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It's been a long wait, but the 2024 Paris Olympics are underway, and medals are already being awarded to those who are ready to claim their place in history.
However, when tens of thousands of people come together from around the world, countless opportunities emerge not just for competition and camaraderie but also for smiles and giggles.
And who can better capitalize on them if not the internet? So, to give you something to do during the commercial breaks between events, we've gathered the best funny memes we've gotten about the Games so far.
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#1
Myoviridae 4 months ago
Yep. You start watching and you think "Wow! These are amazing athletes!" By the 4th day you start yelling at the TV that they should have pointed their toes when doing that thing (while sitting on your couch). I agree with a long-ago post that there should be a regular person doing all events next to the athletes so we can see exactly how hard it is.
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As Paris provides center stage for top-tier performances of the human body, mind, and spirit, the City of Lights will remain in the spotlight for the next few weeks.
However, hosting the quadrennial summer and winter events comes at a cost. And, especially in recent decades, the spectacle has been blemished by budget overruns, long-term debts, wasteful infrastructure, displacement and gentrification, political strife, and environmental harm.
#3
Myoviridae 4 months ago
OK, so this post is a joke. It is meant to be funny. But I have seen one person downvoted for stating that. So, let the downvotes begin! This post is making a JOKE (laugh now)!
But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) hopes to change course, taking a more frugal and greener approach.
"This will be the first Olympics, since Sydney, where the total costs are coming in under $10 billion,” Victor Matheson, a College of the Holy Cross professor of economics who has researched the financial costs of the Olympics, told CNN.
"That's because the IOC was running out of cities willing to host this thing," he explained. "It's become pretty clear to cities that — under the old regime — these were real financial debacles for the cities involved, and wildly expensive with little hope to make money back in the long run."
#8
Lil Miss Hobbit 4 months ago
My 13 year old sister goes "You know, the US team is just people from every country. But we can fund their training." And I feel like she just figured out the melting-pot part of US history.
It might sound difficult, but the IOC has dealt with tremendous challenges in the past, too.
For example, after the 1968 Mexico City Games and 1972 Munich Games were marked by deadly violence and the 1976 Montreal Games experienced dramatic cost overruns, there were hardly any takers to serve as a host city for the 1984 Games.
#10
Fabian Bernard 4 months ago
We had sabotage, that the least we could do, sorry if we disapointed😁
Los Angeles, the lone city to bid on the 1984 Games (after Tehran backed out), was able to use its existing infrastructure and stadiums and line up lucrative corporate sponsorships and broadcast rights to build up the event into the marketing behemoth it is today.
The icing on the cake was that the LA Organizing Committee ended up with a surplus of $215 million.
#13
Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 4 months ago
I thought it was common knowledge that you can see the Eiffel Tower wherever you are in Paris? It doesn't matter which direction you're looking in, either.
#15
trollingergirl 4 months ago
I also felt sorry for the artist, but also so sorry for the grand piano. What will happen to it? Will it survive? Did it like the rain? And.. I wonder how it feels to play on wet keys? They must be slippery.....
For the 2024 Paris Games, which are the first aligned with the IOC's Agenda 2020 roadmap of 40 recommendations to ensure the event's viability, organizers have announced a slew of initiatives aimed at reducing the impact of the Games.
This includes building only one permanent sports facility (a low-carbon, bio-based aquatics center designed for future use by the public and French Olympians alike) and relying instead on existing or temporary structures that take the sport outside of the stadiums and show off the city's famous monuments.
#16
Lil Miss Hobbit 4 months ago
Classy. The Olympics should have a runway too. And the teams walk the catwalk and then we give medals to the best looking country.
#18
Libstak 4 months ago
I really hated that. Glad you won your revolution and all but a young woman who by no fault of her own was born royal and given in marriage to the French king had her head chopped off and over 200 years later is still being laughed at for a horrific end of life, do better.
Paris organizers also attempted to minimize the carbon footprint of the Games by relying on low-impact or recycled goods whenever possible (such as furniture made with shuttlecocks) and identifying second lives for the temporary structures and equipment utilized for the Games.
Additionally, the Paris Olympic Village will be converted into offices and housing in a historically impoverished neighborhood. (However, it's worth pointing out that the efforts have raised concerns about displacing thousands of people and negative gentrification impacts.)
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#22
Guess Undheit 4 months ago
Gojira won the day. Even people who don't like Metal loved their performance. And most who mention opera singer Marina Viotti joining them never mention that she used to sing for a Heavy Metal band, Soulmaker. She's no outsider to the genre.
However, Matheson and other experts doubt whether all of this will ensure the true long-term viability of the Olympics. Some suggest that designating a single city or a rotation through a couple of cities to serve as permanent hosts would be a better solution.
But before we make such bold changes, let's see how Paris manages to do it.
#24
Helen Rohrlach 4 months ago
Me: *stares longingly at the chips that are too far away to reach without sitting up*
#28
William Teach 4 months ago
Hence why you had Gojira singing about Liberdad with beheaded Marie Antionettes
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What do you think ?
Andrew Arons 4 months ago
How batshit? I'm tempted to watch, but I have a very short attention span...
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Nils Skirnir 4 months ago
Thought it was a fun and interesting change from the usual opening ceremony. Face it the usual ones seem to have been created by the same firm. This was at least innovative
Andrew Arons 4 months ago
How batshit? I'm tempted to watch, but I have a very short attention span...
Load More Replies... Nils Skirnir 4 months ago
Thought it was a fun and interesting change from the usual opening ceremony. Face it the usual ones seem to have been created by the same firm. This was at least innovative
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