Olympic Opening Ceremony

innerSpaceman · 08-08-2008, 10:03 PM

Am i the only one who likes the parade of cuties ....er, parade of nations?

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-08-2008, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

ok, did i just make a big goof assuming it started at 8, or did it kinda start with the thousands-of-drummers thing?

or did i miss a bunch?

It started at 7:30 but it was preshow, pretty much. Actually, it was really good. Well shot, good commentator moments.

swanie · 08-08-2008, 10:29 PM

Lashes,

WHAT were those crazy Aussies wearing?!?

swanie

JWBear · 08-08-2008, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by swanie

Lashes,

WHAT were those crazy Aussies wearing?!?

swanie

Satin... lots and lots of satin.

LashStoat · 08-09-2008, 12:08 AM

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Satin... lots and lots of satin.

Dear JW,

Actually, it was KevLar, named in honour of our latest PrimeMinistdent, Kevin Rudd.

The uniforms were supposed to be a shade of inky-blue, but the day before the Ceremony, a chinese laundry worker, distracted by strains of "I Enjoy being a Girl" from the Flower Drum Song put bleach in the wash. He apparently struggled for hours to drag the tops from the bubbling vat - but by then the colour had run harder than Obama.

We shouldn't complain though - in this political climate, the guys in those black body suits rolling around on the large sheet on paper left an awefully big carbon footprint.

Love and hugs,

The Stoat XXX.

Alex · 08-08-2008, 10:47 PM

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Am i the only one who likes the parade of cuties ....er, parade of nations?

If the world consists of you and me, then yes. Otherwise, I can't speak definitively.

Gemini Cricket · 08-08-2008, 10:54 PM

I thought the opening ceremony was tremendous.
The drummers were so very cool.
The ink dancers, cool, too.
My favorite bit was the wood block section. Such a cool reveal at the end.

Sarah Brightman? Bleh! Can't stand her. She's as vacant as the men's restroom at Lilith Fair.

Parade of nations was cool. I stopped watching after American Samoa. Tired. Going to bed soon.

Curious about the American outfits. Not a lot of red showing. Was it an anti-China statement or just a contrast to the overwhelming amount of red present anyway? Only Ralph Lauren knows for sure...

ETA: Those Chinese cheerleader girls that were dancing throughout the parade of nations! Poor things! Hours and hours of dancing... I think a few of them were still dancing in their sleep whenever they got to bed...

BDBopper · 08-09-2008, 06:56 AM

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Am i the only one who likes the parade of cuties ....er, parade of nations?

I honestly enjoyed that. I liked the countries that showed up in their native clothing. The only thing missing was "It's A Small World" blaring from the loud speakers

(RECORD SCRATCH)

Okay...maybe for a two hour procession that wouldn't be a good idea!

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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I thought the opening ceremony was tremendous. The drummers were so very cool. The ink dancers, cool, too. My favorite bit was the wood block section. Such a cool reveal at the end. Sarah Brightman? Bleh! Can't stand her. She's as vacant as the men's restroom at Lilith Fair. Parade of nations was cool. I stopped watching after American Samoa. Tired. Going to bed soon. Curious about the American outfits. Not a lot of red showing. Was it an anti-China statement or just a contrast to the overwhelming amount of red present anyway? Only Ralph Lauren knows for sure... ETA: Those Chinese cheerleader girls that were dancing throughout the parade of nations! Poor things! Hours and hours of dancing... I think a few of them were still dancing in their sleep whenever they got to bed...
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