re: Paris and LA just struck a deal to host Olympics in 2024/28

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I wish youth today got excited about the Olympics like we used to back in the dark ages.

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I remember watching Phelps back in '08 from Bogies and the whole bar was going crazy.

In a perfect world, every country on the Olympic committee would throw up some money to build a permanent host site in Athens. That way people can plan out trips ahead of time, a site can be reasonably paid for and maintained, and the focus can be put back on the actual games instead of Costas