Old Flame Returns

Posted on May 10, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old torch in Olympia/

Kind of a firebrand but wimpier/

Its beautiful flames/

Lit Ancient Greek games/

With costumes decidedly skimpier.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18002760

A typical Ancient Greek costume:

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?start=120&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1366&bih=677&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=JiBbcrZHgM5K2M:&imgrefurl=http://www.britishmuseum.org/learning/schools_and_teachers/resources/all_resources-1/resource_olympic_games.aspx&docid=8Dq15pulHmXBHM&imgurl=http://www.britishmuseum.org/images/olympic-athlete.jpg&w=304&h=300&ei=qLirT9CPJ4nW0QWggYGtDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=554&vpy=89&dur=2242&hovh=223&hovw=226&tx=122&ty=107&sig=101648939215942436088&page=6&tbnh=150&tbnw=167&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:120,i:77

 

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