“As the Olympic Cauldron is lit – the unique magic of the Olympic Games will be released upon us.
Magic so rare that it cannot be controlled by borders –
The kind of magic that invades the human heart touching people of all cultures and beliefs –
Magic that calls for the best that human beings have to offer –
Magic that causes the athletes of the world to soar -- and the rest of us to dream.
Tonight – here - in the glow and wonder of the Flame -- we can all aspire to be Olympian . . .
(From the opening ceremony. Italics mine.)
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
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For me the Golden Sap Award goes to Bob Costas who interviewed the brave French-Canadian skater who won our hearts by skating to a bronze after her mother's sudden death. Upon learning that she watched cartoons such as Scooby Doo to learn English, Bob, so eloquently and solemnly, said,(and I paraphrase) "you say Scooby Doo so well."
so damned sappy.
Luckily "Slate" kept a sap-o-meter running.
Do French speakers have a particularly hard time pronouncing "Scooby Doo?" Of course not.
Mucous membranes (or is it memebrains) worked overtime to hock these loogie phrases up.
Only the Swedish Chef I would guess."Scorba-Dorba".(muppetese)
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