Olympics' Oily Tonga Flag Bearer Blows Up Twitter
‘He’s so shiny!’ an NBC anchorwoman helpfully narrated. Twitter did the rest.
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Gisele Bündchen may have done her last catwalk at the Olympics’ Opening Ceremony Friday night, but the star of the evening was, of course, the Tonga guy.
His muscular torso glistening in oil or, as some speculated, possibly butter, the living superhero known as #TongaMan shirtlessly carried the flag of his Polynesian archipelago country in the Parade of Nations, momentarily rupturing the composure of the NBC anchorwoman narrating the event.
“He’s so shiny!” she blurted out. Then, after her co-anchor said the crowd seemed to love him, she added somewhat thirstily, “What’s not to love?”
Twitter responded strongly as well. Below is a sampling of the world’s first reactions to oiliest Olympic flag bearer in history:
Give this man ALL the medals right now #OpeningCeremony https://t.co/IbQB0mWJJQ pic.twitter.com/nFKVofIiVh
— ツ Josiel Dias ® (@josiel_dias) August 6, 2016
*shiny, shirtless #Tonga man comes out holding their flag*
— Never Siess (@daniellesiess) August 6, 2016
"Whoa. Slow that downn" - anchor woman #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/Ns3EyRrzZa
This kid from Tongo has so much butter on, Guy Fieri tried to eat him. #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/s9x2GEhHNX
— Clay Shaver (@RemodelingClay) August 6, 2016
Did the commentator just get turned on by the flag bearer for #Tonga 😂😍😜
— Robin Dyke (@robindyke) August 6, 2016
"Hold on, let's just stay here for a minute!" #OpeningCeremony
Umm… Female announcer. Try to maintain your composure while gawking at the shirtless male athlete. 😜 #OpeningCeremony
— Platypus Maximus (@ProfPlatypus) August 6, 2016
I really can't concentrate after Tonga. #OpeningCeremony
— TV After Dark (@TVAfterDark) August 6, 2016
The country of Tonga's tourism department should thank this man for the now many vacations planned pic.twitter.com/mESNtqQkQ6
— Drew Mega (@Drewmega) August 6, 2016
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