Cleveland gets the "Gay Games"

Cleveland.com ^ | 9/29/2009 | Donna J. Miller

[mom4melody]

Oh joy. Please God, help us relocate by then.....

COLOGNE, Germany — The Federation of Gay Games announced this afternoon that Cleveland will be the site of the 2014 games.

The city was chosen over Boston and Washington, D.C., after a year-long site-selection process, the organization said in a news release issued at 1 p.m.

"Cleveland demonstrated to the Federation of Gay Games that they understood the mission of the Gay Games and our principles of ‘Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best’," said Kurt Dahl, of Chicago, and Emy Ritt, of Paris, FGG Co-presidents.

[Gaffer]

Damn! Think of the possibilities! ummmmm.....pole-[ ]....you can just see where this is going..

[Para-Ord.45]

Fudge packing gold medal ?

[don-o]

ping

Dude.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Well, I’m sure that they thought long and hard about it....

[taillightchaser]

Not Chicago—I’m shocked!! Zero is falling down on the job.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Not the MOST liberal place in America. San Francisco would be far more logical.

[Reaganesque]

How can this be “inclusive” if they are specifically for gay people?

[OneWingedShark]

Naked Twister will obviously make an appearance.

[OrioleFan]

Barney Frank raised his fist in approval.

[takbodan]

Go Browns!

[Boogieman]

Chicago had em in 2006, too soon for a repeat I guess.

[xsmommy]

pingy wingy for u ; )

[elcid1970]

Lots of event jokes here for the gay games.

How about, the 1,000 meter mincing high heel and toe?

;^)

[HiTech RedNeck]

When Bummer tries to give them a passing salute, they complain bitterly of being snubbed. I think he knows it’s an unappeasable group.

[takbodan]

“is it just me or is that 400 meter relay baton shaped like a...

[taillightchaser]

Re: your tag line. God bless and speed your son and thank him for me!!

[OneWingedShark]

>Lots of event jokes here for the gay games.

Naked Shoots and Ladders... Shoots being _______ and Ladders being ___-_____.

[Dysart]

Don’t get hung up on the results. Everybody’s a wiener.

[SparkyBass]

Sword fight!

[andy58-in-nh]

Not the MOST liberal place in America. San Francisco would be far more logical.

True, but if the standard was one of awfulness rather than liberal dominance, San Francisco is still too nice a locale. On the other hand, and in fairness to Cleveland (where I once lived), Gary, Indiana might have been a better choice.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

That is a disgusting post. I can tell you are one “classy and brilliant “ guy.

No doubt your “ex “ lives there.

[mkmensinger]

How about the 100 meter prance?

[andy58-in-nh]

Go Browns!

An aptly named team with a coach to match.

[Gaffer]

Could be....think of it ‘Dyke Toss’, ‘Equeerian Riding’, ‘Sharp-Shooting’, on and on....

[GenXFreedomFighter]

They should have an interesting take on the ring toss.

[This_far]

...you can just see where this is going..

Closets, I'm thinking something with closets.

Something for MsNBC to cover (Olberdork and Maddow in the booth)? [Darn, he ruins football for me.]

[cleveland gop]

I know, I know.
How sad is this???

[buccaneer81]

‘Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best’

Gee, wonder where they got that motto?

The movie was praised by critics for providing a realistic look at the world of women's athletics, for exploring the complex relationships that can exist among teammates and their coach, and for its sensitive portrayal of the relationship between an older lesbian (Donnelly) and a younger bisexual woman (Hemingway)

[andy58-in-nh]

No actually, I used to live there. Beautiful place, really. My mistake. Check out the cultural wonders on the East Side sometime. But if I were you, I’d pack nothing smaller than a .45.

[Gaffer]

I feel just like a proud pappa having just spawned a thread-jack so full of imaginative responses....it just does a fella proud!

[GenXFreedomFighter]

Neil and Bob ... are those your names, or is that your event?

[Iron Munro]

"Do you hear that giant sucking sound?
That's common sense leaving America."

[uncitizen]

ssshhhhhh! Keep this on the down low!

[taxesareforever]

New entry: Hop Scot

[Repeat Offender]

Thhhhuuuuper!!!!!

[The Comedian]

[buccaneer81]

Another new entry: Pole Mount.

[This_far]

Barney Frank raised his fist in approval.

Maybe 0bama will be there to throw out the first boa (the way he throws, he's a shoe in for a medal).

[cleveland gop]

I had to ping you guys on this....at least some of the posts are good......

.....but I still have to live here.......

sigh

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Thanks, after having grown up in Cleveland and seeing it go through a lot, it is a great city, lots of immigrants 30 years or so ago.

Like any large American city, it has a major ghetto with the major DEm Plantation and thug mentality. Going through certain areas, we never stopped for red lights.

[Brad from Tennessee]

In the early 1980’s a town in Wyoming was able to stop a gay rodeo when county commissioners argued that mosquitoes would bite spectators then fly into town and bite residents, spreading AIDS.

[takbodan]

Richard Simmons will light the Flame.

[This_far]

I feel just like a proud pappa

Nicely done.

(If you take pictures, don't have them developed at WalMart!)

[layman]

Gay Games

Congratulations Cleveland ! BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHA !

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

The thoughts of a gay wrestling team....How do I get it out of my mind!

[Shyla]

Andy, I live in an area not so differnt from you. Glad to say I am 30 miles from Cleveland. What a scourge on all that use the “near Cleveland” in conversation.

[BenLurkin]

You must be thinking of the city where the G20 just met.

[Blue Jays]

One would think even gay athletes at the highest level would want to be the best-in-the-world and not be reduced to best-in-the-world-among-a-much-smaller-population competition.
This is like defeating senior citizen mall walkers in a foot race. The talent pool is reduced. Compete with everyone and make it a real contest for fastest and strongest.
I'm thinking it is more an excuse to hook-up socially. My advice is to avoid Cleveland hotels around that time.
All sorts of weird things will be happening. Not that there is anything wrong with that! ;-)