Being from Vancouver, I can't let the winter olympics go by without at least one brief note. They are going on for a week and a half now, but by design, I am back in Australia for work.
I love Vancouver, it's a beautiful city:
But, I am no fan of the olympics, so I am delighted to share an amusing sign put up somewhere in the interior of British Columbia:
To avoid persecution by the Olympic Special Forces, the exact location and the friend who sent it to me will remain unnamed (hi, Steve!).
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I find it interesting that people are suggesting that the Georgian move on South Ossetia a few days ago occurred when it did because the Olympics are on and no one would notice because they would all be watching the sports.
The Olympics in Beijing (pronounce) are of course being boycotted by this blog.
When I was growing up in Ireland, the Olympics were something worth watching; amateur athletes not getting monetary compensation, giving it their all, and happy to do so because it was the Olympics.
Warm weather at the Winter Olympics played a major part in the $51 billion extravaganza.
Coby, you should check this post out. I think it deserves a post with link and might be included somewhere in the how to talk to a skeptic series.
http://tamino.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/false-claims-proven-false/