The Olympics suck. As they are currently conducted, they bear little resemblance to the games from which they are allegedly descended. To everyone except (some of) the participants, they are about money. The town that hosts them does it for money. The sponsors do it for cheap brand exposure. The television broadcasts for ad revenue. The whole thing is disgusting.
The coverage sucks...nothing but one womanish sob story after another, with Hallmark background music. I won't watch any of the coverage, though I will probably read about it.
Worse, these Olympics in particular find me in agreement with George W. Bush. He's defending himself for not boycotting, etc. I agree with him. He should go, and behave like a civilized person. farg that dick from France, he needs to learn some manners.
The spirit behind the original Olympics prohibit the politicization of the games. The whole idea was to drop that shtein for a little while. Sure, China sucks balls in a billion ways. But so do most of the dirtbag nations participating. And that's not the point. The idea is we stop fighting, literally AND figuratively, for good spirited games. We don't boycott, we don't criticize, we just play, and enjoy.
Or, that's how it ought to be anyway.
Two points. Otherwise I'm in agreement with you.
1. I think it used to be more about bringing money into the cities. It's still sold that way to the people living in the cities that host the games, but the fact is that cities have been losing money on the Olympics lately. These days the games are more about a) feeding the egos of the local politicians who bring the games, b) providing taxpayer-funded welfare to local professional team owners and developers in the form of new sports facilities and "revitalization" projects, c) giving wet dreams to city planners whose aesthetic visions of urban living have been failing both in the market and at the ballot box. All of a sudden it's acceptable for them to unleash all of their favorite mass transit boondoggles, target their least favorite areas for immediate gentrification, and basically redesign the city according to their own ideas about how other people should live.
2. None of the above applies to China, where the CCP can order bulldozers into a neighborhood whether there's an Olympics on or not. Instead, this could be the most explicitly political Olympics since 1936, since China wanted the games for the same reason as Nazi Germany: to announce their arrival as a major world power, and advertise the superiority of their political system, their race, and their way of life. I agree that Western politicians shouldn't get up on their soapbox and further politicize the games, but the fact is these games have been blatantly political since the second they were awarded to China.
Michael Phelps is the shtein
He's a goofy looking motherfarger
I want to lick Dara Torres' funhole lips raw.
(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3499/daratorres2ed6.jpg)
She's the grandmother swimmer, right?
I don't think she's a grandmother yet. I think she had a kid not too long ago.
She's old enough to me a granny, but damn, she's smokin' for a 40+ year-old broad:
(http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/uploads/1/0805TPC_torres_main.jpg)
There are a lot of 20-30 somethin's that would love to have a bod like that.
She looks like a man.
Why must you ruin my fun?
Why, damn it!?!
You didn't notice that she has no breasts, biceps bigger than yours, and (ridiculous Maxim glam shot notwithstanding) a clark kent haircut?
Of course I did. That's hot, man. HOT!
Man:
(http://bp1.blogger.com/_eO7nk8K3A1o/SBknnFm60WI/AAAAAAAAAyM/iRsbHjBt5Rk/s1600/dara%2Btorres.jpg)
(http://indonesian.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2006/12/05/4.jpg)
Pawina Thongsuk from Thailand, Snatch + Clean and Jerk = 600.86lbs!!
Now, she could be mistaken for a man.
Well, there's Amanda Beard:
(http://digi.cfan.com.cn/dcphoto/xwsy/h002/h24/img200705151452150.jpg)
(http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/original/0312amandabeard.jpg)
Alright now, hot and good. There can't be much doubt that she will win a couple medals.
maybe the NBA guys will get a silver medal this year
Amanda Beard is otherworldly and appears to love nudity more than everyone else on earth. Nice combination.
http://shanghaiist.com/2008/07/18/the_racist_games.php
Quote"Uniformed Public Security Bureau officers came into the bar recently and told me not to serve black people or Mongolians," said the co-owner of a western-style bar, who asked not to be named.
Terrible. If this is true, countries should boycott like hell.
Mongolians suck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlie
(http://www.weirdasianews.com/images/chinaracistsign.jpg)
China is a highly racist country, especially against blacks and Japanese.
I hate mongolians, they're always sitting on porches, listening to rap, and yelling.
Damn you, Mongorrians! Stop breaking down my sheety wall!
for FF
http://youtube.com/watch?v=V28lWfyOyiQ
BAC sends that stuff out to employees, huh?
its apparently going to be on the Today show later this week, and on the olympics somewhere. Its our advertising guys, in our office in wilmington.
QuoteThe Iranian swimmer, Mohammad Bidarian, has refused to compete with his Israeli rival in the 100-meter freestyle event in Croatia.
Bidarian advanced to the semifinal in the 100-meter breaststroke event after he clocked a time of 52.25 seconds on Thursday morning.
Despite the fact that he had a chance to get an Olympic berth for his country, the 19-year-old Iranian national gave up the competition as he was grouped with an Israeli swimmer on Thursday evening.
Another Iranian swimmer, Mohammad Alirezaei, gained the first Olympic berth in swimming for Iran at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on Thursday.
kinda like not golfing with the blacks, only tougher
USA Swimmer caught doping (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92492V80&show_article=1)
sounds like she hung out with mussa before her drug test
Im a fan of Brazil
http://machochip.com/2008/08/bia-and-branca-feres-are-into.php
(http://machochip.com/Bia%20And%20Branca%20Feres%2010-thumb.png)
Holy god.
