TOP 10 REASONS TO BE THANKFUL THE OLYMPICS ARE ENDING

by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool

10. You don't need to make small talk with the cube-mates who think that since you watch sports, you have to have an opinion on gymnastics

9. The moratorium on hating Coach K, Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd is over

8. The US female beach volleyball team can now go have kids and give the rest of the world hope

7. Everyone can forget about Tibet for a few more years

6. The world can take some time to better perfect carbon dating of athletes

5. Men and women can feel free to run through the streets with torches again

4. Now that China has had its moment in the sun, they'll stop oppressing their people

3. Michael Phelps can get around to rampant whoring, both on a commercial and personal basis

2. You can finally devote your full attention to preseason football, games 120 through 130 of the MLB season, and the rest of your jam-packed August sports calendar

1. We can stop hearing about how wonderful it is to watch second and third-tier sports played by people wearing flags