Now then. I've just got back from my engagement party (aww, shucks thanks, presents? no you really shouldn't have) so my typing may be a little dodgy and my opinions unusually forceful. You have been warned. Kids under 11 or those under 5ft 1in should go no further with this ride.
ATHENS2004BLOG.COM TOPS ONE THOUSAND VISITORS
Okay, that might not sound impressive to you, but a thousand people would make a very long line and I'm quite proud. So, tell all your friends, this is the most enjoyable Olympics Blog there is (and the only one you'll find that's been written after an engagement party!). 53 visitors just today, which, I believe, is a record. And now for some real news...
COST OF OLYMPICS TO GREECE TOPS 7 BILLION DOLLARS
Which makes 1,000 visitors look quite paltry. Apparently the final cost could be as much as 12 billion. I say cancel the games and share that out between the 1,000 people who've read this blog. Then we can all be rich together.
REHHAGEL TO CARRY OLYMPIC TORCH
He being the fella that coached Greece to the Euro2004 victory. Expect him to be quite defensive with the torch, but then to unexpectedly break forwards with it towards the end (that's an Association Football joke - you folks in Australia and America may not get it).
MAKESHIFT BOMB EXPLODES IN ATHENS
According to dictionary.com, makeshift means 'A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.' Can a bomb be makeahift? Surely only if it was rthe substitute for something else? Anyway, it went off at the offices of the people who run the highways and, thankfully, noone was hurt. Which is good.
ATHENS IS READY
'Athens is ready,' Mayor Dora Bakoyiannis said. So that's that cleared up then.
IOC CHIEF LOOKS FORWARD TO SUCCESSFUL GAMES
Having arrived in Athens IOC President Jacques Rogge says that he's looking forward to a successful games. Be a bit weird if he wasn't.
IOC CHIEF LOOKS FORWARD TO UNSUCCESSFUL GAMES
See what I mean? (Lawyers, I made this one up. It's a joke. Not serious.)
140
The number of competitors from California. Don't say I don't tell you the fascinating facts.
WOMEN MAY BOYCOTT OLYMPICS
That's the BBC headline. Superb. Just fellas going to the games then? Turns out they're actually referring to women tennis players. It's all about whether Germans Anca Barna and Marlene Weingaertner are allowed to compete in Athens. Apparently they qualify by being in the top 56 players, but they haven't met the German criteria.
THE DULL BEFORE THE STORM
IT'S DIFFICULT TO MUSTER ANY EXCITEMENT FOR UPCOMING ATHENS OLYMPICS
So says John Rolfe on Sports Illustrated's website. He's a twit. I'd put a link to his piece but it's so rubbish, reactionary and isolationist that I won't.
3
Is the magic number. Yes it is. It's the magic number.
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