Morning Bytes; Fitzpatrick Bites
Filing again from Athens, Frank checks in today with an effort reminiscent of my weaker pieces at the college paper for which I wrote. I mean, it's barely worth mocking.
Frank Fitzpatrick, ladies and gentlemen. Frank Fitzpatrick.
The key word, of course, being "barely."
Today's mail-it-in effort is a listing of lesser-known "events" in Olympic history. Like Mary Lou Retton being penalized points for perkiness. And the IOC denying a U.S. request to make NASCAR racing an event. And the first Los Angeles games including the new sports of Meditation, Ostentation, and Instant Gratification. I'll give you a minute to catch your breath -- all of that laughter is tough, isn't it? This week's ethnic slur is directed at the British:
1948: After a long absence caused by World War II, the Games resume in London. A Paraguayan fencer loses several teeth when he takes an epee in the mouth. He is flown to Paris for treatment after officials fail to locate a dentist in Britain.
posted by The Art of Rory @ 1:04 PM
2 comments
2 Comments:
What is this?
1964: Sergei Vodka takes the pole vault in Tokyo. He serves 15 years for robbery after the delegation back in Moscow decides to press charges.
Why does he bother? It's awful.
I would suggest that we all deluge him and his editor (if he has one) with hate e-mail, but what good would it do? If the folks at the Inky haven't fired his ass yet, they never will.
Post a Comment
<< Home