Olympic Boycott: Day Nine

[rusty_armour]

I didn't have to go out of my way to learn that Canada won three medals -- one in each metallic hue. If I hadn't heard about it on CP24 then I would have found out from my sister when I talked to her on the phone this afternoon. Actually, she was pissed off because the one day Canada won medals was the one day she didn't watch. *g* Anywaaaaay, while I wish that Canada had decided not to participate in the Olympics, I'm happy for the athletes in question. I know they work hard and I don't have any issues with them. I just don't like the politics of the host country, that's all. Oh, and I'm not exactly thrilled about the IOC pandering to the whims of said host country. I mean, what's the point of establishing rules if a host country can break them? I really don't understand and, fortunately, I don't have to.

Comments

[bakerybard.livejournal.com]

we also got an outlet for home-grown pron... coincidence??

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Uh...wow. My first reaction when I read the article was to question whether it was all some kind of joke. I mean, the name of the company itself (Northern Peaks) sounds like something from a porn parody! Uh...I really don't know what to think. Three Olympic medals and approval for a 24-hour porn channel seems like a lot to happen in such a short span of time -- especially as we're talking about Canada. I wouldn't be surprised if the events were somehow connected. I can't come up with a wild enough theory to explain how, but surely it can't be a coincidence.

[bakerybard.livejournal.com]

we've got four now... we picked up a bronze in swimming. And of course, the first day that the newspapers couldn't whine about the medal drought, the Toronto Star leads with "Are medals worth the cost?" Wankers. (hey... another coincidence?)

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

No, I don't think it could possibly be a coincidence. It's a conspiracy. A conspiracy that's so complicated and twisted that I can't even guess at its meaning. Well, that and I appear to have used up today's quota of imagination. *g*