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   Christopher (littletokyo@shakedown.social)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:40 JST Christopher

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   @quinn Right? Parkour on wet rooftops? WTF!

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:41 JST Quinn Norton

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     This looks very fancy and probably is, but it's worthwhile remember this is probably the safest thing they've done in hours, despite scary music 😂

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:42 JST Quinn Norton

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     Olympic robot horse and rider running across the seine because why not at this point fuck it fuck it all

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:43 JST Quinn Norton

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     ruling class French fucks like Macron are praising the show while looking upset at each other

     OMG this section is called solidarity

     definitely kept that secret from the macronistas.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:44 JST Quinn Norton

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     I've gotten to the part where they sing Imagine with a burning piano on a raft on the Seine. Because of course.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:45 JST Quinn Norton

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     Get a camel through the eye of needle you VC and GOP fucks.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:46 JST Quinn Norton

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     oh we've gotten to the part that's offensive to Christians. Billionaire Christians who have clearly never read the actual bible.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:47 JST Quinn Norton

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     My words can add nothing here.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:49 JST Quinn Norton

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     hot femme with a full beard singing on the bridge now.

     From the bottom of my heart... fuck you, Le Pen.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:50 JST Quinn Norton

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     and they're going under a fancy bridge with lots of leds on it, next to Cite.

     There's a really good ice cream place on the next island over, St Louis, called Berthillon.

     You're welcome.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:51 JST Quinn Norton

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     They gave themselves the biggest boat. Because ofc they did. Oh, France.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:52 JST Quinn Norton

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     And then they cut to surfers in Tahiti

     then the french boat.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:53 JST Quinn Norton

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     USA USA USA

     That's a big boat, and no decorum. <3

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:54 JST Quinn Norton

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     Anyone, so many damp athletes. Zim! Aussies!

     a lot of Aussies.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:55 JST Quinn Norton

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     They really kept this under wraps. That won't happen again. But man, live it up while you can.

     I mean, if any host city can look at this insanity, and say "challenge accepted," it is my home town. If they're let off the leash.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:56 JST Quinn Norton

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     I really didn't expect how impossible is it to stay cynical when you see all these sea sick athletes thrilled out of their minds to be the place they've dreamed of being for most of their lives.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:57 JST Quinn Norton

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     My adorable partner has brought me scotch, lift up the unsung heroes.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:58 JST Quinn Norton

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     My partner is pointing out that the catwalk/drag show is just getting more and more and more drenched as night falls.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:19:59 JST Quinn Norton

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     Just when you think it couldn't get any more chef's kiss

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:00 JST Quinn Norton

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     Solomon Islands in a teensy boat rocking it quite literally

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:01 JST Quinn Norton

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     Anyway we're back to the drag show.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:02 JST Quinn Norton

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     Spare a moment for the Angelino sitting somewhere in California with a bottle of whiskey and a rainbow of pills all around them thinking "how the hell am I supposed to top this?"

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:03 JST Quinn Norton

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     OMG the name of the guy who got away with this is Thomas Jolly. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jolly

     damn, sir, i owe you a drink.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:04 JST Quinn Norton

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     Apparently the guy who got the commission managed to do the dev in secret. fabulous fabulous secret.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:05 JST Quinn Norton

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     So yeah, that's not an accident. this is so many levels of fuck you to high status french power.

     wat even who got away with this

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:06 JST Quinn Norton

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     Academie Francaise is where they put the stick up france's ass about never letting the spelling evolve with society. and why french is fucking impossible to learn.

     Aaaaand pivoted to a drag show.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:08 JST Quinn Norton

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     OMG, there are some deep cuts here. My partner just pointed out that Aya Nakamura, who is a black french pop star that gets criticized for not speaking good enough french or being "real french" was talking out singing her bit from the fucking Academie Francaise

     BWAH

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:09 JST Quinn Norton

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     NAURU

     guess they're still a country.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:10 JST Quinn Norton

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     so... many fountains... in... the rain...

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:11 JST Quinn Norton

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     I do just love the small teams from smaller nations that are just so fucking out of their minds happy to be there, getting rained on.

     Also double dutch jump rope on floating skate parks in driving rain appears to be.. not easy.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:12 JST Quinn Norton

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     there's performers on the river in floating skate parks doing trick skate and bike stunts and some break dancing opera.

     and five guys from lichenstein clearly going on vacay in paris. they look happy.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:13 JST Quinn Norton

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     Also a good time to remind everyone that there's a ton of elite athletes hooking up all over and banging their brains out all through the Olympics.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:14 JST Quinn Norton

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     This whole thing is a gay rainbow coalition of fuck the Le Pen people and therefore my fav Olympics show possible.

     would have been amazingly awkward if they'd won. But they didn't, they fucking lost.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:15 JST Quinn Norton

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     Everyone is still getting drenched. Every drop making Hildago and Macron more nervous about e coli

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:16 JST Quinn Norton

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     More opera but Marseillaise this time... did you know it has a bit about soaking the soil with impure blood? that's probably fine

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:17 JST Quinn Norton

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     minions are not good at Olympic events in the French cinematic universe

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:18 JST Quinn Norton

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     ok, assasin's creed, but with a hot air balloon that went to claymation space and now minions

     like yeah, those minions

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:19 JST Quinn Norton

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     Jamaica is on point, and singing together, and then they go back to the les mis/assasins creed shit

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:20 JST Quinn Norton

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     Hungarian team had boy and girl sections. Yikes. Even Iran didn't have that.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:21 JST Quinn Norton

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     these guys on the boats are so happy, it's wholesome and pure.

     I got nothing ❤️

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:22 JST Quinn Norton

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     Also all of this is happening in drenching rain.

     and all of the national teams are coming in on the river, waving flags.. in drenching rain.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:23 JST Quinn Norton

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     After that the assassin's creed dude wanders around a fancy building in a fencing mask holding the Olympic torch

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:24 JST Quinn Norton

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     The black pop/R&B artist all in gold with a really short skirt is going to make the fash poop themselves in fury ❤️

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:26 JST Quinn Norton

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     and then three colorful bisexuals hooking up in the national library.

     Wholesome shit, if you ask me. But I'm an old weird queer 😂

     Who doesn't love fabulous bisexual threesomes in the library?

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:27 JST Quinn Norton

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     And blood raining down from windows full of Marie Antoinettes holding their own decapitated heads. I'm not saying I can't make this up, but it would take work.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:28 JST Quinn Norton

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     we're watching it a few hours late and i cannot even

     they did les mis

     and a metal band

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 09:20:29 JST Quinn Norton

     The theme for the Paris Olympics opening was totally Assassins Creed

     but make it gay