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Olympic Flame Went Out During the Opening Torch Ceremony; Olympics Are Canceled Now
Caity Weaver · 05/10/12 11:05PMSomething hilarious happened during the Very Pagan Olympic Opening Ceremony Extravaganza Spectacular in Greece today: the Olympic flame went out, like, immediately after they lit it.
London Olympics Criticized for 'Obsessive Secrecy'
Caity Weaver · 03/07/12 08:00PMIran Threatens to Boycott Olympics Over Logo
Max Read · 02/28/11 09:30PMIn the four years since its unveiling, the graffiti-inspired logo for the 2012 London Olympics has been accused of looking like many thing: The Waffen SS insignia, for instance, or Lisa Simpson giving head. And now, because why not, the Iranian Olympic committee has gotten into the game and accused the logo of spelling out "Zion." The organizers must be huge Bob Marley fans! Or, if you listen to the Iranians, it's a secret pro-Israel message. How surprising, that the Iranian government is making noise about something bizarre and tenuously related to Jews! We still think it looks more like the Lisa Simpson blowjob thing. [NYDN]