Well I figure its thursday, which means around the globe in a few short sports stories spanning the globe will shed a little light on how the rest of the world is going....
Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwea , a man was convicted (and sentenced to 3.5 years in prison) for impersonating a woman in an athletic contest. I think my favorite part of this story is that the guy originally told the court he had both female and male organs. Later a medical examination showed that he was a man. Did he really think that the medical examination would somehow miss this minor detail?
Italy
In criminal investigations not involving gender bending we have Italy. In Italy soccer star Paulo di Canio is under investigation for possibly having a fascist salute to celebrate his goal. Check out the picture from the link. I mean so you have your arm raised in a salute in the same manner of Mussolini while playing for a team (Lazio) that was Mussolini's. I mean accidents will happen. And by happen I mean I hope that guy gets run over by a Zamboni.
France
Lance Armstrong is still winning the Tour de France. According to my sources, the Tour de France is the only bike race that Americans are aware of. Is there really an athlete alive today that transcends his/her sport like Lance does? The fact that everyone knows who Lance Armstrong is but could care less about racing is a testament to what a historic figure Armstrong is.
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I couldn't agree more. If cycling were baseball, football or basketball, Lance Armstrong would be Babe Ruth, Joe Montana and MJ all rolled into one. He's a badass.
I heard the story on the Zimbabwian (is that a word) on BBC this morning and he/she is actually a hermaphrodite and has both male and female organs.
That was some excellent journalism. That Zimbabwean story reminds of that Futurama episode where Bender becomes a woman to win gold medals.
Lance Armstrong is pretty ridiculous here in the states. I bet the average person thinks the Tour de France is just a 3-day event.
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