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Countries are learning it doesn't make economic sense to host the Olympics
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostWhy don't they just build a PERMANENT facility in Greece, and make everybody go there every time?
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI think because they want the whole world to feel like they are part of the olympics and not just visiting. But you would think that there are enough stadiums out there from previous olympics to host the new ones, and if some country that hasn't hosted before wanted to, then they still could build one.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostOne coke divided by 7 billion people wouldn't even wet their lips.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI think the Winter Olympics should be in Saudi Arabia!
They have the money to make snow, and the pinko commie liberal journalists can learn how tolerant they are of western ways!The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Paprika View PostWhy do the Olympics matter?
I wouldn't be shedding tears if they went away."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostBillions of dollars are at stake so it's certainly worthy of discussion.
I wouldn't be shedding tears if they went away.
(or, does steroids have more to do with baseball? )The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostYou know, I always plan on watching the Olympics, but then I never do.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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