Skinny. White. Bitches.
(Also, extremely hot white bitches. "Holy God" indeed.)
Why does Brazil have the hot-ass-gene market cornered?
the farther south you go the prettier the people are....this is fact
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 06, 2008, 12:32:30 PM
the farther south you go the prettier the people are....this is fact
You mean, country by country, right? I didn't think you were a fan of our dirty south in the U.S.
P.S.
(http://machochip.com/Bia%20And%20Branca%20Feres%202-thumb.jpg)
i mean by latitude and no it doesnt change the fact that i hope to never go south of washington again
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 06, 2008, 12:57:50 PM
i mean by latitude and no it doesnt change the fact that i hope to never go south of washington again
not even the "Chocolate City"?
I can vouch for that.
South American chicks...99% amazing.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 06, 2008, 08:54:07 PM
I can vouch for that.
South American chicks...99% amazing.
Ok, Yayssohn.
:-D
While walking around down there I'd see chicks from Brazil, Argentina and Colombia...smokin'.
In the spirit of high sports journalism, NBC gives us a gallery of gratuitous butt shots (http://www.nbcolympics.com/beachvolleyball/photos/galleryid=122861.html).
I would not want to be there right now. (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92DHM6O0&show_article=1)
Bob costas and Matt laurer fargin suck. Shut up and let us listen to the damn music jacka$$es.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on August 08, 2008, 09:03:45 PM
Bob costas and Matt laurer fargin suck. Shut up and let us listen to the damn music jacka$$es.
totally agree. who made costas god? "I know everything, been there, done that, blah, blah, blah............"
Quote from: Cerevant on August 07, 2008, 10:34:26 AM
In the spirit of high sports journalism, NBC gives us a gallery of gratuitous butt shots (http://www.nbcolympics.com/beachvolleyball/photos/galleryid=122861.html).
that's really the only reason anyone watches women's beach volleyball.
i caught a few minutes of women's team handball this morning while waiting in my doctor's office....looks like a fun sport.
Quote from: Cerevant on August 07, 2008, 10:34:26 AM
In the spirit of high sports journalism, NBC gives us a gallery of gratuitous butt shots (http://www.nbcolympics.com/beachvolleyball/photos/galleryid=122861.html).
I love that it's titled, "Cracking the Code".
#20 is the highlight. Doesn't seem too centered on the hand signal.
Quote from: hunt on August 09, 2008, 10:50:15 AM
Quote from: Cerevant on August 07, 2008, 10:34:26 AM
In the spirit of high sports journalism, NBC gives us a gallery of gratuitous butt shots (http://www.nbcolympics.com/beachvolleyball/photos/galleryid=122861.html).
that's really the only reason anyone watches women's beach volleyball.
i caught a few minutes of women's team handball this morning while waiting in my doctor's office....looks like a fun sport.
It does look like fun.
It's good to be the prez...
(http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080809/2008_08_09t103004_380x450_us_olympics_bush.jpg)
(http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080809/2008_08_09t102932_351x450_us_olympics_bush.jpg)
(http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080809/2008_08_09t103048_450x318_us_olympics_bush.jpg)
(http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080809/capt.70d9ee0e92414d5e84395435adeba9d1.oly_bush_chgh111.jpg)
ew
(http://omoikane.minstrum.net/one-world.jpg)
(http://usesoap.com/images/olympics/brazil_vollyball2.jpg)
The Americans were on the verge of pulling a massive upset against the dutch this morning and then gave up a goal in the 93rd farging minute. More or less guaranteeing that they will not advance to the medal round.
Soccer.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 10, 2008, 10:13:15 AM
The American's were on the verge of pulling a massive upset against the dutch this morning and then gave up a goal in the 93rd farging minute. More or less guaranteeing that they will not advance to the medal round.
Soccer.
Live it, love it.
us hoops team in a tight one against yao ming & china right now. team usa still can't shoot the 3 while china is on fire from 3 point land.
they won by 30 or something. you idiot.
it was close throughout most of the 1st half, mike teevee.
I watched the whole game and it was indeed a tight game early. China was playing over its head and the U.S. looked a little disinterested especially on defense. They gassed them in the second half, though. This team is scary friggen good especially when they d up.
Quote from: hunt on August 10, 2008, 12:16:38 PM
it was close throughout most of the 1st half, mike teevee.
:-D
(http://www.paristhemmen.com/gallery/pics/ptgall1.jpg)
general tso and lo mein were hitting a bunch of three's early on, then they ran out of oil and and soy sauce and the us ran away.
the marvin gaye commercial is off the meat rack
i'd totally do this sacramone chick.
I was just thinking that same thing. Thick neck and all.
I accidentally put the Olympics on and they were playng Badminton.
Quote from: phattymatty on August 10, 2008, 09:17:47 PM
i'd totally do this sacramone chick.
i dont know how old she it, but she's 18 in my book. HOT
She's 20. You can legally lure her into your van.
ha theres a 33 year old german gymnast.
Those european women swimmers look like dudes. All of them.
HOLY ISH ending on that 4x100
2/2 for Phelps
I missed it...but I read they won by .08 and Lezak tore it up.
One of the French dudes said they were going to stick it to the US.
Pipe down, frenchie.
That was incredible. They frigging shattered the world record too.
