Paris 2024

[StefanMUC]

I for sure am looking much more forward to my Paris trip than I did until 19:59 tonight.

[Rob2012]

The second best split-screen I've ever seen....

 

[baron-pierreIV]

Vive la France!

Edited July 7, 2024 by baron-pierreIV

[StefanMUC]

*la France

There‘s no trans in France (the country).

 

(sorry, couldn‘t resist)

 

[baron-pierreIV]

1 minute ago, StefanMUC said:

*la France

There‘s no trans in France (the country).

 

(sorry, couldn‘t resist)

 

I know all this le- la B/S.    That's why it's such a friggin' hard tongue to adapt to!   Burn the Academie Francaise down!!! 

[Sir Rols]

Woohoo! That was sure a lovely surprise to wake up to.

Haven’t been this pleased by a French election result since Mitterrand got in (now THAT’S showing my age).

[StefanMUC]

4 minutes ago, baron-pierreIV said:

I know all this le- la B/S.    That's why it's such a friggin' hard tongue to adapt to!   Burn the Academie Francaise down!!! 

Just wait til Deutschland hosts again. We have three genders in our language and some words that can have all three (with different meanings). 

[FYI]

So, looks like Macron's big political gamble paid-off after all.

[sebastien1214]

1 minute ago, FYI said:

So, looks like Macron's big political gamble paid-off after all.

I won't go that far. He lost 100 deputies. Macron is finished. As he cannot run again in 2027 and he no longer has enough deputies to carry weight, he now has the same political influence as Elizabeth II, that is to say none because she is dead.

(and then even his allies start to abandon him)

[Sir Rols]

28 minutes ago, sebastien1214 said:

I won't go that far. He lost 100 deputies. Macron is finished. As he cannot run again in 2027 and he no longer has enough deputies to carry weight, he now has the same political influence as Elizabeth II, that is to say none because she is dead.

(and then even his allies start to abandon him)

It’s going to be messy for sure. But still, what a relief! Any day Nazis get kicked in their nuts is a good day!

[Guilga]

16 minutes ago, Sir Rols said:

It’s going to be messy for sure. But still, what a relief! Any day Nazis get kicked in their nuts is a good day!

And may they be kicked in their nuts forever and ever, without even a chance to snatch the power of the people with their bigoted hate! For now, France can finally get back to party mode, and if it comes with an Euro just before, this could be a very reliefing olympic games.

[FYI]

^^And the next BIG test of that, is this Nov!

[yoshi]

Well it now feels like we've all crossed the last hurdle of a long, long 8 years since Rio. Can we finally enjoy a Summer Olympics now? 

[Victorian]

Does anyone know how Champions Park will work? How do you secure your ticket?

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/the-games/celebrating/champions-park

[Cyriln]

10 minutes ago, Victorian said:

Does anyone know how Champions Park will work? How do you secure your ticket?

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/the-games/celebrating/champions-park

No tickets, it's first-come, first-served.

[Victorian]

32 minutes ago, Cyriln said:

No tickets, it's first-come, first-served.

what time would it open to spectators then?

[Cyriln]

12 minutes ago, Victorian said:

what time would it open to spectators then?

It opens at 4pm, except on 9 and 10 August (12pm)

Note that on 9 August, a special ceremony will take place at the Champions Park where reallocated medals will be awarded to 10 athletes who competed at Sydney 2000, Beijing 20008 and London 2012.

[StefanMUC]

Perfect for me on the Wednesday (31): Judo tickets in the morning, beach vb in the evening, and this in the vicinity of both in between.

Any idea already about the weather forecast in general?

[Cyriln]

25 minutes ago, StefanMUC said:

Any idea already about the weather forecast in general?

Thunderstorm tomorrow, some rain this weekend but afterwards, it seems to be sunny (but it's still too early to be sure).

 

[Olympicman]

We have the Official PARIS2024 OBS INTRO! 

[sebastien1214]

6 minutes ago, Olympicman said:

We have the Official PARIS2024 OBS INTRO! 

I do not like at all. The music seems so out of context. And then the character animations... it looks like they literally took blank 3D man models from Blender or another 3D software and that's it?!

The first thing I don't like at all about the look of Paris 2024. Fortunately, it's not something we French did, but OBS: honor is saved.

[Guilga]

14 minutes ago, Olympicman said:

We have the Official PARIS2024 OBS INTRO! 

At the very least they put the actual logo of the games in the intro this time. Music is off, should be Parade playing there as the games theme actually instead; the animated scnes does give the vibes of the games spread into the city but making everyone white mannequins is a choice really.

[Australian Kiwi]

On 7/8/2024 at 7:10 AM, FYI said:

So, looks like Macron's big political gamble paid-off after all.

I wonder what this means for a confirmation of Glasgow 2026?

[FYI]

Is that still a thing? Who's even paying attention to that anymore with everything else that's been going on as of late (plus, it's the wrong thread anyway).

[Australian Kiwi]

5 minutes ago, FYI said:

Is that still a thing? Who's even paying attention to that anymore with everything else that's been going on as of late (plus, it's the wrong thread anyway).

I was joking