2012 Olympics

by **¡Ya Basta!** » 28 Jul 2012, 18:31

Last nights' opening ceremony was interesting... Glossed over was child labor and colonialism, but at least Mr. Bean made an appearance. Hwang Park seemed to be wrongly disqualified in freestyle but then reinstated. Go Park! Croatia made USA women work for their win...... and women are finally allowed to choose to wear more modest clothing in beach volleyball (can you believe they wear bikinis? :roll:

).

by **Altereedem** » 28 Jul 2012, 21:06

by **btmc** » 28 Jul 2012, 21:12

I liked the Olympics better when there were actually amateurs competing (except for the Soviets)instead of professionals, esp. the basketball team full of NBA millionaires.

by **no longer a ridger** » 28 Jul 2012, 22:23

I though the part with the Queen and Bond were the only really interesting parts of the opening ceremony. The rest just seemed very bad and, worse, really random in what parts of history they picked. Even the thing with the Olympic Rings - I was waiting for Sauron's unblinking eye to pop out of a tower any moment.

The whole thing was like the director was tripping on shrooms while watching The Lord of the Rings followed by a Bleak House marathon and he just wrote it all down.

by **noreaster** » 29 Jul 2012, 09:02

Ugh, so true. And they used fire in the torch...how about all the witches burned to the stake in Salem using the same type of fire. I mean seriously... Ugh, the general population doesn't even pick up on this stuff. Ugh, those fascists. And how about that sky, it was so blue. I mean duh.

by **Horse** » 29 Jul 2012, 09:07

How about the swimmer from Brooklyn...Pretty rare.

Lia Neal

Olympic Swimmer Neal Built Her Dream in Brooklyn

by **observ** » 29 Jul 2012, 11:03

noreaster wrote:Ugh, so true. And they used fire in the torch...how about all the witches burned to the stake in Salem using the same type of fire. I mean seriously... Ugh, the general population doesn't even pick up on this stuff. Ugh, those fascists. And how about that sky, it was so blue. I mean duh.

imo -- aside from the Queen business it was the usual ludicrously over-the-top, semi-coherent opening-spectacle mob-scene/theatrical orgy (but that National Health salute was really ... special).All I expect from these things is excess plus possibility that the whole stadium will levitate and spin like a Tilt-a-Whirl.

by **bruklinboy** » 29 Jul 2012, 11:11

the olympics started?

by **no longer a ridger** » 29 Jul 2012, 11:59

observ wrote:
noreaster wrote:Ugh, so true. And they used fire in the torch...how about all the witches burned to the stake in Salem using the same type of fire. I mean seriously... Ugh, the general population doesn't even pick up on this stuff. Ugh, those fascists. And how about that sky, it was so blue. I mean duh.

imo -- aside from the Queen business it was the usual ludicrously over-the-top, semi-coherent opening-spectacle mob-scene/theatrical orgy (but that National Health salute was really ... special).All I expect from these things is excess plus possibility that the whole stadium will levitate and spin like a Tilt-a-Whirl.

I'm OK with the spectacle part, but it was the semi-coherent that bugged me.

I didn't have the nerve to even mention the NHS part. Ugh.

by **c'est Moi!** » 29 Jul 2012, 15:32

It made sense to someone who was born in a British territory and lived in a country that was part of the British commonwealth for most of their life, was fed mostly British and European history in high school, and grew up (before satellite/cable TV) watching mostly British television programs. I guess they should have made the opening ceremonies more simple minded so that you Americans could appreciate it more, you are after all far more important than anyone else in the world and need to be catered to...
(either way, I doubt they really care very much what you think)

by **observ** » 29 Jul 2012, 16:00

c'est Moi! wrote:It made sense to someone who was born in a British territory and lived in a country that was part of the British commonwealth for most of their life

My cousins in England and Scotland thought it was a hoot and began to generate parodies, and their reaction to the acrobatic-sick-kids-in-PJs bit was similar to mine.

by **no longer a ridger** » 29 Jul 2012, 16:55

c'est Moi! wrote:It made sense to someone who was born in a British territory and lived in a country that was part of the British commonwealth for most of their life, was fed mostly British and European history in high school, and grew up (before satellite/cable TV) watching mostly British television programs. I guess they should have made the opening ceremonies more simple minded so that you Americans could appreciate it more, you are after all far more important than anyone else in the world and need to be catered to...
(either way, I doubt they really care very much what you think)

I'm not sure what you're talking about. The opening ceremony started around the 19th century then zoomed into the industrial revolution, took a right turn into Tolkien land to forge some rings, then gave us spinning beds for the NHS. A millenia or so of British history appeared to have been ignored.

