Paris 2024 - Day 0 - The Opening Ceremony (Fri 26 July)

[Suedehead]

Are they doing a french version of sway?

Worst and worst

 

[straightorbroken]

At least play Spacer for Sverige.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

CRYING AT THE DISCOTHÈQUE

 

[AGinAg (38)]

Thankfully we're in a far more attractive part of Paris.

 

[Ill Advised]

CELINE TO SAVE THE DAY

 

[Lucille]

I’m sorry they surely just made PALAU up??!

 

[Lucille]

YASSSSSS PALESTINE!!!

 

[Adeva]

Nicky Doll BUSY

 

[ZenGiraffe]

 

[VoR]

Sorry if there's a well known answer to this, but why did they randomly let the U's go ahead of the P's? I was so confused.

 

[AGinAg (38)]

Surprised Israel aren't occupying this boat.

 

[Lucille]

Not another Guinea.

 

[Tetris-Rock]

Nicky Doll BUSY

She was THERE, no?

 

[ManicKangaroo]

They're appearing in alphabetical order based in their french name

 

[supermassive]

Thank god they didn’t cut back to Nicky Doll during Palestine.

 

[Lucille]

Finally they found a high point of French culture (Modjo-Lady)

 

[Sheena]

Sorry if there's a well known answer to this, but why did they randomly let the U's go ahead of the P's? I was so confused.

It’s always done in French alphabetical order .

 

[Madison]

Is the child rapist on the Dutch boat?

 

[AGinAg (38)]

Lovely boat.

 

[PercyPig]

I get they couldn’t rehearse the boat bit but did they just think the same for all the bits on land too?

 

[Madison]

It’s always done in French alphabetical order .

It’s the language of the host nation.

(Although China was an especially wacky one. They don’t have alphabetical order so it was order of the number of strokes in the characters:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_Parade_of_Nations

)

 

[Tetris-Rock]

YASSSSSS PALESTINE!!!

I actually got a bit emotional - didn’t realise they were represented.

A firm reminder that we can acknowledge the existence of Palestine and its people without the world imploding. Take note, EBU.

 

[Lucille]

Love how France is probably one of the top 5 most Influential cultures in the world but if you watched this you’d have NO IDEA!

 

[AGinAg (38)]

Thank God they remembered French disco.

 

[straightorbroken]

Love, Don't Let Me Go. What a banger.

 

[Suedehead]

Love how France is probably one of the top 5 most Influential cultures in the world but if you watched this you’d have NO IDEA!

is it though?

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Nicki Doll just got brutalised by that camera angle

 

[Tetris-Rock]

They should have done this all in the evening - everything looks marginally less shit now the sun is down.

 

[Lucille]

is it though?

Well it’s been all downhill since BARTHES!

 

[Suedehead]

omg is this fashion “show” still going

 

[Lucille]

They should have done this all in the evening - everything looks marginally less shit now the sun is down.

Me checking out the fags in the smoking area.

 

[straightorbroken]

What song is on for Saint Lucia?

 

[Tetris-Rock]

Nicki Doll just got brutalised by that camera angle

Is LA GRANDE DAME there?

 

[supermassive]

Cant wait for people to lose their SHIT over the queers fashion show and THE AGENDA

 

[VoR]

Screaming at that drenched older model who had clearly HAD IT!

 

[Tetris-Rock]

What song is on for Saint Lucia?

I am also intrigued. I imagine a full list will be available somewhere afterwards.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Is LA GRANDE DAME there?

I haven't seen her but given the camera work that's hardly definitive

 

[straightorbroken]

This fashion segment is just missing Ruth Langsford holding a cue card saying she'd love one in cream.

 

[Lucille]

Need a Serbian shot-putter to make me feel sub-human.

 

[Lucille]

I’m gasping for air every time we randomly get a shot of that cursed fashion show STILL going on.