Grumble

November 30, 2011 – 11:25 pm

This from the Telegraph:

Olympic swimming records set to tumble at London 2012 as Speedo unveil Fastskin3 swimwear system

I realize I’m just an old fossil, but this is a depressing trend. Next it’ll be quantum-tunneling suits, or something.

I think the ancient Greeks had the right idea: make ’em compete in the nude. It’d boost ratings, too.

Posted by Malcolm on at 11:25 pm, filed under Sport. RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

3 Comments

  1. JK says

    “I think the ancient Greeks had the right idea: make ‘em compete in the nude.”

    Only so long as the IOC ensures there’s no more of that East Germany stuff goes on.

    Posted December 1, 2011 at 8:13 am | Permalink
  2. TD says

    What’s depressing for me is the prospect of being bombarded with British press accounts next summer.

    I already get enough of it as a soccer fan. The Olympics are going to be just unbearable.

    Posted December 1, 2011 at 2:19 pm | Permalink
  3. TheBigHenry says

    “make ‘em compete in the nude.”

    It’s the TV-ratings, stupid! Might persuade me to watch network TV again …

    Posted December 1, 2011 at 9:30 pm | Permalink

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