Phelps was the first to go and France had the lead for 99.9% of the race, then as they were coming to the end, the US guy reached out and hit the wall first. Both teams beat the previous world record
They beat the existing world record by 4 full seconds. That shtein is nuts. I thought Phelps was going to have an accident after the race.
:-D
The fifth place team broke world record. And that finish was sick. American athletes showing heart? I'm confused by this. Hold me.
Surprised? Euros are as soft as soft gets. Just watch the NBA.
Euros can compete when there is no pressure, but when push comes to shove, they choke and always will.
oh and Dara Torres is a farging milf.
Get back in your hole. No one wants to hear what you have to say.
that 4x100 was amazing. For Bernard to be quoted as "The Americans, we're going to SMASH them" lolz how does that feel douche, it was fun watching them cry. Phelps is 2 away from the all time medal record and he's still going to go for 7 more just in this olympic games.
swimming trash talk?
awesome
the one kid on the relay seemed a little retarded, and he was like "we heard the frenchies were talking about us...", but it was funny.
Quote from: phattymatty on August 11, 2008, 11:32:14 AM
the one kid on the relay seemed a little retarded, and he was like "we heard the frenchies were talking about us...", but it was funny.
He goes to Rutgers, go figure
Phelps just got another gold, 200m freestyle. Broke the WR, and Phelps mom celebrated with that attention whore Collingsworth
Coughlin just won Gold and some ugly other american woman swimmer won bronze. Piersol and Grevers just went 1 and 2.
I finally watched the opening ceremonies (DVRed in favor of the Eagles preseason debacle). I have to totally agree with the consensus on Costas and Lauer. I said a number of times that they should just shut up and let people enjoy the presentation.
And what a presentation! Damn.
I've decided that I can't like Michael Phelps because he looks too much like Eli.
the Chinese suck at human rights too (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2545387/Beijing-Olympics-Faking-scandal-over-girl-who-sang-in-opening-ceremony.html)
Ex-swimming star 'a bit upset' about not being in BeijingFrom wire reports August 12, 2008
Mark Spitz says he is being snubbed as Michael Phelps takes aim at his Olympic record of seven gold medals in a single Games.
Spitz, who won his seven swimming golds in 1972 in Munich, said no one connected with the Olympics - not the International Olympic Committee, swimming's world governing body, nor NBC - has invited him to Beijing. So, as of now, he won't be there.
Spitz told Agence France-Presse in Hong Kong: "I never got invited. You don't go to the Olympics just to say, 'I am going to go.' Especially because of who I am. I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost - it is."
Spitz, 58, a stockbroker, said he would have liked to present gold medals to Phelps.
"They voted me one of the top five Olympians in all time," Spitz said. "Some of them are dead. But they invited the other ones to go to the Olympics, but not me. Yes, I am a bit upset about it."
he's bitter
While I sort of agree and think it's farged up, don't be a bitch, Spitz. No one cares about your feelings on the matter.
he's also right
he's definitely right, but buy a damn ticket. For them to not include him, im sure he did something to piss off people.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 12, 2008, 02:31:46 PM
For them to not include him, im sure he did something to piss off people.
Well, for starters, he spitz on people all the time!
Phelps is eating 12,000 calories a day (http://www.nypost.com/seven/08132008/news/nationalnews/phelps_pig_secret__hes_boy_gorge_124248.htm)
This sounds like fun.
owww
http://www.break.com/usercontent/2008/8/Janos-Baranyai-Weightlifting-Mishap-553673.html
he did it for the lulz
nigeria please.
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 13, 2008, 11:34:45 AM
Phelps is eating 12,000 calories a day (http://www.nypost.com/seven/08132008/news/nationalnews/phelps_pig_secret__hes_boy_gorge_124248.htm)
This sounds like fun.
gif blatantly stolen from emb
(http://i33.tinypic.com/2nu26mp.jpg)
Paraguayan javelin thrower Leryn Franco. I'm in love.
(http://69.63.148.121/img/gallery/img489fbb66281d8.jpg)
(http://69.63.148.121/img/gallery/img489fbb910f91f.jpg)
Smokin!
The Chinese women's gymnasts are all totally 16 or older! (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0808/oly.china.gymnastics1/content.1.html)
there were some fine ladies on the court during the australia latvia hoops game today.
im in love with shawn johnson.
you're neat
sorry didnt notice that was already taken
HIT Nastia Liukin
SKIP Shawn Johnson
skip them both, sacramone is where its at.
Liukin looks like a man.
shawn johnson is just ridiculous although she does kinda look like a 5 year old sometimes so yea...
Looks
Sacramone (hawt) > Liukin (cutish) > Johnson (thick in the wrong places)
Talent
Johnson > Liukin > Sacramone
Gold Medals
Liukin > Johnson > Sacramone
Liukin would get it first.
Johnson easily has the best ass of all them when you take into account the fact that Sacramone is kind of a fatty.
Sacramone FAT? thats Sacraligious
Quote from: jihadist monk on August 15, 2008, 02:49:32 PM
Johnson easily has the best ass of all them when you take into account the fact that Sacramone is kind of a fatty.
It makes sense that you'd like the one that looks the most like a little boy on 'roids with the "best ass."
please make me a mod so i can ban this douche
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 15, 2008, 02:57:09 PM
Quote from: jihadist monk on August 15, 2008, 02:49:32 PM
Johnson easily has the best ass of all them when you take into account the fact that Sacramone is kind of a fatty.
