Now I really need to recognise if Minions are culturally French or not .

The 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:

1.

In Paris , the first supporter are already in place.#openingceremony#ceremoniedouverturepic.twitter.com / So26nMnPUq

2.

If you have less than 5 representatives in the#Olympics#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / YCiH6qsFWc

3.

lady gaga at the#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / KDIYVq8snU

4.

me after await four hours to see celine dion sing for 2 minutespic.twitter.com/4Ba5jVxZD7

5.

Just turn on the Olympic hatchway ceremony and it ’s like I ’ve go in some kind of fucking hellish fever dream . What the shit is happening?#Paris2024#OpeningCeremony#Olympic2024pic.twitter.com / PPJ9ZRTdur

6.

In US civilisation , this translates to an obnoxious couple is having twins.#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / GdVaKZL1JD

7.

things I did not expect to Google today#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / HUuKp4XyRv

8.

Some people will lead Paris with gold , some will get out with atomic number 47 , some will leave with bronze , and some with hypothermia#Olympics#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / nc22cRu28U

9.

They all look like they are on a Niagara Falls tourist excursion.#OpeningCeremony

10.

The creative director of the Paris Opening Ceremoniespic.twitter.com/YnGWIYUyvy

11.

Y’all the Olympics just took off Marie Antoinette ’s foreland while playing French metallic element music ? This is the craziest shit I ’ve ever sen .

12.

Gay group claver worldwide blowing up after Celine Dion performing live for the first time since announcing her diagnosispic.twitter.com/Xue6PGRVuo

13.

Andy Murray resharing this place on IG during the Olympics Opening Ceremony:“If they go out Andy Murray out in the rain any longer he ’ll startle rusting ” 😂 pic.twitter.com/5N6rgcQmdS

14.

First gold ribbon of#Paris2024goes to the gentlewoman holding the umbrellaFlawless performance#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com/1h4NclLbW5

15.

Fixed ithttps://t.co/8mbJ2oZ0iepic.twitter.com/bVwyKar2yF

16.

NBC host talking about one of the Olympian venues : “ playfulness fact : It was also one of the site of executions during the French Revolution . ”

17.

A picture of contrast position to the monarchy.#Paris2024#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / XnVOWYFwFY

18.

she would not be accept those kicks#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / pLfEnl3pcB

19.

First time they ’ve ever been on a gravy holder that has n’t disappeared#Olympicspic.twitter.com / CZpQBBAzAp

20.

Three minutes into the#Olympicsopening ceremonypic.twitter.com/ZZiL5qm9wX

21.

French mass explain yourselvespic.twitter.com/61MGtqphVd

22.

set our best and brightest like 2003 Jay-Zhttps://t.co/svP6733BB0

23.

General Lebron James crossing the Delawarepic.twitter.com/NBhGaehd2C

24.

this is the most french hatchway ceremonial occasion i could have conceived of . only affair that would make it more french is if a protestation broke out .

25.

sustain ta love British sensory faculty of humour#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / Fw0ZrdeAiv

26.

If this gravy holder parade does n’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 immense trick ( and I ’ll be pissed off).pic.twitter.com / lmxPZivG1w

27.

This#OpeningCeremonyhas everything . Boats . Parkour . Accordians . A woman dressed as a croissant . More gravy holder . Lady Gaga.pic.twitter.com/asclWZwTNi

28.

Why are the countries come out like this#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / kqymGu4lGi

29.

Me , emotional , watching Celine Dionpic.twitter.com/OnhfxK2Qde

30.

Me overpacking when I ’m just going away for the weekend.#olympics#Paris2024#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / o34zrODfux

31.

If this masked torchbearer is n’t bring out to be Celine Dion then what are we even doing#OpeningCeremony

32.

More attention require to be given to this croissant dress#OpeningCeremony#Paris2024pic.twitter.com / wGpahCxY0A

33.

Athletes : I am the flag bearer now the whole earth will see me with the flag!#Olympics : sure#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com/31UAgUfKfd

34.

The Minions literally just destroyed the Mona Lisa by putting it into river . Yet I ’m trusted people will still want to celebrate them and express joy at their antics . I ’m so fucking donepic.twitter.com/cpiClWuIjU

35.

Kelly Clarkson every few seconds#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / mT6AB5lHr3

36.

Omg Taylor Swift has go far for the#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com / jV3hg15eQz

37.

the Pisces the Fishes in the seine presently : pic.twitter.com/4iuA4FUnh6

38.And lastly:

sneak peek at LA 2028 Olympics porta ceremonypic.twitter.com/ihiW6jIofk

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