A f***ing refreshing change
Great Britain's spectacular success at the Beijing Olympics has come as something of a surprise - not least to all the British journalists who are struggling to find anything to moan and groan about.
There have, however, been one or two crumbs of comfort for the beleaguered hacks, many of whom have grown tired of reporting good news for almost two weeks now.
Indeed, I wouldn't be surprised if one of our lovely tabloids published a two-page spread on 'broken Britain' following two potty-mouthed outbursts from British medal winners.
First, windsurfer Bryony Shaw got rather too excited during her (live) post-event interview, declaring she was 'f***ing happy' to have won bronze.
Then, 24 hours later, gold medal-winning sailor Iain Percy, who was also speaking live to the nation, said: 'I'm on top of the f***ing world!'
(Gasp, tut, finger-wag)
Surely there needs to be some kind of independent inquiry?
I mean, performance-enhancing drugs are one thing, but swearing? That's just a step too far (even though one of them was a sailor and it's not so bad when posh people swear).
It remains to be seen whether 'sweargate' will render Britain's entire Olympic effort as an unmitigated disaster.
Meanwhile, Bryony Shaw and Iain Percy are said to be preparing hand-written apologies addressed to the British people and The Queen.
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