It makes sense that you'd like the one that looks the most like a little boy on 'roids with the "best ass."
How does she look anything like a little boy on roids?
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 15, 2008, 02:46:01 PM
Looks
Sacramone (hawt) > Liukin (cutish) > Johnson (thick in the wrong places)
Talent
Johnson > Liukin > Sacramone
Gold Medals
Liukin > Johnson > Sacramone
Liukin would get it first.
so you would pass up the hot one to bang the girl with a gold medal? what a nerd.
Quote from: jihadist monk on August 15, 2008, 02:58:57 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 15, 2008, 02:57:09 PM
Quote from: jihadist monk on August 15, 2008, 02:49:32 PM
Johnson easily has the best ass of all them when you take into account the fact that Sacramone is kind of a fatty.
It makes sense that you'd like the one that looks the most like a little boy on 'roids with the "best ass."
How does she look anything like a little boy on roids?
4 foot 9 + no chest = Little boy.
She's cute in a look-at-how-cute-my-10-year-daughter-is sort of way, and has a muscular bubble butt, but she is probably genetically a dwarf.
Sacramone gets the hawaiian muscle farg.
NO....she looks like a fishtown tranny
(http://www.xarj.net/wp-content/gallery/alicia-photos/alicia-sacramone1.jpg)
word.
I'll take the hot midget bubble butt over the fatty.
Nastia Liukin is pretty hot, and she's 18 so she's legal.
Shawn Johnson is neither hot nor legal. Very good olympian though. But as far as looks go, go to any nearby high school and you'll find 200 Shawn Johnsons.
and I don't know wtf is going on with those chinese chicks, but they look like they are about 8 years old... and it wouldn't surprise me if they were. Those chinese are up to some sick shtein trying to compete with the US. Pull kids out of their homes at 2 and send them to olympic training camps.
In other words, jihadist_monk likes little boys. We get it.
And if that fishtown tranny is Sacramone I would knock that shtein out of the park. Or at least poke a nubber down the line.
I do have a thing for short girls, but she's definitely hot.
Sacramone FTW - pants hands down.
Quote from: King Cole on August 15, 2008, 04:42:21 PM
Nastia Liukin is pretty hot, and she's 18 so she's legal.
I'd make her bleed in the sexy way.
The fix is in.. Phelps didn't win that race... Cavic did.
This would be much more enjoyable if they'd stop interviewing him after every race. He's a big dopey farg that no one wants to hear talk. Just swim, monkey boy.
Michael Phelps IS America.
king cole IS stupid
Quote from: Father Demon on August 15, 2008, 10:14:52 PM
The fix is in.. Phelps didn't win that race... Cavic did.
They look to have literally tied in slow motion.
i couldn't believe that phelps coved about double the distance with a stoke that Cavic had to go with his arms outstretched
Quote from: SunMo on August 16, 2008, 10:01:06 AM
i couldn't believe that phelps coved about double the distance with a stoke that Cavic had to go with his arms outstretched
dood i couldnt believe it either...it was like so crazy
i know dawg, no brothers means it sucks as a sport
well black people cant swim soooooooo
No, stupid... they can't skate because they have weak ankles.
then how come they run from the cops so well?
Fried chicken and watermelon makes a motherfarger fast 'n shtein.
you realize this is insulting igy's heritage
Phelps gets his 8th. A pretty good race until the anchor guy blew them away again.
phelps gets his 8 medals with no facial hair. spitz got his 7 with an amazing mustache. advantage spitz.
I would eat Kerri Walsh's ass with a spoon.
God, I wish they would show fencing again
nm
Quote from: rjs246 on August 17, 2008, 12:00:04 AM
I would suck Kerri Walsh's ass with a straw.
FTFY,L
Quote from: phattymatty on August 16, 2008, 11:33:30 PM
phelps gets his 8 medals with no facial hair. spitz got his 7 with an amazing mustache. advantage spitz.
(http://i.a.cnn.net/money/galleries/2007/moneymag/0702/gallery.pop_icons.moneymag/images/mark_spitz.gi.jpg)
He's like a pr0n star, mang.
Lightning Bolt (http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/trackandfield/news/story?id=3538279), worlds fastest man.
This guy broke his own world record, and coasted the last 15 meters. At the halfway point, he smoked the field. No one knows how fast he actually is.
He's like 6'6". I wonder if he could catch a friggen' football.
Quote from: MDS on August 16, 2008, 08:35:58 PM
well black people cant swim soooooooo
Cullen Jones, son. WHAT?!?!?!
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/08/11/article-0-023C82CC00000578-124_468x292.jpg)
Quotewell poor black people cant swim soooooooo
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phew.
i didn't see this race but this is phelps on the LEFT. how the hell did he win?
(http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2273/600opgm37116midvv3.jpg)
dook on the right glided in and phelps like slammed into the wall full speed.
or its fixed.
Quote from: phattymatty on August 18, 2008, 03:52:53 PM
i didn't see this race but this is phelps on the LEFT. how the hell did he win?
It was incredible. I haven't looked for the frame-by-frame photos, but I've heard that the Serbians were satisfied with the outcome once they saw that Phelps did actually touch just ahead of their guy.
Still, what are the odds? If Phelps were from Philly, that would have been the other way around.
