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"If schadenfreude were an Olympic sport, the Internet would have already earned a gold medal. \nEver since journalists first began touching down in the Winter Games' host city earlier this week, \"Sochi problems\" has been the hottest conversation topic out of Russia. \nInstead of snowboarding, we've seen putrid tap water. Instead of skiing, we've seen dilapidated hotel rooms still under construction. Instead of bobsledding, we've seen toilets that can't flush paper. And that's not even mentioning the journalist who took to Twitter in hopes of trading three light bulbs (precious commodities at his hotel) for a door handle. \nSee also: Russian Response to Sochi Problems Goes Creepily Wrong\nJust how popular has the piling on-become? Through Thursday morning, the hashtag #SochiProblems had been mentioned on social media platforms more than \"Team USA,\" \"Putin\" or \"opening ceremony,\" according to the online marketing and monitoring company Digimind.\nBut the unquestioned star of this Haterade binge has been the aptly-named @SochiProblems Twitter account. Its premise is simple \u2014 aggregate and retweet photos showing Sochi's bad side. The content is sometimes sad and disturbing. It's often funny, in a dark sort of way. It's almost always a hit. \nThe account has boomed to 91,000 followers since posting its first tweet just two days ago, on Feb. 4. As of Thursday morning, @SochiProblems was adding thousands of followers per hour. If the attention continues, it could pass the official @Sochi2014 account, which has 125,000 followers, before Friday's opening ceremony. \nHere's a taste of why @SochiProblems has become so popular: \n\nWe paid for 3 Sochi hotel rooms days ago,then left for 2 days on a trip (with the keys!). Came back to find guests living in all 3 rooms.\n\u2014 Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) February 6, 2014\n\n\n#Sochi2014 because who doesn't want to use a public restroom with completely mirrored ceilings? thanks shayba arena! pic.twitter.com/dTcFWseIAu\n\u2014 Steph Stricklen (@StephStricklen) February 6, 2014\n\n\nA lot of complaints about the accommodations. This is the foyer of my apartment. #SochiProblems pic.twitter.com/gKnxCywKF0\n\u2014 Mark Connolly (@MarkConnollyCBC) February 6, 2014\n\n\nRemember - elevator is the equipment of increased danger! #sochi pic.twitter.com/L8AWidzAOq\n\u2014 Matt Galloway (@mattgallowaycbc) February 6, 2014\n\n\nLuckily for @jianghomeshi, I have extra lightbulb but need doorknob in return. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/s67850uTuj\n\u2014 Sochi Problems (@SochiProblems) February 5, 2014\n\n\n@HarryCNN having no luck in Sochi. #SochiProblems #Sochi #Sochi2014 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/kDkVu5KyiC\n\u2014 Sochi Problems (@SochiProblems) February 4, 2014\n\n\nNo flush, must play basketball with used toilet paper. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/tHus7WfgtH\n\u2014 Sochi Problems (@SochiProblems) February 4, 2014\n\nHopefully, after Friday's opening ceremony, actual sports \u2014 not used-toilet-paper basketball \u2014 will be our main topic of conversation.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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