2024 Paris Olympics

[Galway Eagle]

I wish rugby 15s was in the Olympics instead of 7s.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Yes, nothing like those chocolate shops in Paris..

Except for the ones in Belgium

[Scoop Snoop]

Except for the ones in Belgium

Well damn, I may disagree with you on a number of issues, but you do know chocolate.

[muwarrior69]

The athletes on boats in the Seine is admittedly cool. Too bad its raining like this.

I guess the athletes will be in Electric Yellow School Busses traversing the Santa Monica 10 Freeway to the LA Colosseum in '28 to do one better.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Ashley Johnson is pretty good

[lawdog77]

Ashley Johnson is pretty good

So is Ashleigh

[Jockey]

Ashley Johnson is pretty good

Hey, T, watching water polo on a Saturday morning screams out for an intervention. Let me know if I can help.

A real man would be watching the cycling time trials.

[lawdog77]

I wish rugby 15s was in the Olympics instead of 7s.

Why not both?

[TSmith34, Inc.]

So is Ashleigh

I'll need to get her to fix that

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Hey, T, watching water polo on a Saturday morning screams out for an intervention. Let me know if I can help.

A real man would be watching the cycling time trials.

Not if one's child plays college water polo...and the same position as Ms. Johnson.

[lawdog77]

ANTOINE DUPONT!!!!

[Jockey]

Not if one's child plays college water polo...and the same position as Ms. Johnson.

Ahhh.

The reason I mentioned cycling was cuz I raced when I was young. Kenosha had the best velodrome in the Midwest (despite me being there).

[Galway Eagle]

Why not both?

Pretty physically demanding sport. The best players from the Six Nations, SA, NZ, & Auz are playing 15s so the 7s would basically be the best rugby countries watering down their teams even more so than they already are against places like Fiji and such

[MU82]

VAMOS!

[jutaw22mu]

Not if one's child plays college water polo...and the same position as Ms. Johnson.

Water polo is crazy!!'  I wish it was a thing where I grew up....probably too late to get into it now, especially with limited swimming abilities....

And Johnson is phenomenal....

[rocket surgeon]

the opening "ceremony" was beyond disgusting!  try that with Allah sometime

[jesmu84]

the opening "ceremony" was beyond disgusting!  try that with Allah sometime

What?

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Water polo is crazy!!'  I wish it was a thing where I grew up....probably too late to get into it now, especially with limited swimming abilities....

And Johnson is phenomenal....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOSPI4XGAg

[TSmith34, Inc.]

What?

Fox News told him to be outraged and Pavlov's dentist complied

[Uncle Rico]

Fox News told him to be outraged and Pavlov's dentist complied

The mods need to ban roqqqet.  He's hurting applicant rate

[MuggsyB]

When does Biles begin her quest of absolutely shredding her opponents?  And where can we find fencing?  Ty. 

[Jockey]

When does Biles begin her quest of absolutely shredding her opponents?  And where can we find fencing?  Ty.

Do you know how to use Google?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

the opening "ceremony" was beyond disgusting!  try that with Allah sometime

Best one I can remember. That heavy metal riff was awesome

[MU82]

the opening "ceremony" was beyond disgusting!  try that with Allah sometime

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13680627/Paris-Olympics-opening-ceremony-Christian-supper-da-vinci-dionysus.html

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics sparked outrage for the so-called blasphemous depiction of the Last Supper, but a new theory has emerged about what the bizarre performance was really about.

Reverend Benjamin Cremer, based in the US, shared a post on social media which dispelled the allegation that the controversial scene featuring drag queens was mocking Leonardo da Vinci's classic painting and therefore Christianity.

The post reads: 'It was a representation of the event called the Feast of Dionysus. Greek God of festivity and feasting and ritual and theater.'

'The Olympics are from Greek culture and tradition. French culture is deeply rooted in feasting and festivity and performing arts.'

According to the theory the scene depicted in the opening ceremony was based on a painting called 'Feast of the Gods' by Johann Rottenhammer and Jan Bruegel, circa 1602.

Another social media post challenged the idea the scene was depicting the Last Supper.

Taylor Driskill Pafford wrote, 'This painting is not specifically Dionysus, but is showing how feasts were often depicted during the Renaissance period— with lots of Greek influence.'

'It can look like the feast of Dionysus and it can also be reminiscent of the Last Supper.'

'That's because during the renaissance, many paintings depicting a feast would have a table with people on one side (and maybe a few on the front ends) and have them seated and standing in differing positions.'

Adding weight to Ms Pafford's argument, her post was shared by a pastor.

The Rev. Cassie Rapko wrote, 'It wasn't the Last Supper, which is housed in Italy, not France. it was the Feast of Dionysis.'

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There are many similar interpretations out there. Just takes a little googling. I don't profess to know what it was supposed to depict. The organizers have not commented yet, and maybe they never will.

[withoutbias]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13680627/Paris-Olympics-opening-ceremony-Christian-supper-da-vinci-dionysus.html

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics sparked outrage for the so-called blasphemous depiction of the Last Supper, but a new theory has emerged about what the bizarre performance was really about.

Reverend Benjamin Cremer, based in the US, shared a post on social media which dispelled the allegation that the controversial scene featuring drag queens was mocking Leonardo da Vinci's classic painting and therefore Christianity.

The post reads: 'It was a representation of the event called the Feast of Dionysus. Greek God of festivity and feasting and ritual and theater.'

'The Olympics are from Greek culture and tradition. French culture is deeply rooted in feasting and festivity and performing arts.'

According to the theory the scene depicted in the opening ceremony was based on a painting called 'Feast of the Gods' by Johann Rottenhammer and Jan Bruegel, circa 1602.

Another social media post challenged the idea the scene was depicting the Last Supper.

Taylor Driskill Pafford wrote, 'This painting is not specifically Dionysus, but is showing how feasts were often depicted during the Renaissance period— with lots of Greek influence.'

'It can look like the feast of Dionysus and it can also be reminiscent of the Last Supper.'

'That's because during the renaissance, many paintings depicting a feast would have a table with people on one side (and maybe a few on the front ends) and have them seated and standing in differing positions.'

Adding weight to Ms Pafford's argument, her post was shared by a pastor.

The Rev. Cassie Rapko wrote, 'It wasn't the Last Supper, which is housed in Italy, not France. it was the Feast of Dionysis.'

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There are many similar interpretations out there. Just takes a little googling. I don't profess to know what it was supposed to depict. The organizers have not commented yet, and maybe they never will.

It involved drag queens. That's terrifying to real, strong, masculine men. We need to worry about drag queens and books while making more guns in this country.