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Who volunteered for that role lolHaving a reinactment of Marie Antoinette getting beheadded was certainly a choice.
Who volunteered for that role lolHaving a reinactment of Marie Antoinette getting beheadded was certainly a choice.
I am sure there was a line. Apparently the goal of the opening ceremony was to poke fun of French sterotypes. They've done a great job. This broadcast however. WoofWho volunteered for that role lol
The cauldron alone is simply spectacular. LA is never going to be able to top this.Between soccer drones and floating cauldrons, the Olympic air space is starting to get a little crowded.
I wouldn't be so sure. It's not like folks in Hollywood don't know how to pull off something spectacular.LA is never going to be able to top this.
I have no doubt they will come up with something but the bar has been set high especially after that endingI wouldn't be so sure. It's not like folks in Hollywood don't know how to pull off something spectacular.
Personally, I want them thrown out of the tournament. You’d think that would prevent this from happening again.I am so embarrassed as a Canadian that our women's soccer team was cheating, using a drone to spy on other teams. This is the second time! Disgraceful.
It goes beyond the tournament, the Canadian soccer program, men and women, have reportedly been doing this for years and only just got caught.Personally, I want them thrown out of the tournament. You’d think that would prevent this from happening again.
I'm surprised they didn't especially when it came out this wasn't an isolated incident. I am in full agreement and that goes to any country in any sport. Cheating cannot be tolerated period but especially in the Olympics. It goes against the spirit of the games.Personally, I want them thrown out of the tournament. You’d think that would prevent this from happening again.
And this has been rumored to be going on for quite some time now. Forums. Social media sites, etc.It goes beyond the tournament, the Canadian soccer program, men and women, have reportedly been doing this for years and only just got caught.
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Friday was the day we were worried about and it went well even with the rain.
I laughed when Manning mentioned Spygate quipAnd this has been rumored to be going on for quite some time now. Forums. Social media sites, etc.
It was like an open secret without any proof.
@JoeIsAStudOh my goodness, Does Peacock offer a version of the Olympic ceremonies without all the BS? i had been looking forward to this for a very long time, I seriously considered going to Paris and paying 5-10 grand for a package to watch this. I could not make it 15 minutes into NBC coverage without turning off. Barely showing the parade of nations, instead blabbering on with snoop dogg. and showing team USA for 2 minutes for every time they dare flash away to some other countries boat
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When visiting Paris for the 1924 Olympics, Boston businessman Charles Adams took a fancy to a popular song in France.
A few months later he adopted the song for a new business venture.![]()
@Aussie Bruin
One thing I can't get a definitive answer on is why London and Paris are not in the same time zone. I guess France wanted to be at the same time as Germany and Italy but sunset is very late here.
Maybe it came down to train networks.
It is my understanding that before WW2 France was on GMT, same as the UK. But when the Nazis invaded in 1940 they forced occupied France and eventually the whole country to switch to their German time, which of course is GMT+1 or GMT+2 in summer. Once the Allies won the war France could have switched back to GMT but chose not to. Why this was I don't know, but it is unlikely to have been out of any love for Germany. And they've stuck with GMT+1 ever since.
I've been in France in July and I know exactly what you're talking about - with daylight savings in effect as well, the sun sets very late there in mid-summer. I can well imagine that was a complicating factor for the timing of the opening ceremony. Things looked better once it got dark, but to have waited until the fading of the twilight to start would have meant the whole show went very late indeed. I thought the compromise worked out ok.