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Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony 2018: 25 mind-melting moments from the Opening Ceremony

THE Commonwealth Games opened with a blur of moments that had our hearts warming, eyes popping and as always the minds of social media melting. Here’s what people where thinking and tweeting during the Opening Ceremony.

Ian Maybanks
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April 8, 2018 - 7:12PM
Gold Coast Bulletin

THE Commonwealth Games are here and they opened with a stir of thought-provoking moments that had our hearts warming, eyes popping and as always the minds of social media melting.

Here’s what people where thinking and tweeting during the Opening Ceremony.

1. I wonder if we’ll see anything as iconic as Matilda?

2. Or that girl from the Sydney Olympics, admit it you’ve been missing Nikki Webster’s Strawberry Kisses.

3. Kicking off the show with some science/geography lessons and talk of cosmic aliens? Sure-fire way to get the crowd pumping especially those with tinfoil hats ... see, the world is flat.

4. The Gold Coast showing off its contribution to reality TV ... Australian Idol singer Ricki-Lee, The Voice’s Delta Goodrem and covertly paying this tribute to Big Brother ... assume they’re saving Married at First Sight’s Cheryl Maitland for the closing ceremony.

5. Each time a portly lawn bowler or shooter waves to the camera, every dad watching turns to his kids and declares “see I’ve got an athlete’s body” as every mum rolls her eyes.

6. Is it still raining? Will footing be tricky for the little life savers? Could there be a “nipper slip”?

7. Twirling bikini dancers and towel tricks, now we’re really worried about things letting slip.

8. And they did ... Did you see that? Just a typical cheeky little beach party on the Gold Coast. No worries, there’s only 1.5 billion people watching.

9. Those Borobi ears were so hot until everybody realised they’d never look as good as Trinidad and Tobago.

Fabulous feathers are hard to top. Picture: AAP
Fabulous feathers are hard to top. Picture: AAP

10. England rocking the T-shirts and shorts or trackie dacks look. very casual very Gold Coast.

The England team waves to the crowd. Photo: Getty
The England team waves to the crowd. Photo: Getty

11. Did Northern Ireland not get the fashion memo ... This is the Gold Coast no need for the long pants and thick jackets.

Caroline O'Hanlon, flag bearer of Northern Ireland arrives with the Northern Ireland team during the Opening Ceremony for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Photo: Getty Images
Caroline O'Hanlon, flag bearer of Northern Ireland arrives with the Northern Ireland team during the Opening Ceremony for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Photo: Getty Images

12. Is Christine Anu contracted to sing My Island Home at every Aussie event opening? And how does she still look this fabulous? 2000 to 2018 has not been so kind on most of us.

13. Orchestra belting out The Horses and more Aussie classics, which pub are these guys doing a Sunday session at?

14. Orchestra belting out Eagle Rock! Every bloke in the crowd had better drop their pants for this one. You too Charles and Malcolm ... “One will drop his trousers if you do too”.

15. Where is Margot Robbie?

16. Where is Borobi?

17. Tonga!!! Walking out to The Divinyls’ I Touch Myself ... but where’s the greased-up muscly Winter Olympic flag bearer to go with it? Surely you could have squeezed him into your Commonwealth Games team somewhere?

18. Epic didgeridoo solo on the top of Q1. Insert your dad jokes here ... That’s a didgeridoo with a view! I doo not recommend didgeridooing that, I’d didgeripoo my dacks.

19. Come on Charles and Camilla, we know you had a long flight over here and you’ve had to mingle with us convicts all day but can you put the New Idea down ...

20. And have a little smooch ... come on Harry and Meghan would do it.

21. Smoking ceremony! Look out for the PC brigade ... sorry sir you can’t smoke in here.

Luther Cora and his family conduct a traditional smoking ceremony during the Opening Ceremony for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Photo: Getty
Luther Cora and his family conduct a traditional smoking ceremony during the Opening Ceremony for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Photo: Getty

22. Hut 34? What’s all that about? More of a Pizza Hut guy myself. Oh central Surfers Paradise lifeguard tower. Thanks.

23. Here comes the baton! Looks familiar, kind of like a giant bobby pin ... Oh that’s where I’ve seen it before.

24. The Baton is in the house ... travelling in a fried-out Kombi. Sounds familiar, right?

Susie O'Neill delivers The Queen's Baton into the stadium. Photo: Getty Images
Susie O'Neill delivers The Queen's Baton into the stadium. Photo: Getty Images

25. Oh hai Migaloo! And they say white guys can’t jump. Getting some serious air.

White whale Migaloo during the Opening Ceremony. Photo: Getty
White whale Migaloo during the Opening Ceremony. Photo: Getty

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