We cats are continuing our Sochi Olympics boycott with great pride — although we have to admit we did see a Schadenfreude-y headline about a glitch at the opening ceremonies. Yay!
Meanwhile, pissed-off at Russia as we are, we'd like to take this opportunity to revisit the times that Russian Teams Were Duly Squished.
Most Americans would point to the 1980 "Miracle on Ice," when Team USA defeated the former Soviet Union in the winter Olympics at Lake Placid. Now, we cats think that's just swell. (And oh, by the way, New York is one of the most gorgeous states in the union, and you all should either visit it, or start a business there, soon.)
But before the US humiliated the Russians 34 years ago, Canadians did the very same in 1972.
It was the Summit Series — one in which the Canadian hockey players were immediately assumed to prevail. When the Soviets proved to be far harder to beat than anyone expected, our Neighbors To The North dug deep — and won.
Americans never notice anything that happens in Canada, you know. So as the athletes start competing in Vladimir Putin's joke Olympics in Sochi, we cats would like to remind them: There's a major democracy that is not only friendly to gays, but which, back in 1972, kicked Vlad Pootie's then-19-year-old butt. We cats PURR.
(IMAGE: Paul Henderson scores the game-winning goal against the CCCP. This is one of the most famous photographs in Canadian history. If you hate Vladimir Putin like we do, enjoy.)
No comments:
Post a Comment