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Monday July 28, 2003 20:44

by the ipsiphi AKA iosaf mac diarmada the dreaded Mr O'as if

Special games for special people.

The world police and firefighters games, the Olympics for the blue block has just kicked off in Barcelona. Your online intrepid reporter went along for a goo.
Don't worry as Hunter S. Thompson proved whilst recording Fear and Loathing you really can deal with police when off your wondrous head. %-)

First off I have not seen any of the Gardaí in the photographs at the games. Not surprisingly these are games are a serious matter.
Gardaí and Police worldwide have social problems.
They often don't tell their neighbours they are police, and hide their uniforms and wear wooly hats to look "au fait with the street culture sort of thing". Others don't give a fuck, and will wear their uniform everywhere to evictions, to get on the bus for free, "you need anyone sorting out jaysus, if there here I'll do the sorting, now if it's a union matter you want sorting, well now...."

So dedicated reader, what are the special police games all about? Well you aren't the first to ask, and if you check one the history pages of the Garda/Police/riotman/ for the ireland section you will find:

{{{{The Paralympic movement has a long history of perturbation at being confused with the Special Olympics.

iranmania.com got it backwards this time, confusing the Special Olympics World Games in Dublin with the Paralympics, calling the Dublin games the 11th Irish Paralympic Games several times.}}}}
Quite right the games are "special" but not that "special" so let's get it right.
http://www.internationalgames.net/newsireland.htm
(July 2, 2003)

What sort of games do the Police get to play in Barcelona from today till the next month of August?

CHECK THE SCHEDULE
:-)
http://www.2003wpfg.org/i_index.htm

.....%-).....but amongst my favourites are the well known ___sports____
Angling . Chess

31. P.A.P. (Police action pistol)
32. P.C.P. (Police center fire pistol)
33. P.P.C. (Police pistol combat)
34. Pocket billiards
(that's the snooker and the pool)
37. Rifle (air)
(ouch)
38. Rifle (small bore)
(dead) (remember to shout the warning Lads!!!)
39. Road race
(in those heavy shoes)
49. Stair race
54. Toughest competitor alive
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!do you really expect me to comment on "toughest competitor alive"????
56. Trap
????????????well really.
64. Wrist wrestling
wrist wrestling.
what in god's name, I ask you ponder it a while on a day when the newswire see's trhe drug debate marginalised into planning the dopeing of the hurling final, and young Alex resurfacing from young Fine Gael, and lap dancers, what is "wrist wrestling"?
is it like arm wresting but more "au fait with lanes"??

I shall make use of the open publishing comment section to update Ireland's police representatives throughout the course of the "special you can't go to a normal sports club can you coz most people think you're a cunt" olympics.

Best of luck Lads and Mná Lads.
We're behind you.