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Offline skiguy

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Trireme in London Olympics cancelled
« on: April 19, 2012, 07:26:49 AM »
for "safety" reasons.  (like no one would jump off bridges during the rowing events?  ::))

 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9213256/Olympic-warship-plan-sinks-over-safety-concerns-sparking-diplomatic-row.html

That's too bad.  This would have been cool.
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Re: Trireme in London Olympics cancelled
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2012, 10:21:45 AM »
Yeah, it would have been cool.  I don't really get how creating something popular like this would be a bad thing.  And they'd be doing it on a river - perhaps the best place for people to spread out.
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Re: Trireme in London Olympics cancelled
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Re: Trireme in London Olympics cancelled
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2012, 10:19:36 AM »
That's pretty pathetic isn't it?
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