Possum and Olympics

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

Storm wrote in 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter/message/27941 :

<< Organised to take the possum to the vet tomorrow >>

Possum? Short for opossum? The only native marsupial in North America?
What's it doing in New Zealand?

Spiridoula Griffin782002 wrote in
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter/message/27942 :

<< And a newspaper was crying to give us the Olympics again because
the
British are unable to do anything right. >>

Does that newspaper plan to PAY for the Olympics if they're moved to
Greece?