2024 Summer Olympics
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Glad I wasn't the only one. The Guardian newspaper described it as something like, "not just the worst Olympic opening ceremony, but possibly the worst public event of all time".
Bizarrely, some news outlets were heaping praise on it. That in itself is weird. It was so bad I might even watch it again.
Bizarrely, some news outlets were heaping praise on it. That in itself is weird. It was so bad I might even watch it again.
The idea of doing it on the river was a good one the execution not so much.
That being said I love the Olympics and just getting into really random sports and athletes as well as backing the Team GB athletes.
That being said I love the Olympics and just getting into really random sports and athletes as well as backing the Team GB athletes.
Bucksnort101
2nd Lieutenant
I only saw a few minutes when they have the Metal Band thrashing one platforms out of the windows of whatever building it was and all the other windows were filled headless mannequins. That was enough for me. I also am sick of cutting away to all the celebrities in the audience at events, who cares.
Snoop Dogg was hilarious last night as he did a mock commentary on the Badminton tournament...
The 2012 London Olympics opening ceremonies where the Queen parachuted into the the stadium and Eric Idle sang "Always look on the Bright side of Life" was far more entertaining IMO.
Snoop Dogg was hilarious last night as he did a mock commentary on the Badminton tournament...
The 2012 London Olympics opening ceremonies where the Queen parachuted into the the stadium and Eric Idle sang "Always look on the Bright side of Life" was far more entertaining IMO.
When it comes to tolerance, please advise how you know posts here are by "English people"? For myself, I used to watch opening ceremonies but at that time there were only 3 channels in UK. They have got longer and more ridiculous at every games, I dont have the time or the inclination to sit through hours of symbolic nonsense, just get on with the sport, and "sport" isnt pictures of Tom Cruise and Ed Sheeran watching gymnastics, BTW.
Closing ceremony equal weird though very French. Onwards to the Paralympics and LA28…
Who the f... are you to tell me to be more tolerant, more diverse (what T.F.) or more not of myself. Be what you wanna be - I don't care! I am what I am and I hate the opening and the closing of this Olympics. Suit yourself but don't tell me what to be!
And for the protocol: I'm a Canadian!
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Consider that a back bacon, eh.
fubar57
General
Didn't watch; not into sports that require judging to determine a winner
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
No better way to remove the fun.
If you remove the national flags and medals table you are left in most cases with people doing strange things, usually on or with very expensive pieces of equipment or even more expensive horses. The UK won 65 medals I believe, most of them sat down and a lot of them facing backwards, thats "sport" folks. Personally I cant wait to see if "we" repeat gold in USA in the 3 meter mens synchronised diving, which had the whole world green with envy. Go on, admit it, you really were.
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Judging? No judging required in athletics: just the clock or the measuring tape. Fastest, highest, longest. Cycling too. And shooting and archery. Then football, golf, tennis. In fact there aren't many that need a judge. You missed an awful lot.
But the opening and closing ceremonies were garbage. Despite being in her 80's, my mother used a swear to describe the closing ceremony.
And the pompous idiots will tell you that if you thought it was garbage, you didn't 'get' it. Now that is arrogant gaslighting at its best.
Thankfully, the games in between were (for me at least), a triumph.
You think that cycling football golf and tennis dont need a judge> Even athletics has judges, a UK athlete was reinstated after being tripped in a heat for example. A Dutch cyclist was excluded after head butting a UK competitor mid race.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I have an idea that will make golf fun.
Skip the golf clubs and switch to mortars.
Skip the golf clubs and switch to mortars.
GreenKnight121
Senior Airman
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- Mar 16, 2014
Mines in the sand traps and razor wire in the rough?
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I like the cut of tour jib, mister!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Soccer has the ultimate judge - a single ref. The penalty kick awarded to Spain in extra time in the bronze medal women's game was a joke.
Snautzer01
Honourably banned
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No let the public vote what landmine or claymore goes off.
Punters can set money on one mine like in roulette. If it blows up the golfball thats when you get paid.
I name it the "Wheel of Explosion" 'Rien ne va plus de explosive.
Next season i will add a sniper with a paintball gun. I will name it; 3rd Golf war. Road to Bagdad.
See.... its so easy to get golf interesting.
