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2008-08-07 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by 3dc 2008-08-07 11:29|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Saw a report from a local TV reporter who's there this AM. She says Olympic officials are calling the smog "mist". You could barely see the main stadium across the parking lot.
Wouldn't wanna screw up their big party.

Posted by tu3031 2008-08-07 12:32|| 2008-08-07 12:32|| Front Page Top

#2 http://www.sendfunny.com/images/forkedtongue.jpg

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-07 13:51|| 2008-08-07 13:51|| Front Page Top

#3 "No Danger for events held less than an hour and indoors" is what I've heard.

I suspect the marathon will be the event to watch this year......

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-08-07 14:08|| 2008-08-07 14:08|| Front Page Top

#4 "I would also like to point out the extraordinary olympic spirit and humanitarian efforts of the Chinese is providing cheap, effective vitamins to their competitors."

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-08-07 14:27|| 2008-08-07 14:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Can't speak for the rest of you but I expect to spend a grand total of ZERO hours watching the Olympics. Or, in other words, about the same number of hours I spent watching the Moscow Olympics. No interest, particularly in watching a Chinese replay of the 1936 event.

Posted by Hupiling the Galactic Hero1106 2008-08-07 18:37|| 2008-08-07 18:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Olympics? Is that ~~Kibuki theater~~ back again so soon?

Who gives a rat's ass? It would be a more productive use of my time to watch oil paint dry. In 100% humidity.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-08-07 19:43|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-08-07 19:43|| Front Page Top

#7 When the Tibetan Horse Festival becomes a Chinese Olympic event... well, then maybe. Until then, forget it. I'm concerned with what happens with the Tibetans after the 'Games' are over and the spotlight is off the Communist Chinese.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-08-07 19:52|| 2008-08-07 19:52|| Front Page Top

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