2010 Olympics will come faster than we think
Okay, so I may have watched a bit of “Dancing with the Stars” rather than the 2006 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremonies.
I think Stacey Keibler got ripped off by getting voted out. Did you see how she shook those WWE shoulders she has?
Not that little 98° boy-group-guy Drew Lachey didn’t shake his buns off to win the whole shebang, but maybe I’m a tad biased.
Back here in Vancouver, the initial comments about our participation in the Closing Ceremonies was just as I expected.
Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan did us proud waving the Olympic flag.
Most Closing Ceremony viewers scratched their heads and wondered just what the heck those Styrofoam blocks were all about. Let’s just say it was Westcoast “interpretive dancing.”
Here’s the inside poop so you can go to the water cooler crowd at work tomorrow and throw these factoids at them with great aplomb.
The logo for the 2010 Olympics is called Illanaaq the Inukshuk.
Illanaaq is Inuktitut (language of the Inuit) for “friend,” while an inukshuk is a traditional stone marker used by the Inuit to guide their way across the sometimes featureless Arctic.
This grey granite statue representing a human form with outstretched arms is a well-known symbol in Canada of northern hospitality and friendship.
The five different coloured stones of the logo represent the five Olympic rings (no brainer).
And no, the word “Eskimo” is erroneously used to label the aboriginal people of Canada’s Arctic.
The English word “Eskimo” comes from the French “Esquimaux” but the origins of this French word are unclear. Many Inuit consider the word Eskimo offensive, but is still in general usage to refer to all Eskimo peoples, though it has fallen into disuse throughout Canada, where Canadians use the term Inuit.
The Vancouver Olympic logo was inspired by the Inukshuk monument constructed originally by Alvin Kanak of Rankin Inlet.
This monument was commissioned by the Government of the Northwest Territories for its pavilion at Expo 86, and given to the City of Vancouver. It is situated on English Bay in Vancouver’s West End.
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