EDIT: Found a frame by frame link on SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0808/oly.phelps.sequence/content.1.html)
Quote from: phattymatty on August 18, 2008, 03:52:53 PM
i didn't see this race but this is phelps on the LEFT. how the hell did he win?
(http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2273/600opgm37116midvv3.jpg)
the Cavic dude just stopped kicking and tried to glide in, there is a great photo somewhere that shows Phelps's fingers just touching right before the other guy. We were down the beach and went out to the bar to watch the race, the freakin place went crazy
Look at the wake generated by Phelps's feet. There's the difference right there.
no way...Phelps' 4th metatarsal is pointed inward as you can clearly tell Cavic's is the opposite..thats the difference
http://www.youtube.com/v/aCmQd-FLbvw&hl=en&fs=1
If that dumbass Cavic had even fluttered his toes, he would have won that gold. I'm not sure why I'm pissed that he didn't.
You delight in people falling short of their goals?
cool...now I know how to imbed a youtube video in a post
this is the first time in I don't know how long that I have been glad to have you in my life, FF
so, a guy i used to work with, his nephew is racing in the 400m. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaShawn_Merritt yay me
as Mac, Jurko and Harry would say "we're happy for you"
Quote from: Diomedes on August 18, 2008, 06:11:41 PM
cool...now I know how to imbed a youtube video in a post
this is the first time in I don't know how long that I have been glad to have you in my life, FF
This technology is going to revolutionize :CF
I hope I haven't started anything that turns out ugly.
QuoteThe audience peaked at 39.9 million viewers during the 10 p.m. half-hour that featured the U.S. men winning the 400-meter medley relay.
The network said Saturday's broadcast was the most-watched Saturday show on NBC since Empty Nest, a Golden Girls spin-off starring Richard Mulligan, drew 31.4 million viewers on Feb. 24, 1990.
We need our resident couch potato to chime in on this nugget.
Empty Nest?!?
I don't even remember that show.
All this Olympics has done to me - and I've watched an unGodly amount of the coverage every day - is increase my hatred towards the Chinese.
Those little fargers piss me off!!
All its done for me is to realize how rigged Judged events are
Quote from: Father Demon on August 19, 2008, 09:00:21 AM
All this Olympics has done to me - and I've watched an unGodly amount of the coverage every day - is increase my hatred towards the Chinese.
Those little fargers piss me off!!
Cheaters. Those girls are not all 16+.
Even the announcer all but said the judging was rigged last night.
then they had Daggett and Karyoli in studio talking about it, said they've never seen anything like it before. The funny thing, the night Nastia won the gold, the russian judge was holding it up. Clearly she was on the phone with Putin
I can't figure out if it's a pro-China bias, or an anti-American bias. Last night on the uneven bars, judges from the countries of the competitors aren't allowed to judge.. so no US judge, no China judge, no Ukraine judge, etc. But yet the 12 year old Chink girl (that's right, I said Chink) was so obviously not as good as Nastia, yet she got ripped off.
Quote from: Father Demon on August 19, 2008, 09:47:11 AM
I can't figure out if it's a pro-China bias, or an anti-American bias. Last night on the uneven bars, judges from the countries of the competitors aren't allowed to judge.. so no US judge, no China judge, no Ukraine judge, etc. But yet the 12 year old Chink girl (that's right, I said Chink) was so obviously not as good as Nastia, yet she got ripped off.
remember ice skating from a few years ago. The Russian judge was working with the french. It wouldnt surprise anyone
Shawn Johnson was robbed in the all around, Liukin was robbed as well. And farging Sacramone not getting a medal in vault when that chinese girl fell on her farging knees was an atrocity.
I am thrilled that Johnson won her gold today. She was long overdue after being cheated out of it so far.
I actually agree with everything you just said.
Weird, I know.
I'd also like to add that Johnson has been a total star, even though Liukin won gold in the all around. She got farged left and right by the judges and still kept smiling and saying all the right things. Then to come back and win a gold in the last event. She's awesome.
When did Johnson win a gold?
Today, on the final apparatus event...beam.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/gymnastics/news?slug=dw-johnsongold081908&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
**spoiler alert**
wait, too late i guess.
unless you were staying up until midnight to watch it, its not a spoiler. Its on the front page of ESPN.com and Yahoo and everywhere else.
If you get into gymnastics, you're getting into a subjective judging sport. These girls can handle it.
The Chinese cheaters should be booted, however.
I lost interest in gymnastics once I stopped being attracted to 11 year old girls. Which was never.
It would be awesomely cool for the NYT or some other investigative journalist to be able to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Chinese chicks are underage. Strip them of all their medals, and then the rest of the world can point and laugh.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 19, 2008, 02:55:41 PM
I lost interest in gymnastics once I stopped being attracted to 11 year old girls. Which was never.
