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Invincibility

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6. This is ridiculous

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Jun 11, 2016, 01:38 AM

Jun 2016

A place like RIO has no business hosting the olympic games. I already thought China was pushing it with their pollution issues. Rio is gonna be a mess. Crime/Diseases/Filthy conditions etc.

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Studies find 'super bacteria' in Rio's Olympic venues, top beaches [View all] Eugene Jun 2016 OP

Maybe they can get the bacteria to go after the Aedes Aegypti mosquitos jberryhill Jun 2016 #1

Already athletes there for training have been robbed at gunpoint by youth gangs. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #2

Have you seen the Best Gore site? Brazil is a total hell hole Jnclr89 Jun 2016 #5

For heaven's sake, IOC, pull the damn plug on Rio. hedda_foil Jun 2016 #3

It makes you wonder if this is the new Aids Jnclr89 Jun 2016 #4

This is ridiculous Invincibility Jun 2016 #6

Am I the only one frightened when it sounds like that bacteria could kill Godzilla? Initech Jun 2016 #7

Was there 2 months ago and the water is utter crap. Really filthy. Sorry but I saw with these eyes winstars Jun 2016 #8