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blueactive
08-13-2008, 09:07 PM
I think it's pretty cool to have lived within the time period where I have seen the two greatest Olympic champions in history leave their marks;

Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps.


I think it will be found that Phelps is some kind of human/dolphin hybrid that U of M put together in a lab.

And how about those plucky South Koreans? They are third in the medal count right now!!

http://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming/news/newsid=210104.html#accomplishments+start+sink+phel ps
mataj
08-14-2008, 03:57 AM
Money wins, athletes take part.
Mirror Lake 444
08-14-2008, 09:16 AM
Money wins, athletes take part.

So true. I'm all for the atheletes but to deny the Olympics is anything but crass commercialism, politics, and a chance for China to promote it's propaganda isn't living in the real world.
lord tammerlain
08-14-2008, 04:33 PM
South Korea is a huge suprise to me

I would never have expected SK to be ahead of Russia, Germany, the UK and Australia.

I am suprised at the Chinese as well. I knew they were going to do well (from the massive amounts of resources put into training) but I did not think they would still be as close to the top as they are
blueactive
08-15-2008, 01:47 AM
South Korea is a huge suprise to me

I would never have expected SK to be ahead of Russia, Germany, the UK and Australia.

I am suprised at the Chinese as well. I knew they were going to do well (from the massive amounts of resources put into training) but I did not think they would still be as close to the top as they are

I think it's great, and good for South Koreans. The one's I've met I've truly liked. They're like the Irish of the Orient; Hard headed, hard drinking, tough minded little SOBs.