It could be a hologram, projected from various government installations throughout the world. It could be a large, crudely painted balloon, held in place by helium and propelled by tiny sails and rudders (which is why it moves across the sky so slowly). Or, most likely, it could have been different things at different times and different places, depending on the technology available to the conspirators and the culture and beliefs of the population being deceived.

I could also be 7'2". But I'm not.

It is a cat with four ears!!!!

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They kept that, and are getting rid of softball??

I think they are big on getting rid of sports where one team is too dominant. Does the US always win? I think women's hockey is in jeopardy because US and Canada are so dominant over the rest of the teams.

Yeah, why did they get rid of softball? I missed it somehow and was surprised to hear this was the last of it.

Four ears or two ears and devil horns?

I think they are big on getting rid of sports where one team is too dominant. Does the US always win?

Yeah, they had a thing on that baseball is going away because it doesn't draw the big names from Major League, so it is not a marque event and softball is going away cause the USA women have absolutely OWNED it since it became an event.

US too dominant in softball: [link]

That article Jesse linked to has stuff about baseball too.

The IOC and MLB are at loggerheads. Unlike the National Hockey League, which since 1998 has interrupted its seasons to accommodate the Olympics for roughly a fortnight, Commissioner Bud Selig hasn't the slightest inclination to take a pennant-race hiatus in order to play for medals. The Olympics might be a show, but MLB is The Show, and IOC president Jacques Rogge shouldn't forget it. In any case, MLB likes the possibilities of its World Baseball Classic, which is still in the embryonic stage. Once the kinks in the format are worked out -- and they should be in 2009, when the second tournament will be staged -- there will never be the need to seek the five-ring seal of approval.

Okay, that's all wrong in so many ways.

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate that pro athletes are competing in the Olympics? 'Cause I do.

Nice article about the dominance of British Track cyclists at the Olympics. (Spoilery . . . of course.) I am a little sad that Mark Cavendish went home w/o a medal but Yeah, 4 stages of the TdF should ease his pain.