Month: August 2012
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China says West being ‘petty’ over Ye doping allegations
The controversy over the dual Olympic gold performances by Chinese swimming sensation Ye Shiwen has been decried by China as a case of Western pettiness. Read and watch CNN.
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Dwyer and Berens celebrate gold with a 4,610-calorie McDonald’s meal
Well, I guess it is better than a retirement smoke ;-) Dwyer ordered a Quarter Pounder, two six-piece chicken nuggets, french fries and a McFlurry ice cream sundae. Berens, according to his Twitter photo, went even bigger: Two Quarter Pounders, a Big Mac, a six-piece nugget order, two french fries and a McFlurry. NBC Today…
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Seebohm blames social media fixation for failing to win gold in the 100 back
A world’s first, when Aussie swimmer Emily Seebohm failed to take gold in the Olympic 100 backstroke, Monday, she gave an excuse few had expected. Read The Sydney Morning Herald via Digital Trends “I guess when you swim that fast in the heat, then people put pressure and more pressure on you, saying, ‘Oh, you’re…
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63-year-old man busted for feeding gator with his hand
Wow, read News-Press via boingboing Wallace Weatherholt, 63, was leading a tour of Florida’s Everglades when he allegedly reached over the side of his boat to feed a fish to an alligator. The 9-foot alligator bit off Weatherholt’s hand at the wrist. Weatherholt was subsequently charged with a misdemeanor for unlawful feeding of a gator.
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8 Olympic couples competing for a gold medal in cuteness
And 5 of them are swimmers, so proud! See Buzzfeed
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Behold, London Mayor Boris Johnson stuck on a zip line today
Without doubt the most entertaining politician ever. I love him Via Mashable, Buzzfeed and the internet in general.
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President Obama congratulates Phelps for his Olympic medal record
See Mr Coe, this is how to do it, via the Los Angeles Times: Congrats to Michael Phelps for breaking the all-time Olympic medal record. You’ve made your country proud. -bo — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 1, 2012
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Lord Sebastian Coe says Phelps ‘up there’ but not the greatest Olympian of all
Ahh, I remember the days when Seb Coe and Steve Cram fought for glory, Coe the born runner while Cram was more a hard working kind of guy (and therefore, naturally, my kind of guy). My childhood memories say Coe always won, but today he’s just totally WTF. Read The Washington Post
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