Ancestors

Written by Isaac Freeman on 2025-01-16 at 19:13

I am at one of the smaller olympicses.

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Written by Isaac Freeman on 2025-01-16 at 19:17

Announcer has made one of the classic blunders in olympicsry: failing to check where the athletes are supposed to marshall for the opening ceremony before announcing the wrong location several times. Too late now, they are going with it.

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Written by Isaac Freeman on 2025-01-16 at 19:22

Another announcer has taken the mic to announce that actually the athletes do need to marshall at the intended location, so please go there now.

First announcer has now returned to say except for the ones who already went to the wrong place, they can stay there.

Awaiting further developments.

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Written by Isaac Freeman on 2025-01-16 at 19:25

First announcer has returned to say sorry, the athletes do all need to go to the place the second announcer said.

In fairness, the second announcer's place is behind a small hill, so it will make for a more dramatic entrance. That does seem more olympical.

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Written by Isaac Freeman on 2025-01-16 at 19:28

This is all slightly embarrassing because there are Australians here.

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Toot

Written by Isaac Freeman on 2025-01-16 at 19:38

Oh no, first announcer has decided to introduce all the teams with train-of-thought commentary about the places they come from. He has clearly not prepared and has already made at least one factual error about geography.

I think I would enjoy sports more if the commentators didn't feel obliged to fill every second with pointless wittering.

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Descendants

Written by Isaac Freeman on 2025-01-16 at 19:41

“That's Lower Hutt… there's an Upper Hutt too somewhere I think, but that's Lower… Manurewa! That's in Auckland.”

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Written by Isaac Freeman on 2025-01-16 at 19:58

Marching successfully completed, all the athletes are where they should be. Karakia and waiata delivered.

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Written by Isaac Freeman on 2025-01-16 at 20:00

The Mayor noting proudly that the South Island children's athletics games has more athletes than the North island one did.

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Written by Isaac Freeman on 2025-01-16 at 20:14

Going home now, as our first event isn't until this evening. You have to come to the opening ceremony though, because it is excellent entertainment.

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Written by 64 Islands Aroha Cooperative on 2025-01-16 at 19:46

@isaacfreeman it’s like holiday-time RNZ but in person, neat!

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