if you want to make a bold statement, climb the golden gate bridge
so my friend/coworker just walked by into my area and said pro-tibetans had climbed the golden gate bridge. it took me a while to register what this actually meant, so i looked it up and
H O L Y $ H I T
wow.
i guess i don’t feel so far-fetched for mentioning in my previous post that all this olympics stuff is “history in the making.” i don’t even know what to say, except mutter the word “fierce.” i can hear michael keaton/bruce wayne yelling “you wanna get nuts? c’mon! LET’S GET NUTS!!!” in my head. cuz this is sheer nutty insanity. a quick gleaning of the comments section will show you how polarized people are. some are cruelly expressing their wishes for them to fall, and others are applauding them. here’s some footage, courtesy CBS 5:
April 7th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
yep, that is about what I figured. this is going to be one interesting week. I’m reminded that the directive, “may you live in interesting times,” is a curse.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Here’s one of the great comments:
“Make us proud. The French had the flame extinguished 3 times and they had to cut the route short. You guys can do better! -Los Angeles”
April 7th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
i wish i could join the chinese support-crowd. but, you know, not be a dick about it. go forth, peggy’s mom!
April 8th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
The torchbearer is going to need some bodyguards.
Also, not even in the ballpark of what you’re posting but:
http://www.thepencilfarm.com/blog/2008/02/snow_day_at_the_beijing_olympi.html
Aw, man! Even the Olympics Flash games are drawing controversy!