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Old 08-27-2008, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Captain_Curmudgeon View Post
If I had children, I wouldn't let them watch the modern Olympics and I certainly wouldn't let the Olympics teach my children any moral precepts.
There is a lot of way worse stuff on TV these days. Maybe this issue would be a great example to teach our kids what NOT to do.
"So, JR...if you lie about your age (to impress a girl perhaps) you're going to be caught in the act and then you'll never get a date!"

It'll be interesting to see how the Chinese gymnastics team is treated in future meets, like the annual world campionships.