Sport Almanack: Vine suffers techno-fear
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Your support makes all the difference.FAKE snow flew among synthetic Christmas trees in the Mall last week as the launch of the 'Winter Olympics' computer game yoked together two contrasting British institutions: David Vine and the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Undeterred by such an inappropriate venue, the defiantly anoraked Vine horsed around with the speed skater and computer-game- nut Wilf O'Reilly before declaring his total ignorance of all things technical and letting a dozen schoolchildren loose on the Sega consoles. Ski Sunday's man declined to try out the games himself; the kids thought the bobsleigh was the most fun. Coming to the ICA on 31 October: 'Looking for my Penis', by Richard Fung. (David Vine not expected to appear.)
CHANT of the Week (must be sung to the tune of 2 Unlimited's 'No Limit'):
'Flo, Flo,
Flo, Flo, Flo, Flo,
Flo, Flo, Flo, Flo,
Flo, Flo, Flo, Flo, Flo, Flo . . .
Who needs Deano?'
Sheffield United fans' ditty to their new Norwegian striker Jostein Flo avoids translation problems.
Runner-up: Sheffield Wednesday fans' 'Sydney, Sydney' directed at Manchester United.
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