OK then, that Olypics thing.

[matgb]

I think this damned thing has spread across my friends page today faster than last weeks LJ wank, so in order to settle the ongoing debate, I have decided to apply science to the problem.

[Poll #996934]
Um, yeah. There's a petition, I haven't signed it as I really couldn't care less, but if you do, feel free.

mapp has the best of the BBC's alternative submissions. ETA: Oh, and anw's entry linked above got metaquoted as well. Also? No comment notifications. At all. Not ignoring you, honest.

ETA 2: Via Duncan, they have a video. Does that help understand it and make it work better for anyone? No, thought not.

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[paulatpingu.livejournal.com]

It's a joke. It has to be a joke. It's like how Nintendo jokingly called the Revolution the 'Wii', but this time they have to admit it was a joke and come up with something else.

Right?

I mean, sod trying to figure out what it is - has anyone seen a post with someone saying they're perfectly happy with it the way it is? That wasn't a politician or on the payroll? Or bat-shit crazy?

Thought not. (Until somebody proves me wrong anyway...)

[matgb]

I dread to look. It's possible, but I doubt it somewhere. And yeah, Jennie has an interesting source for the idea.