BTW the UK is a big country. I doubt all of the millions of people who live there have a universal view of the opening ceremonies!

by **c'est Moi!** » 29 Jul 2012, 17:01

no longer a ridger wrote:
c'est Moi! wrote:It made sense to someone who was born in a British territory and lived in a country that was part of the British commonwealth for most of their life, was fed mostly British and European history in high school, and grew up (before satellite/cable TV) watching mostly British television programs. I guess they should have made the opening ceremonies more simple minded so that you Americans could appreciate it more, you are after all far more important than anyone else in the world and need to be catered to...
(either way, I doubt they really care very much what you think)

I'm not sure what you're talking about. The opening ceremony started around the 19th century then zoomed into the industrial revolution, took a right turn into Tolkien land to forge some rings, then gave us spinning beds for the NHS. A millenia or so of British history appeared to have been ignored.

BTW the UK is a big country. I doubt all of the millions of people who live there have a universal view of the opening ceremonies!

Don't lose any sleep over it, I'm sure Dan will be back soon to entertain you.

by **no longer a ridger** » 29 Jul 2012, 18:30

I'm not c'est moi. I'm just genuinely puzzled. A) You act like you speak for all people who are British in any way. B) It did bizarrely focus on just a few moments in British History, and ignored all the rest.

I simply thought it wasn't all that well done. Why all the anger?

by **c'est Moi!** » 29 Jul 2012, 19:33

no longer a ridger wrote:I'm not c'est moi. I'm just genuinely puzzled. A) You act like you speak for all people who are British in any way. B) It did bizarrely focus on just a few moments in British History, and ignored all the rest.

I simply thought it wasn't all that well done. Why all the anger?

by **¡Ya Basta!** » 29 Jul 2012, 19:42

I could hear 1 million Indians groaning at the whitewashed history of the UK.

by **no longer a ridger** » 29 Jul 2012, 20:20

c'est Moi! wrote:
no longer a ridger wrote:I'm not c'est moi. I'm just genuinely puzzled. A) You act like you speak for all people who are British in any way. B) It did bizarrely focus on just a few moments in British History, and ignored all the rest.

I simply thought it wasn't all that well done. Why all the anger?

Given the snarkiness and general projection of disdain towards all things American I figured you've got some kind of issue with this. I mean, seriously, you said:

c'est moi wrote:I guess they should have made the opening ceremonies more simple minded so that you Americans could appreciate it more, you are after all far more important than anyone else in the world and need to be catered to...

Don't lose any sleep over it, I'm sure Dan will be back soon to entertain you.

(either way, I doubt they really care very much what you think)

by **noreaster** » 29 Jul 2012, 21:31

All I know is they skipped over the whole Benny Hill era. Boo Hiss.

by **Leon.Anus** » 29 Jul 2012, 21:40

¡Ya Basta! wrote:I could hear 1 million Indians groaning at the whitewashed history of the UK.

typical of the 1% eh?

by **c'est Moi!** » 29 Jul 2012, 22:23

Leon.Anus wrote:
¡Ya Basta! wrote:I could hear 1 million Indians groaning at the whitewashed history of the UK.

typical of the 1% eh?

That would actually be < 0.1% of the recorded population of India (>1.2 billion), and a hell of a lot less when you consider those of Indian heritage in the rest of the world.

by **Leon.Anus** » 29 Jul 2012, 22:40

truth be told, at the end of the day, i just don't care about their plight or heritage. So yeah, you got me on that one.

by **c'est Moi!** » 29 Jul 2012, 23:37

Leon.Anus wrote:truth be told, at the end of the day, i just don't care about their plight or heritage. So yeah, you got me on that one.

Why "the snarkiness and general projection of disdain towards all things" Indian :?:

by **Leon.Anus** » 30 Jul 2012, 01:27

Oh trust me, it's not just them. I'm pretty much focused on my own life these days.

by **c'est Moi!** » 30 Jul 2012, 02:14

London 2012: Danny Boyle's story of Britain was a celebration of freedom
| Shami Chakrabarti
Sunday 29 July 2012

Some called it too PC, others said that by participating one sanitised the less ethical sponsors – but the opening ceremony was a truthful story of Britain

I got off the bus in Stratford with most of my fellow Olympic flag-bearers. As we went through security, one of the fresh-faced soldiers back from Afghanistan asked for a photo with the legendary Ethiopian distance runner Haile Gebrselassie. It was a touching start to my London 2012 opening ceremony experience. Volunteers – including many in their late teens and early 20s – and professional organisers worked so enthusiastically and seamlessly as to appear indistinguishable.

