Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Tempest in a teapot alert!
The BBC astounds with Anger over Greek Olympic brothels.
Gender equality ministers from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement expressing their "abhorrence" at an alleged request by Athens City Council to boost permits for brothels to meet demand during the Games.
Hey, the host country gets to include some local sports! And "Gender Equality Minister"? One hesitates to ask.

And while you're there, catch the "mascots" for the games:

Welcome to the planet Nimnull!

Where's that guy who hits mascots with a bat?