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2010 Olympic Torch Looks Familiar ... to Potheads

Winter sports design looks like a joint to many

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(Newser) – The 2010 Olympic torch gets attention wherever it goes, much of it from people who look at the sleek metal shape and see a joint, the Toronto Star reports. The resemblance is probably unintentional——the design is supposed to look like the tracks skis and skates leave on snow and ice—but "people who already enjoy a joint will feel a little more kinship to the Olympics," says the editor of Cannabis Culture magazine.

The 2010 Olympic torch, turned on its side, resembles a marijuana joint.
The 2010 Olympic torch, turned on its side, resembles a marijuana joint.   (Vancouver2010.com)
Here it is again, right side up.
Here it is again, right side up.   (Vancouver2010.com)
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NutsInNY
May 21, 09 12:24 PM CDT
2 words: Michael Phelps. Reply
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NewserHound
May 21, 09 1:23 PM CDT
That is exactly what I was thinking...
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Observer
May 21, 09 12:32 PM CDT
They are reaching here - drug test the idiots who wrote this. Reply
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Rob
May 21, 09 1:41 PM CDT
Dumb ass article Reply
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Reader64481089
May 21, 09 2:29 PM CDT
Seems many of the so called "news worthy" articles are hurting for something to publish and now this. Yes, drug testing of the author might be called for if that indeed what the torch reminds them of. I need a Tylenol, the lack of intelligent news is causing a headache... Reply
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