This atmosphere was as much about Danny Boyle's influence as the show itself. He greeted my friend Doreen Lawrence with the confession that she had been his first inspiration for the flag-carrying party. With typical humility, she expressed surprise that he knew who she was. He shook his head in incredulity and gave her a hug. Sure enough and for the rest of the buildup, I watched him passing among the participants – especially the volunteers – trying to give personal thanks to as many as possible.

The backstage atmosphere gave more than a hint of the democratic nature of the spectacle itself. I could hear school kids and A-list artists alike warming up in the makeshift huts that served as dressing and green rooms. I saw the huge piles of hospital beds and rows of costumes in waiting. The wardrobe department spoke surprisingly calmly of the awesome challenge of dressing a cast of thousands.

Sally Becker (a flag-bearer who saved so many children from death in Bosnia) described with infectious humour driving an ambulance under fire, while Leyma Gbowee (credited with ending the civil war in Liberia) hastened to remind us she had only won the Nobel peace prize once. While proud to represent Liberty holding the flag in such incredible human rights company, my lack of personal sacrifice was rarely far from my thoughts. I also knew some would accuse us of sanitising the less ethical sponsors and more controlling aspects of this international institution while others would charge the organisers with "political correctness gone mad".

Yet if, like me, you believe internationalism can be for people and values, not just corporations and military alliances, how can you resist sharing the optimism of Boyle's ambition? When the emails and texts came in from friends across the political spectrum over the weekend, one in particular noticed the poignant contrast between the Beijing and London approach. In China, human rights campaigners get locked up; in Britain, even the most irritating gets to carry the Olympic flag.

My own gentle scepticism began to evaporate from the moment the children performed traditional songs from the home nations. My 10-year-old's favourite parts were the Industrial Revolution and Mr Bean closely followed by the comedy genius of the royal Bond sequence which demonstrated that even the pinnacle of the British establishment can laugh at itself. This was a UK narrative capable of acknowledging pop culture, the internet and Windrush alongside Shakespeare, Elgar and the green and pleasant land.

Of course you can't please everyone, but I was a little surprised to see the tribute to the NHS and Great Ormond Street hospital criticised as a partisan stunt. A bit like their rights and freedoms, people in this country fiercely debate its delivery and application but generally cherish the principle of universal healthcare itself.

This didn't feel like a leftwing or rightwing rally. There was far too much variety, self-deprecation and wit – qualities that made the ceremony all the more British. From innovation in industry and technology to diversity in the arts and literature; from suffragettes and hunger marchers to punks and rappers – the pageant was a celebration of our freedom. As with all great theatre, it became progressively easy to suspend disbelief. Boyle's story of Britain was inclusive and truthful, co-ordinated and individual, spectacular and human, and it set a positive challenge for the Olympics, our country and the world.

by **cherryblossom** » 30 Jul 2012, 11:45

Today is the men's team final in gymnastics! I can't wait to see how Team USA does... they were so strong and consistant in the qualifying round. USA hasn't won team gold since the days of Peter Vidmar, Bart Connor, Mitch Gaylord and Tim Daggett - the Olympics that made every kid in my 4th grade class sign up for gymnastics! Between John Orozco and Danell Leyva, I'd be shocked if the US doesn't medal in the all-around. It's happening now... if you can't watch it, the NYT is live blogging it.

by **cherryblossom** » 30 Jul 2012, 14:21

I'm a jerk.

by **Laertes607** » 30 Jul 2012, 14:24

cherryblossom wrote:Boy did I put the nail in their coffin.

uhhhh, some of us might be watching it tonite. thanks, ms. party pooper

by **cherryblossom** » 30 Jul 2012, 14:28

OH CRAP! I'm so sorry.

by **Laertes607** » 30 Jul 2012, 14:28

cherryblossom wrote:OH CRAP! I'm so sorry.

