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I think the next Olympics should be held in Sutton W.va. U.S.A.
There is a big lake for swimming and the Elk river for long distance events. Michael Phelps could set a world record for swimming from Sutton to Charleston and back.
That guy is an awesome swimmer.
There are hills and fields to run on.
The floor excersizes could be done on a mossy field.
There are tree limbs to do gymnastics on.
I think there is a basketball court and a baseball diamond.
If not, we can make one in some farmers pasture.
There is plenty of room to set up tents to house everyone.
A new world record could be set for throwing the shot put down a hill.
We could show the Asian people that possum grits taste better than dog penis soup.
And some 7 year old girl could sing the National Anthem even if her teeth ain't perfect instead of having some other perfect tooth girl lip sync it.
The Olympic flame could be on top of Locust Stump hill and once it caught all the surrounding trees on fire we wouldn't even have to pay for the gas to keep it burning.
We could even add a bear rassling contest and a cow chip throwing event.
Might even attract the best horseshoe players in the world and the fastest chicken pluckers.
Not to mention the best gingseng and ramp diggers.
Or the best equestrion plow horses, or the best cow milkers.
Greased pig catching contests would really be a popular event.
Unless some city has a real reason to show off in front of the (television viewing) world, I don't know why they'd actually want an Olympics. Montreal still hasn't paid off its debt from the 1976 games, for heaven's sake!
New York City, my hometown, was bidding fairly aggressively for the 2012 Olympics. I am relieved, and very happy, that we didn't get them. Not needed! Someone else wants that headache, they're welcome to it.
It was the Olympic Stadium, happily known as the "Big Owe!" I remember the news report on CBC. The mayor of Montreal gave the final check to collectors. It took them 30 yrs. But guess what, the present Montreal mayor is looking for the bid again in 2020 or 2024.
Oh, well, OK, I stand corrected. So it only took 30 years! I wonder what other cities would actually look forward to a situation like that?
That's a pretty standard duration of a municipal bond issue. Not sure why you're so alarmed that it took 30 years to pay it off when that's usually how long it takes to pay off a bond issue for capital improvements. The total revenue generated by the new facilities may or may not have rolled in long before the bonds reached maturity. (Given the Expos and Alouettes ticket sales, probably not.)
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, Chicago wouldn't be that bad of a time either.
