Hey Freak!

Just a few thoughts...

• Congratulations to Michael Phelps... 8 gold medals in the Olympics is quite a feat, but to get 8 in one Olympics? Incredible.
  
  Hey, he's fairly tall, right? I say we get him a Team USA basketball jersey and let him go for 9.



• Speaking of the "Redeem Team," it's nice to see some of our overpaid yet still incredibly talented and athletic NBA pros go to some of the other events and cheer on our athletes from other sports.



• Who saw the final for the men's 100m dash? Holy crap, Usain Bolt is amazing. I mean, when you're winning a short race (less than ten seconds), and you have time to celebrate and thump your chest even before you finish, and you get a world record? Yeah, you pretty much destroyed the field (2nd place was over two tenths of a second slower - which is an eternity in the short sprints). And he did it with one of his shoes untied.
  
  And apparently, that's not even his best event (that would be the 200m).
  
  But... Usain? Sounds like "Hussein." As in Saddam. Usain... Hussein... humm, are they brothers?
  
  
• Anyone watching beach volleyball? I love the sport. (I still hate rally scoring, and always will. Bring back the Sideout game!) And beach volleyball is getting a lot of prime time air time, which is great for fans like me. Something that's not great? A lot of the yokels I've seen at various websites, commenting on beach volleyball, saying "that's not a sport." Are you kidding? Have you ever tried to play volleyball in the sand? Hell, have you even just tried to move quickly in deep sand? It's not easy, that's for sure.
  
  Yeah, I know that lots of families go to the beach over the weekend and hit a ball around, because yeah, beach volleyball is fun. But to say something's NOT a sport because you think it's a recreational game instead of a highly competitive, intense game? What a bunch of cock. I mean, really, you could say the same about running. And swimming. Hey, I can go outside right now and run; why consider running a sport? Bottom line, these athletes are the best in the world at their sport, be it running, swimming, cycling, or beach volleyball. Just because you play the same game at home doesn't mean that it's easy, or that it shouldn't be in the Olympics.
  
  Seriously, if you disparage beach volleyball as a sport, then you obviously know NOTHING about beach volleyball, and your knowledge of sports in general is also in question.
  
  Oh. Oh! And I really love this - I've seen comments around saying that the women in beach volleyball are all a bunch of hussies, parading around in their skimpy bikinis. One person even called it "soft core porn." Are you fucking kidding me? First off, hello, it's BEACH volleyball. This is a sport that started on the beach, natch. Women wear bikinis on the beach. That's just how things are. And you know what? Surely, they're comfortable with it - when they practice (on the beach), they wear... bikinis. Surely, they don't have the body issues that a lot of people have. And, really, those "bikinis" are more like uniforms than skimpy bikinis. I mean, wha, you want them to wear long shirts and pants? Hello, sand everywhere. And hello, who in the fuck wears long pants and shirts to the beach? It's hot there.
  
  My fave comment about women's beach volleyball:
  
  "Women's beach volleyball is a poor excuse for men to watch women in skimpy bikinis perform subliminal sexual acts!
  
  Why don't those women wear long shorts? Answer: If they did, nobody will be watching!
  
  That's tells a lot about our society!"
  
  No, it tells me a lot about YOU. Like, you probably molest children. And you have serious issues with women. Subliminal sexual acts? Yeah, if you consider passing, setting, and spiking "sexual." And if you do, then you're a fucking freak.
  
  And... I'd still watch if they wore long shorts. Because I'm a volleyball fan. You fucking moron.



• Speaking of morons...
  
  Don't put off by the title of the article (A Story That Will Make You, Well, Shit Yourself), just read it. And the comments. Hilarious.

I guess I really have nothing else to say. Except that I decided a name for my new Giant Domo. From now on, he will be known as "Mondo." I like the name because it's fairly catchy, and it's almost an anagram of Domo.

OK, one more thing, but only because I love the picture. This is Nils Olav, a Scot who was recently knighted by Norway. And yes, he's a penguin.



Nils Olav, reviewing the troops

Happy Tuesday!

I always thought the volleyball outfits were also just because they allow you to play better--you don't want extra fabric keeping you from moving freely, and yes trapping sand, which is not very comfortable! But yes, beach volleyball, being a beach sport, means appropriate bathing suit-like attire!

