All things must change, and Hasbro’s venerable game, Clue, is no exception. For you ancients who fondly remember, “Professor Plum in the Conservatory with a knife”, there’s a newer cast of characters, rooms, and weapons to deal with. Beginning this fall, gone are the pipe, revolver, and wrench, replaced by the dumbbell, trophy, and poison. And characters have been updated also; Professor Plum is now Victor Plum , billionaire video game designer.
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You may actually be interested in sports you only get to see every 4 or 8 years, such as the 20Km walk, or Greco-Roman wrestling. Or you may not care that Hrjck Oienia from Freelandia just did the 900 meter Potato Crawl in world record time. But the Olympics are much more than just a sporting event – if you’ve never seen 2000 drummers playing ancient Chinese drums, the world’s largest LCD screen (with people walking on it), or cutting edge architecture applied to sports venues, you might want to spend some time at the official Olympic site. Or ponder what inspired the architecture. Even if you don’t care about who won the most medals. Who wouldn’t like the Olympics in LEGO?
AQUA SAUSAGE TEEN HEROES There’s usually little in the way of fashion to cover at any sporting event – unless you’re looking in the stands at a NASCAR event, but at the Beijing Olympics it’s impossible not to notice that most of the swimmers are squeezed into some type of full body garment that looks like your great grandfather’s Apollo landing suit. Many of us wouldn’t have the guts – or perhaps we have a surplus – to try one on, but one intrepid reporter did. And if you still think you have the body (and the need for speed), the LZR will be available soon.
Also for those of you that would like to watch the Olympics online check out the full online coverage below.
1. The Official Beijing Olympics site is available in English, French, Spanish, and more.
2. You may subscribe to official 2008 Beijing Olympics videos here that include the Opening Ceremony, History of the games, Interviews and much more.
3. Many video and Sports sites have an array of channels and videos of various Beijing Olympics footage. Some great sites are: The Beijing Olympics Youtube channel, ESPN, EuroSport, and also Metacafe search results providing a great source for many Beijing Olympics sport events and more.
4. Other great options for great 2008 Beijing Olympics including stories, videos, interviews and recaps are the official NBC Olympics, BBC, and Yahoo.
If you are simply looking for additional information on the 2008 Beijing Olympics besides their official site, you can find plenty at Wikipedia and also simply jump to the official results based on Overall Medal standings, including Athletes & Teams, and also Schedule and Results.