Hero's? Are they having a laugh?

Live on the BBC at the moment there is a program on to "welcome our olympic hero's back home"

Now our olympians did a good job and quite rightly are getting a lot of praise for it. But hero's? Is somebody having a laugh?

If somebody funded by lottery money decides not to work and to take up a career in athletics is a hero then what do we now call a fireman who rushes back into a burning building to rescue a child? Or a soldier in Afghanistan who rescues his mates? How can you compare people who commit selfless acts like that with somebody who is paid to ride a bike or sail a boat?

Calling these people hero's is an insult to the genuine hero's that this country still produces in abundance.

Amanda Beard in Playboy. Adults Only

One of the American swimming team at the olympics was also a Playboy model. her name is Amanda Beard and much as I would like to say that I have Amanda Beards Playboy photo shoot here I don't.

I have searched the entire database of Playboy galleries searching for Amanda Beard but she just isn't there. So it look like Playboy missed out on a great marketing opportunity.

But here is another bird from Playboy.

Welcome to the alternative Olympics.

Good evening. I am Castonya, reporting live from Mortlake where the worlds first alternative Olympics is being held. I am the sole judge and all the descisions are made by me, the results decided by me and the bribes spent by me. Anyone who doesn't like that can complain to somebody who gives a damn.

We have a whole host of events lined up and will be awarding bronze, silver and imitation gold medals. The gold medals have to be imiatation because gormless Gordon sold off our gold reserves at a cut price years ago when he first took charge of ruining our economy.

The events list hasn't yet been finalised because Peter just sprung this on me at the last minute. But I am sure you will enjoy the entertainment we have lined up for you.

The Alternative Olympics.

Anybody who has switched onto BBC1 today can hardly be unaware that the Olympic games has now started. After what seemed like a life time of an extremely boring opening ceremony we now have four weeks of sport to look forward to. There will also, as usual, be plenty of non sports featured as well.

You see to me sport is when peo[ple compete against each other and one of them ends up the winner. But in the modern Olympics there are loads of non sports where the winner is determined by a panel of judges, diving, sycronised swimming, gymkana, gymnastics etc etc.

So these events are not won by the best participant. they are won by the best participant in the judges opinion, which makes them light entertainment and not sports. And of course these judges are wide open to political persuassion and bribary, just like our government are.

But it gave me an idea. If the Olympics is going to include light entertainment rather than real sport then why don't we at PMT do our own alternative Olympics?

So we are going to and Castonya is going to be the judge and award all the medals. I hope you all enjoy it.