Now I really need to know if Minions are culturally French or not.
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2024 Summer OlympicsThe Paris Olympics kicked off with the Opening Ceremony featuring a beheaded Marie Antoinette, French Minions, Lady Gaga, and lots and lots of rain.
There were also lots of jokes, and here are some of my favorites:
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In Paris, the first supporters are already in place. #openingceremony #ceremoniedouverture pic.twitter.com/So26nMnPUq
— Zilvex (@zilovex) July 26, 2024
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If you have less than 5 representatives in the #Olympics #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/YCiH6qsFWc
— Sam Lee (@SamLee318) July 26, 2024
3.
lady gaga at the #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/KDIYVq8snU
— aoif 🦕 (@aaaaoif) July 26, 2024
World of Wonder/ Twitter: @aaaaoif
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me after waiting four hours to see celine dion sing for 2 minutes pic.twitter.com/4Ba5jVxZD7
— maia (@lessiirusso) July 26, 2024
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Just turned on the Olympic opening ceremony and it’s like I’ve entered some kind of f*cking hellish fever dream. What the sh*t is happening? #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony #Olympic2024 pic.twitter.com/PPJ9ZRTdur
— King Schmo (@king_schmo) July 26, 2024
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In US culture, this translates to an obnoxious couple is having twins. #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/GdVaKZL1JD
— aka H. regalis (@hesperornis) July 26, 2024
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things I did not expect to Google today #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/HUuKp4XyRv
— taylor (@_eggnonymous) July 26, 2024
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Some people will leave Paris with gold, some will leave with silver, some will leave with bronze, and some with hypothermia #Olympics #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/nc22cRu28U
— SHANE REACTION (@imshanereaction) July 26, 2024See Also“Embarrassing”: Team USA’s Ralph Lauren 2024 Paris Olympic Uniforms Spark Heated DebatesTwitter users see the funny side of bizarre Olympics opening ceremonyThe Funniest Reactions To The *Wild* Paris Olympics Opening CeremonyParis Olympic opening ceremony's top moments: Céline Dion’s return, a mysterious masked torchbearer and plenty of French flair
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They all look like they are on a Niagara Falls tourist excursion. #OpeningCeremony
— Toby (@manctoby) July 26, 2024
10.
The creative director of the Paris Opening Ceremonies pic.twitter.com/YnGWIYUyvy
— Zara Rahim (@ZaraRahim) July 26, 2024
Netflix/Twitter: @ZaraRahim
11.
Y'all the Olympics just took off Marie Antoinette's head while playing French metal music? This is the craziest sh*t I've ever sen.
— John Green (@sportswithjohn) July 26, 2024
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Gay group chats worldwide blowing up after Celine Dion performing live for the first time since announcing her diagnosis pic.twitter.com/Xue6PGRVuo
— David (@DaveyBlahBlah) July 26, 2024
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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 26, 2024Andy Murray resharing this post on IG during the Olympics Opening Ceremony:
“If they leave Andy Murray out in the rain any longer he’ll start rusting” 😂 pic.twitter.com/5N6rgcQmdS
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— Francis Keogh (@HonestFrank) July 26, 2024First gold medal of #Paris2024 goes to the lady holding the umbrella
Flawless performance #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/1h4NclLbW5
15.
Fixed it https://t.co/8mbJ2oZ0ie pic.twitter.com/bVwyKar2yF
— Weed p*rn (@Weedp*rns) July 26, 2024
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NBC host talking about one of the Olympic venues: “Fun fact: It was also one of the sites of executions during the French Revolution.”
— Matt Ford (@fordm) July 26, 2024
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A picture of contrasting attitudes to the monarchy. #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/XnVOWYFwFY
— Jack Yeo (@jackryeo) July 26, 2024
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she would not be accepting those kicks #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/pLfEnl3pcB
— Anthony Dominic (@alloveranthony) July 26, 2024
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First time they've ever been on a boat that hasn't disappeared #Olympics pic.twitter.com/CZpQBBAzAp
— SHANE REACTION (@imshanereaction) July 26, 2024
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Three minutes into the #Olympics opening ceremony pic.twitter.com/ZZiL5qm9wX
— SHANE REACTION (@imshanereaction) July 26, 2024
World of Wonder/ Twitter: @imshanereaction
21.
French people explain yourselves pic.twitter.com/61MGtqphVd
— Francesca‼️ (@fra_boxthislap) July 26, 2024
22.
Dressing our best and brightest like 2003 Jay-Z https://t.co/svP6733BB0
— yc (@yc) July 26, 2024
23.
General Lebron James crossing the Delaware pic.twitter.com/NBhGaehd2C
— Drea Blackwell (@KSBWDrea) July 26, 2024
24.
this is the most french opening ceremony i could have conceived of. only thing that would make it more french is if a protest broke out.
— Aaron West (@oeste) July 26, 2024
25.
Gotta love British sense of humour #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/Fw0ZrdeAiv
— Rory Bremner 💙🇺🇦 (@rorybremner) July 26, 2024
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If this boat parade doesn’t culminate in Celine Dion coming down the Seine in a replica of the Titanic belting out My Heart Will Go On, then Paris will have missed a huge trick (and I’ll be pissed off). pic.twitter.com/lmxPZivG1w
— Jason Reid (@JasonReidUK) July 26, 2024
27.
This #OpeningCeremony has everything. Boats. Parkour. Accordians. A woman dressed as a croissant. More boats. Lady Gaga. pic.twitter.com/asclWZwTNi
— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) July 26, 2024
28.
Why are the countries coming out like this #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/kqymGu4lGi
— Blake Logan (@BlakeCapa) July 26, 2024
Nickelodeon/Twitter: @BlakeCapa
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Me, emotional, watching Celine Dion pic.twitter.com/OnhfxK2Qde
— C H E L B! 🌭 (@chelbb_) July 26, 2024
Pixar/Twitter: @chelbb_
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Me overpacking when I’m just going away for the weekend. #olympics #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/o34zrODf*ck
— Kreidy (@kreidy_b) July 26, 2024
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If this masked torchbearer isn't revealed to be Celine Dion then what are we even doing #OpeningCeremony
— James Marshall (@jamesmarshall42) July 26, 2024
32.
More attention needs to be given to this croissant dress #OpeningCeremony #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/wGpahCxY0A
— Raziye Akkoç (@RazAkkoc) July 26, 2024
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Athletes: I am the flag bearer now the whole world will see me with the flag!#Olympics: sure #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/31UAgUfKfd
— Đorđe (@theDjole) July 26, 2024
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The Minions literally just destroyed the Mona Lisa by putting it into river. Yet I’m sure people will still want to celebrate them and laugh at their antics. I’m so f*cking done pic.twitter.com/cpiClWuIjU
— Zach Dunn (@zachbdunn) July 26, 2024
35.
Kelly Clarkson every few seconds#OpeningCeremony
— Kenny (@kennysroys) July 26, 2024
pic.twitter.com/mT6AB5lHr3
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Omg Taylor Swift has arrived for the #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/jV3hg15eQz
— Mikey Mkoka-Nicholson (@Mikey_Nicholson) July 26, 2024
37.
the fish in the seine currently: pic.twitter.com/4iuA4FUnh6
— lauren quigley (@laurenlquigley) July 26, 2024
38. And lastly:
sneak peek at LA 2028 Olympics opening ceremony pic.twitter.com/ihiW6jIofk
— Fletcher Peters (@fIetcherpeters) July 26, 2024
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