# Parade of Olympic Athletes

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 15, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parade-of-olympic-athletes/264497 "2004-09-15T02:23:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parade-of-olympic-athletes/264497/1 "2004-09-15T02:23:50Z")

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Right now I can hear the strains of a band playing \*Waltzing Matilda \* as the lunchtime parade for Australia’s Olympic athletes passes by my office. There’s quite a reasonable crowd of people lining George Street, all waving their flags and cheering enthusiastically, especially for the gold medal winners.