# 2024 Summer Olympics Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** olympic-sports-track\ **Created:** [July 10, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019 "2024-07-10T20:21:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/61 "2024-07-26T19:05:41Z")
From the looks of it the Lesotho national hat is a great choice for the conditions. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lantern2/32/3010_2.png) [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/62 "2024-07-26T19:11:36Z")
The idea to spread the ceremony out in the open on the Seine and around Paris was brilliant. It probably wouldn’t work for every city but for example if Rome was to host the Olympics again, they could probably pull it off too. The acts themselves were of uneven quality but I did like the missing characters from the famous Louvre paintings and the tribute to French cinema pioneers. I was confused by the Minions too but apparently the animation on the Despicable Me films was done by a French studio. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/63 "2024-07-26T19:16:51Z")
(And of course the Minions had the missing Mona Lisa… ) ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/64 "2024-07-26T19:24:20Z")
Hey fashion show! ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/65 "2024-07-26T19:30:45Z")
Puerto Rico’s traditional Panama hats also seem to be quite a good weather choice. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/66 "2024-07-26T19:32:48Z")
That one male model had to go down the catwalk en pointe. Ouch! ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/67 "2024-07-26T19:53:58Z")
The cut to Tahiti was pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/68 "2024-07-26T20:00:11Z")
This party has everything! ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/69 "2024-07-26T20:12:16Z")
Is that piano on fire? That piano is on fire! 🔥 🎹 🔥 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/70 "2024-07-26T20:20:36Z")
I was in a zoom meeting with the ceremony running silently on my phone next to me and was distracted by that - I need to watch it again later ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/71 "2024-07-26T20:27:01Z")
Darth Fabulous is arriving! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/72 "2024-07-26T20:31:15Z")
I would be so worried about tripping! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/73 "2024-07-26T20:36:58Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Puerto Rico’s traditional Panama hats also seem to be quite a good weather choice. What does the Panamanian team wear? ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/74 "2024-07-26T20:46:35Z")
I want to ride that Shiney horse down the river. So cool. I think the us rights heads went splody. What with manaja tois, drag queens, gay people all welcome. Very inclusive and in the spirit. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/75 "2024-07-26T21:01:12Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > I think the us rights heads went splody. I THINK you mean The heads of the right-wingers in the USA exploded. Am I correct? ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/76 "2024-07-26T21:06:31Z")
For a moment I thought they were going to light the Eiffel Tower aflame. But they’ve gone back to the Seine. So where’s the Olympic cauldron? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/77 "2024-07-26T21:09:41Z")
That tip of the ile de la cite? I doubt it, but it would be neat. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/78 "2024-07-26T21:12:49Z")
Yeah, busy watching and posting. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/79 "2024-07-26T21:17:38Z")
One of the very best cauldron build-ups I’ve ever seen. Including foreign athletes like Nadal, Lewis, Serena, Nadia. I don’t know about the entire show, but this cauldron build-up is just amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019/80 "2024-07-26T21:18:17Z")
I like this final group continuing together [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019.md?page=5)