freak show in Athens

The 3 week freak show in Athens was great, although NBC way over played gymnastics, swimming and commercial breaks during US primetime. 10,000 athletes performing at an odd lot of events to a level that 99.99983% of the human population can't come remotely close to - even on the best drugs money and fame can buy. Swimmers of 6'-4" stature, equal size wing span, piddling 32" inseam and size 17 pedifins! The only mutation missing is a set of gills. Definitely a pool freak! A 10,000 meter track sprint at sub 4 and 1/2 minute mile pace with a closing 1/4 mile of 54 seconds. A damn fast track freak! Triple, backward, single handed somersaults with a twist or two thrown in on a 4" wooden beam by a 4' 2" emaciated barbie doll. A tiny, flexible freak! 100 lb women weightlifters throwing more than twice their body weight of iron above their heads. Strong, scary freaks! Barrel chested, neckless human muscle masses heaving 16 lb steel balls over 70 feet. Very big, strong and hairy freaks! What percentile of the human population do these genetic variations fit into? Well it's the freaky fringe. And to spot these freaks of freaks look for a gold medallion drapped around their necks. The less fortunate freaks carry other markers. Definition from Webster: freak (freek) n. 1, an abnormal person, plant or thing.