off a cathedral into a cart full of hay.

Be awful if he accidentally set fire to the Notre Dame.

How long will her arm last!!

Nice to see Team GB treating this with the respect it deserves :D

Near, far, wherever you are… ?#OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/xFbbCCk1y1

— Team GB (@TeamGB) July 26, 2024

That’s France’s version of Penny ‘The Sword’ Mordaunt. She’ll have a bicep like a teenage boy who’s found the password to the router settings.

The Olympic flame has to be on the top of the Eiffel Tower, right?

I do love the logo also.

Any reason why Paris is all capitals apart from the i?  PARiS

They could.but the flame on top of Mordor and it still whouldn’t save this shower of

Mrs Binners just said

What did you do at the Olympics? Well I was a high jumper but I ended up holding an umbrella up over a bloke making a speech for 20 minutes until I got cramp and then tweaked a muscle so I couldn’t compete in the end

I’m not sure about the logo – the idea is there, but the execution feels a bit clip art.

And she doesn’t have a beard.

Did the rain extinguish the flame so they’ve had to get another one? He’s got a lot to say.

Jesus, grandad is droning on a bit

I admire the sentiment but I doubt this is actually going to deliver world peace

Mrs Binners just said

What did you do at the Olympics? Well I was a high jumper but I ended up holding an umbrella up over a bloke making a speech for 20 minutes until I got cramp and then tweaked a muscle so I couldn’t compete in the end

I was just wondering whether being the umbrella bearer or the flag bearer is more prestigious?

It will drown any opposition