Okay – what the fuck is up with running the Olympic torch around the world? Don’t get me wrong; I understand the tradition of it being carried from Greece to the host country, but seriously, what’s with running the thing all over the bloody globe?
Even more than that, what the fuck is up with climbing Mount Everest with the damn thing? Seriously?
Here’s the route the Olympic torch has and continues to take…
Here, on the other hand, is a direct route between Athens and Beijing…
True, they’d have to run through Afghanistan. But if Terry Fox could make it to Ontario with one leg and Cancer eating away the rest of his body, surely they can pass through the northern reaches of Afghanistan which isn’t even in the grips of war. Then again, the torch might be a neoconservative and not be fond of the idea of passing through Iran – who knows.
Wondering how they’re planning on getting the torch from Greece to London for the 2012 games? Wonder no more…
