Olympic Tidbits
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"Euphemism of the Day"
 From the International Olympic Committee:
"Previously unannounced business arrangement"
Translation: A bribe.


"Question to Ponder #1"
Will bribery be a new Olympic event?


"Question to Ponder #2"
If the Olympics are not supposed to be commercial,
could some one explain the need for licensing
merchandise, and the battle for TV broadcast rights?


"Useless Facts"
Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics,
only Greece and Australia have participated in every
Games.


"A Brief History Of The World"
525 B.C. - The first Olympics are held, and prove
similar to the modern games, except that the
Russians don't try to enter a six-footer with a
mustache in the women's shot put.  However,
the Egyptians do!


"French Attitude?"
Jean Tiberi, mayor of Paris, officially launched his city's
bid to host the 2008 Olympics a few years back.
The theme: "Play your stupid games and leave us
alone, you nasty people."