From: dmg@CS.WM.EDU (Daniel German)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.mexican
Subject: Read this, it is long, but it deserves it.
Date: 14 Aug 92 05:00:15 GMT
Organization: College of William and Mary, VA

Me lleg'o esto de un amigo en Houston (Ren'e Rodr'iguez)
Espero que les guste.

Daniel


|> 	BARCELONA, Spain (UPI) -- Enough of gold, silver and bronze medals.
|> Bring on the tin alloy:
|> 	TO The BARCELONAN MOST IN NEED OF NEW AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: Jose
|> Maria Bastida, an Olympic volunteer whose car was blown up by police who
|> mistakenly suspected him as a terrorist.
|> 	TO THE GOVERNMENT LEAST TAKEN BY THE JOY OF COMPETITION AND THE
|> MAJESTY OF THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT: Tie.
|> 	--Egypt, whose parliament has called for a special inquiry into the
|> nation's ``embarrassing and pathetic'' results in Barcelona.
|> 	--INDIA, whose opposition party called for a moment of silence in
|> government chambers to ``commemorate the death of Indian sport.''
|> 	TO THE ATHLETE MOST PERPLEXED BY THE VAGARIES OF CAPITALISM: Vitali
|> Chtcherbo, who won six gold medals and spoke of endorsement prospects in
|> the former Soviet Union: ``There's nothing to advertise.''
|>
|>
|> 	To the athlete who innocently entered the Games and is now stuck with
|> monthly grooming and stabling fees: Spain's Jose Moreno, who won
|> cycling's 1-kilometer time trial, then received a horse in tribute.
|> 	To the venue in greatest need of an environmental impact statement:
|> the Parc de Mar yachting course, where dead rats and condoms were strewn
|> across the water.
|> 	To the athlete least likely to receive a diplomatic post in Africa:
|> U.S. basketball star Charles Barkley, who wondered whether his Angolan
|> opponent was ``carrying a spear.''
|> 	To the politician making the most astute insight into the Games:
|> Barcelona Mayor Pasqual Maragall, who said, ``The most expensive thing
|> in Barcelona is the peseta.''
|> 	To the athlete most in need of a reminder that he is a competitor and
|> not a spectator: Lithuania's Rimas Kurtinaitis, who snapped pictures of
|> the Dream Team during his country's game against the United States.
|> 	To the athlete least likely to be honored by animal rights activists:
|> Quincy Watts, the 400-meter gold medalist who said that while growing up
|> in Detroit he ``got into fights, did things to cats.''
|> 	To the athletes most likely to know when their marriage is on the
|> rocks: German canoeists Stefan Scholz and Cerstin Petersman, who were
|> married at the site of the fast-water competition.
|> 	To the weightlifter giving the best impersonation of a volleyball
|> spiker: Ibragim Sadamov of the Unified Team, who, enraged over not
|> winning the gold medal, smashed his bronze medal to the ground.
|> 	To the athletes most certain to be envied by their countrymen:
|> Romania's four gold medalists, whose bonus of $8,500 each represents 16
|> years worth of wages for the average Romanian.
|> 	To the team official with the most unorthodox views on gynecology:
|> Teofilo Stevenson, the former Olympic champion who said, ``Boxers in
|> Cuba begin to prepare while they are still in the womb.''
|> 	To the journalist posing the best postgame question: Unidentified
|> Spanish reporter, who, after Spain's 20-point loss to Angola, opened the
|> news conference by asking venerated Spanish basketball coach Antonio
|> Diaz-Miguel, ``Will you resign?''
|> 	To the athletes least likely to join the cast in a stage revival of
|> ``Hair'': U.S. men's volleyball team, whose players shaved their heads
|> to protest an officiating decision.
|> 	To the most accomplished opera star now singing the blues: Teresa
|> Bregenza, who branded Monserrat Caballe, Jose Carreras and Placido
|> Domingo ``The Three Musketeers'' for using the opening ceremonies as a
|> publicity stunt.
|> 	To the official offering the best description of life in the Olympic
|> Village: Helen Connor, Canada's team leader for rhythmic gymnastics, who
|> said, ``It's like living in a beer commercial.''
|> 	To the athlete every drinking man can best identity with: Pole
|> vaulter Sergei Bubka, who repeatedly ran to the bar, then couldn't get
|> off the ground.
|> 	To the individual giving the best job description for a resume: Bob
|> Jordan, manager of U.S. boxer Eric Griffin, who in stating his line
|> work, said, ``I've been in the computer business since 1959, when they
|> didn't even have computers.''
|> 	To the athlete who may have had the best time of anyone at the Games:
|> Goran Ivanisevic, the Croatian tennis star who suggested the Olympics
|> should be held every four months.
|>
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