no you aren't, loser! LOL

by **no longer a ridger** » 30 Jul 2012, 14:35

c'est Moi! wrote:London 2012: Danny Boyle's story of Britain was a celebration of freedom
| Shami Chakrabarti
Sunday 29 July 2012

Some called it too PC, others said that by participating one sanitised the less ethical sponsors – but the opening ceremony was a truthful story of Britain

I got off the bus in Stratford with most of my fellow Olympic flag-bearers. As we went through security, one of the fresh-faced soldiers back from Afghanistan asked for a photo with the legendary Ethiopian distance runner Haile Gebrselassie. It was a touching start to my London 2012 opening ceremony experience. Volunteers – including many in their late teens and early 20s – and professional organisers worked so enthusiastically and seamlessly as to appear indistinguishable.

This atmosphere was as much about Danny Boyle's influence as the show itself. He greeted my friend Doreen Lawrence with the confession that she had been his first inspiration for the flag-carrying party. With typical humility, she expressed surprise that he knew who she was. He shook his head in incredulity and gave her a hug. Sure enough and for the rest of the buildup, I watched him passing among the participants – especially the volunteers – trying to give personal thanks to as many as possible.

The backstage atmosphere gave more than a hint of the democratic nature of the spectacle itself. I could hear school kids and A-list artists alike warming up in the makeshift huts that served as dressing and green rooms. I saw the huge piles of hospital beds and rows of costumes in waiting. The wardrobe department spoke surprisingly calmly of the awesome challenge of dressing a cast of thousands.

Sally Becker (a flag-bearer who saved so many children from death in Bosnia) described with infectious humour driving an ambulance under fire, while Leyma Gbowee (credited with ending the civil war in Liberia) hastened to remind us she had only won the Nobel peace prize once. While proud to represent Liberty holding the flag in such incredible human rights company, my lack of personal sacrifice was rarely far from my thoughts. I also knew some would accuse us of sanitising the less ethical sponsors and more controlling aspects of this international institution while others would charge the organisers with "political correctness gone mad".

Yet if, like me, you believe internationalism can be for people and values, not just corporations and military alliances, how can you resist sharing the optimism of Boyle's ambition? When the emails and texts came in from friends across the political spectrum over the weekend, one in particular noticed the poignant contrast between the Beijing and London approach. In China, human rights campaigners get locked up; in Britain, even the most irritating gets to carry the Olympic flag.

My own gentle scepticism began to evaporate from the moment the children performed traditional songs from the home nations. My 10-year-old's favourite parts were the Industrial Revolution and Mr Bean closely followed by the comedy genius of the royal Bond sequence which demonstrated that even the pinnacle of the British establishment can laugh at itself. This was a UK narrative capable of acknowledging pop culture, the internet and Windrush alongside Shakespeare, Elgar and the green and pleasant land.

Of course you can't please everyone, but I was a little surprised to see the tribute to the NHS and Great Ormond Street hospital criticised as a partisan stunt. A bit like their rights and freedoms, people in this country fiercely debate its delivery and application but generally cherish the principle of universal healthcare itself.

This didn't feel like a leftwing or rightwing rally. There was far too much variety, self-deprecation and wit – qualities that made the ceremony all the more British. From innovation in industry and technology to diversity in the arts and literature; from suffragettes and hunger marchers to punks and rappers – the pageant was a celebration of our freedom. As with all great theatre, it became progressively easy to suspend disbelief. Boyle's story of Britain was inclusive and truthful, co-ordinated and individual, spectacular and human, and it set a positive challenge for the Olympics, our country and the world.

Perhaps if I had a full access back stage pass and met Boyle and so many of the people involved I too would write a more positive review of the ceremony. She also was a participant, so perhaps a wee bit biased?

by **cherryblossom** » 30 Jul 2012, 14:49

Laertes607 wrote:
cherryblossom wrote:OH CRAP! I'm so sorry.

no you aren't, loser! LOL

Now, now, it's not nice to call names. If you would, kindly delete the quoted part of your message that shows what I said so I won't ruin it for anyone else.

by **Laertes607** » 30 Jul 2012, 14:50

cherryblossom wrote:
Laertes607 wrote:
cherryblossom wrote:OH CRAP! I'm so sorry.

no you aren't, loser! LOL

Now, now, it's not nice to call names. If you would, kindly delete the quoted part of your message that shows what I said so I won't ruin it for anyone else.

sorry but NO, that is the proof of what a life-ruiner you are. it will be there forever. (laughs sarcastically)

by **cherryblossom** » 30 Jul 2012, 15:35

Oh if you want me to ruin your life for real, we can go back to Lourdes.

