The Greek Horse
ritaanz
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Did anyone read in this mornings paper about the wooden horse left outside the Olympic's arena? Apparently, umder the cover of darkness, someone left a huge wooden horse (300 cubics wide) by the doors outside the arena .
The Greek gentleman in charge of security thinks it's funny and is thinking about moving it inside. Duh. What kind of security is there if you can leave something that huge and not be detected?
Anyone remember another horse that was delivered to the unsuspecting?
The Greek gentleman in charge of security thinks it's funny and is thinking about moving it inside. Duh. What kind of security is there if you can leave something that huge and not be detected?
Anyone remember another horse that was delivered to the unsuspecting?
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GREEK SECURITY TEAM FAILS TO NOTICE GIANT HORSE
Mysterious Wooden Structure Causing Pre-Olympic Jitters
Olympic security officials in Athens, Greece conceded today that they had failed to notice a giant wooden horse that had been wheeled to within meters of the Olympic stadium sometime late last week.
The sudden appearance of the gigantic horse, which was said to measure over one hundred cubits in width, has raised fresh concerns that the security around the Olympic complex might be more porous than originally thought.
“When you’re spending over $1.5 billion in security, quite frankly, somebody shouldn’t be able to wheel a giant wooden horse right up to your stadium,” said one U.S. official today.
But Thanasis Kyriakou, who is coordinating the security efforts for the 2004 Olympics, said that the horse, while of unknown origin, posed no serious security threat to the Games, which are set to begin in three days.
“If anything, this gigantic horse is only bringing more attention to the Olympics,” he said. “I see this horse as a tremendous gift.”
Sharply disagreeing with Mr. Kyriakou is NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol, who said that the unplanned presence of a gigantic horse could ruin his network’s coverage of the Games.
“It’s wrecking all of our camera angles,” Mr. Ebersol said. “Everywhere you look, there’s that dopey horse in the background.”
For his part, Mr. Kyriakou believes that the enormous horse could enhance viewership of the Olympics and has even recommended wheeling the mysterious wooden structure into the stadium itself.
“I say let the horse in,” he said. “What’s the worst that could happen?”
Guess what, it was a hoax. And.....I nibbled.
You've got to be kidding me! and this guy is SECURITY???
Ouch!
I almost went over, but my husband was too worried about security problems. Now I see why!