ChrisCWhat the Olympics have taught me...
August 18th 2008 07:49
The Olympics have taught me one thing this week: my ex-girlfriend owes me an apology.
As of 5.00pm this arvo, Australia has won 11 gold medals. Now, in case you have forgotten, gold medals are the currency of our nationality. It’s the only thing that distinguishes us from New Zealand. And Greenland.
And the thing that distinguishes us from the rest of the world is that all of our 11 gold medals have been won on the water. Swimmers galore, and rowers, and sailors. Sure, we picked up gold in the women’s triathlon (courtesy of Emma Snowsill), but a third of that race is on water, so my stats are water tight. Bad joke, I know, but it’s my blog.
Perusing through the silver medals again demonstrates our love of all things aquatic. Every single one of them are water-based medals, with the possible exception of a curious event we apparently won medals in called “eventing.” Buggered if I’d know what that is either. (As an after-note: even my Microsoft spell-check doesn’t recognise the word “eventing”).
And as for bronze, well, everyone has got a bronze medal these days haven’t they, so there’s no point looking through that list.
The other interesting thing to note is that 8 out of our 11 golds have been won by females. So while us blokes spend our spare time chasing cricket balls and kicking leather around the nation’s footy fields (or more precisely – sitting back and watching others do it), the women have been working out in the water.
Ironic really isn’t it? Statistics don’t lie. I have been telling my now-ex-girlfriend for years that her place is exactly there – in the water. Whether she is doing the dishes, or cleaning my clothes, she rightfully belongs in the kitchen and the laundry. She left me a while ago now, ranting on about me being a “sexist pig” or some bloody thing, and yet I was right all along.
And do you think I will get an apology?
Not likely.
Remember to stay alert – not alarmed,
and chow4now.
As of 5.00pm this arvo, Australia has won 11 gold medals. Now, in case you have forgotten, gold medals are the currency of our nationality. It’s the only thing that distinguishes us from New Zealand. And Greenland.
And the thing that distinguishes us from the rest of the world is that all of our 11 gold medals have been won on the water. Swimmers galore, and rowers, and sailors. Sure, we picked up gold in the women’s triathlon (courtesy of Emma Snowsill), but a third of that race is on water, so my stats are water tight. Bad joke, I know, but it’s my blog.
Perusing through the silver medals again demonstrates our love of all things aquatic. Every single one of them are water-based medals, with the possible exception of a curious event we apparently won medals in called “eventing.” Buggered if I’d know what that is either. (As an after-note: even my Microsoft spell-check doesn’t recognise the word “eventing”).
And as for bronze, well, everyone has got a bronze medal these days haven’t they, so there’s no point looking through that list.
The other interesting thing to note is that 8 out of our 11 golds have been won by females. So while us blokes spend our spare time chasing cricket balls and kicking leather around the nation’s footy fields (or more precisely – sitting back and watching others do it), the women have been working out in the water.
Ironic really isn’t it? Statistics don’t lie. I have been telling my now-ex-girlfriend for years that her place is exactly there – in the water. Whether she is doing the dishes, or cleaning my clothes, she rightfully belongs in the kitchen and the laundry. She left me a while ago now, ranting on about me being a “sexist pig” or some bloody thing, and yet I was right all along.
And do you think I will get an apology?
Not likely.
Remember to stay alert – not alarmed,
and chow4now.
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Comment by DJ Dapto
As for calling you a sexist pig she should be so lucky to have had someone as caring and sensitive as you who would take time out of your cricket/footy watching days to encourage her to develop her natural talent.
If nothing else it is there god given right.