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Olympics - Maggers - 02-21-2006
I'm watching the US ice dance team of Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. I swear Tanith reminds me of our own Co-Queen, Susan. Absolutely adorable.
That's about my only comment on the Olympics. Except that I wish I could figure out the rules and strategy for the short track speed skating event. Those skaters seem to defy gravity and all sorts of laws of physics. Great fun to watch.
Olympics - Keith the Elder - 02-21-2006
Unfortunately, Tanith is what's called a "ringer" in competition. Where you have nobody of your own good enough to stand up to the competition, you bring in a talented substitute to play on your team. This is cheatiing of the highest order.
Granted, she was given US citizenship to compete on the U.S. Team, but was she worthy: Let's examine the ENTIRE list of people granted honorary citizenship by the US senate:
1963.......Winston Churchill
1981...... Raoul Wallenberg
1984.......Willian and Hannah Callowell Penn
1996.......Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa)
2002.......Marquis de Lafayette
This bastardizes the whole concept, IMHO.
She certainly is talented and of World class caliber and I do not hold this against her personally, but she truely did not belong on the US team, IMHO.
Olympics - jimbow8 - 02-21-2006
Maggers Wrote:I'm watching the US ice dance team of Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. I swear Tanith reminds me of our own Co-Queen, Susan. Absolutely adorable.
Keith the Elder Wrote:Unfortunately, Tanith is what's called a "ringer" in competition. Where you have nobody of your own good enough to stand up to the competition, you bring in a talented substitute to play on your team. This is cheatiing of the highest order.After Maggers post I was of the opinion that Susan was MORE adorable.
Granted, she was given US citizenship to compete on the U.S. Team, ...
Now after Keith's post I'm certain of it.
Jim *sucking up for no particular reason*
Olympics - jimbow8 - 02-21-2006
Maggers Wrote:That's about my only comment on the Olympics. Except that I wish I could figure out the rules and strategy for the short track speed skating event. Those skaters seem to defy gravity and all sorts of laws of physics. Great fun to watch.I'm befuddled as to why they go so far side to side. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, not a zig-zag.
Olympics - KRW - 02-21-2006
jimbow8 Wrote:I'm befuddled as to why they go so far side to side. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, not a zig-zag.
That's to boring. Who'd watch someone going in a strait line? That's only half as fun as watching tennis!
KRW
Olympics - Susan - 02-22-2006
Maggers Wrote:I'm watching the US ice dance team of Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. I swear Tanith reminds me of our own Co-Queen, Susan. Absolutely adorable.
Oh my stars! I wish I looked like her! LOL
Thanks for the compliment, though. Maybe after I lose all this extra weight I can get my "mojo" back.
Susanita
Olympics - neotank - 02-23-2006
Curling is DA BOMB!