Pollution Olympics

The big concern going into the Beijing Olympics is not terrorism but pollution as the athletes are forced to compete while gasping in a delightful cocktail of ozone and smog. This will be particularly tough on the marathon runners although some creative solutions may alleviate conditions. The winning punchline was submitted by T.J Force IX. There were 14 finalist punchlines chosen for this cartoon. This cartoon was archived on 2008-08-07.

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Top 10 punchlines

Eric		Ironically, the smoke was from the gas mask factory. Rating: 4.25 | No of Ratings: 12 | Submitted Sat 26 Jul 05:17 AM | Rate:
Mark		I don't think the pace car is such a good idea. Rating: 4.22 | No of Ratings: 9 | Submitted Fri 25 Jul 04:20 AM | Rate:
T.J Force IX		Unsurprisingly, the runner from L.A. had a distinct advantage. Rating: 4.00 | No of Ratings: 11 | Submitted Fri 25 Jul 05:02 AM | Rate:
idiotboy		Whether it was a lifetime of training, illegal drugs, or perhaps being some sort of android, nobody could tell at this point... but the smoke coming from the lead runner was starting to be a problem Rating: 4.00 | No of Ratings: 1 | Submitted Thu 7 Aug 05:54 AM | Rate:
Nodrog_CRC		Next time, don't have the marathon down-wind from the Olympic Flame. Rating: 3.70 | No of Ratings: 10 | Submitted Fri 25 Jul 12:16 PM | Rate:
T.J Force IX		The first marathon where the chain smoker has the advantage. Rating: 3.63 | No of Ratings: 8 | Submitted Fri 25 Jul 05:00 AM | Rate:
padre01		If no one finishes, the gold will be awarded to the last survivor. Rating: 3.63 | No of Ratings: 8 | Submitted Sun 27 Jul 08:40 AM | Rate:
padre01		In Survivor Beijing the winning team gets an air filter for their camp. Rating: 3.57 | No of Ratings: 7 | Submitted Sun 27 Jul 08:45 AM | Rate:
glorendil		Now that the marathon runners could breath, a new problem arose - how would they be able to drink water during the race? Rating: 3.55 | No of Ratings: 11 | Submitted Thu 24 Jul 10:46 PM | Rate:
T.J Force IX		You should see what the triathlon has to deal with. Rating: 3.50 | No of Ratings: 10 | Submitted Fri 25 Jul 02:59 PM | Rate: