What an opportunity! I’ve got to write five more daily stories before the Olympics are over. I know what four of them will be — but No. 5 is up for grabs! Do you have an Olympic story you’d like to see told? Maybe I’ll tell it! Leave any suggestions in the comments.
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How about a story on the O. Village itself?
I’ve heard that there are a lot of things going on *around* the Olympics, sponsored by Coke or Pepsi or something, where people can try the luge and stuff. Kind of like the NFL Experience, but Olympic-style. That’d be great to hear more about.
I’d like to know more about how easily Typhoid could spread through the Utahian population, given the large number of foreign visitors.
I’d love to hear how many metric tons of cows were consumed at the olympics. It would be nice to hear about what SLC thinks of the new taste menu. 😉
A real suggestion: Do a story on blogs and the Olympics. I’ve only found two (yours and b-may.com). I also recall hearing that athletes couldn’t write about their experiences because of some exclusive NBC has or something…
Josh: I agree with McDonalds Shill (great screen name, by the way): you should to the BLOG story. In fact, it might be nice if you can do a story ON b-may himself. I want to see a photo of the guy who has managed to make two port-a-potty related incidents amusing to read.
Alternatively, it might be nice to profile a run-of-the-mill volunteer– someone who ended up with a truly awful job. Have fun.
No blog stories! I try to keep my blogworld and my workworld separate — only a select few of my coworkers know about crabwalk.com…
Um… how about something with that Jamie Sale? Naked?
Ok, I respect the no blog thing. I’m sure that I am probably the only one interest in this, but… Who the heck takes care of all those flags? Where do the store all of them? I mean nations are really picky with how flags are treated (despite the Korean). Someone could always win from Brazil or some other unexpected country. Do they keep spare flags in case they are damaged? How many flags did the SLOC buy?
I’m just thinking that with all those tourists, athletes and various supporting casts, there’s got to be a proportionate influx of gays/lesbians who are, by now, looking for each other/community in the MORMON stronghold. I know, I know, it’s not a DMN story, but it’s an interesting story, I’d think. How are alternative communities, bars, shops, etc. responding/benefitting to the games? Hmmm, what about Olympic-themed tattoos?
I’d like to see something about Olympic Losers. Athletes who just plain lost, spectacularly or otherwise. Of particular interest – are they shunned in the Olympic Village? Must they sit at the loser lunch table? Do other athletes tease them?
I like the Jamie Sale naked idea — could you hook me up with some sources, Kelly?
Artemis: watch for a gay/lesbian component in tomorrow’s story…
You know, I read something on Feb 9 about Olympic officials knowing what supplements contain banned substances. Apparently they re with-holding the list for “legal” reasons, but it seems to me that they should release this list so that the athletes have fair warning about what is safe to consume. I read a quote by the head of the Anti-Doping committee: “Anyone with an IQ of room temperature or above should know to be careful.” How callous.
Plus, I wonder how the Germans are tolerating the mormon alcohol rules (food AND drinks on the table at all time, no more than one drink per person at a time, etc)…
Just my.02….
I used to work in Germany, and it was kind of interesting because they really didn’t understand the idea that I didn’t drink. They just didn’t get it. It was like, “Ah, yes, I understand” and then five minutes later, “So, would you like a beer?” 🙂 Gotta love those wacky Germans!