We Have a Policy That These Will be the Best Olympic Games Evar

Riffing on I have a policy that this will be the best weblog post ever (kottke.org)...the Athens organizers better adopt this policy now, before they lose power again during the Olympic Games.

See, traditionally, the head of the IOC makes a pronouncement at the end of the Games which amounts to I declare the insert name of host city Olympic Games the Best Games Ever. After the disaster in Atlanta there was much kerfluffle in the TOC because Samaranch didn't declare the Atlanta Games to be the best games ever. A slap in the face to...no one in particular but primarily IBM and the folks at ACOG. Nagano and Sydney were declared best-games-evar (though I missed the declaration in Nagano as I was catching up on much needed sleep).

I stopped paying attention after we shut down the Sydney ITCC so I don't know if Salt Lake was declared to be a best games ever.

I'm sure the Athens Olympic Games will go well, I wouldn't want to wish any harm on any of the athletes, spectators, or staff. I reserve the right to laugh my ass off if there is the slightest problem with technology though.