- 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!
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