Mr Phelps

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This goes to show, how stupit, the libs are, RJS is still getting laid where he lives, wearing tight pants, gold chains, open shirts, and a big moustache? I have to beat them off with sticks, laugh now, cry later alone at home when RJS has his hands fill, with a babe?

Is this poster the JPP version of The Onion?

 

[AnglScarlett]

Is this poster the JPP version of The Onion?

The Onion? Don’t tell me, let me guess, I could go either way here? Is this Stuporfreak by any chance? I get the same feminine vibe, from the permenatly skewered one? Don’t tell me I have mensaed this mystery out already? Stuporfreak, you changed your name, again, after the last skewering RJS gave to you? You are in the JPP skewered protection program?

 

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The Onion? Don’t tell me, let me guess, I could go either way here? Is this Stuporfreak by any chance? I get the same feminine vibe, from the permenatly skewered one? Don’t tell me I have mensaed this mystery out already? Stuporfreak, you changed your name, again, after the last skewering RJS gave to you? You are in the JPP skewered protection program?

Sorry, I am not Superfreak. I have had only this name the entire time I have been here.

This just seems more like a jokester than a genuine poster.

 

[Minister of Truth]

Did everyone see Mark Spitz whining over this? And they showed a picture of him from back when he won his medals. OMG, gross. He looked like some sort of porn guy. I guess all men looked like that back then? Thank God I didn’t have to date during the 70’s, men are bad enough now. I crack up every time I see one of them from the Ted and Alice and Bob and whoever days. But then I get one of those “ech gross” chills. I can’t believe women had sex with those clowns! I totally would have went lesbo in the 70’s.

Hellz Yeah! You have hit on my slogan for that dark era: "The 1970's - When Men Weren't Men."

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

The different events in swimming are very different. There is a bigger difference between the 800m and 200m than just the linear measurement.

Can you honestly say that the only difference between the 100 yard dash and a 26k marathon is the distance?

When you are swimming 800m you use an entirely different strategy than when you swim 200m.

It's still pretty similar. It's still the same sport.

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

I'm very happy to accept that Michael Phelps is the greatest swimmer in history. He has performed remarkably at the Beijing Olympics. He appears to be a man who is able to contain his ego (if it was me I'd be going nutso) as well, which is a huge plus. Even we, in our one-eyed (when it comes to sport) country are lauding him (and rightly so) for his greatness.

But is he the greatest Olympic athlete ever?

I don't mean to demean Phelps, he is, quite simply, a phenomenon. In a way he transcends the focus of the Games on parochial national achievements (the medal tally is reported here almost on an hourly basis, if we start to fall then it's time for national breast-beating, wailing, gnashing of teeh, rending of clothing and swearing to stay off the beer for at least three hours) and puts the focus on the achievement of the individual. That's a great thing. If Phelps was an Australian though I can assure you that you would see the poolside engulged in people in green and gold wigs who were in the latter stages of intoxication and probably ready to take on the combined might of the police and the the PLA.

But let me move on.

As remarkable as he is as a swimmer I don't think he is deserving of the breathless accolades as the greatest athlete at an Olympics. Yes, as someone said today, he's got almost as much gold as Fort Knox, but it's in one Olympics in an anodyne sport that uses changes of distance to create competitions. I know that an 800m is different from a 200m (I worked this out today, the difference is 600m) but it's still swimming, it's just that the time changes.

And it's just one Olympics (although again Phelps' performance in terms of coming back after a record-breaking swim to do it again is remarkable).

No, my nominee for greatest Olympian is the late Al Oerter.

In case you don't know, Oerter was a discus thrower. He won gold in Melbourne in 1956, Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964 and Mexico City in 1968. Twelve years. In twelve years he won four consecutive gold medals.

Anyway that's just my view.

Phelps has won more gold than any other individual in the Olympics but with all due respect to him I don't think that qualifies him as the greatest Olympian, just the greatest swimmer the world has ever seen.

Well, since Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt anyway (Phelps never had to fight knife-wielding baddies determined to cut his air hose).

I don't think Oerter is the greatest Olympian ever, just the greatest discus thrower.

 

[DamnYankee]

But by the same nonsense, all Oerter did was spin around with a heavy frisbee in his hand and let go at the right time.

Even if they get dizzy from spinning too many times they get 1/4 of the circle to let go.

Wasn't that Pure Joy when the French relay team captain said that they'd bury the Americans, and the American team captain caught up and passed them in the last 25 yards? I'll never forget the John Kerry Long Face looks on their faces when the board said USA #1.

 

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Even if they get dizzy from spinning too many times they get 1/4 of the circle to let go.

Wasn't that Pure Joy when the French relay team captain said that they'd bury the Americans, and the American team captain caught up and passed them in the last 25 yards? I'll never forget the John Kerry Long Face looks on their faces when the board said USA #1.

no, their was nothing joyful about that

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

Even if they get dizzy from spinning too many times they get 1/4 of the circle to let go.

Wasn't that Pure Joy when the French relay team captain said that they'd bury the Americans, and the American team captain caught up and passed them in the last 25 yards? I'll never forget the John Kerry Long Face looks on their faces when the board said USA #1.

Not particularly. It was a tragedy, sort of like whenever the good guys lose to the asshole bullies in one of those 10,000 inspirational Hooser wanna-be movies that I hate.

 

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Not particularly. It was a tragedy, sort of like whenever the good guys lose to the asshole bullies in one of those 10,000 inspirational Hooser wanna-be movies that I hate.

What would possess you to call the american athletes the asshole bullies?

I don't recall them claiming that they were going to bury the french team. The french team got mouthy and talked trash, and then couldn't back it up.

I thought it was great. Nationality notwithstanding, anytime the trash talker gets owned I enjoy it.

 

[DamnYankee]

What would possess you to call the american athletes the asshole bullies?

I don't recall them claiming that they were going to bury the french team. The french team got mouthy and talked trash, and then couldn't back it up.

I thought it was great. Nationality notwithstanding, anytime the trash talker gets owned I enjoy it.

Don’t pay attention to him he just hates America.

I think I need to correct myself. I think that Frenchy said they would "crush" the Americans. Sort of reminds me of Kruchev. Or Saddam.

 

[Damocles]

Don’t pay attention to him he just hates America.

I think I need to correct myself. I think that Frenchy said they would "crush" the Americans. Sort of reminds me of Kruchev. Or Saddam.

Too bad he didn't have a shoe and a podium.