So I’ll bet you didn’t know there were only 24 more days till the Commonwealth Games began? It’s sort of been off the radar with the fact that half the stadiums aren’t finished and people are being paid $4 an hour for their labour. And there’s that nasty little business of potential terrorism. I think we’re all holding our breath to see if the event is likely to even eventuate.
Not that many of we Australians will be attending. Well there’s no way I would given that the Australian Government has put out a terrorism warning on India and the Games. Of course the athletes are all very gung ho about terrorism and safety. They don’t remember the 72 Munich Olympics. They wouldn’t would they–their parents would have been teenagers and well they’re Gen Y kids–bulletproof.
They’re not going to be any good anyway because England has pinched all Australia’s coaching talent. And if there’s one thing Australians hate more than being beaten, it’s being beaten by the English.
Goes back to that convict stuff and them looking down on us despite the fact they emigrate here in droves and the fact that Australians are so loud and cocksure of themselves. By the way none of these descriptions bother Australians, we’re quite proud of our heritage, despite the fact that it doesn’t largely reflect our population any more, and we know we’re cocky–we just call it confident. Sharyn Osborne says we’re smug. Tomayto, tomahto.
And there’s going to be no Stephanie Rice. Hurt her shoulder, is being consoled by that SNAG rugby player Quade Cooper and tweeting on her phone. If I was her mother I’d be secretly relieved–about her not going to the Games, Quade Cooper could be another matter. So could the phone.
You’d have to think that prominent athletes would be prime terrorism targets. I don’t know mind you, I’m not like a CIA person into the mind of a terrorist, but neither are the CIA so we’re all just surmising. Guessing really.
Anyway there’s another reason that the Australian athletes are going to stand out and that’s the hideous uniforms they’re going to wear. Grey ties. Orange shirts. Emerald green shirts. Sounds more like Ireland than Australia. And the skirts are weird and drapey and there’s the tie jacket which will make them look like hideous bag ladies.
Shocking. Sort of sums up the whole games. Image
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