Found August 14, 2008 on JoeSportsFan: Yardbarker Blogger Network
When the International Olympic Committee unveils their choice for host city of the 2016 summer Olympic Games, the winner will undoubtedly have a contigency of people on hand that start freaking out like Ed Werder when he gets a text from Brett Favre. The reaction is fueled by the realization that their city just entered into a very exclusive club alongside some of the most prolific cities in the world. Being the host means money spent on new developments, millions and millions of dollars as a result of tourism and an injection of pride into the residents whose hometown is set to become the center of the sports world for two weeks. Residing in a city that has or will host the Olympic Games should be a badge of honor. Unless of course you happen to be from the city that butchered the games worse than any other in "modern" times. Such is the case for residents of St. Louis, host city for the 1904 Summer Olympics otherwise known as one of the biggest clusterf**ks...
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