I get drawn in by the asses, and stay for the competition.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 19, 2008, 02:04:26 PM
unless you were staying up until midnight to watch it, its not a spoiler. Its on the front page of ESPN.com and Yahoo and everywhere else.
there's no chance they don't show her win the gold during prime time hours, like 8 or 9ish. but i'm just giving you shtein anyway because i don't care about non-sacramone gymnastics.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 19, 2008, 02:55:41 PM
I lost interest in gymnastics once I stopped being attracted to 11 year old girls. Which was never.
probably your best post.
his best post will be his last
Quote from: Diomedes on August 19, 2008, 07:51:03 PM
his best post will be his last
definitely your best post
Top 5 Olympic Opening Ceremony Moments China Wants You To Forget (http://www.badmouth.net/top-5-olympic-opening-ceremony-moments-china-wants-you-to-forget/)
Quote from: Diomedes on August 19, 2008, 07:51:03 PM
his best post will be his last
I appreciate the forced anger, but no one's buying it. You love me.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s158/poulinsflakjacket/china.jpg) HOT
That Bolt guy set another world record, beating Michael Johnson's in the 200m.
Usainity!
Someone had to do it.
OlympicGirls.net (http://olympicgirls.net/)
wtf....the US softball team lost to Japan
Their catcher looks like SunMo.
May and Walsh won the gold last night...
Did the men's fastpitch softball team medal?
US up 1-0 on Brazil after 15 minutes of extra time
EDIT: they won the gold :yay
I'd toss a batch at Hope Solo.
Women's soccer would be much better if they used the same uniforms as women's beach volleyball.
that guy who i used to work with, his nephew had a good race today :)
If anyone watched the two performances at the "gala" last night and still thinks Shawn Johnson is hotter than Liukin... you like little boys.
they both looked like they got farged sideways, hair was all farged up.
The shtein is hitting the Chinese fan.
Costas just reported live that there have been documents uncovered that require additional investigation about the ages of the Chinese gymnasts. Up to three of them could be proven underage, which would (if proven) strip them of their medals, and elevate the US team to an all around gold, plus Nastia to an individual gold. The Chinese would be left with 2 bronze medals in total, if this is all proven out.
farg the Chinese.
Quote from: Father Demon on August 22, 2008, 12:18:43 AM
plus Nastia to another individual gold
She did already win that thing they call an "all-around" individual gold.
Didn't one of the underage Chinese beat Sacramone on the vault, though?
Oh, and the American dudes completed the sweep in beach volleyball. That Dallhausser guy is like big and shtein.
You missed my main point.
farg the Chinese.
i dont get the age thing...why would it be a bad thing if they are underage...to me its more impressive that some babies beat everyone...id be embarrassed if i was the us and won my gold medal that way but id be doubly embarrassed that you got waxed by some middle schoolers
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 22, 2008, 09:57:47 AM
i dont get the age thing...why would it be a bad thing if they are underage...to me its more impressive that some babies beat everyone...id be embarrassed if i was the us and won my gold medal that way but id be doubly embarrassed that you got waxed by some middle schoolers
I thought the same thing, until i read that when your younger, your lighter, and have more flexibility, and recover quicker.
i just love this comment by the Chinese coach
Quote"Asians have different figures than people from the West, so that's what caused their suspicion," Huang said, referring to media inquiries. "They shouldn't be suspicious."
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 22, 2008, 09:57:47 AM
i dont get the age thing...why would it be a bad thing if they are underage...to me its more impressive that some babies beat everyone...id be embarrassed if i was the us and won my gold medal that way but id be doubly embarrassed that you got waxed by some middle schoolers
They specifically changed the rule to stop what was essentially child abuse - forcing kids to damage their bodies and psyches long-term. The validity of the rule could certainly be called into question, but unless it is changed, the individual teams are expected to play by all rules.
In addition to what Biscuit said, it's the rules. Sports, more than about anything else, have to play within the rules to ensure fairness. Why disqualify a runner because his toes touched the white line? Why disqualify a gymnast because she went before the green light? Why rule an acrobatic catch in football because he landed 2 inches out of bounds? Because those are the rules, and they should be the same across the board.
so is it child abuse or an athletic advantage?
if its the latter does that mean the best american middle schoolers would beat the US olympic team in gymnastics?
if its the former then america and any other country not cheating should be embarrassed
Does it matter? Just play by the rules, hippie.
im just curious...i thankfully know nothing about gymnastics and was wondering why little kids beating that ass is an unfair thing
This isn't 'Nam, Smokey.
Cuba vs Korea for the baseball gold medal. U-S-A!
Also nice to see the volleyball team didn't choke away that 2-0 lead vs the Russians
another article (http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080822/D92N9GC00.html)
Parents of the Chinese girls are pissed about the investigation.
China's sent a 14-year-old out against the rules before.
Yes, one of the reasons for the rule is because of competitive advantage.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 22, 2008, 09:57:47 AM
i dont get the age thing...why would it be a bad thing if they are underage...to me its more impressive that some babies beat everyone...id be embarrassed if i was the us and won my gold medal that way but id be doubly embarrassed that you got waxed by some middle schoolers
In gymnastics, the lighter/smaller you are...less developed...the more advantage you have. Its easier to get height on your routines because you are lighter and smaller. Your body becomes MUCH different as a girl when you hit puberty (and its not just boobs, its the extra weight in the hip area and your body just changes immensely). There is a HUGE advantage to being a 14 year old compared to an 18-20 year old in women's gymnastics.
MOST 20 year olds would get waxed by a kid in middle school in gymnastics because of this.
Even though Dara Torres looked a little bit too much like a man, I'd still shag her rotten.
Just thought I'd mention it.
Quote from: Rome on August 22, 2008, 04:01:52 PM
Even though Dara Torres looked a little bit too much like a man, I'd still shag her rotten.
Just thought I'd mention it.
