Men wearing pantyhose. Good God, why?!?! I've never understood the appeal of such an uncomfortable item of clothing, nor why it was ever (and still is) considered a scandal in many circles to go without. They are sweaty and ill-fitting and expensive and hard to take care of and never the right shade. Men already put up with the idiocy of neckties and suit jackets in the summertime -- why subject themselves to pantyhose as well? Bah.

Random Olympic thoughts:

+ All of the announcers should shut up. They are inane and biased and just generally annoying. The only possible exception is the female ice dancing commentator, who in between inanities at least made some attempt at explaining what the judges are (supposed to be) looking for and why one routine is better than another. Note to announcers: It is not necessary to repeat the same "factoids" about the competitors every single time they compete. We KNOW that Todd Eldredge has bad luck at the Olympics. We got that Naomi Lang is part Native American the first time you said it, never mind the FOURTH. We knew TEN YEARS AGO that Elvis Stojko is a martial artist.

+ Moguls cannot be good for your knees.

+ The first thing that popped into my head when I saw those icicle costumes in the opening ceremonies was "Why is the Klan chasing that kid around?" I am happy to say that my thought made it to Jay Leno's lips later that night.

+ Marina Anissina should fire her hairdresser immediately for inflicting that color on her.

+ Why oh why did no one take off with the jokes about the president surrounded by all those women in berets during the opening ceremonies???

+ Is it a skating regulation that the men must have mullets? (I still can't decide whether Evgeni Plushenko's abominable bowl cut + mullet should be called a "bullet" or a "mowl"...)

+ Must the ice dancers dress like rejects from "Showgirls"?

+ Snowboarders make it look easy. I'm sure it's not.

[Can you tell I've spent way too much time in front of the TV these last 12 days?]
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