Beijing Olympic chiefs are introducing an official cheer for patriotic spectators to spur on Team China at the Games, Chinese media reports.
The authoritative, four-part Olympic cheer, accompanied by detailed instructions, will be promoted on TV, in schools and with a poster campaign.
It involves clapping twice, giving the thumbs-up, clapping twice more and then punching the air with both arms.
The cheer is accompanied by chants of “Olympics”, “Let’s go” and “China”.
A committee official said the simple chants and gestures were designed to help spectators cheer for their favourite athletes in a smooth, civilized manner.
19 responses so far ↓
1 JohnnyBoy // Jun 12, 2008 at 8:46 am
Is that Mr. Clean? Did he clean his own features off?
2 JohnnyBoy // Jun 12, 2008 at 9:11 am
Crap two times if you rike Orympics
3 ListenerJustin // Jun 12, 2008 at 10:16 am
*Whew* Thank god that committee approved this method of cheering in time! I was half afraid we were going to be stuck with the nightly news showing us half a billion Chinese sitting on their hands in nervous silence. Any word on how the committee to drain that toxic lake is coming along?
4 John Foley // Jun 12, 2008 at 10:26 am
Cripes, and people think we’re jingoistic.
5 Andre // Jun 12, 2008 at 11:04 am
Y…M…C…A!
6 JohnnyBoy // Jun 12, 2008 at 11:26 am
clap clap clapclapclap clapclapclapclap Let’s Go !
7 Catman51 // Jun 12, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I suppose it’s better than 90 million Chinese doing a wave!
8 TalkinHorse // Jun 12, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Comrades! All together now! Crap your hands!!
9 JohnnyBoy // Jun 12, 2008 at 1:12 pm
“Man who scratches ass should not bite fingernails.”
Chairman Meow
10 eBayEnigma // Jun 12, 2008 at 4:53 pm
This truly does belong in the “News you can use” category. Since I don’t keep up with current events, I need April to keep me posted! =)
11 jim // Jun 12, 2008 at 6:45 pm
All they need now is an Authorized Heckle.
Needless to say, those who either fail to engage in the authorized cheer on cue, or who are recidivistic enough to show their enthusiasm with foam fingers, body-painting or other questionable bourgeois techniques, will be detained & subjected to rigorous Re-Education Sessions by the glorious People’s Police Force.
12 thefifthbeatle // Jun 12, 2008 at 7:27 pm
^I think you mean Autholized Hickle.
13 thefifthbeatle // Jun 12, 2008 at 7:28 pm
…or “Hickre”, for the politically-correct
14 bnaivar // Jun 13, 2008 at 5:43 am
…and there was much rejoicing…..
…yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy…..
15 JohnnyBoy // Jun 13, 2008 at 7:35 am
Not here in this country of ours:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25083792/?GT1=43001
16 Letty Cruz // Jun 13, 2008 at 10:23 pm
It looks eerily similar to a hand-signal graphic my brother showed me from the National Guard for when he was in full MOPP gear — gas mask, chem suit, etc.
With Beijing’s toxic air, MOPP gear should be the “patriotic” Olympic cheer uniform.
17 ScottP // Jun 15, 2008 at 9:23 am
I wish there’d been a diagram like this in about 7th grade– so I wouldn’t have to go through the rest of my life trying to avoid anyone who might try to give me a “soul handshake.”
18 BigFatBob // Jun 19, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Last year the Chinese Govt had to train the Olympic workers in the art of smiling.
Chinese culture looks at people with smiles on their faces suspiciously. Walking around in China with a smile is evidence of a mental problem.
19 JohnnyBoy // Jun 20, 2008 at 6:08 am
I’d agree with that…if I lived there, I wouldn’t be smiling.
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