Posted on 08/17/2004 6:11:43 AM PDT by longtermmemmory
By clicking on the above link you see the results of the current medal rankings.
As of right now the USA is fourth. It is China that is number one in the totals.
great post. thanks !!!
Thanks so much for your "man on the Greek street" report. It was fascinating. I hope you will be able to give us some more reports.
Do you know if there is a betting line on today's basketball game?
Yup, security is as tight as a drum
thanks for posting. have fun and stay safe...
BTW, what are the traffic conditions like in Athens? I've heard that they drive in the shade, rather than on the right or the left.
Actually, I think the glassed-over sidewalks is an incredible idea. It may seem macabre at first, but no more so than grave-robbing the remains to display them in museums. Kudos to the Greeks for coming up with that (if the idea is original--I've never heard of it being done before).
On an aside and from the same US Code, subsection (i) reads in part...
"The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard."
Please try and remember that at your next party. Buy the ones with the Statue of Liberty on them and show a bit of respect to Old Glory.
"Most Athenians who do not need to be in Athens have gone on vacation. "
hmmmm.... even the Athenians are not interested in watching the games. Would have thought they might be interested, being Greek and all.
He's still not convinced, lol.
Greek morning TV was discussing briefly how American Athleats are being "hidden" in Crete.
Sounds valid since the USA's Herakleon Air Force Base is there.
I don't have more details on this. Just FYI.
later.
The games are going well.
The resignation of the two greek athleats is seen as a good thing. In essence everyone here is glad it is over. (they also don't believe their "accident" on the motorcycle")
Costas Kenderis, the male sprinter, announced he is dropping his coach.
Ticket sales will hit 3.5 million, exceeding prior games.
The real sport is the olympic sized partying that is going on. After thise games are over, there is going to be one massive collective hangover. There are free concerts all over the city every night.
Does anyone know a free server I can use to post pictures to FR?
The media here is obsessing with the doping of athleats and how athleats believe they can always eveade doping control.
Recent catch was a hungarian discus thrower who had a bottle of urine stashed next to his privates inside his clothing. Doping control asked for a second sample and he refused, he did not have enough "clean urine". The fact theses athleats are getting caught should be a positive story.
By the way, Athens is CROWDED! The city is bustling.
Some CNN austrailian reporter SUCKERED his bosses for a free trip to Crete to "look for the Greeks". CNN must have real idiot suckers on their producer schedules.
They greek media here also showed the offices of Christos Jako being raided and compurters and papers being removed. The nickname of Jako among athleats is "the dealer".
The bigest real news is that there is no news and the hundreds of reporters who were praying for a disaster did not get their little leftist wish.
Speaking of leftists, the socialist party of Greece is trying to blame the Conservative and ruling New Democracy party for the athleate's doping. (ala it is all George Bush's fault)
The media really needs to cover the concerts and the parties. It really is full throttle partying.
Till next time.
Hello again. A brief party update and potential protest HEADS UP.
Today is the aftermath of another celebration for a Greek gold medal win for women's hurdles. (english speaking reporters are straaaaaaaing to not say an up from behind win. ha ha.)
This is not be be confused with the REGULAR celebrating for any number of excuses every night.
This is HEADS UP part of the post for potential protesters in Athens. At least the anarchists are going to try.
There are posters and handbills popping up outside the secure areas saying there is a protest scheduled for tommorrow which will end up outside the US embasy.
The advertisements are from the same people who bring the anti-WTO organizations. It is also suspicous because the handbills being passed out are in english. (as opposed to being in greek when passed out in Greece.)
Some of the posters on the walls show a picture of Colin Powel. (silly protestors, the best source of anti-americanism IS the state department)
This potential protest should really please the news crews who are wandering around aimlessly in athens. In fact, I even had a chance to snap a shot of an NBC camera crew plotzed out in front of a story near the Monasteraki shopping district. Too bad they are working because there are missing the street performers and revelers. I even say a troop of mayan indian dancers (some wearing american indian headresses) performing in front of Parlament square. It must have been past NBC's bed time.
A footnote, some of the athleats will have to leave their olive wreaths behind due to import laws. Sad, there should be a way for athleats to take their crowns home.
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