Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Cloud Nein

Beijing Promises Rain-Free Olympics

Forget the rain dance. China will fire rockets at the sky to scatter any rain clouds before next year's Beijing Olympics, according to the China Meteorological Association. Organisers have guaranteed perfect weather for the Games in August, but had not made clear how they would make good on its prediction. The Chinese capital, which is chronically short of water, is adept at firing rockets into clouds to prompt a downpour, but organisers concede rain prevention is a much tougher prospect.

FOOTNOTE: Faster, higher, drier.

10 comments:

Keshi said...

thats weird.

Keshi.

david mcmahon said...

Hi Keshi,

And they'll have Sir Elton John singing `Rocket Man', for sure!

Keep smiling

David

Ak-Man said...

So there is prety much an answer for everything nowdays...

...cant really dispute anything that involves rockets.

Hmmmmm . . . I wonder which of my problems could be solved by rockets? I think I might be onto a blog here . . .

david mcmahon said...

Hi Ak-Man,

I look forward to the `rocket' blogpost on your site.

Should be a blast - in more ways than one!

Keep smiling

David

Merisi said...

Another empty Communist promise.

david mcmahon said...

Hi Merisi,

I see a few clouds on the horizon!

Keep smiling

David

FHB said...

What's really gonna be interesting is how they'll arrest all their most imbarrasing dissidents and keep them under wraps for the duration.

Ak-Man said...

I see you're on the ball with the punch lines already.

david mcmahon said...

Hi FHB,

You know, I honestly hadn't thought of that. But don;t they want to show the world that they really are a democracy?

Maybe they're hoping the dissidents will be diffident.

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Ak-Man,

Punchlines? Dunno what you;re talking about!!!

Keep smiling

David