It's even less worth mentioning when you consider that if she were a man, you'd shag her even rottener.
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 22, 2008, 10:08:25 AM
They specifically changed the rule to stop what was essentially child abuse - forcing kids to damage their bodies and psyches long-term.
Of course almost every gymnast in the Olympics (yes, there are some exceptions) has been doing gymnastics virtually nonstop since they were little kids anyway, and the sport of gymnastics has numerous championships and other competitions with identical routines for "juniors" who can be very young.
The minimum age limit is not a way to stop child abuse... it's a way to avoid exposing it too blatantly by having billions around the world see little girls (and sickly-looking late-puberty teenagers) working their asses off in the Olympics while being yelled at by insane parents and potentially insane coaches. Instead that crap is shuffled off to the junior competitions that aren't really watched by those not in the gymnastics world.
Bryan Clay Takes Decathlon Gold (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121943538638264359.html)
QuoteMr. Clay said that if he won a gold medal in the decathlon he would consider trying out a new sport to prove his mettle as a great all-around athlete -- namely, a tryout with the National Football League. Given his speed and his jumping ability, he thinks he could return kickoffs and punts, or have a go at wide receiver.
Though he says he has no idea if he can handle the hard hits in the NFL -- or hold on to the ball, for that matter -- there's no question he has the athletic prowess. In June, The Wall Street Journal met up with Mr. Clay on the campus of Azusa Pacific University, where he was being assessed by Nike's SPARQ, an athletic training outfit that tests football, baseball, basketball and soccer players. Mr. Clay was at the top of the charts in nearly all categories.
His 40-yard dash time of 4.38, which he did without practicing, was comparable to that of top NFL running backs and wide receivers, who train in the event for months to improve their times. And his standing vertical leap of 43.5 inches compared to the best NBA players in history.
I already like him more than Reggie Brown.
Cuban Taekwondo athlete banned fro life from all international events for kicking ref (http://www.nbcolympics.com/taekwondo/news/newsid=251304.html)
(http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/0823/oly_g_matos_300.jpg)
QuoteBEIJING (AP) A Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after Angel Matos kicked the referee in the face following his bronze-medal match disqualification.
Cuban coach Leudis Gonzalez offered no apology for Matos' actions during the men's over-80 kg (176 pounds) match.
Matos was winning 3-2, with 1:02 in the second round, when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov. He was sitting there, awaiting medical attention, when he was disqualified for taking too much injury time. Fighters get one minute, and Matos was disqualified when his time ran out.
Matos angrily questioned the call, pushed a judge, then pushed and kicked referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden. Matos then spat on the floor and was escorted out.
"He was too strict," Gonzalez said, referring to the decision to disqualify Matos. Afterward, he charged the match was fixed, accusing the Kazakhs of offering him money.
"This is a strong violation of the spirit of taekwondo and the Olympic Games. The sanctions are the following and are effective immediately: Lifetime ban of the coach and athlete in all championships sanctioned by the (World Taekwondo Federation) and at the same time, all records of this athlete at the Beijing Games will immediately be erased," said the announcer, reading a WTF release.
In his first match, Matos defeated Italy's Leonardo Basile, then beat China's Liu Xiaobo 2-1 in the quarterfinals. But he lost to South Korean Cha Dong-min in the semis to land in the bronze-medal match.
"To me it was obvious he was unable to continue," Chilmanov said. "His toe on his left foot was broken."
Matos won the gold medal in this division at the 2000 Sydney Games, dedicating the victory to his mother, who died on the day of the opening ceremony. At the 2004 Athens Games, he finished 11th.
Matos' tantrum followed a day of confusion on the mats.
Earlier Saturday, China's double gold medalist Chen Zhong crashed out in the quarterfinals after initially being declared the winner. It was the first time a match result had been overturned since taekwondo became an official Olympic sport in 1990.
In other news, the World Taekwondo Federationis known as WTF.
Quote from: QB Eagles on August 23, 2008, 09:39:34 AM
Bryan Clay Takes Decathlon Gold (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121943538638264359.html)
QuoteMr. Clay said that if he won a gold medal in the decathlon he would consider trying out a new sport to prove his mettle as a great all-around athlete -- namely, a tryout with the National Football League. Given his speed and his jumping ability, he thinks he could return kickoffs and punts, or have a go at wide receiver.
Though he says he has no idea if he can handle the hard hits in the NFL -- or hold on to the ball, for that matter -- there's no question he has the athletic prowess. In June, The Wall Street Journal met up with Mr. Clay on the campus of Azusa Pacific University, where he was being assessed by Nike's SPARQ, an athletic training outfit that tests football, baseball, basketball and soccer players. Mr. Clay was at the top of the charts in nearly all categories.
His 40-yard dash time of 4.38, which he did without practicing, was comparable to that of top NFL running backs and wide receivers, who train in the event for months to improve their times. And his standing vertical leap of 43.5 inches compared to the best NBA players in history.
I already like him more than Reggie Brown.
:-D
and ass wipe costas referred to him as "the native of California" last night. He's was born and raised in Hawaii and now trains in California. go shove your head up the woman's gymnastic team's ass you dumb shtein costas. give me more Tiki!
Basketball team won gold. Yay "Redeem Team."
Allyson Felix is hot.
