Gen Xer and Hip-Hop Icon Hall of Famer Snoop Dogg carried the Olympic torch through Paris ahead of the opening ceremony - as viewers joked that the torch resembled a giant cannabis joint.
The living legend - famous the world over for his love of marijuana - is in Paris as a special correspondent for US TV network NBC and carried the Olympic flame around the Stade de France.
Inevitably, viewers watching Uncle Snoop immediately thought of something else associated with his known persona and the uniquely designed Olympic torch burning at one end: a rippling cannabis joint.
Inherently and unsurprisingly, it prompted a tidal wave of memes on social media - of manipulated images swapping the torch for an oversized spliff; and a cartoonist even sketched Snoop taking a draw from the torch.
And naturally, the good-folk harmonize that the entertaining association is only because it's Uncle Snoop... who's known for his activism and recreation regarding marijuana.
Dressed in all white, Snoop was all smiles as he carried the flame through the city with anticipation building ahead of the launch.
He'll also be a sporting commentator for NBC during the 2024 World Olympics July 26 - August 1.
This year for the World Olympics in Paris, Olympic organizers turned to French designer Mathieu Lehanneur, who said he drew inspiration from the themes of 'equality, water and peacefulness' in creating the Olympian curved steel beacon, which has ripples on its lower half.
● SOURCE: You can't smoke that, Snoop! Rapper lights up Paris by carrying Olympic torch ahead of tonight's opening ceremony- as viewers joke that it looks like a massive cannabis joint. Daily Mail > https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-13675983/Snoop-Dogg-Olympic-torch-opening-ceremony-Paris.html
*VIDEO: Snoop Dogg ‘felt like Muhammad Ali’ carrying Olympic torch. Paris Olympics. NBC Sports > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxsVShTbIoI
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