10.  WE’RE THE HOME TEAM!

  9.  THE ATHLETES CAN OUTRUN THE MUGGERS.

  8.  THAT STUPID-LOOKING BLUE MASCOT-GUY MAKES EVEN ORDINARY PEOPLE LOOK OLYMPIAN.

  7.  THEY WERE FINALLY SMART ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE THE MARATHON IN THE AFTERNOON.

  6.  IMAGINE, COCA-COLA’S HOME CITY IS HOST TO AN INTERNATIONAL EVENT THAT CONSIDERS CAFFEINE A BANNED SUBSTANCE AND COKE IS A MAJOR SPONSOR.   WHAT’S NEXT, THE SUPER BOWL IS HELD IN BOGOTA?

  5.  WHERE ELSE DO PEOPLE CHEER FOR THEIR FAVORITES MORE THAN THEY YELL AT THE OFFICIALS?

  4.  DID I MENTION WE’RE THE HOME TEAM?

  3.  THE JAMAICAN BOBSLED TEAM!  (SANS BOBSLED)

  2.  TED TURNER DOESN’T HAVE A MONOPOLY ON IT.

  1.  DAVID LETTERMAN’S MOM DOES AN ENCORE!