Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Did I miss Iceland? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462713
AimingforYoko August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, maraleia said: So comedian Judy Gold just tweeted this- Why do I find #MattLauer's commentary as annoying as a fingernail caught in between your teeth? and I agree with her 100 percent. To quote Leo Fitz from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., "That's very specific." 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462714
Aliconehead August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 My first olympics I remember is the '84 Calgary and LA. I really remember the LA one because I got to go to three events. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462718
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, Ohwell said: Did I miss Iceland? I think so. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462727
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Awwww. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462730
galaxygirl76 August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 And Matt Lauer managed at the last moment to squeeze in a mention of his wife being Dutch, as he does every. Single. Time. Also, my country's outfit was lacking orange, I has a sad because it's always a good look for us :( And with that, I'm off to bed and shall watch the rest at a later date because I have to be at work at 7am tomorrow. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462737
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, galaxygirl76 said: And Matt Lauer managed at the last moment to squeeze in a mention of his wife being Dutch, as he does every. Single. Time. Also, my country's outfit was lacking orange, I has a sad because it's always a good look for us :( And with that, I'm off to bed and shall watch the rest at a later date because I have to be at work at 7am tomorrow. Goodnight!! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462739
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 As annoying as it might be for some, I do think that the main reason NBC highlights the US athletes is for their relatives and friends back home. The athletes are posing in groups so that they can be shown for that reason. I've got no problem with it. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462740
ExplainItAgain August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 The North Koreans are so solemn. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462743
maraleia August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Just now, ExplainItAgain said: The North Koreans are so solemn. Because of all the countries competing they are the most closed off from the world and that's saying something. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462747
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Ohwell said: As annoying as it might be for some, I do think that the main reason NBC highlights the US athletes is for their relatives and friends back home. The athletes are posing in groups so that they can be shown for that reason. I've got no problem with it. That's fair. I am grumpy because i'm hot. ignore me. it's eleventymillion degrees outside 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462748
ExplainItAgain August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Just now, maraleia said: Because of all the countries competing they are the most closed off from the world and that's saying something. It's honestly amazing they're allowed to compete. I mean, they'll probably have access to the internet in Rio! 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462749
Rinaldo August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 (edited) 5 minutes ago, ExplainItAgain said: The North Koreans are so solemn. I seem to remember in decades past, all the athletes were supposed to parade in solemnly and with proper decorum, and Team USA would always get criticized for waving and chatting and moving around -- silly Americans who don't know how to behave on important occasions. Now everybody does that, and maybe it signifies the decline of something or other, but I think it's a change for the better. Why shouldn't they be having the time of their lives, on this (for most of them) once-in-a-lifetime occasion? Edited August 6, 2016 by Rinaldo 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462752
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 That Serbian female flag bearer is gorgeous. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462765
Rick Kitchen August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 That was the Brazilian national anthem that was being played by the guy with the guitar? That was really pretty. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462766
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Rick Kitchen said: That was the Brazilian national anthem that was being played by the guy with the guitar? That was really pretty. Right? I say any time Brazil wins a medal - bust out the Guitar Guy 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462771
mojoween August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Solemn or not, the North Korean flag bearer was pretty hot. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462772
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Welcome, South Sudan! 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462778
maraleia August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Fun fact. Switzerland didn't grant women the right to vote until the year I was born- 1971. Seriously WTF took them so long. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462781
Lantern7 August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 I might as well ask . . . what's the deal with the guys wearing hats and facepaint? I keep going back and forth between "Green Hornet" and "Hamburglar." ETA: Didn't the original Girl From Ipenema show up on the second season of The Amazing Race? Or am I remembering incorrectly? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462782
ExplainItAgain August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 So was that Seinfeld episode based on a real incident from a Suriname athlete?! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462783
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 oh my god. i would cry big fat baby tears if I overslept and missed my event. (That reminds me of Simona Amanar, who was in the washroom - and had to sprint to the floor to compete in the finals in 96. - apparently if they announce your name and you're not there, poof, you're gone.) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462784
Kromm August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Daisy said: the Today people need to go away. Indeed. Every last one of them is torture to listen to. It's something about morning TV hosts. The ones on the other channels are almost as bad. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462786
denbblbg August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Another member of the old people party - I was 8 in 1972 and remember watching Mark Spitz win each of his 7 Gold Medals, and in 1976 thinking what a hottie Bruce Jenner was. My how times have changed! 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462791
