Wednesday, August 20, 2008

What to do with those empty seats in Beijing?

I've been wondering...what will China do with those brand-new stadiums (okay, stadia, for you Latin fans) once the Olympics are over?

Even now, they can't get people to fill the seats for the world's biggest sporting events--what's going to happen once the torch is snuffed?

Here are some ideas:

+ Holding areas for dissidents (may not be large enough).

+ Communist Party Athletic Events (the swimming "cube" can be used for auto da fe re-education trials).

+ Convert them into giant clothing sweatshops. One 8-year-old girl and sewing machine per seat.

+ Use the "Bird's Nest" to attract a really big bird to nest there.

In the interest of international goodwill, I'll try to think of some more. Stay tuned.

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