2010 Olympic Rant #45 · 3.02.10 by colin newell
Everything from strollers to flying sports disks, umbrellas, laser pointers and flags from non-participating countries are banned from Olympic venues, Vancouver 2010 officials announced this week.
Flags from non-participating countries? Huh? Why?
Spectators should arrive two hours before city events, three hours before mountain events, and four hours before the open and closing ceremonies, Olympic officials said.
I am not arriving at all… so I am plenty good.
RCMP Sgt. Mike Cote, a spokesman for the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit, said security measures will escalate if there are threats made against the Games
Check out my threat: Indifference.
He added peaceful and law-abiding protesters have nothing to fear from the security cameras.
VANOC and the IOC have nothing to fear but my loathing.
“Peaceful protest is not against the law,” he said. “If we do have an issue, it’s when the line is crossed, when the laws of this country … are broken. Other than that, we’re not concerned about protests if they’re kept legal.”
They actually mean… the laws of the IOC.
Other stuff banned…
• Food and drinks
of course… so you can be forced to eat McDonalds and drink Coca Cola
• Water balloon launchers
glad they have this on the list – now I can sleep at night…
• Leaflets, pamphlets, non-approved publications and promotional material
you mean, like t-shirts that say Screw the 2010 freak show already!
• Animals
assist dogs?
• Banners containing religious, political, provocative or obscene content and or visible branding and trademarks of sponsor and non-sponsor companies
So I cannot wear my Rancilio ball cap?
• Flags of non-participating countries
yea whatever.
75% of Vancouver residents agree with me.
Olympic Rant #42 Could not have said it better
