It was surprising to see that there was no sports forum, so I’m
posting this amusing article from Australia and the swim suits
Olympians are wearing now.
(As an aside- i find it incredible that a forum on buses is
second in popularity in SGForums. I cant think of a single first
world country that would have buses in the top 5, but no
sports)
Click on the link to see the pic of the guys in their cossies
http://www.smh.com.au/news/off-the-field/endang…
“Budgies: an endangered species
Marissa Calligeros | August 8, 2008 – 2:28PM
A bunch of Brisbane blokes have braved the winter chill in a
push for the return of the humble ‘budgie smugglers’ in
Beijing.
The group paraded through the CBD in
traditional swimming briefs in a mock protest against Olympic
swimmers donning controversial LZR Racer
bodysuits as part of a radio stunt led by Triple M’s breakfast
team.
“Bring back the budgies! Bring back the budgies for Beijing!”
the chorus of barely clad men, including host Greg “Marto” Martin,
chanted to an amused crowd of shoppers and city office workers.
“It’s time for today’s ‘soft’ swimmers to harden up and stand
proudly on the blocks.
“If they are good enough for Warwick Capper they are good enough
for our Olympians.
“What was it that led Warwick Capper to become the leading goal
scorer of the late 80s?
“Did Kieran Perkins need to hide his nipples in (1996) when he
stopped the nation for gold? When Duncan Armstrong and John Sieben
went for gold in (1984) and (198
all they
had was Laurie Lawrence with a rolled up newspaper and a pair of
smugglers.”
The group, which included breakfast cohorts Sami Lukis and Ian
Skippen, claimed full body swimsuits were an “assault against good
sportsmanship” and “completely unAustralian.”
Onlookers Erica Armagnacq and Kathy Ellison said they had no
reservations about seeing our primed swimmers sport a pair of lycra
nickers.
But as for Aussie blokes on the beach…
“It depends on their physique,” Mrs Armagnacq said.
“But my partner certainly won’t be allowed to step out in a
pair.”