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I don’t know which is funnier.. the video of this skater ‘falling through the ice’ at the Olympics or the endless thread of commenters debating whether it’s real or not..

Enjoy..

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And they say there are no coincidences..

COSTAS OUT THIRD DAY…
AND…
USA RANKED #5 FOR MEDALS AT GAMES….

Come on Costas. Get some eye drops.

New Years eve has never been the same since Dick Clark died. And now we suck at the Olympics. Thanks to you.

Hope you’re happy.

This is how Russia opens the Olympics: With a failed light..

Hey world.. you’re on Vladimir Putin’s terms now…

There are reports that Vlad the Implaler’s girlfriend, Alina Kabaeva, may light the torch..

And perhaps later light the fire..

AP: Welcome world, where are you?

Apparently no one except Russians are at the Olympics.. So reports the AP:

So far, though, it seems like the only spectators milling about are Russian.

Dina Kobolenko is waiting for you at her tourist information stand near the Sochi train station, armed with maps of this subtropical resort on the Black Sea. She says that as of two days before the Games, she’d seen only a single foreigner - a South Korean. They couldn’t understand each other, though, so had to communicate in sign language.

Another part of the AP dispatch:

A train traveling between Olympic sites and downtown Sochi cheerily announces to visitors in English: “We wish you a pleasant journey!” But on a recent ride, its seats were half empty. And a sweep through four train cars found … not a single foreign fan.

AP: Welcome world, where are you?

Wealth of Issues Face 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Athletes, Fans and Journalists

Rooms are missing things. Like light bulbs and shower curtains.
Water is yellow.
But condoms have been handed out.
Only the important things..

Also something about Sochi: Extreme poverty and horrid conditions. What troubles me is how so many are mocking the blight and plight in Sochi.. While it may be ‘beneath them’ it is a reality for the residents of Sochi…

Wealth of Issues Face 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Athletes, Fans and Journalists

Some more weird stuff going on in Sochi.. First the toilets, then the warnings over water, and now this: Olympic village may have enough condoms but reports indicate they don’t have enough pillows.. .. It is so bad, residents have been told to surrender theirs..

Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences

The tweets sound pretty gross .. There was also a warning to some in a hotel not to wash faces with water.
Boy it sure sounds like people covering his year’s winter games got the short end of the reporting stick in Sochi..

Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences

The best way to get to know someone at the Olympics: Go to the bathroom right next to them.

The photo of the twin toilets is causing a stir. NPR reports..

Europeans on alert after Olympic athletes in Sochi receive terror warnings

Europeans on alert after Olympic athletes in Sochi receive terror warnings

A crumbling Sochi hides behind Olympic facades

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A shining new $635 million highway on the outskirts of Sochi stands next to a crumbling apartment block with a red “SOS!” banner on its roof.

This is expected, but interesting. Snooze media sources will be informing us of glory and wonder in Sochi for a few weeks.. But we will most likely not hear of what this AP article describes.  The crumbling and desperate city of Sochi, being blinded by the bright light of the world’s attention for two weeks. 

A crumbling Sochi hides behind Olympic facades

Olympics terror dragnet: Russia hunts as many as four 'black widows'

We posted the breaking news from CNN ealier that U.S. military will have up to two warships and several large transport aircraft on standby under a contingency plan to help evacuate American officials and athletes during the Sochi Olympics if ordered.. 

Now we see why. The black widows..

Olympics terror dragnet: Russia hunts as many as four 'black widows'

Would love to hear from people from London: Is life after the Olympics a huge let down or is it just good to have your city back?

And how much trash did the world leave behind..?

I was just thinking earlier today: Is George Michael in jail?

And bam, or should I say Wham! He appears at the Olympics singing freedom. The irony..

Stars and stripes waving in London

The USA women’s soccer team, together, waving the flag of the United States in London as they beat Japan 2-1.. I’m actually tearing up in all out pride .. Amazing game. Hope my VHS tape worked..

USA DEFEATS JAPAN IN SOCCER!!!

Gold medal in London!! USA beat Japan.. Japan denied the gold by the amazing women’s soccer team from the United States!!!

My own 20th century technology meets the London Olympics

The USA vs Japan in women’s soccer today .. I am desperately trying to find a tape to tape the game—and it hit me! It’s not the 2000 Olympics. This is the modern era, baby! I don’t T-vo it? I don’t digitally record it!? No! I have the old tape style.. and a VCR that kind of works. And while I’m getting myself completely stuck in the 20th century, I came to look into my closet just the other day and see that I have a life’s worth of tapes collected. Home videos, movies.. TV shows.. old Late Night with David Letterman recordings. All on VHS. I guess it’s time to stop being kind, I should not rewind, and I should work on converting these to the new world order of movie watching. 

Hot and heavy Olympic flame burning

The television version of the Olympics is tame. The most risky of things broadcast so far during Olympics coverage on NBC was probably Al Roker’s awful red pants that he sported on the TODAY show. But what really goes on behind the scenes?
You know.
Come on, you know.
Sex. And a lot of it.

Olympics athletes all seem to agree on what is happening when the bright glare of cameras fades: Parties and sexual intercourse. Hope Solo even said the down and dirty athletes often take part in intercourse right out in the open. 150,000 condoms later, the Olympics teams from around the world get to know each other better than perhaps they ever thought they would.

CNN’s report featured a quote from a former gold medalist, not named:

"They know, the officials know, even the media. It’s not a secret, everyone knows!

"(Sex) is all part of the Olympic spirit. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wouldn’t say that, but it is, you can’t shy away from it. Why do you think they give away so many condoms?"

Smile! Or you can be arrested

More Olympics insanity.

A spectator was arrested for not smiling at the games. Really.
And a a swarm of bugs invaded Olympics stadium. 
Who would smile at that?

An idea to get more stuff done around the house

Let NBC’S Olympics coverage play in the background. The majestic music they use as bumpers will lead to you think even the most mundane of house chores have suddenly become heroic feats of valor victory.