| 关于芝加哥申奥的笑话 明天上午， 2016奥运会“鹿死谁手”就要揭晓。作为申请城市之一的芝加哥，自然是磨拳擦掌，加上围绕奥巴马总统前往哥本哈根的“controversy", 媒体有很多文章好做。下面是这几天在电台听到的一些有关此事的笑话，芝加哥人的油墨有趣可见一斑： 对话一： Host A: The stakes are so high, the Three Os are going for the Big O! (note: the three O stands for the prominent speakers on behalf of Chicago: Oprah, Michelle Obama and President Obama) Host B: Who else could go to make it even bigger? Host A: What about Michael Jordan? Host B: But his name does not start with O! Host A: Maybe he can change it to "Omally" - An Irish Jordan!! Host B: Well, the three Os are good enough! What can Rio bring to beat that? Host A: Maybe super model Giselle! Or other super thin ladies in thongs, ha ha! 对话二： Host A: If Chicago wins the Olympic bid, Mayor Daley will sure become "King Daley"! Host B: Well, maybe Daley will make sure that Chicago gets the bid by asking those people who voted for Chicago "to vote again!" (note: Its a running joke among Chicagoans that people here "vote early, and vote often") 对话三： Host A: Wheres the spokesperson Jesse Jackson Junior when the team needs him? Host B: Well, he is under federal investigation (for bribing to get Obamas senate seat), so he cant represent Chicago anymore! 笑话归笑话，作为芝加哥的公民，还是希望咱们的城市能够脱颖而出，让咱们也在六年后过把瘾。目前看来，鹿死谁手还真的很难说，本来芝加哥好像稍微占点上风，不料前几天芝城近郊一所中学的学生在校外火并 (大概是黑帮之间的斗争)，被好事者录下全过程在网上热炒，惹得白宫发言人都不得不对此进行评论，恐怕对申奥会有一点小小的影响。尽管芝加哥比起里约来，犯罪率肯定要低的多，但所谓的 recency effects, 还是不可低估的。 据说巴西总统在演说中居然“偷窃”了奥总的著名口号，也口口声声“ Yes we can" 呢。早知如此，奥总应该为此口号注册一下所有权，不得滥用，呵呵。 |
