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Friday, August 20, 2004
THE QUITE ATHENIAN
- the quietest games ever
Trust the Greeks to host an apathetic Olympics.
Or "apatheia" I should say!
Unmask the word "apathy", a la Scooby Doo, and what do you have?
"Apatheia" – the Greek root of the word – the Greeks invented it!
As a member of the NSA (Non-Sporting Australian) minority I'm not complaining though.
Why is it that the only patriotic Greeks are found outside of Greece?
Or, for that matter that the only patriotic anybody are found outside of their country.
I can't' remember the last time I meet a genuinely patriotic Lebanese and I'm in Lebanon!
6:54 am
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