Another Night and Day Alliance 185

Published in

· 5 years ago

  

                           . 
                           .         a n a d a  1 8 5        1 0 - 1 3 - 0 0 
                           . 
  . .   . . .    . .    . .    . . 
 .   .   .   .  .   .  .   .  .   .                "The 5 O's" 
 .   .   .   .  .   .  .   .  .   . 
  . . .  .   .   . . .  . . .  . . .               by Schoolboy 

 
  . . w w w . a n a d a . n e t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

        So the Olympics are over.  Oh boy.  I have to ask: What was the 
 point? 

        I could just about understand it in the '50s or something but now no 
 way.  Who's taking drugs?  Or rather, who's not?  And then there's the 
 corruption.  The International Olympic Committee was set up by Juan Antonio 
 Samaranch (well that's how you SAY his surname anyway) exclusively for the 
 furtherance of his financial income.  All the money that comes from sponsors 
 like Coke and other junk food providers goes straight to the IOC.  And then 
 where does it go?  Who the fuck knows, they never publish accounts. 

        Who do the IOC report to?  No one.  Who appoints the members?  Juan 
 Spanish-Jimmy-Hoffa.  Who can make the IOC reveal anything about what they 
 do with the money?  No fucker. 

        All right, full marks to him for fleecing the global conglomerates 
 who supply heart disease wrapped in logos but they also make money from 
 ticket sales based on people watching junkies race each other.  I would 
 personally write off the last 20 years worth of medal placings for all they 
 are worth. 

        That's one reason (and a pretty good one at that) for hating the 
 Olympics.  Then there's just the general pointlessness of it.  Who the fuck 
 cares how fast one bloke can run.  What's that achieving?  These people 
 don't run for their country; they run for themselves, for their egos. 
 Anyone who says different is talking shit. 

        They are selfish bastards.  They spend their entire lives doing 
 nothing but training to the exclusion of anyone or anything else and instead 
 of doing something worthwhile like having a proper job, they throw sticks or 
 jump into sand. 

        You might say the same about artists but they have interesting 
 messages and can cause huge cultural shifts, look at Rock'n'Roll.  Athletes 
 just cause huge shifts in money between themselves and drug dealers.  Even 
 in Communist countries.  I nearly required an operation to close my gaping 
 mouth again when I saw those Chinese "female" swimmers!  They should have 
 been sponsored by Gillette.  Yeah, OK, they got banned but that's just 'cos 
 they got caught. 

        OK, athletics is good for keeping fit.  Fine.  But don't spend your 
 life doing it!  It is not fun to watch someone run faster than you for 
 money.  He can only run fast because he's trained day in day out for years. 
 Of course he's gonna run faster than you!  If I practised the discus for 
 long enough, and took enough drugs, I'd be able to throw it a fucking long 
 way but I can't be bothered.  So don't expect me to be impressed when I see 
 someone else do it instead. 

        You know that 5 ring symbol?  To me it's the 5 "O"s: Organised, 
 Overblown, On-the-take, Onanist and On-my-tits. 

  . . w w w . a n a d a . n e t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
                                                                              
  .           anada 185                  by Schoolboy  (c)2000 anada e'zine . 
       
  . . w w w . a n a d a . n e t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .