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<DIV><FONT size=2>Not everyone in Oz is taking the Olympics seriously.
This from the site <A
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<DIV><FONT size=2>They have also threatened to sue the Olympic organising
committee because "We are concerned that your site contains visual
representations that to a reasonable person suggest a connection between
Silly2000 and your clearly inferior site, which can only be described as an
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<DIV><FONT size=2><B><FONT color=#003399 face="Verdana, Arial" size=3>Canadian
cyclists become Jehovah’s Witnesses<BR>“Blood tests against our religion, praise
the Lord”</FONT></B><BR><BR><B><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>Monday,
August 21, 2000</FONT></B><BR><BR></DIV><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The Canadian cycling team
yesterday revealed the latest controversial stage in its Olympic preparations as
all members of the team became Jehovah’s Witnesses. Taking blood tests is not
permitted according to the Jehovah’s Witness interpretation of the Bible. Coach
Nick Morris said the cyclists discovered their faith just minutes before they
were scheduled to undergo drug testing. “But there’s more to our faith than just
the stuff about blood tests”, says team Captain Michael Symons, who has reduced
his physical training schedule for intensely spiritual Bible analysis. “There
are a number of passages which seem to me to suggest that the Good Lord does not
allow the giving of urine samples either”. <BR><BR>The Canadian team has a
history of using unconventional techniques to great effect – in the early 1980s
Canada pioneered a new approach to team cycling where team members rode in
single file, taking it in turns to come to the front of the line so as to break
wind for the riders behind. Dubbed the “line of speed”, the approach soon became
a standard race practice. <BR><BR>The team is said to be immensely relieved that
their faith came when it did. “I would have felt so retrospectively violated if
the truth had only been revealed to me after I gave a blood sample” said one
rider. The riders insist that the new God has unleashed reserves of spiritual
strength and say they fully expect their devotion to have a performance
enhancing effect. <BR><BR>Some Canadian cyclists have expressed some concern
about their newfound faith. <BR><BR>“I must admit that I am finding it a little
hard to fit in enough training in between door knocking and spreading the Good
Lords’ word,” admitted one Canadian cyclist.
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