I know the big news of the day is the Nobel Peace Prize, followed by NASA's totally-completely-awesome LCROSS Moon Bomb (Awesome because, while blowing up other parts of the solar system is pretty much the opposite of a Nobel Peace Prize, it's hard to argue with the fact that it was a moon bomb. Moon. Bomb. Just let that roll around for a second, then say it out loud to yourself. Moon Bomb. Now, tell me it's not awesome. Can't do it, can you?).
But, thirdmost in today's newsroll, sneaking in there while nobody was looking, the IOC also decided to include rugby and golf in the Olympics.
From the BBC article: "IOC president Jacques Rogge told delegates: 'Time will show your decision was very wise.'" Rogge was reported to have then passed a pink post-it to the Scottish delegate which read "Do U like Me? Check one: Yes / No."
Honestly, I'm all for rugby and ambivalent about golf, so this is not at all a bad thing. It just means that NBC is going to have to push hammer throw out of the 2:30am slot so it can fit in more sports no one's going to care about. I hope it's golf that gets this treatment, as I'd much rather watch fourteen ravening madmen absolutely wreck each other than one staid gentleman take a leisurely walk in the park, but I don't have high hopes.
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