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"LONDON — While the world’s athletes limber up at the Olympic Park,
Londoners are practicing some of their own favorite sports: complaining,
expecting the worst, and cursing the authorities.
"Asked 'What do you feel about the Olympics?' the other day, a random
sampling of people here gave answers that included bitter laughter; the
words 'fiasco,' 'disaster' and 'police state'; and detailed explanations
of how they usually get to work, how that is no longer possible, and how
very unhappy that makes them.
"... Meanwhile, The Daily Mail, whose unofficial motto appears to be 'What
Fresh Hell Is This?' has published articles noting that hundreds of
thousands of tickets are still unsold, that no one wants to watch women
play soccer, and that some of the paths for the mountain bike competition
will not be finished in time."
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