Olympics and Big Macs for all!! (And bags of drugs)

"Hi, I'd like an Olympic special Big Mac, please"
"Oh I'm sorry, we don't have any burgers here called Olympic special. Would you like a regular Big Mac?"
"So there's no special healthy burger tie-in for the Olympics? How the hell did they get the sponsorship deal?"
"$"

Cos yes, the Big Mac is the official food of the Olympics. That lovely, sloppy mess filled with guilt and self-hate and greed is the official food - of the gods! I wondered to myself for about two seconds how something like this could happen. I mean, the European Cup was bad enough. But the Olympics too? Surely with all the people being paid, all the special committees, all the experts, someone could have said "Er, are you sure?".

I know, I know. It shouldn't come as any kind of surprise that the Olympic games rates dollars over achievement, exercise, sport etc., but the shamelessness of picking McDonald's as the official food for the world's top sporting event is … well, it's a bit much, ain't it?

PLUS: in one of the most rock'n'roll sports stories I've ever heard, it seems that the two Greek heroes, Kostas Kederis and Ekaterini Thanou, accused of missing more than one drugs test, may have faked a motorcycle crash in order to try and get away with it. I mean, these two are already the stars of the Games for me.

Not sure which drugs it is alleged that they've taken, but perhaps they will be able to find jobs in other industries? After all, Babyshambles isn't great, and could probably do with another guitarist. Then again, RTX are releasing a new record, and I think that JJ Rox (aka Jennifer Herrema) would probably quite like to have a bass-playing ex-Olympic medal winner in the band (if either of them play the bass, that is).

So the Olympics are, in truth, a well of greed, fast food, stimulants and adventures.
I'm living the dream. :-)

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August 15, 2004 | Filed Under General 

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