I forget which comedian it was...
But someone suggested that we make steroids in athletics mandatory.

Or give them dope.

Of course! It was Eddie Izzard!

The problem is, though, that steroids are rife in athletics. Even Linford Christie admitted to taking them. And they let him present 'Record Breakers'.

EDIT: I see what you're saying, djtrialprice, but to me that attitude is retarded (the athletes, that is, not yours). If you want to be the best at something, you've got to work at it, not take short cuts. A victory won by cheating must feel pretty hollow.

I'm not sure that a dive in football can be viewed in the same light. There is a referee and several line judges on hand for that. You can't punish retroactively in football (for that kind of thing), so we have a fairly good case for video refereeing there.

The problem with athletics is that drug testing is random. If there was some kind of constant screen they had to do and submit to the IAAF (maybe something like a diabetes prick test?) it might help eradicate drugh cheats.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 12:29, Reply)