Author: rokur
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Ouch, NBC now also in hot water over ‘racist’ monkey promo
Read and watch The Philly Post The Olympics have triggered a whole lot of angst. People are pissed at NBC’s spoilers. They’re pissed about Americans being too self-obsessed. They’re pissed about Michael Phelps mania. They pissed about Gabby Douglas’s hair. People are pissed about people being pissed about Gabby Douglas’s hair. I thought this was…
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Australia getting ‘soft’ says coach Ken Wood
Australian swim coach Ken Wood has tough love for his compatriots in the Olympics this year: “We’re getting too soft. Our work ethic has dropped down.” Having helped train China’s double gold winner Ye Shiwen, he says the Australians “cannot afford to be soft” to compete with Chinese swimmers, and questions the work ethic of…
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David Hasselhoff’s girlfriend rescues swimmer
I knew it, they were for real ! :-P The actor, who played a lifeguard on popular TV series Baywatch, was snorkelling with Welsh girlfriend Hayley Roberts in the Riviera Maya when she heard the desperate calls from a man who was suffering from cramps. The 32-year-old blonde, who has been dating Hasselhoff since last…
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Cheeky thieves steal stripes from bottom of Albuquerque swimming pool
Bernalillo County officials said they’re baffled after someone stole the stripes off the bottom of the Paradise Hills swimming pool. “You have to pull pretty hard because it’s been welded together,” Ed Chismar, with the parks and recreation department, said. Officials believe it took more than one person to do the job. The crime was…
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Ryan Lochte on Peeing in Pools
That’s it, I think I’ll just start swimming in the toilet Peeing in Pools with Ryan Lochte from Ryan Lochte
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The Olympic Ticket Scalper featuring Ryan Lochte
»Turning 2 first round badminton tickets into 4 final round swimming tickets is called ‘flipping the birdie’« :-) See Funny or Die The Olympic Ticket Scalper with Patrick Stewart, Ryan Lochte, Simon Pegg & Maisie Williams from Patrick Stewart
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CC photo 223: Eva Risztov being congratulated at Debrecen 2012
Hungary’s Eva Risztov silver medalist in the women’s 1500 freestyle at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. Now also Olympic champion in the women’s 10K Marathon :-)