London Olympics: Larry the Donkey is still making predictions

By Lisa Dillman

Aug. 11, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;LONDON---They love their horses here in London&amp;nbsp;-- splashed all over the front pages, at every turn&amp;nbsp;-- and the adulation has spread to another four-legged animal.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Larry the Donkey.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The Telegraph newspaper has been having a donkey make predictions about various Olympic events, including the men’s 400-meter relay later on Saturday at Olympic Stadium.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Saturday’s question: “Does Larry think Team GB (Great Britain) will complete the relay without dropping the baton?”&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://framework.latimes.com/2012/08/11/2012-london-olympics-day-15-2/#/0”&amp;gt;PHOTOS: 2012 London Olympics | Day 15&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;(Good question, that. Four years ago, the U.S. men and women dropped the baton on&amp;nbsp;their respective relays on the very same night in Beijing.)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Larry, apparently, does not have much faith in the lads.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=”secondPar”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The Telegraph says that Larry lives in a modest stable in East London “where his soothsaying abilities are neither scorned nor feared by its receptive, liberal residents.”&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;There is no explanation on how he got his name.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Now, with one day left in the Games, Larry will be free to expand his global reach for other pressing sports questions, for instance, will the Lakers and &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT008416”&amp;gt;Dwight Howard&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; reach the &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”15008001”&amp;gt;NBA&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; Final next season?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Or will they drop the baton?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-bryshon-nellum-closing-ceremony-20120810,0,4541010.story”&amp;gt;Bryson Nellum to carry flag in closing ceremony&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-london-olympics-what-to-watch-for-saturday-20120811,0,4778365.story”&amp;gt;London Olympics: What to watch for on Saturday&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-karch-kiraly-volleyball-20120811,0,1932537.story”&amp;gt;Karch Kiraly is still making an impact in volleyball&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

London Olympics: Larry the Donkey is still making predictions

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