But I'm being nice because I'm in a good mood. I made a mistake, I apologized and corrected what I could of it. That's more than you'd ever get from 95% of the people on this board. Play along, be a sport, edit the post.

by **¡Ya Basta!** » 30 Jul 2012, 15:36

Danny Boyle's Olympic Minstrel Show

By David Zirin

http://www.thenation.com/blog/169146/olympics-opening-ceremony-danny-boyles-minstrel-show

In the category of “debates I never thought I’d be having” comes a rager about whether or not the Danny Boyle–directed opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics constituted some sort of left-wing creative masterpiece: Fantasia as directed by Ken Loach.

It’s understandable why some are so enthralled. As opposed to China’s 2008 ceremonies, which were a bombastic tribute to their own military might, Boyle went with a decidedly different tack. His spectacle included nods to suffragettes, strikes and an extended tribute to the National Health Service with actual nurses dancing joyously in front of a global audience. Boyle also chose to make it a multiracial affair, showcasing mixed families and presenting the reality of the diverse London of 2012. Many were thrilled by it all, most notably Alex Wolff of Sports Illustrated, who praised Boyle’s vision as “a celebration of protest and dissent.” Meanwhile, this musical tribute to the social safety net upset all the right people. Aidan Burley, a Tory Member of Parliament, tweeted that it was “leftie multicultural crap” worthy of “Beijing, the capital of a Communist state.”

The conservative tabloid the Daily Mail put their racism to paper, writing (and then editing after an uproar): “This was supposed to be a representation of modern life in England but it is likely to be a challenge for the organisers to find an educated white middle-aged mother and black father living together with a happy family in such a set-up. Almost, if not every, shot in the next sequence included an ethnic minority performer…. This multicultural equality agenda was so staged it was painful to watch.”

It’s understandable why the ceremonies upset supporters of neoliberalism and the growing movement of Britain’s white nationalists. It’s even more understandable why many left-of-center people in the United States took to twitter in praise of what was on display. After all, any acknowledgement in mass culture that there is such a thing as a working class or a history of protest would be radical in this country. The mere concept that there is such a thing as a “National Health Service” and its existence is something to celebrate must also be seen as further evidence that we were getting a glimpse into an alternative universe. Just imagine if the economic elite of the USA had underwritten the opening festivities. We would have had “The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Salute Our Nation’s Wealth and Job Creators.” They would have then engaged in full stage-combat with an army of evil teachers unions. Then the healthcare tribute would be headlined by “The Dance of the Pharmaceutical and Insurance Company Lobbyists” and end with a touching scene of people dying in a church hospice while Jennifer Hudson sings “The Circle of Life.”

But even understanding how different Boyle’s tribute was from anything we’d expect in the United States, the ceremony should be seen as a colossal sham. There is the awkward fact that Boyle chose to tell the story of the United Kingdom without any mention of its history of empire, conquest and barbarism. (This absence of imperial recognition didn’t stop CNN’s resident pustule Piers Morgan from tweeting, “We need to be an Empire again - seriously.”] But even if Boyle had only proceeded with script approval from Billy Bragg and ended the proceedings with giant puppets calling a general strike organized by John Cleese, it failed. It failed because all of this celebration of working-class sacrifice, multiculturalism and the glories of national healthcare was done at the service of an Olympics that deliver the harassment of black and brown Londoners, ballooning deficits, austerity and cuts to the very programs like the NHS that Boyle was choosing to celebrate. This helps explain why the people orchestrating those cuts and the intense police surveillance, like Prime Minister David Cameron, lavished praise on the opening ceremony. London’s conservative mayor Boris Johnson also called the Tory critiques of Boyle’s story “nonsense”, saying, “I’m a Conservative and I had hot tears of patriotic pride from the beginning.”

This is the Olympics as nothing less than a neoliberal Trojan horse. Seeing the queen sit in observance of pantomime protests and Cameron cheer the very NHS he aims to slash is actually quite perverse. It’s like watching people in Washington, DC, cheer a football team called the Redskins: dancing on the remains of what was once proud but has been ruthlessly conquered. That’s not a “celebration” of a culture. That’s a minstrel show.