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 well it's flying by, because there are like 3 people in some of these countries left, Matt. oi. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462792
kattybiz August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Well hello there Tonga. (And apparently the crowd agrees...) 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462794
ExplainItAgain August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 HELLO Tonga! 12 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462795
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Hello, Tonga man. I <3 you. 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462796
chitowngirl August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Quote ETA: Didn't the original Girl From Ipenema show up on the second season of The Amazing Race? Or am I remembering incorrectly? I don't know if it was the second season, but yes, they had to find The Girl from Ipanema. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462797
denbblbg August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Go Tonga! Meredith and Hoda finally said something good, keep that camera on the Flag Bearer for Tonga! 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462801
Kromm August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 (edited) 7 minutes ago, maraleia said: Fun fact. Switzerland didn't grant women the right to vote until the year I was born- 1971. Seriously WTF took them so long. Fun fact. McSorley's Old Ale House in New York City didn't admit or serve women until a Court case forced them to in 1970. Second fun fact. They didn't build a women's bathroom until 1986 (the existing one had to be unisex for those 16 years, but it wasn't done to be progressive). Edited August 6, 2016 by Kromm Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462807
Rick Kitchen August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 I love how they called the riots in the streets "protests". 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462808
Mountainair August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Just me then? The overly greasy body does nothing for me. Take a shower then we'll talk. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462812
Rick Kitchen August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Wow, that projection system is amazing. I hope the people in the stands can see what's going on. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462814
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Mountainair said: Just me then? The overly greasy body does nothing for me. Take a shower then we'll talk. i wasn't focused on the shiny. his face was pretty. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462816
Kromm August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 39 minutes ago, Rinaldo said: How does a teeny island nation like Nauru (8 square miles!) even function? Cool to see them. Monaco is only 499 acres (0.78 mi²). The key to places like that is that they inherently can't be self-sufficient, basically in anything. It's like expected a town to be self-sufficient. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462819
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Tonga flag bearer is busting Twitter. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/shirtless-tonga-flag-bearer-steals-show-at-olympic-opening-ceremony-015657916.html 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462821
Rick Kitchen August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 3 hours ago, Kromm said: So weird given that A GOOD PART OF THE US POPULATION is in a compatible time zone (the SAME ONE as Rio, in fact). Actually, Rio is one hour ahead of the US East Coast. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462823
MVFrostsMyPie August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Is anyone watching this on the west coast? bueller? 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462827
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 While it's very informative to have the population, # of athletes, and location on the map for each country, I'd love it if they could also list the capital. That would be cool. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462831
ExplainItAgain August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Refugee team and Brazil on deck!! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462832
Rinaldo August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Kromm said: [After I asked about Nauru:] Monaco is only 499 acres (0.78 mi²). The key to places like that is that they inherently can't be self-sufficient, basically in anything. It's like expected a town to be self-sufficient. Yes, but Nauru is an island (which was part of my question) a long way from anything else; doesn't it pretty much have to be self-sufficient much of the time? People in Monaco or Liechtenstein or San Marino can drive into surrounding areas to work or shop, and vice versa. It's a long way from Nauru to anything else. I mean, obviously it makes it work, I'm not disputing that, but it just reminds me what a variety of ways of life we have on the planet. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462833
denbblbg August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Wow. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462835
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Yay for the refugees! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462836
kattybiz August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Okay, I just teared up for the refugees. Yay to the crowd for the awesome welcome. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462837
Rick Kitchen August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Uh, so Gisele walks. What a talent. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462838
Daisy August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Hi Refugees! (but I am still confused. Why is there a Refugee team - when there's an Independent Team. especially because both will be underneath the Olympic flag, and have the Olympic theme). this would be something important for Team Today to explain. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462839
denbblbg August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Love the welcome the refuge team got from the crowd. Awesome! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462840
Ohwell August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 Yay for Brazil! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462841
maraleia August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Daisy said: Hi Refugees! (but I am still confused. Why is there a Refugee team - when there's an Independent Team. especially because both will be underneath the Olympic flag, and have the Olympic theme). this would be something important for Team Today to explain. https://www.romper.com/p/whats-the-difference-between-the-olympic-refugee-team-the-independent-olympic-athletes-15885 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/44949-the-opening-ceremony-lets-party/page/6/#findComment-2462842
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