Reports on the Olympics and Nasty Fast Food from the Blogosphere and Elsewhere
Normally, I don’t follow sports. In fact, I don’t even watch TV because I feel it’s a waste of time. However, a personal blog that I found myself reading, called “SportCompany - All About sports” has some interesting tidbits about what’s happening at the Olympics.
For example, according to Sport Company, more then 600 UK politicians, civil servants, BBC staff and police have traveled to Beijing for the Olympic Games. This compares to the 313 British athletes representing the country. In short, the bureaucrats are outnumbering the athletes 2-to-1. Given today’s political climate, this doesn’t surprise me … but what I did find shocking, especially to be reported in the “sports world,” is that the Olympics are creating a shortage of Vitamin C. Writes Sports Company:
With the Chinese shutting down manufacturing plants to ease pollution for the Olympics, the world is now suffering a shortage of Vitamin C. China sold ascorbic acid on the world market at less than what it cost to produce it, driving out competition.
SportCompany - All About sports offers a wealth of insight about what is going on at the Olympics. Bars have been shut down, athletes are disqualified for drug use, China is accused of having 14-year-olds compete when the minimum age is 16. The Olympics aren’t the only “weird” sports reported. For example, the blog has entries about:
- A British boxer loses his license because he failed to bring an extra pair of shorts to a match (this rule is in place in case colors clash);
- Athlete Tyson Gay’s name was change on the American Family Association’s website, which uses word filters for automated news delivery. Finding the word “Gay” offensive, the site reported that “Tyson Homosexual” won the semifinal for the 100 meters at the track and field trials.
Some of this news is so bizarre that I’m starting to think sports may be more interesting than I had previously believed.
And speaking of the Olympics …
I have no idea whether these photos are real or doctored. They were sent by a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend … you know, that email stuff that everyone keeps forwarding and you’re number 698 on the list. Here’s the email. If true, I think I’d be eating a lot of corn on the cob if I was looking for fast food at the Olympics because I’m not as brave as some about trying new foods. Add your comments below!
Fast Food in Beijing
Pictures By: G. Pollak
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