A thread for the Olympics. 🏃‍♂️

DH keeps shaking his head and muttering "decline and fall".....

fancythat

This household wonders whether multiple athletes will catch colds!

Or a bladder infection à la Prince Philippe.

It's like a poorer version of the Eurovision Song Contest. I can't begin to think what conservative countries make of it. Doing the West no favours.

merlotgran

Maybe there’ll be some nice fireworks at the end. 🤞

The best is yet to come!

Oh dear! We watched for about 45 minutes. It’s so awful!
What a shame , we were so looking forward to the ceremony.

Yes, my thought too!

Burning piano is bizarre

I was hoping no one has caught a chill fancythat, drop of Vick on the chest tonight.

We've just turned back

DH: "Oh, that piano still works! They've set fire to it now, well that'll dry it out!".

Why have they set fire to the piano?

This household wonders whether multiple athletes will catch colds!

Maybe there’ll be some nice fireworks at the end. 🤞

My French friend in France has just messaged me, I hope you are enjoying le spectacle. Well that's one word for it!

Calendargirl

And Mrs Macron looked bored and mardy.

mardy
That's an excellent Midlands word!!

It’s all gone a bit Eurovision. I’m enjoying these comments better than the tv! 😁

Enter Dionysius.
Apparently.

And Mrs Macron looked bored and mardy.

It’s dire even when you dip in and out I wonder what all the people along the Seine are doing now it’s dark and there’s nothing to see where they are. It’s just not inclusive at all.

Reminds me of the Diamond Jubilee River Cruise.

I was worried the opera singer up on the roof would get hit by lightning but they seem to have brought her down safely …

“The Final Countdown”.
I hope so.

Callistemon213

Where's the chap/chapess running over the rooftops? Has he/she fallen off with the Olympic torch?

🤣

Oh god it’s so bad it’s all funny!

Sorry France, truly - but this ceremony is awful. What happened to a stadium where everyone who has bought a ticket can see the whole ceremony.

Also it's raining, remember what happened to Rishi Sunak …

So far, we Brits did it far far better

An interesting idea, going down the Seine so I’m sorry to say I’m also a tad bored! The best bit so far has been the guy leaping across the rooftops. I wondered what would happen if he slipped and fell carrying that torch.
Surely there must be a stadium at the finish so the flame can be lit?

Where's the chap/chapess running over the rooftops? Has he/she fallen off with the Olympic torch?

Urmstongran

Please end. Please end.
Pauvre France.

😂😂😂