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Ironhead Corrects The Chinese
Posted Aug 20, 2008 by Geoff Fox
Updated Aug 20, 2008 at 01:30 PM
Americans clapped and cheered as the United States swimmer splashed toward the edge of the pool, ahead of the pack.
Michael Phelps had eclipsed Mark Spitz’ Olympic swimming records and the U.S. earned another gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
Ironhead yawned.
No, she doesn’t hate America.
But, she is dissatisfied (surprise) by televised coverage of the games.
Since the Olympics began, I have been unable to answer her questions.
“Where’s the fencing? Where’s the archery? Where’s the discus?”
She doesn’t like swimming.
“Back and forth they go,” she says. “It’s dull to me and they show a lot of it.”
Although she detests boxing, she is dismayed that more judo hasn’t been covered.
And that’s not all.
“There’s scant coverage of equestrian events,” she said. “And field, meaning javelin, shot put and high jump. Track, they show a lot of – the running. But not the field part.
“They don’t show any Greco-Roman wrestling on there, either.”
She’d watch that?
“Only in principle,” Iron said. “I wouldn’t necessarily watch it because I like the sport, but it would be different than swimming, diving, running and volleyball. And, handball
“The other thing that they don’t show is rhythmic gymnastics.”
How is that a sport?
“How is diving a sport, if you want to get technical about it?” she said. “The point isn’t what is and isn’t a sport, the point is if they included it in the Olympics, then I want balanced coverage. The Olympics is four hours every night, plus the occasional daytime coverage.
“They can slip five minutes of something in every now and then rather every single dive of every athlete.
“This year, it is different, because I can watch it online, but when am I gonna do that?”
It all goes back to the swimming.
Not only does she not like the sport, she has found fault with the name of the Chinese venue.
“It’s not even a ‘Water Cube,’ “ she has said—repeatedly. “Technically, it’s a rectangular prism.”
So there.
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Por (Iron Head) on August 21, 2008 (Suggest removal)
They showed some rhythmc gymnastics and equestrian events this morning—now if they would just show some in prime time!
Suggest removalPor (Beth Castor) on September 04, 2008 (Suggest removal)
True Ironhead - but we don’t call it Sponge Bob Rectangular Prism Pants either
Nor would I use an ice-rectangular prism to cool my drinks - ha
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