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We're watching the #openingceremony of the #Olympics. It's something I've never done before so I'm curious.
My minimal expectations are: Celine Dion, a giant inflatable croissant, that footballer (check, he's on now), some Édith Piaf (La vie en rose), bunch of happy children, and fireworks shooting out of the Eiffel tower.
We'll see.
Edit: fireworks from a bridge. That's ok. Lot of water spraying. Let's hope there's no poop in there
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Ah. Israel. That's probably one of the reasons they don't show audience at the same time as the teams.
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I was told by @juliette , who was told by someone else, that the phantom of the opera person is actually a character from Assisins Creed, a video game.
Now you know as well.
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It's seriously fun to watch how much fun the sportspeople have. I didn't expect to like all this, but I do.
We also get a good idea of available river boats in Paris.
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"Hong Kong, China"
That comma is doing a lot of heavy lifting.
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The Danes have their own boat. And brought their king. #hygge and shit.
Djibouti is doing the wave. Sorry DK, they're cooler.
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"Oh no, the mono lisa is stolen! What will the French police do now?"
(maybe we shouldn't go there)
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I'm convinced some of the sportspeople from countries like Moldova and Georgia are also regular artists to #eurovision
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Guam has one cool flag. Just saying.
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If you're wondering: Golden dress woman is Aya Nakamura. Cool.
The drumband with toilet brush hats are cool too. In their very own way. They're the republican guard.
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There's this guy that runs everywhere with a flame. Even inside buildings. No wonder the Notre Dame burned down.
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W t f is north korea wearing?!
Edit: oh. Translucent rainjackets. Nevermind, as a Dutch person living in Denmark I had not identified the drizzle as rain.
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Great. A random Louis Vuitton ad. I wonder if they at least sponsored it with a couple of 100 million?
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Wtf chopped up talking head. LET THEM EAT CAKE (well, brioche).
Currently there's a French version of a Ramstein / Celtica combo. Kinda nice. And flames.
I'm still waiting for the giant floating croissant though.
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Wow that's a cool #library.
I wonder if they have anything about the sewer system of #Paris? 😄
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#Bermuda is wearing pink bermuda shorts.
Bhutan is five people in a wooden James Bond speedboat. Very them.
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Wow. #Brazil just brought the entire country.
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Oh #Canada owns that boat. Probably all the members of the curling teams.
And then there's one guy from Central African Republic.
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oMG. Man on a zipline! Is that Boris Johnson on the way to a guillotine?
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Wtf #Belgium sports people are wearing red and golden pyjames.
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All the teams are on boats and wave flags. This is basically #eurovision with more standardized clothing.
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Oh. And now there's Lady Gaga singing in pretty good French while a bunch of dancers move around with pink tribbles. This is kinda enticing.
I hope we get Jacques Brel as well.
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