People, I need to know more about this.

please, help if you can.

"McDonald's formal ties to the Olympics date to 1968, when the company air-lifted hamburgers to U.S. athletes in Grenoble, France."

My assumption is that the land and sea blockade of the communards of '68 were so successful major Western corporations had no choice but to break the iron grip of student Maoism with airdrops of mass-produced meat products. The adoring athletes cried in between bonking sessions with other gorgeous, insanely fit young people, which as we all know is the true purpose for hosting the Games -- ensuring a never-ending supply of hard-body obliviousness.

(Extra points to the Scotsman's story for this quote: "Christo Doyle of Atlanta recalls 'delivering boxing equipment that had come in late for Moldova, and it was 105 degrees outside. They were so appreciative that they insisted we come in and do vodka shots with them. It was horrific.'")