Posted on 02/25/2020 1:39:48 PM PST by DannyTN
A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold the Olympics in Tokyo this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizers are more likely to cancel it altogether than to postpone or move it.
Dick Pound, a former Canadian swimming champion who has been on the IOC since 1978, making him its longest-serving member, estimated there is a three-month window perhaps a two-month one to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, meaning a decision could be put off until late May. ...
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Dick Pound. Didn’t he used to co-star in porn films with Ivana Humpalot?
In the words of one of my favorite philosophers, Hank Williams, Jr.
A Country Boy Can Survive
The Olympics is too expensive to move and its a white elephant for most countries.
If it happens, first time there wont be a Summer Olympics since World War II.
The Games were canceled in 1940 and 1944.
Makes sense. They’ve cancelled before. 1940.
The world could carry on if the Olympics didn’t happen.
Crap, I'm a big discus fan. No, not really.
the only thing that will save the tokyo olympics will be the summertime heat.
Never happen. “His Excellency”, Thomas Bach this time around, needs the kick-backs.
I think they will have to make a decision sooner than May.
You can’t prepare in that environment.
My bet is they cancel them.
Another globalist event.
He’s related to Peter Breath.
In the meantime, theyll see if it spreads.
Yep.
Yeah, I guess one good thing about this virus is it’s taking it to the globalists hard.
I think the globalists are going down hard.
Along with Buck Naked, Craven Morehead, and Ivan Yakinov
Pesky WWII.
Choose wisely...Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the Bring Out Your Dead ping list (formerly the Ebola ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the Bring Out Your Dead threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
Worldwide panic alert!
Pay it no mind
There are tennis tournaments all over the world with players riding the circuit. Many Asian names. I have wondered how long before tennis players are hit with this
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