by grawp » Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:08 am
Opening ceremonies currently on (2230 hrs edt).
Am mid-way thru a fifth's worth of Moonlight 'shine with a squeeze of lime.
Musical opening dazzling, confusing.
Parade of the Nations has been going on for the past two hours and they're not even half way thru the alphabet.
New this year. Once countries have reached the floor, athletes are permitted to move around and not stay in their national groupings. Good idea.
Aussies look the best on the walk-in.
Winner of the "Athlete Having the Time of His Life" award goes to USA's Carmelo Anthony.
At 2300 hrs edt, NBC pundits have nearly exhausted the contents of their Bag of Metaphors.
Commercials every five to seven minutes.
If this keeps up, it is going to be a l-o-o-n-g world mega event.
The world will never love us. They respect us - they might even grow to fear us.
But they will never love us, for we have too much audacity!
- Theodore Roosevelt – “The Wind & the Lion” (1975)