...born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad

Smoglympics: (cough, cough)--That's the sound of international athletes, gasping to catch their breath in the Beijing smog. The atmospherics at the Olympics have long been polluted, but this year it's like the the miasma surrounding the corrupt IOC has been reified and become manifest in the Chinese air.

And just think--the athletes could have been choking on the far thinner fumes of Hogtown.

Posted by: scaramouche at 12:02 | link | comments (2)

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#1  28 July 2008 - 14:54

 

The air isn't the only foul thing at these Olympics, here is the sailing venue. At least it's green.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/world/asia/01algae.html?_r=5&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=login

Cyclist

#2  28 July 2008 - 14:56

 

Here is the same link - better format I hope.
Olympic sailing venue

Cyclist

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