I mean, in swimming, you'll see the guys sometimes wear just the speedo bottoms or sometimes those new high tech suits--it is dictated by what works best for the event, not to provide eye candy!

I've played beach volleyball, and yes while I had fun doing it recreationally, I totally know that it is a hard game to play WELL and that it is indeed a sport. Especially those 2 on 2 matches, I mean, my god, the amount of space those people have to cover and the number of times they have to fall into the sand and get back up immediately!

Beach volleyball is one of my favorite Olympic sports to watch. You know, the AVP Tour is coming to SB again, after a 2 year hiatus....I should totally try to go. Did you go to the session they had in SD a few weeks ago?

The thing that kills me is these are the same people who probably think that golf is a sport. While, yes, I can see that golf when played properly is a sport. Any game that drunk men can ride around on motorized vehicles and beat things is about as much a sport as dog walking. Actually I would rather watch dog walking than golf.

OMG I saw that Bolt race- brothah-man was cruising like it was the easiest thing for him to do. Everyone else looked like they were dying to keep up!!!

And I wish people would stop picking on beach volleyball!!! If they're so concerned about their outfits, why aren't they saying anything about the swimmers and their little sausage holders or the little gymnastics girls and their leotards? Same smell, different fart!!!

Lame. Some people are so lame.

And uh, no comment on the penguin thing. (Buncha Freaks!) Ooh, did I say that?

So I didn't really watch volleyball...but I respect anyone who can play it well...that sport is FREAKIN hard to play (at least for me).

But I did watch swimming (who didn't?), gymnastics and track and field. My conclusion: there are aliens among us. Seriously though.

yeah, Olympics! I'm sad because my roommate moved out, and he took his TV with him. No more Olympics for me :-( Maybe later this week when I move in with friends. Up until now, I've been enjoying swimming, gymnastics, beach volleyball, and random sports (did you know trampoline jumping was a sport? Of course you did. But I didn't).

I agree with you re: the uniforms. People need to get over themselves. They'd probably object to my ultimate outfits too (running shorts and a smallish t-shirt so as not to get in the way of playing).

Ok, they aren't string bikinis for godssake. I *was* one of those who had a hard time thinking of beach volleyball as an olympic sport, but you really put it into perspective for me. Thank you.

"Women's beach volleyball is a poor excuse for men to watch women in skimpy bikinis perform subliminal sexual acts!"

Yeah. Because I always toss my boyfriend's balls up in the air before I pimp-hand-slap overhand serve them over the side of the bed. WTF?

oh, and fuck that Peebles kid. and his parents.

The only problem I see with the "uniforms" is that they look so uncomfortable. Half the time they have wedgies and the camera is always doing full-frame ass shots. How are they not completely self-conscious? They do have seriously nice butts-but I probably would too if I knew a camera would be focusing on them all the time.

Also-hitting the sand hurts . . . .wouldn't more coverage mean less pain?

When are they going to make mud volleyball an official sport? That takes some serious skill too, mostly because everyone's drunk by noon. You've got to respect a sport where people have to duct tape their shoes to their ankles to keep from losing them, though!

omg, I totally want to play mud volleyball now. not joking!

Another thing: some friends of ours have revived the game of four-square for grown-ups. Kids are allowed to play too, but there's no whining. And no tea parties.

And dodgeball. And kickball. Who says the kids get to have all the fun? Not me!

Yeah and to think if this guy did not feel the need to show boat he would have had a better time...whoa...so much for clowning..LOL..kinda lame when ya think about it now...but I guess the cool factor was more important....still lame LOL!

Stories like the one about the Guitar Hero playing kid? Make me lose my faith in our species' right to continue.

# Congratulations to Michael Phelps... 8 gold medals in the Olympics is quite a feat, but to get 8 in one Olympics? Incredible.

Congratulations!! Michael Phelps... 8 gold medals in one Olympics is really a excellent job. Cheers.......

Its nice.. I agree with you re: the uniforms. People need to get over themselves. They'd probably object to my ultimate outfits too.

Am I alone in NOT finding the beach volleyball women hot? They have tube-shaped bodies and no asses. Not a curve to be seen. The game is fun to watch, but I much prefer real volleyball.

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