Paris Olympics

[sadoldgit]

Worrying. This games looks ripe for terrorist activity. Not a great start.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/26/eurostar-diverts-paris-olympic-trains-after-attacks/

Edited 26 July, 2024 by sadoldgit

[Lord Duckhunter]

2 hours ago, sadoldgit said:

Worrying. This games looks ripe for terrorist activity. Not a great start.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/26/eurostar-diverts-paris-olympic-trains-after-attacks/

What group do you have in mind?

French, Irish,  or maybe those militant Sikhs? Where do you think the main threat will come from? 

[AlexLaw76]

4 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

What group do you have in mind?

French, Irish,  or maybe those militant Sikhs? Where do you think the main threat will come from? 

Far Right Tories!

[Fan The Flames]

It must have been done by black people because the media haven't said who just yet, obviously too scared to say anything.

[sadoldgit]

1 hour ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

What group do you have in mind?

French, Irish,  or maybe those militant Sikhs? Where do you think the main threat will come from? 

I’m guessing that you are down at The Farage Arms and have had one pint of Bishop’s Scrotum too many?

[whelk]

Opening ceremony not a patch on our magnificent show in 2012……so far

[Challenger]

Jesus, what the fuck is going on .

[whelk]

We have better weather than them. Actually enjoying it apart from the boring boats

Edited 26 July, 2024 by whelk

[RedArmy]

This is dreadful. 
 

You would think with more space and less faffing about with having to move scenery etc around inside a stadium that this would be spectacular but it’s as dull as you’d expect the French to be. 

[AlexLaw76]

Awful spectacle

[whelk]

You miserable bastards. It’s livened up

[Badger]

Gold medal for fucking rubbish opening ceremonies 

[AlexLaw76]

It’s like a wacky corporate booze cruise 

[Badger]

Current theme shouldn’t be with the soundtrack of classical opera but the traditional terrace song of “ is this a library ?” 

[whelk]

I love the French chic. Those women with long spikes up their arses were impressive 

[Turkish]

4 minutes ago, whelk said:

I love the French chic. Those women with long spikes up their arses were impressive 

I love French chicks 

[Badger]

7 minutes ago, whelk said:

I love the French chic. Those women with long spikes up their arses were impressive 

How do you know they were “women” ?

or by whose definition are they “women”? 

[badgerx16]

"In the words of those set to race on them, the roads of the Paris Olympics time trial course are "bumpy", "bad", and, more bluntly, "pretty shit". "

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/just-how-bad-are-the-roads-for-the-paris-olympics-time-trial

[The Kraken]

This is pitifully shit.

[Challenger]

Just waiting for the GB team to be given a sewage barge for their entry. Wouldn't put it past the French.

[whelk]

9 minutes ago, Turkish said:

I love French chicks 

I had French girlfriend for a short time back in the day. I was mesmerised by her hairy armpits.

[whelk]

7 minutes ago, Badger said:

How do you know they were “women” ?

or by whose definition are they “women”? 

Well they had tits 

[whelk]

The rain is piss funny

[The Kraken]

Poor piano dude stuck out there getting drenched just wearing his chiffon shirt, someone stand there with an umbrella for him ffs.

[Badger]

4 minutes ago, whelk said:

Well they had tits 

Well that’s a good start I suppose.

But then again many people speculated that Fatima Whitbread had bollocks. 
 

You can’t be too careful at these Olympic events. 

[whelk]

Was that Richard Branson dancing to Freed from Desire?

[The Kraken]

This has been dreadful but to be fair the Venga Boat has rescued it somewhat.

[hypochondriac]

This is definitely the worst opening ceremony I've ever seen. In what way do these freaks represent Paris? 

[Colinjb]

As I understand it, the best bit was the band Gojira playing earlier. Of course, missed that. Just joined in to see a load of prats on boats getting f**king soaked. 

Actually enjoying the trying to do their thing while drowning. 

Edited 26 July, 2024 by Colinjb

[whelk]

3 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

This is definitely the worst opening ceremony I've ever seen. In what way do these freaks represent Paris? 

I have quite enjoyed. Just said to the missus I wonder what the JD Vance type Republicans make of it all

Edited 26 July, 2024 by whelk

[Fan The Flames]

All opening ceremonies are shit, aren't they?

[whelk]

Just now, Fan The Flames said:

All opening ceremonies are shit, aren't they?

2012 wasn’t 

[Weston Super Saint]

I had mushrooms for dinner, they were supposed to be normal but I'm beginning to wonder...

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

2012 wasn’t 

Or 2008 to be fair...

[Raging Bull]

I’d rather crap in my hands and clap than watch this… 

They’ve managed to grab a yeti, stick it in a dress and make dance like a retarded polar bear. I’m gonna have nightmares because of that tw@t  

Why are there so many geezers in frocks! 

Edited 26 July, 2024 by Raging Bull

[Challenger]

4 minutes ago, Raging Bull said:

They’ve managed to grab a yeti, stick it in a dress and make dance like a retarded polar bear. I’m gonna have nightmares because of that tw@t  

Why are there so many geezers in frocks! 

Like a soggy, maritime gay pride pageant.

[Colinjb]

Incoherent gibberish. 

But what are we meant to expect from the French? 

[hypochondriac]

29 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Or 2008 to be fair...

That was more scary. 

[Colinjb]

They really love themselves, the French. Don't they? 

[hypochondriac]

37 minutes ago, whelk said:

I have quite enjoyed. Just said to the missus I wonder what the JD Vance type Republicans make of it all

TBF the French have always been a bunch of hedonistic degenerates so in that respect the naked blue Paul giamatti type figure represented France quite well. 

[Turkish]

33 minutes ago, Challenger said:

Like a soggy, maritime gay pride pageant.

Don’t bring him into it FFS 

[Colinjb]

In fairness. The Eiffel Tower light show is very cool. 

[Sheaf Saint]

8 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

In fairness. The Eiffel Tower light show is very cool. 

Yep. And the rain actually accentuates that.

[Colinjb]

Back to taking the piss though. Their creation of an arena for their administrative speeches underneath the Eiffel Tower, packed to the rafters with people in the pouring rain where nothing else essentially happened.

Brilliant trolling of their own people.

Edited 26 July, 2024 by Colinjb

[Disco Stu]

I was expecting some Jean-Michel Jarre, Charles Trenet or perhaps something more modern like Daft Punk rather than John Lennon 😆

Edited 26 July, 2024 by Disco Stu

[Patrick Bateman]

Well that was fkn crap. Boring drivel. 

[Sheaf Saint]

12 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

I was expecting some Jean-Michel Jarre, Charles Mer or perhaps something more modern like Daft Punk rather than John Lennon 😆

What? You mean Celine Dion doesn't represent the zeitgeist?

[hypochondriac]

My wife loved Celine so they've got one fan at least. 

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Disco Stu said:

I was expecting some Jean-Michel Jarre, Charles Trenet or perhaps something more modern like Daft Punk rather than John Lennon 😆

And you got drag acts and transvestite apostles  

last time I was this underwhelmed was when sausage turned out to be Joss Stone 

[Patrick Bateman]

Best thing about it was the end, watching Michael Johnson (absolute legend, genuinely, awesome commentator now too) struggle to be nice about it, "I liked the lights"