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I think the next Olympics should have “pop up video” style coverage.  You know….the little bubbles with random facts built in?

Some random facts I’d love to know…..

Me: I have anxiety about the goggles.  What if they fall off when they dive in?
Mr. LBB: They don’t.
Me: Are you sure? Whenever I wear goggles and dive in….they fall off.
Me: What are they going to do with that huge pool when the Olympics are over?
Mr. LBB: Seriously? I don’t know the answer to any of these questions.

So I stopped asking questions…..and wrote them down instead:

What do the gymnasts do if they have to go the bathroom?
Do you think they take the tight leotards all the way off?
Do they still call those things leotards?
Do you think the swimmers pee in the pool?
Who gets to be a judge?
Where do the judges get their uniforms? Why are they so dowdy?
I wonder what the concession stand is like.  Do you think they have nachos?
Oh my gosh, how stressful would it be to be in charge of the Omega-timer-machine?!
What if the timer malfunctioned? Could they get the swimmers to stop?
You can tell she’s praying. Don’t you think God gets a ton of “help me win a gold medal” prayers?
Do medals have identifying numbers on the back? If you have 19 medals how do you keep them all straight?
How many laps are in the 800 again?
Has a male diver ever lost his bathing suit?
Is there an easy “I want to look like a volleyball player” workout I can do?
Do you think the swimmer with large earrings would decrease their drag if they didn’t wear them?
Did you know that the pool camera has a twitter account?
How many laps could Michael Phelps swim in the time it would take me to swim just one…..assuming I could finish one?
Maybe they should have just a regular person off the street compete in each event? For comic relief?
How cool would you feel if Will and Kate were watching you swim?
How can anyone tell who got the point in fencing? It always looks like a tie to me.
Whatever happened to those funny full body shark suits?
If Boo wanted to play badminton, who would I even contact?
Did they have table tennis in ancient Greece?
Has a referee ever gotten stabbed by a javelin? That looks like a dangerous job.
Remember when Keri Strug was the only one not wearing pants on the gold medal platform?
Why isn’t crafting or woodworking a sport?
Are those headphones noise canceling?
Don’t you think the “take your mark” voice is kind of scary?
Do you think the athletes put their medals in their carry-on luggage?
Do they run medals through the airport scanner?

Any questions to add to my list?
Anyone have any answers?