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From: Jim Thompson
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:38

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On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:00:56 -0500, ehsjr <ehsjr@nospamverizon.net>
wrote:

>David L. Jones wrote:
>> Just watched the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics
>> Looks like they had a Sydney 2000 moment with a malfunction of the torch, 
>> they just couldn't get the 4th pole working.
>> I wonder what went wrong?, I guess we'll find out in due course...
>> 
>> Dave.
>> 
>
>Thank goodness there was no malfunction when that boy was
>"flying".  To me, that was the best part of the ceremony.
>A wonderful mix of technology, athletic grace and acting
>ability. Awesome!
>
>Ed

Not only boring, but you could see all the harnesses :-(
		
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