Beijing Olympics - on track?

An interesting article from MSNBC: Olympic trials for polluted Beijing

'These days, we can see the sky'

Several hundred million trees were planted in the capital, but moths descended on them, stripping much of the foliage that was supposed to absorb carbon dioxide emissions.

Crews have been working seven-day weeks for more than five years to make sure major construction is completed this fall, so dust can settle before the athletes arrive.

Another article on some problems concerning local people's behavior:
Beijing gets ready for Olympics by discouraging spitting

"Very soon you will see action to stop spitting," Jin Dapeng, director general of Beijing's municipal health department, said.

At a discussion panel on the subject, one adviser, Zi Huayun, listed four key bad habits of Chinese: spitting, not waiting in line, widespread smoking and swearing in the Beijing dialect.

Following on from the Olympic theme, here are a collection of 'olympic' clips:

Ouch.

How about an Olympics for stupid people?
Here is a sketch from Monty Python featuring the Upper Class Twit Olympics: