Now I'm Really In Trouble

Empty Olympic stadiums set off alarm bells.

Okay, now I'm going to really be in trouble with the Mrs. My second olympic post in the same day. But, fear not, for it is good news. Well, good news for those of us who can't stand the games.

On Saturday, the first full day of competition, weightlifter Nurcan Taylan became the first Turkish woman to win an Olympic gold medal but her feat was achieved in a near empty stadium.

On Sunday, tennis superstars Venus Williams and Andy Roddick, used to playing to packed courts, began their Olympic quest to vacant stands.

Organising officals tried to play down the crisis, saying that they knew at the beginning of the Games some events would be badly attended because they were not popular sports in Greece.

"As we move on it will be much, much higher," said spokesman Michalis Zacharatos. "We are very pleased with our ticket sales."

But the International Olympic Committee knows its brand image is damaged by the sight of near empty stadiums.

It's nice to know that so many other folks have a similar revulsion to this international vomit.

UPDATE: Gary, over at IHaveACrazyWife.Com, has more Olympic breaking news regarding a titanic struggle between the U.S. and Romanians in the rowing competition.