RIO OLYMPICS

[sally]

Well it's less likely that the guy with the piercings will have a bomb strapped to him so I'll go with the piercings.

[Blindgreed1]

Neither bothers me any more than clang in a dress and pantyhose. I don't want to see it, but if that's what floats their boat; do what makes you happy. I will avert my attention elsewhere.

[Clang McFly]

Neither bothers me any more than clang in a dress and pantyhose. I don't want to see it, but if that's what floats their boat; do what makes you happy. I will avert my attention elsewhere.

[Midwest Spy]

You're officially a moron.

I'm not explaining myself any further.

Goddamnit! Why do you do that? Whenever we start to have a serious discussion and you don't care for the content you tend to say exactly that. Why? No one was calling you names in retaliation for your opinion. No one got pissy and said they were done with the conversation because we didn't agree with you. Goddamn.

I guess I'll explain myself even though I said I wouldn't.

FTR, it has nothing to do with 'fearing what I don't understand.'

You love hearing yourself talk.

My point was, if you're going to wear clothing that your religion mandates, ie, bulky stuff to cover yourself up, you're probably not going to be able to compete with someone that doesn't have to wear it.

In other words, an athlete would be at a serious disadvantage.

So then, why compete like that? was my question.

To make a religious statement is all I can come up with.

In other words, idiotic.

Go compete in the Muslim Games, where all competitors are at the same disadvantage, and take your silly shit out of the Olympics.

Now, if they want to wear that stuff (or better yet, are REQUIRED to wear it) on a daily basis, go ahead. I have no problem with it.

[Duchess]

You're so mean to me.

It looks like those young men lied about being robbed.

[Midwest Spy]

You're so mean to me.

It looks like those young men lied about being robbed.

I'm a little ornery because you haven't posted any pictures of you by your pool in awhile.

[OnBendedKnee]

Rio is the last place I'd want my passport revoked.

(Ok, not 'last place' per se as really that would be reserved for Barstow, downtown proper.)

[Blindgreed1]

You're officially a moron.

I'm not explaining myself any further.

Goddamnit! Why do you do that? Whenever we start to have a serious discussion and you don't care for the content you tend to say exactly that. Why? No one was calling you names in retaliation for your opinion. No one got pissy and said they were done with the conversation because we didn't agree with you. Goddamn.

I guess I'll explain myself even though I said I wouldn't.

FTR, it has nothing to do with 'fearing what I don't understand.'

You love hearing yourself talk.

My point was, if you're going to wear clothing that your religion mandates, ie, bulky stuff to cover yourself up, you're probably not going to be able to compete with someone that doesn't have to wear it.

In other words, an athlete would be at a serious disadvantage.

So then, why compete like that? was my question.

To make a religious statement is all I can come up with.

In other words, idiotic.

Go compete in the Muslim Games, where all competitors are at the same disadvantage, and take your silly shit out of the Olympics.

Now, if they want to wear that stuff (or better yet, are REQUIRED to wear it) on a daily basis, go ahead. I have no problem with it.

It's not a religious statement MS. They have to wear them or it would bring dishonor to their families and their country. Women who don't wear them are considered whores in their culture and many are beaten or stoned to death every year for not wearing them. They have no choice but to wear them. A friend of mine's father used to work in Saudi Arabia back in the 80's. The family went to visit him for xmas. His sister who is not Muslim, wore short pants when she was out shopping with her mother. The following day she wore a long dress was raped in an alley way. The police said it was her fault for not keeping herself covered (below the ankle) in a public place. No charges were filed. They're not making a religious statement. That's just how their life is in the middle east.

[Midwest Spy]

I'm not saying I dont empathize with the women in that culture/religion.

I'm saying they're at a competitive disadvantage in some events and I think they should just skip those OR, better yet, compete in a separate competition where all competitors wear the same thing.

[Blindgreed1]

I'm not saying I dont empathize with the women in that culture/religion.

I'm saying they're at a competitive disadvantage in some events and I think they should just skip those OR, better yet, compete in a separate competition where all competitors wear the same thing.

That may be, but they're not making a religious statement as you assumed they were. And to them, it's probably not super idiotic since they could be stoned to death for not wearing the burqa in a public place.

[BigMark]

Rio is the last place I'd want my passport revoked.

(Ok, not 'last place' per se as really that would be reserved for Barstow, downtown proper.)

Barstow is a treat compared to Yermo.

[HairOfTheDog]

It looks like those young men lied about being robbed.

Ryan Lochte's story didn't ring true to me from the start.

What a piece of shit. He and his swimming team mates made up that bullshit to cover for vandalizing a bathroom and getting caught by a security guard after a night of partying.

It's a misdemeanor legally and the assholes won't face jail time, but I don't blame Brazilians for being pissed off about a bunch of idiot Americans trying to cover their asses by capitalizing on a cultural stereotype. Lochte is 32, he's no kid.

And, it sucks that the fake robbed-at-gunpoint story has stolen the thunder and media coverage from athletes who've worked so hard to compete this week.

[OnBendedKnee]

Rio is the last place I'd want my passport revoked.

(Ok, not 'last place' per se as really that would be reserved for Barstow, downtown proper.)

Barstow is a treat compared to Yermo.

Yermo is Spanish for, "desert".

[BigMark]

How do you end up in a Yermo trailer park?

[OnBendedKnee]

How do you end up in a Yermo trailer park?

Click your heels three times while repeating, "there's no place like home."?

[BigMark]

While smoking a crack pipe.

[Duchess]

Ryan Lochte's story didn't ring true to me from the start.

What a piece of shit. He and his swimming team mates made up that bullshit to cover for vandalizing a bathroom and getting caught by a security guard after a night of partying.

It's a misdemeanor legally and the assholes won't face jail time, but I don't blame Brazilians for being pissed off about a bunch of idiot Americans trying to cover their asses by capitalizing on a cultural stereotype. Lochte is 32, he's no kid.

And, it sucks that the fake robbed-at-gunpoint story has stolen the thunder and media coverage from athletes who've worked so hard to compete this week.

Yeah, he is a POS, they all are for a number of reasons. This will probably affect Ryan's earnings, as it should!

[HairOfTheDog]

Ryan Lochte has admitted to "over-exaggerating" the story and says he was still intoxicated when he first told it.

I think he should have just copped to lying and apologized for it.

The lame apology tour is too little too late to save his brand, in my opinion.

[HairOfTheDog]

Fast Women Rule...



In the final night of Olympic track and field in Rio, the U.S. women’s 4x400-meterteam won its sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal.

Allyson Felix anchored the team of Courtney Okolo, Natasha Hastings and Phyllis Francis to the gold-medal six-peat in 3:19.06. Jamaica finished second in 3:20.34 for the silver medal — one place better than they finished in London. And Great Britain brought home bronze in 3:25.88.

The 4x400 gold was the third Olympic medal for Felix in Rio. She won a silver in the women’s 400 and gold in the 4x100 relay. It’s her sixth gold overall and ninth total Olympic medal. And the list of superlatives is long.

By winning three golds in the 4x400 (2008, 2012, 2016), she equaled the mark of Evelyn Ashford (USA) and Sanya Richards-Ross (USA), as the only women to win three Olympic gold medals in the same track and field event, with Ashford doing so in the 4×100 and Richards-Ross in the 4×400.

[Duchess]

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