Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

[dan_pdx]

And there is no doubt that fencing is the hardest sport to follow. There is no way to tell who touched who without the announcer telling us.

"No way to tell who touched who" sounds a little #metoo. I had the same experience with judo, I would have no idea who won a point, or think someone definitely won a point when they hadn't. When they deign to give you a slow-mo replay, it helps a lot. Those athletes are doing amazing things when they finally get through their opponent's guard.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

My gods I'm stuck in a home right now with some fox news addicts and the outrage they're pushing about the opening ceremony is completely INSANE. It's been going on for hours.

[The AD]

My gods I'm stuck in a home right now with some fox news addicts and the outrage they're pushing about the opening ceremony is completely INSANE. It's been going on for hours.

Personally I would have been a bit disappointed if the French didn't let their freak flags fly a bit during the opening ceremony. France has a rich tradition of pushing the envelope artistically. Anyone outraged needs to take the stick out of their ass.

[skaredshtles]

My gods I'm stuck in a home right now with some fox news addicts and the outrage they're pushing about the opening ceremony is completely INSANE. It's been going on for hours.

Who, exactly, are the snowflakes again?

[dan_pdx]

Who, exactly, are the snowflakes again?

My thoughts exactly. A kind of weird production that happened 4 days ago, who cares? There's sports to watch! Go Brandon! (McNulty, of course)

But we have to remember, these are people who get all spun up about the idea that prominent Democrats are sacrificing infants in the basement of a pizza parlor that doesn't have a basement.

[Core Shot]

The opening was a bit much. Even for the French.

Men’s group gymnastics was awesome. Rainy day entertainment for me
Nice bronze.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

I'm sure everyone here is surprised that CS was offended by the opening ceremony

[Boissal]

The opening was a bit much. Even for the French.

As one of the resident French members of this board, let me be the first to say this: FUCK YOUR FEELINGS SNOWFLAKE.

Old Smurf Dionisius aside, Marie Antoinette's head introducing Gojira for 3 minutes of metal with flamethrowers and fountains of blood ranks pretty high on the list of things I didn't think I'd see at the Olympics but very much approve of.

[mcski]

Ya, that’s a long way from Up with People, but I thought it was bizarrely cool.

And eff the idiots that thought it was too much. Especially the ones crying about the not actually last supper.

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[riser4]

As one of the resident French members of this board, let me be the first to say this: FUCK YOUR FEELINGS SNOWFLAKE.

Old Smurf Dionisius aside, Marie Antoinette's head introducing Gojira for 3 minutes of metal with flamethrowers and fountains of blood ranks pretty high on the list of things I didn't think I'd see at the Olympics but very much approve of.

Shit. I missed that. I approve. Linky?

[bennymac]

Core Shot and the other forever outraged Fox viewers should try to think about how many bacchanals were held in the 1000 years between when the Olympics began and when Christianity started.

[Boissal]

Shit. I missed that. I approve. Linky?

Around 1:20 there's a moment with the torch bearer looking down on the stage, right before the opera singer floats in, really trippy.
Btw, the song could have become the French national anthem, it was THE anthem of the French revolution. The building they're playing in was the courthouse and prison where a bunch of the royalty was held and judged before their final trip to the guillotine.

[MultiVerse]

Core Shot and the other forever outraged Fox viewers should try to think about how many bacchanals were held in the 1000 years between when the Olympics began and when Christianity started.

Yeah, it's confusing why people are upset about Bacchus at a Bacchanalia. The Jan Van Bijlert painting "Le Festin des Dieux" the depiction was based on dates to the 1600s and portrays Greco-Roman mythology. Getting upset about the French blaspheming Olympic gods during the Olympic Games is odd

[Boissal]

What's confusing is why people are upset about Bacchus at a Bacchanalia? The Jan Van Bijlert painting "Le Festin des Dieux" it was based dates to 1600s and depicts Greco-Roman mythology. Are folks upset about the French blaspheming Olympic gods during the Olympic Games?

The uncultured swine that make up the American Christian right apparently believe this was meant to humiliate them. Wait til these fucks figure out how much of their religion is basically repurposed Greek and Roman myths...

[skaredshtles]

<snip> Wait til these fucks figure out how much of their religion is basically repurposed Greek and Roman myths...

Fortunately for them, they'll never be curious enough to learn this.

[The AD]

As usual these people are spending all their time being outraged by something that has absolutely no bearing on their lives.

[skaredshtles]

As usual these people are spending all their time being outraged by something that has absolutely no bearing on their lives.

This.

With all the *real* problems we face as a nation and as a world, this is what some people want to talk about/focus on?

FFS.

[Core Shot]

Around 1:20 there's a moment with the torch bearer looking down on the stage, right before the opera singer floats in, really trippy.
Btw, the song could have become the French national anthem, it was THE anthem of the French revolution. The building they're playing in was the courthouse and prison where a bunch of the royalty was held and judged before their final trip to the guillotine.

The rock and roll was cool. The revolution and fireworks and headless Marie was cool.

I just didn’t like Smurf dick. There’s something wrong with that. Maybe I’m a closet homo insecure in my own sexuality. On the other hand young kids do watch. Oh well. C’est la vie

Vive la France

[J. Barron DeJong]

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[Boissal]

On the other hand young kids do watch

Protect the children am I right? You're turning into a complete caricature bud... Victimhood doesn't suit you.

[mud]

Yeah, it's confusing why people are upset about Bacchus at a Bacchanalia. The Jan Van Bijlert painting "Le Festin des Dieux" the depiction was based on dates to the 1600s and portrays Greco-Roman mythology. Getting upset about the French blaspheming Olympic gods during the Olympic Games is odd

Kinda disappointed now we didn’t see a Centaur on the catwalk.

[mcski]

Still think they should have gone on strike and chain smoked for 20minutes

[mcski]

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[dan_pdx]

I made things more complicated than I needed to, I just assumed that NBC would suck balls, so I got a VPN to watch CBC content. The CBC is doing a great job, but I could have just gotten peacock, either via the instacart hack or by ponying up. Oh well, I'll remember for Cortina.

[fomofo]

I guess I never thought about it before, but apparently the surface must be chosen by the host country, and of course the French chose clay. Good news for Rafa.

Nadal clawed his way back from 0-4 in the second set. This was definitely the point of the match!



Sadly, as the old saying goes, it ain't a break until you hold.