Archive for April 10th, 2008

Apr 10 2008

The torch relay will go on

Published by The Kibbitzer under Celestial Empire, Sports, View from Bottom

So China goes on.  WTG … Don’t forget that two opium wars didn’t crack open its door.  Mounting pressure to flex its currency didn’t work either.  I doubt China would give in to Tibet.  Take my word, UK would have a hell to pay for not attending its opening ceremony, especially their London game comes [...]

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Apr 10 2008

The mile long pool

Published by The Kibbitzer under Sports

Lou asks can you believe this place in Chile? Imagine doing 10 laps of this pool lengthwise! On a jet-ski maybe. It 1.3 klms long, 800 mtrs wide at its shortest point and varies from ankle depth to 8 mtrs deep. It employs 41 life guards and has lifesaving devices which pop out of [...]

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