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DOZENS OF U.S. AND CANADIAN ATHLETES SICKENED AT SOCHI OLYMPIC VILLAGE

image13.jpgSochi, Russia – Dozens of athletes, mostly from the United States and Canada, were sickened just minutes after checking in at their designated quarters at the Sochi Olympic Village.  Eyewitness reports indicate that the Olympians were being transported by ambulances to the nearest hospitals in the area.  Many were suffering from nausea, vomiting and stomach flu.

Agents from Russia’s Ministry of Health immediately rushed to the scene to investigate the incident in the hopes of containing what was initially thought of as an epidemic.

It turned out that most of hospitalized athletes drank bottles of mouthwash provided in each of their living quarters.  The labels on the bottles were written in Russian, and the athletes thought they were bottles of complimentary vodka.

As of press time, most were released from the hospitals and are expected to make it okay in time for Friday’s opening ceremony.

FLYING TO RUSSIA FOR THE OLYMPICS? DON’T BRUSH YOUR TEETH!

imageWashington, D.C. – The U.S. State Department has warned airline travelers  and visitors attending the Winter Olympics not to brush their teeth while enroute to Russia or while in Sochi.

Classified intelligence has indicated that bombs and bomb-making device may be hidden in innocently-looking toothpaste tubes. Apparently, it is a new strategy employed by terrorist elements that have, in the past, planted explosives in shoes and underwear.

The State Department has suggested that instead of brushing their teeth, people should just gargle with vodka.

WORLD’S FIRST ‘GAYDAR’ TO DEBUT AT SOCHI WINTER OLYMPICS

The Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia
The Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia

Sochi, Russia – When the figure skating competitions begin a day before the actual Winter Olympics opening ceremonies, athletes and spectators will go through what may seem like security metal detectors. But lo and behold, they are actually ‘gaydars.”

These special detectors, the first if its kind in the world, will be installed at all entrances to the  Iceberg Skating Palace, the 12,000-seat venue of the ice skating competitions.

Everyone knows by now that Russia has strict anti-gay laws in place, prohibiting any public display of homosexuality.  While the Putin government has said that no foreigner will be arrested under these laws during the duration of the winter games, it is nevertheless taking extreme measures to discourage public display of homosexuality.

The gaydar technology, developed in China by Apple, will detect even the slightest trace of gayness by scanning the retina of the eyes and flagging any abnormal flickering of the fingers.

Russian officials said that any athlete or spectator who fails the high-tech test will be denied enty into the competitions.  It wasn’t clear if the figure skating competitors are exempted from the screening. “I think the skaters will be exempted,” said one official, “otherwise we might not have any competition to watch if  any of the skaters are banned from the skating arena.”

The men’s short program kicks off the figure skating competitions on February 6 and the Opening Ceremonies will be held February 7.