http://www.metafilter.com/tags/pentathlon Posts tagged with 'pentathlon' at MetaFilter. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:52:55 -0800 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:52:55 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/73519/you%2Dhave%2Dthe%2Dlegs%2Dand%2Dyou%2Dhave%2Dthe%2Dhead It's almost time again for everyone's favorite WTF Olympic Sport -- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_pentathlon">Modern</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdnOWnWyvq0">Pentathlon</a>. But as the Games approach, the sport is rocked by scandals -- <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/09/2298793.htm?site=olympics/2008">faked scores</a>, <a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/beijing_olympics/story/0,27313,23961954-5014197,00.html">questionable competitions</a>, <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/beijing2008/british-lawyer-tries-to-ambush-another-games-pentathlon-hope/2008/07/08/1215282834801.html">international disputes</a>. Meanwhile, the French MP team, not content to merely swimshootfenceriderun, add singing to their skill set with this catchy tune <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCTxOL9jYxc">"T'as les jambes et t'as la t&#0234;te"</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.73519 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:52:55 -0800 modernpentathlon olympics pentathlon grounded