Yeah, tell me about it. I'm not one of these people who *****es about taxes like a small child being asked to share his toys. I'd gladly pay higher taxes.

(I need to stop before I wax too political)

Really, I wouldn't be burning to go to those Olympics if they wind up in Japan or Turkey (the host will be decided later this year). And Spain's Olympic committee have said that this bid will be the last they make for the foreseeable future. They (Madrid) were the last city eliminated before Rio de Janiero got the 2016 Games.

Then surely that puts them as front runner for hosting the games in 2020? Fingers crossed the olympic committee doesn't pull a d*** move at the last minute and not pick them

You'd think so, yeah. If their 2016 bid was good enough to get to the final stages, they obviously know what they're doing and/or have greased the wheels sufficiently (I'm not naive, I know there's some less-than-Olympic backroom dealings involved). Of course, by being a finalist with Tokyo and Istanbul, they've reached as far this time around as they did with the 2016 bid.

Wikipedia tells me they're also bidding for the 2022 Winter Games with Barcelona (which would be...interesting). I guess it's actually that that's their last bid, since the current European bids for 2024 are Azerbaijan, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the Ukraine.

There's even cities planning to bid on the 2028 Olympics. I can't even comprehend how far in the future that is. I will be 42 years old (if I'm still around). Most of the gymnasts who will compete at those Olympics haven't even been born yet.

That's... incredibly grim. But very far into the future!... I'd be 38.... Wow....

You will make it that far!

And I will have 17 year old daughters at that time.

and you will still be making stories for us here :3

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and you will still be making stories for us here :3

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I need to do that, but I've been way way busy... How does Monday sound?

So... almost legal.

Technically, if it were in europe, it would be legal.

... But it would still be disgusting. Age differences people!