“America Does Not Understand the Rest of the World”
These are the words of Russian magazine reporter Oleg Kotlyarevsky (just sound it out) after hearing the wrong Russian National Anthem played for women’s Boston Marathon champion Lidiya Grigoryeva.
The Boston Athletics Association played the version of the Russian anthem that was used from 1996-2000, when the lyrics were rewritten. Most of the disgust stems from the fact that this was a mistake first made in 2003. But give us a little bit of credit:
A.) Grigoryeva didn’t even notice the difference herself, so how do you expect us to notice?
B.) Maybe Russia should get things together so its anthem doesn’t change so often, and
C.) As Homer Simpson said: “Just because I don’t care doesn’t mean I don’t understand.”
They should just be glad they're not Canada, I don’t even think we have their anthem on file for the race. At least Russia won, right?
Via The Fanhouse.
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2 comments:
AHEM.
This was not actually a marathon, it was Aussie Rules football.
And she was NOT Russian, she was Ukrainian.
In fact, she wasn't even a she...she was a hermaphrodite.
Fucking Americans...
Say what you want about Canada (and I do), but O Canada is a hell of an anthem.
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