# Imbecilic Olympic, "controversy."

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbecilic-olympic-controversy/1005031>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Tags:** olympic-sports-track\
**Created:** [July 31, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbecilic-olympic-controversy/1005031 "2024-07-31T00:00:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbecilic-olympic-controversy/1005031/201 "2024-08-02T12:50:11Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> _Knights of the Dinner Table_

Which is mentioned in my above TV Tropes link, under “Comic Strips”. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbecilic-olympic-controversy/1005031/202 "2024-08-02T13:28:10Z")

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> [@SuntanLotion](#):
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> If I remove your butt will you be off-ended?

If you remove a firefly’s butt it’ll be de-lighted.

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**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbecilic-olympic-controversy/1005031/203 "2024-08-02T13:42:13Z")

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I’m now interested in seeing a painting from the same perspective looking at the table, but half the people are on the other side, blocking the view, with half of Jesus’s face visible behind people.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbecilic-olympic-controversy/1005031/204 "2024-08-02T14:42:09Z")

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The Second-to-Last Supper. “No, it’s no good. I cant see you all and we’re losing the light. We’ll have to do this all again tomorrow”

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**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbecilic-olympic-controversy/1005031/205 "2024-08-02T17:05:14Z")

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> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#):
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> If you remove a firefly’s butt it’ll be de-lighted.

It happened to a woman I know. Dis-assed-her.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imbecilic-olympic-controversy/1005031/206 "2024-08-05T07:12:15Z")

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Popeland weighs in:

> **[The Vatican Finally Responds To Olympics “Last Supper” Controversy](https://deadline.com/2024/08/vatican-responds-olympics-last-supper-controversy-1236031141/)**
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> It took a week, but the Vatican has finally expressed its views on the Olympics opening ceremony.

(Spoiler: they didn’t enjoy it.)

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