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  • British PM to Phelps, Lochte and the rest of us: “It is not OK to pee in the pool”

    Aug 10, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition, Fun, WTF

    There you go, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron tells off Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte for peeing in the pool. Also, I thought the Brits had humor, but that has maybe been hampered by beach volley keeping him up all night. Read Metro, via The Huffington Post

    (This one’s for you, Mr. Cameron)

  • Ouch, NBC now also in hot water over ‘racist’ monkey promo

    Aug 10, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Wow, WTF

    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 the most idiotic and outlandish the Olympic griping could get. But I was wrong. The latest complaint involves a monkey.

  • Australia getting ‘soft’ says coach Ken Wood

    Aug 10, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition

    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 Aussie athletes, saying those in London seemed to be more interested in socializing. “They’re running their mobile phones, Twittering and Facebook and everything else,” Wood said. “It was more of a carnival atmosphere.” Read CNN

  • David Hasselhoff’s girlfriend rescues swimmer

    Aug 10, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Safety

    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 year (11), swam to his rescue and pulled him to shore, leaving her Hollywood star boyfriend impressed.

    “I said to David, ‘I made a rescue.’ He said, ‘Good job – you could have been on Baywatch.’”

    Read Hollywood

  • The Art of the Jeah with Ryan Lochte

    Aug 9, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun

    Speedo USA via Buzzfeed

  • “Ryan Lochte Is Terrible At Commercials” (Spoof)

    Aug 9, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun

  • Cheeky thieves steal stripes from bottom of Albuquerque swimming pool

    Aug 9, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, WTF

    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 not caught on camera because officials said there hasn’t been enough crime in the area to warrant surveillance. Read KOAT, via Arbroath

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  • Ryan Lochte on Peeing in Pools

    Aug 9, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Fun

    That’s it, I think I’ll just start swimming in the toilet

    Peeing in Pools with Ryan Lochte from Ryan Lochte
  • The Olympic Ticket Scalper featuring Ryan Lochte

    Aug 9, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Fun

    »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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