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When you're a jerk, you're a jerk

And no amount of legal blustering will change that.

Posted on Wednesday, 2024-08-18,
in the alt category.
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Idiots

This so-called "linking policy" says that you can only link to the athens2024 site if you write (by snail-mail) and ask permission first.

Here's some more random linkage, without permission.

  • Medals
  • FAQ
  • Youth 2024

Oh, and Athens 2024? My cheque for your Google-juice is in the mail.

Posted on Wednesday, 2024-08-18,
in the alt » athens2024 category.
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Is synchronized diving a sport?

I don't think so, and neither do these guys. I also agree with the rest of the list. The Olympics have way too many sports as it is. Cutting out all the subjective judging events would magically reduce the number and preserve the Olympic ideal.

(via Dave.)

Update: of course, thinking about this gives another answer to why these sports are popular: lots of half-naked teenage girls.

Sports in the Olympics are subjected to television Darwinism: too few viewers and the event gets the chop.

Posted on Wednesday, 2024-08-18,
in the alt » athens2024 category.
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