Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)

[cleavers]

People give speeches at a lectern in the rain and they have a minder holding a brolly over them.

It went on so long, she looked like she wanted to shove the unberella somewhere, her arm will be aching for weeks.

 

[Kinkybyname]

what time do they turn on the illuminations?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It went on so long, she looked like she wanted to shove the unberella somewhere, her arm will be aching for weeks.

The French Penny Mordaunt.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

shes thinking wrap it up big nose

Say big nose one more time and I'll take you to the fucking cleaners!

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Is the torchbearer still looking for the Mona Lisa?

She's just a minion then?

 

[Crooked_rain]

Not a patch on the London 2012 Ceremomy

That's was a belter

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[RiversideBlue]

...except Russia

 

[bluethrunthru]

It went on so long, she looked like she wanted to shove the unberella somewhere, her arm will be aching for weeks.

and Sunak got drenched in the most comical campaign launch which defined a record breaking defeat - the guy she is holding it over is running an Olympic Games she can ask him for a sports massage lol

 

[cleavers]

Not a patch on the London 2012 Ceremomy

It's been one of the worst I've watched, though I've only watched brief bits whilst cooking and eating dinner.

 

[bluethrunthru]

we all know where this ends - "Royaume-Uni - null points" lol

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Fcking hell - have they gone to the phone vote yet?

 

[bluethrunthru]

It's been one of the worst I've watched, though I've only watched brief bits whilst cooking and eating dinner.

Even if you made your finest meal ever if you ate watching this then it will have been reduced to tasteless putty in your mouth - there is nothing on earth that could make this experience any better

 

[MCFC1993]

I've enjoyed sections of it, London 2012's was just another level though.

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

Light the feckin' cauldron, ffs.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

It's been one of the worst I've watched, though I've only watched brief bits whilst cooking and eating dinner.

All they're missing is Diana Ross taking a penalty

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It is Sibierski!

 

[madloaf]

Oddly I have enjoyed this.. thought the horse bit was good.

The horse bit was very cool.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Deserved honour for Rafael Nadal with the flame.

 

[MCFC1993]

Deserved honour for Rafael Nadal with the flame.

That Zidane to Nadal handover will probably be an iconic moment. Best French footballer of all time handing it to the best clay court player of all time.