Photos from the Olympics, 104 years ago.

Sit back and enjoy this series from the 1908 Olympics. This was the first year that London hosted. It’s remarkable how much has changed in just the last 104 years. What would these folks think if they saw the clothing our athletes wear these days? I simply can’t stop looking at these! Full spread here.

USA Olympians try their hand at Cockney Slang

A United States Olympic wrestler says she knows that "people in London talk funny," but does she know that the Cockney dialect she's speaking of actually has specific social and geographic ties?


To get themselves in the London spirit, a gaggle of U.S. Olympians took to the classroom to try their hand at the infamous Cockney accent. Their efforts are both hilarious and unfortunate, but in the end, one thing was true: USA should be grateful that Cockney impressions is not an Olympic sport. If it were, the Americans would dominate for all the wrong reasons.

 

Escape the madness

In preparation for the London Olympics, Tourism Ireland try to get some British o Ireland

Mid dive @ The Olympics