The 2002 Winter Olympics will be in Salt Lake City. That's the end. In the end, everything looks fine and dandy. Only recently have we discovered that the means to the end wasn't so fine and dandy. Apparently, members of the Salt Lake City Olympic organizing committee gave cash and prizes to members of the International Olympic Committee trying to influence their decision of choosing a site. Members paying members. That's the means.

As always, we must ask 'Does the end justify the means?' The answer is 'Of course.' Shady deals are only horrific if discovered, and even then, the result isn't always that bad. Every now and then, we hear stories of student athletes receiving cash and prizes from college alumni to make their stay at the university a little more comfortable. Heads of corporations give other heads of corporations cars, fancy trinkets and cash in attempt to friendly while doing business. Heads giving heads. That's affection for you.

Of course, only the important and powerful receive the finest bribes. The rest of us receive the junk bribes we deserve. Open a bank account and get a free toaster, subscribe to this magazine and get a free sweatshirt, buy this set of knives and get an extra special knife free, use this credit card and get money back, buy one get one, buy one get one.

So Salt Lake City bought an Olympics with cash and land. Good for them. I knew that state wasn't just Mormons and 3.2 beer. There was a bit of conniving going on. They may have even paid for some lady escorts for IOC members. What's a business transaction without escorts?

I remember learning morals in elementary school, but unlike the explanation of the American Revolution, I never got a refresher course in my later schooling days. Same with sharing and finger-painting. There are lots of basic wholesome lessons I was taught as a young child, and ever since, the world has proven that those were just ideals we hope young children can live by for a few innocent years.

Everyone is cheating. Not everyone, but everyone making a deal. The college students just doesn't have the time to understand general sociology so they cheat. Businesses want accounts, so they shmooze and bribe. Guys want to get in the girl's pants, so they lie. Girls want the attention, so they believe them.

As funny as it may sound, there isn't a problem. Ethically, it's all a bunch of greedy crap, but thank goodness, we're not in an ethical world. People cheat and bribe everyday. Athletes cheat by using muscle supplements, academics cheat by asking for more grant money than they need for their projects, landlords cheat by taking the entire deposit of responsible renters, I cheat by sitting at work writing fictional stories on company time. We all cheat. Maybe it's something little, maybe it's something big, but we all bend and break the rules for our own ulterior motives.

Once you add the potential for making an immense amount of money, the chances for cheating grows exponentially. Let's face it, if you were willing to cheat on a term paper, what makes you think you'll be honest when it comes to a multi-million dollar deal? Somebody needs to make sure the escorts are ready to go.

If you're not cheating, you know someone who is. If you don't know someone who is, there are things the people you know aren't telling you. Remember, those W-2s should be coming in the mail pretty soon. Are you still not a cheater?

There are many people who don't like to think about such things. "I don't like to think about all of the dishonesty in world. I'd rather focus on the positive things people do. I want to see the world for the great things we accomplish." To those I say "Fine. Have it your way." Don't forget to cheer extra loud during the next Winter Olympics. It's the best money could buy.

Chris Jungle cheats himself on a daily basis.