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Olympics - back to basics

I've never been what one may call a "sports fan" , I wouldn't even qualify as an occasional admirer of the finer points of contouring ones body to achieve some impossible timing in some irrational sport, but it's hard to not hear about the Olympics. Even my friend Matt, a programmer of unquestionable geek-quality brought up the Olympics in a conversation earlier today. He did, however, have the right idea. "The Olympics should be in the nude!". And why not, I say.

We took the Olympics back to its place of birth, good old Greece, why not go a step further and take them back to the roots? In the buff, all the way. Forget the silly swimming trunks, clingy costumes and running singlets (it's not like they cover much anyway). Slather the athletes in oil until the glisten and let them shine in a whole new way. After all, if there is anyone who deserves to prance around in the nude in front of thousands of people and camera lights, it's the athletes with their sculpted muscles, tight skin and fine physiques. It would be the ultimate spectator sport -- forget nude beaches with hairy old men and cellulite-covered women -- bring on the olive oil and summer athletes!

Even I would watch the Olympics then, heck, I'd subscribe to cable.

Although, maybe raise the entry age to 18 first.

Comments

Are 17 year old Greeks not allowed to be nude?

Or must the world bow to what NBC thinks is "right"?

Eh, we'd end up with 5 minute clips of naked athletes followed by a 15 minute human interest piece where someone's mother talks about how difficult a struggle it was for their baby to get to the olympics.

Actually, screw that, I'd buy tickets and go see the Olympics in order to see all of naked women's gymnastics.

Not gymnastics, they're far too young.

Volleyball is more like it. Let's start a petition ;)

Nude fencing might get messy after the first few rounds.

What about the "nude leuge" (wonder if i even spelled that right). Tell me that wouldn't sell!!

Came here from a link on wordsoup, love that blog. =)

But that would be a perversion of the Sacred Purpose of the Games, inasmuch as nude people have no way to display corporate logos.

(Well, I suppose they could get tatoos).

Not to mention what the combination of Mediterranean sunshine and olive oil would do to human flesh...ouch!