--- Gil Lamont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: trivia question: where and > when > >did the running of the olympic torch relay start? >the first olympic torch relay was > in 1936.
yep, the first olympic torch relay was created as essentially a marketing device by the germans for the 1936 nazi olympic games. call me nuts, but i think that's really strange detail that no one talks about, especially since it's such a big deal today. > > gil > who finds your lower case habits contagious i caught it from e.e. cummings. or laziness. > and who hopes his local or cable news will broadcast > gordon b. hinckley > taking his turn carrying the olympic torch on friday hinckley's carrying the torch???? wha????? i'm sure it will be on the news everywhere, after all he IS THE PROPHET!!!!! LOL! ;-) my best friend's mom is also carrying the torch, the only torch related event threatening to bring me from the safe and quiet of my new apartment... alison e. in olyslc np: counting crows Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com
