The Olypmics
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The Olypmics are a major sports event in which people come from all over the world and compete. They began in Ancient Greece, in the city-state of (Name of a City), named after (Famous Female), Goddess of (Abstract Noun). The Greeks would call over their enemies--the Thebans, the Spartans, the Macedonians, and the (Plural Noun), and lay down their weapons and invite their enemies to do the same. Which they did, upon which the Greeks would pick THEIR weapons back UP and waste 'em.
No, seriously, they held the Olympic Games. These included running races, throwing the (Noun) and the javelin, wrestling, (Vehicle)-racing, and (Verb Ending in "ing"), all of which were done naked, which is confusing because women were not allowed into the arena and therefore there was no-one to impress. Hmmn.
Anyway, the reward to the victor was a (Noun) to be worn on the head. The Ancient Greeks thought that anybody who won one of these was like unto the gods and made a new entrance in the city wall for each champion, on the premise that an immortal shouldn't have to use the same entrance that all the ordinary humans used. Then the cheering crowds would carry the athlete through the entrance on their (Part of the Body, Plural). Eventually there were so many holes in the wall, the Greeks couldn't hold off the barbarian (Plural Noun) and were overrun. (No kidding, this time.)
The modern Olypmics are held every (Amount of Time) and are hosted by a different city each time. The symbol of the Olympics is a (Noun), which must always be kept burning. It is carried by runners from the city where the Olypmics just finished to the next one. Once the games have begun, the (Same Noun) must not go out until the games end, which takes (Amount of Time).
Many things remain unchanged from Ancient Greek times, but there are many differences too. For one thing, there are a LOT more commercials during the Olypmics now. For another thing, there are several new events, including swimming, diving, weight (Verb ending in "ing"), fencing, (Noun) vaulting, and many others.
Notable is the marathon, which we should have mentioned back in the Ancient Greek part of this Mad Lib but forgot, based off the story of (Famous Male), a soldier who ran (Distance) to the city of (Name of City) with an urgent message but died just as he got there. Today, runners in the Olypmics go the same distance but, due to (Plural Noun) offered them by the spectators, they don't die quite so often.
Also we have gymnastics, in which an athlete grabs hold of a bar with his/her (Part of the Body) and does fancy flips around it for a bit, then lands on a (Noun).
Today we have something that the Ancient Greeks couldn't, on account of their (Adjective) climate--the Winter Olympics. These include ski (Verb ending in "ing"), luging (in which you lay down on a (Noun) and zoom along a track at speeds of over (Number) miles an hour, without any straps or anything), bobsledding, (Substance)-skating, ice (Name of a Sport), and speed (verb ending in "ing").
Today, when you win an event, you win a gold (Noun) to wear around your (Part of the Body). The second and third place winners recieve (Same Noun) of silver and bronze, respectively. Then you all climb up on little (Plural Noun) while the flags of your countries are (Verb, Past Tense) and the band plays your national anthem.
Some noted Olympic athletes include (Famous Male), who won the gold in the year (Number) for diving but injured himself; (Famous Female) and (Famous Male), a figure-skating pair who won the gold twice, and (Famous Female), who won a record (Number) golds in the sport of (Verb ending in "ing").
We can learn a lot from these great athletes. By watching them, we can learn what it is to be totally devoted to something, to never give up, to constantly strive to be the best, and for that highest goal of all--
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Although frankly I think the Olypmics were a LOT more interesting back when they did everything naked.
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