That is all.
the other runner Henderson was hot too, she's exotic
(http://images.usatoday.com/sports/college/_photos/2005-06-20-henderson-inside.jpg)
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 24, 2008, 02:48:15 PM
the other runner Henderson was hot too, she's exotic
(http://images.usatoday.com/sports/college/_photos/2005-06-20-henderson-inside.jpg)
Bro,
I can't wait until you get out here. Exotic rules!
Quote from: Don Ho on August 27, 2008, 01:09:29 AM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 24, 2008, 02:48:15 PM
the other runner Henderson was hot too, she's exotic
(http://images.usatoday.com/sports/college/_photos/2005-06-20-henderson-inside.jpg)
Bro,
I can't wait until you get out here. Exotic rules!
too bad im bringing the wife :( And now that Univ of HI is back in session
Uh oh... (http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/150832/14-times-Olympic-gold-medal-winner-Michael-Phelps-caught-with-bong-cannabis-pipe.html)
(http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00025/phelps_516_0102_25518a.jpg)
looks fake, and if it isnt, good for him. His life was not much of one, now he gets to enjoy it for a while. He said he was taking two years off, why not take bong hits all day, and bang hos
I can't imagine why anyone cares.
Quote from: rjs246 on February 01, 2009, 11:45:38 AM
I can't imagine why anyone cares.
I think the rule is ridiculous, but there's a four-year ban on international competition if you get busted smoking weed.
no chance they apply that rule to phelps...hes to important to the games...he could get busted like balky in true romance and he will still be in the '12 olympics
Phelps acknowledges photo of him smoking pot (http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/9160136?MSNHPHCP>1=39002)
QuotePhelps acknowledges photo of him smoking potby Tim Perone, New York Post
Olympic hero and 14-time gold medalist Michael Phelps has been caught cradling a glass bong — a scene so potentially damaging to his career that his representatives allegedly tried to buy off the British newspaper News Of The World in an attempt to kill the story, the paper reports.
The winner of a record eight gold medals last summer in Beijing was spotted knocking back shots and chugging beers at a house party at the University of South Carolina in Columbia on Nov. 6, when a partygoer handed him the water pipe etched with red writing.
Michael Phelps "knew exactly what to do" with the bong, a witness said. (NEWS OF THE WORLD / FOXSports.com)
"He grabbed the bong and a lighter and knew exactly what to do," a witness said of the swimming superstar, who was in town visiting a gal pal and South Carolina coed.
"He looked just as natural with a bong in his hands as he does swimming in the pool. He was the gold medal winner of bong hits."
In a statement released Sunday to The Associated Press, Phelps conceded the authenticity of the exclusive picture published Sunday by the News of the World.
Phelps said: "I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again."
The report in the British tabloid allegedly made Phelps' handlers so paranoid that they offered the paper an eye-popping deal to keep it from seeing the light of day — having Phelps pen a column for the paper for three years.
His camp also allegedly offered to host parties for the tabloid and push his sponsors to advertise with them.
"It's seeing if something potentially very negative for Michael could turn into something very positive for the News of the World," his spokesman, Clifford Bloxham, told the paper.
The scandal could be a major buzz kill for Phelps, whose agent, Peter Carlisle, has said Phelps could bag up to $100 million in endorsements.
The world-record holder's deals with Visa, PowerBar, AT&T Wireless and Speedo may all be in jeopardy.
During the two-day stay, the normally reserved Phelps was spotted partying hard with a flock of females.
"He arrived with a group of girls hanging all over him. Every girl wanted a piece of him and every guy wanted to be his best buddy," the student told the paper.
"He couldn't get enough of all the attention."
This isn't the first scandal for the golden boy, who was arrested in 2004 for driving under the influence near his home in suburban Baltimore, when he was 19. He was sentenced to 18 months probation and fined $250.
Phelps' spokesman did not return repeated requests for comment.
Michael Phelps "knew exactly what to do" with the bong, a witness said. (NEWS OF THE WORLD / FOXSports.com)
"He grabbed the bong and a lighter and knew exactly what to do," a witness said of the swimming superstar, who was in town visiting a gal pal and South Carolina coed.
"He looked just as natural with a bong in his hands as he does swimming in the pool. He was the gold medal winner of bong hits."
i hope the person who supplied these quotes dies a slow painful death....god human beings are pieces of shtein
you see quotes like that all the time. they are re written by the interviewer. basically theyll say was it the gold medal of bong hits and the guy will repeat it.
its what you see in tabloid journalism, and thats why only idiots read that garbage
Im an even bigger fan of Phelps now. Seriously, its farging pot?
Fast Times at Ridgemont High was just on
"doesn't that stuff cause brain damage?"
"Yeah but only if you do it like every day for a month"
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/swimming/news/story?id=3876804
So, apparently the sheriff down there has charged 8 people and is still heavily weighing the options to go after Phelps, even though the governor said that he's not sure what they have to gain by prosecuting.
Yay! Wasting resources to fight marijuana!
Seth Meyers said it best on SNL: "You had a chance to party with 12-time Olympic Gold medalist Michael Phelps, but instead you snapped a picture and sold it to a tabloid? Really?"
Seth Myers..Really (http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/really-michael-phelps/999101/) Myers was so on point with this one. I wish Obama would come come out and just Decriminalize the chronic as he's supported in the past. Its BS these kids got arrested, not to mention because one kid tried to sell his binger on ebay and didnt clean it out