Wednesday, July 25, 2012

FELIX FELICIS:  Actor Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) is running with the Olympic torch today.

[Fact you probably won't hear from Bob Costas on Friday: the reason there is an Olympic torch relay from Greece to the host city is because in 1936, Hitler's folks thought it'd be an effective way to paint Nazi Germany as a successor to the greatness of Ancient Greece.  But he will tell you that the Central African Republic is a republic, located somewhere in central Africa.]
Posted by Adam at 3:52 PM

16 comments:

  1. Andrea4:08 PM

    No bet.

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  2. Squid5:45 PM

    I just wish my hair would go white, so that I might look half as good as Patrick Stewart.

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  3. sconstant6:14 PM

    He's also said that he is planning to have a moment in honor of the Israeli athletes killed in '72, even though the Olympics won't, so I am momentarily happy with him.

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  4. Adam6:26 PM

    I wasn't sure whether to talk about that here, because of The Rule (though this blog is undoubtedly anti-terrorism and anti-IOC bullshit), but it's the best thing that twerp has done in a long time.

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  5. Jordan6:41 PM

    Tennant's gotta do it, right?  For continuity's sake.

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  6. Jordan6:42 PM

    Tennant's gotta do it, right?  For continuity's sake.

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  7. Andrea7:12 PM

    He already did.
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9291855/London-2012-Olympics-Dr-Who-star-carries-the-torch.html

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  8. Joseph J. Finn7:50 PM

    Yep.

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  9. Matt8:51 PM

    Yes, but just as the cheers for Tennant are the loudest, he's replaced by Matt Smith.

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  10. erin10:38 AM

    Bob Costas is one of my favorite things about the Olympics. I'm not even kidding. (Slightly embarrassed, but not joking.)

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  11. Lou W10:42 AM

    Seriously, does anyone think there is any chance they even make a nod to this?  Cause if so, I'm totally going to watch it live.

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  12. Jordan2:04 PM

    After doing the least bit of googling: http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/icwales2/may2012/5/3/image-1-for-olympic-torch-day-8-gallery-348110547.jpg

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  13. Genevieve2:27 PM

    There was a petition, but since Matt Smith already carried it on its journey through Cardiff, I'm guessing that's all they'll do.

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  14. Tosy and Cosh3:13 PM

    My wife hates Costas, but I unabashedly love him.

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  15. Adlai5:13 PM

    Does The Rule really extend this far? I don't want things to disintegrate into partisan politics, but I think we can all get behind poking fun at Olympics coverage. 

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  16. Adam6:38 PM

    At Olympic coverage, always.  At issues pertaining to Israel's treatment on the world stage ... I think we can manage, but I get nervous.

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