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Re:Why Would Anyone Want To Host The Olympics? by codeulike on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @07:38AM (#6359398)
Its a bit like saying why would anyone want to host a huge dinner party.
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Re:Why Would Anyone Want To Host The Olympics? by RougeFemme on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @07:43AM (#6359411)
Except that etiquette would dictate that the individual host foot the bill for a huge dinner party, whereas the taxpayers foot the bill for the Olympics.
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Re:Why Would Anyone Want To Host The Olympics? by PeterisP on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @09:13AM (#6359767)
Anyway, UK taxpayers don't foot the bill for Beijing Olympics - so it's their (UK as a whole) choice to offer to throw the huge dinner party, or just visit someone else's party.
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Re:Why Would Anyone Want To Host The Olympics? by codeulike on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @10:44AM (#6360277)
Yes, but in the metaphor, individual = country ... so that is taken for granted.
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