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N40GL
08-17-2004, 12:33 PM
GREEK SECURITY TEAM FAILS TO NOTICE GIANT HORSE

Mysterious Wooden Structure Causing Pre-Olympic Jitters

[BorowitzReport.com 8-10-2004] Olympic security officials in Athens, Greece conceded today that they had failed to notice a giant wooden horse that had been wheeled to within meters of the Olympic stadium sometime late last week.

The sudden appearance of the gigantic horse, which was said to measure over one hundred cubits in width, has raised fresh concerns that the security around the Olympic complex might be more porous than originally thought.

“When you’re spending over $1.5 billion in security, quite frankly, somebody shouldn’t be able to wheel a giant wooden horse right up to your stadium,” said one U.S. official today.

But Thanasis Kyriakou, who is coordinating the security efforts for the 2004 Olympics, said that the horse, while of unknown origin, posed no serious security threat to the Games, which are set to begin in three days.

“If anything, this gigantic horse is only bringing more attention to the Olympics,” he said. “I see this horse as a tremendous gift.”

Sharply disagreeing with Mr. Kyriakou is NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol, who said that the unplanned presence of a gigantic horse could ruin his network’s coverage of the Games.

“It’s wrecking all of our camera angles,” Mr. Ebersol said. “Everywhere you look, there’s that dopey horse in the background.”

For his part, Mr. Kyriakou believes that the enormous horse could enhance viewership of the Olympics and has even recommended wheeling the mysterious wooden structure into the stadium itself.

“I say let the horse in,” he said. “What’s the worst that could happen?”

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Patrick
08-17-2004, 12:42 PM
It was a matter of time :loco: :loco:

Dr Caleb
08-17-2004, 01:18 PM
:lol: - that's good.

This would be funnier, if it weren't true:

http://www.canada.com/sports/story.html?id=7180735C-15F6-4B2B-A49E-CCF911CEBE5D

TripleTransAm
08-17-2004, 01:28 PM
Give it up for local talent, baby!! :up:

Dr Caleb
08-17-2004, 01:30 PM
I liked the tutu, but the leotards were a bit much ;)

The best part is that he was in the pool for a few minutes before anyone wondered whether he was supposed to be there!!!

(and I did really like the horse joke!!)

Slowpoke
08-17-2004, 01:32 PM
what size were the wheels on the horse? could they be rotated? Maybe if they added headers to the exhaust the horse might not have been able to sneak up to the gate unnoticed. Perhaps the tail rattles from vibration from extra foam inserted where it does not belong.


I wonder how much horsepower is in the horse??

Patrick
08-18-2004, 12:51 AM
Delayed thought and who had this one MONTY PYTHON come to mind????