lickety jackblog

i don't know about everyone else, but i've been watching the olympics. lots of olympics. and i'm not paying attention to all the boring crap like gymnastics and beach volleyball. thanks to the media empire that is NBC, and the blessing of cable television, i get to see all the good stuff. since some of you out there in the jackbarn stables are too 'poor' for cable, or too 'intelligent' to dull your minds w/bright lights and loud noises, or you have a 'job' that cuts into your viewing time, i'll fill you in on all the most important highlights from athens.

today, i witnessed the intense gold medal mixed doubles badminton match between a strong british team and the reigning olympic chinese team. the competition was so fierce, emotions ran so high, the tension was so thick that even the commentators were pushed to their limits. in a moment of terrible confusion, one of the commentators compared this badminton final to a "steel cage match". i don't know what kind of steel cage matches that guy watches, but unless they involve two eight year old girls tickling each other into submition with ostrich feathers, i think the adrenaline (or whiskey) went to his head. anyway, the chinese won. they win pretty much every sport involving a paddle or racket, except tennis. any thoughts on that?

that's all i got for now.

posted by lonesomeswishdog @ 10:44 PM