The Beijing Olympics is finally here. From the fervent collection of Fuwa at McDonalds to the use of the auspicious date to buy 4D, even non-athletes are affected by the Games. In the context of Singapore, this is seen mainly in our spirit of consumer hedonism. It would be my pleasure to spread the Olympic mood. "There's excitement in the air over the Olympics...also lead, arsenic, benzene." --David Letterman "The government of China announced that it will ban restaurants from serving dog meat during the Olympics. Which gives new meaning to the phrase, 'Hello Kitty.'" --Conan O'Brien "China has announced that during the Olympics, protesters will be allowed to assemble in designated protest areas. Yeah. Or, as they're commonly called in China, jails." --Conan O'Brien "China is getting ready for the Olympics. The skies over Beijing are very smoggy. The government says the pollution is just a harmless mist. They made a similar statement about the treatment of prisoners - it's not torture, it's Pilates." --Craig Ferguson "China is upset because somebody leaked a video of the rehearsal for the Olympics Opening Ceremony on the Internet. I don't want to give away too much, but it ends with the lighting of a torch." --Conan O'Brien I want to participare! Sign found in China.
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