Olympic Torch Route (off topic)

[Avery Todd]

List,
   Sorry, but I couldn't resist forwarding this one:

>Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 11:04:45 -0500
>From: joker@tdkt.org (Scott Anderson)
>
>This one comes from David Hull down under in Australia...
>
>The Top 15 Problems Encountered Along the Olympic Torch Route
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>15) Forward progress hampered by slow moving white Bronco.
>14) Torch commandeered in Waco by over-zealous ATF agents.
>13) One *really* pissed off Smokey the Bear.
>12) Budget cuts cause torch to be replaced by less-than-dependable Bic
>    lighter.
>11) Difficulty getting melted marshmallows off torch after "S'mores"
>    party got out of hand.
>10) Running 7 miles before realizing the torch is still on top of the
>    urinal at the last rest stop.
>9)  First-degree burns to runners unfamiliar with how to "receive the
>    baton."
>8)  Jim Bob, lying in wait on the outskirts of Memphis with a case of
>    Bud and a supersoaker.
>7)  Rosie Ruiz takes flame in NYC -- appears 30 minutes later in
>    Atlanta.
>6)  Drive-by goosings.
>5)  Torchbearers driven insane by repeated playing of the "Chariots
>    of Fire" theme.
>4)  Torch-jackings in urban areas.
>3)  Crazed hippie terrorists replace Olympic Torch with new Olympic Bong.
>2)  Male runners repeatedly get lost and refuse to stop for directions.
>
>and the Number 1 Problem Encountered Along the Olympic Torch Route...
>
>1)  Obnoxious drunks who run up and yell, "No, I meant a BUD light!"


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