The Commonwealth Games

[chester grape]

The media in Australia is going apeshit over these games, being held in Melbourne at the moment.

Basically it's like the Olympics, except you have to have been colonised by England to join.

Australia is kicking the arse of such sporting superpowers as Singapore, New Zealand, Wales and Botswana. And the media is gloating about it, incessantly.

What they're also saying is that these "Games" have unprecedented international coverage, including being broadcast in the US.

I say, bullshit. Can anyone find it in their program guides over there?

[diogenes]

I haven't heard a syllable about it anywhere.

[chester grape]

What about Canada, Smiles?

"We're" kicking "your" arse, too.

[Joeslogic]

Have not herd a peep about it nor have I seen anything on the internet.

Damn that Rupert Murdock! :)

[chester grape]

Have not herd a peep about it nor have I seen anything on the internet.

http://www.commonwealthgames.com/

[smiles]

haven't heard a thing

[chester grape]

As I suspected. We're a jingoistic, parochial lot, us Aussies.