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What Happens Here...

Next time the Olympic games maybe should be hosted by Athens, Georgia.

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"So you do know about Brundage and the days of purity?"

A little, Uncle. Just a little. And I begin to see what you mean about no bounce, no fizz, no there there.

"This keeps up and the world looks at the drachmas Greece put out for this thing. Heck, they could've bought Cyprus from Turkey for that kind of money. Before long, they'll have to draw straws to see who hosts the thing, and the short straw will have do it or get thrown out of the U.N.

"Yep. Like I say, 'what plays in Athens stays in Athens.'"

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