[Other Sport] Paris 2024 Olympics & Paralympics ***Official Match Thread***

[TomandJerry]

So the cat walk has turned into a break dancing arena?

 

[portslade seagull]

The Supercupini Boys Final on BBC iPlayer at 8pm, I’m going to watch that. (BHA v County Armagh). Anything is better than the opening ceremony

Given up and now joined you in watching this

 

[TomandJerry]

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

We had this in 2012 . I think this was one of the greatest live spectacle I have ever seen it was simply magnificent

 

[Sirnormangall]

So we keep going from the barges back to the cat walk back to the barges

Ah - so there is in fact a theme.

 

[DavidRyder]

Tuned in and saw a rapper lip syncing. That was enough for me

 

[cheshunt seagull]

The Seine is beautiful but it's being asked to do way too much heavy lifting to make this watchable.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

What the f*** is going on? Why is there a fat woman standing in front of what looks like a model train, with catwalk models walking past?

I'm not watching, but based on the snippets of description I don't know what people are complaining about.

This sounds AMAZING.

 

[TomandJerry]

Apparently there is security back up under the water in case a boat sinks!

 

[Hometownglory]

Absolutely superb, the point I am trying to make is that I suspect the French will think this is magnificent as their culture is very different

I'd be surprised, the format is terrible.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Boris is on the catwalk now

 

[Weststander]

Absolutely superb, the point I am trying to make is that I suspect the French will think this is magnificent as their culture is very different

The French are a very divided nation, half will be think it was un spectacle de merde.

 

[A1X]

 

[Dave the OAP]

Aha. Le frenchies.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

f*** me, this is shite.

Now, try this. Name me 5 really good French bands of the last decade. I can think of only one (that I like). Little Nemo.

Edit, 2. Asylum Party.

Edit 3. Øfdream. What was I thinking? Total legend. RIP Theo.

What a mess of a country.

ps Norma Loy, Kas Product, Alcest. All good. Getting up to Leeds level now!

 

[A1X]

Absolutely massive “here’s what you could have won” vibes from Tahiti

 

[TomandJerry]

Big boat to be fair

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

To the UK certainly however what other nationalities made of Mr Bean and Commander Bond parachuting into a stadium with the Queen could be very debatable

While I agree with the general point that other countries views of London 2012 may vary from ours (I once read a snippet of a Chinese article which described the games in general as one of the worst of all time), I'm not sure those are the best examples. Mr Bean, Bond and the Queen are up there as the most internationally well known and popular cultural exports/symbols to have come from Britain. I expect all the NHS and Industrial Revolution stuff probably raised more eyebrows abroad.

 

[Dave the OAP]

f*** me, this is shite.

Now, try this. Name me 5 really good French bands of the last decade. I can think of only one (that I like). Little Nemo.

What a mess of a country.

Venessa paradis. Joe le taxi

 

[cheshunt seagull]

f*** me, this is shite.

Now, try this. Name me 5 really good French bands of the last decade. I can think of only one (that I like). Little Nemo.

What a mess of a country.

La Femme are pretty good. Saw them at Somerset House last year