#Rio2016 : All Things Olympian
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Re: #Rio2016 : All Things Olympian
Guess I'm the only one enjoying the cripples and mutants' games eh?
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Re: #Rio2016 : All Things Olympian
Maybe, but not having watched as much as a minute of the conventional circus I don't see why I should spend more time than that on the paralympics.Brian Peacock wrote:Guess I'm the only one enjoying the cripples and mutants' games eh?
Someone sent me a link to the ad for the latter, though, and it gave me goosebumps every time I watched that. It's fantastic to see what people can do despite their handicaps.
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Re: #Rio2016 : All Things Olympian
The goosebump and lump-in-the-throat quotient is very high. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
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