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Squeaker Started conversation May 11, 2000
Did you know that the French stole the modern Olympics from Much Wenlock?
Dr William Penny Brookes was the true founder of the Modern Olympic Games about 1850 and Pierre de Coubertain nicked it in 1896. This is recognised by the IOC but no-one else apart from Blue Peter.
We were quite prepared to host the Millenium Olympics but Sydney had a bigger pool and flatter athletics pitch. What they couldn't offer were Paddy's Pork Pies and a tented Olympic village in the Priory grounds.
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vegiman:-) Posted May 11, 2000
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