Richard Seymour, not the NFL player but the British political writer, excoriated the affair as “Labour Nationalism” and wrote the following:

Whatever the creators’ intentions, whatever people now do to appropriate elements of this spectacle for their own agendas, the fact is that it’s major achievement was to induce people to forget temporarily what a disgrace the Olympics are; how hated they are in the East End where the Olympics Green Zone has been implanted, protected by rooftop missiles that residents don’t want; how poor people have been drive out of their homes as they always are when the Olympics comes to town; how much our civil liberties have already been attacked in the name of suppressing criticism of this ugly metro-plasty.

Here’s hoping people of the UK enjoyed the tribute to the National Health Service. If there isn’t a fight when the Olympic bill comes due, that tribute might be all they have.

by **naked rev. trish** » 30 Jul 2012, 16:22

Laertes607 wrote:
cherryblossom wrote:Boy did I put the banana peel on their mats.

uhhhh, some of us might be watching it tonite. thanks, ms. party pooper

fixed it for ya.

by **c'est Moi!** » 30 Jul 2012, 18:12

cherryblossom wrote:Today is the men's team final in gymnastics! I can't wait to see how Team USA does... they were so strong and consistant in the qualifying round. USA hasn't won team gold since the days of Peter Vidmar, Bart Connor, Mitch Gaylord and Tim Daggett - the Olympics that made every kid in my 4th grade class sign up for gymnastics! Between John Orozco and Danell Leyva, I'd be shocked if the US doesn't medal in the all-around. It's happening now... if you can't watch it, the NYT is live blogging it.

Too bad the came in 5th.

by **cherryblossom** » 30 Jul 2012, 23:18

Yeah, I know. I promise not to vocally support any other Team USA. I should have known better, given my unwavering support of the Mets, Jets and Islanders that any team I root for, well...

by **c'est Moi!** » 30 Jul 2012, 23:41

cherryblossom wrote:Yeah, I know. I promise not to vocally support any other Team USA. I should have known better, given my unwavering support of the Mets, Jets and Islanders that any team I root for, well...

Feel free to wholeheartedly support the women's gymnastics team. :twisted:

by **krakenblood** » 31 Jul 2012, 08:57

cherryblossom wrote:Yeah, I know. I promise not to vocally support any other Team USA. I should have known better, given my unwavering support of the Mets, Jets and Islanders that any team I root for, well...

you can support Nick Mangold's sister Holley. She is on the weight lifting team

by **Kitchop** » 31 Jul 2012, 10:49

Horse wrote:How about the swimmer from Brooklyn...Pretty rare.

Lia Neal

Olympic Swimmer Neal Built Her Dream in Brooklyn

Very cool! I swim laps regularly at a YMCA in Brooklyn (the Clandestine Y near TJ's). Now I'll think of Lia Neal when I see all the Brooklyn kids learning to swim at my Y.

by **Leon.Anus** » 31 Jul 2012, 11:03

oddly I don't think that when I see all the kids at mccarin pool...

by **naked rev. trish** » 31 Jul 2012, 11:34

you mean fight club?

by **cherryblossom** » 31 Jul 2012, 11:49

krakenblood wrote:
cherryblossom wrote:Yeah, I know. I promise not to vocally support any other Team USA. I should have known better, given my unwavering support of the Mets, Jets and Islanders that any team I root for, well...

you can support Nick Mangold's sister Holley. She is on the weight lifting team

She's a beast and I mean that as a compliment. That chick is hardcore.

by **Leon.Anus** » 31 Jul 2012, 12:14

naked rev. trish wrote:you mean fight club?

that's only in the afternoon, the hood doesn't seem to wake up before noon and they come in around 2-3pm... around 4-5 is when the fighting starts.

by **bigwillthechamp** » 31 Jul 2012, 12:53

cherryblossom wrote:
krakenblood wrote:
cherryblossom wrote:Yeah, I know. I promise not to vocally support any other Team USA. I should have known better, given my unwavering support of the Mets, Jets and Islanders that any team I root for, well...

you can support Nick Mangold's sister Holley. She is on the weight lifting team

She's a beast and I mean that as a compliment. That chick is hardcore.

I'd hit it...

OH DEAR GOD! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!

by **cherryblossom** » 31 Jul 2012, 13:00

Chances are her "O face" looks more like the second pic. LOL

by **Leon.Anus** » 31 Jul 2012, 14:06

hmmmm being being bench pressed while having sex could be an interesting experience...

by **naked rev. trish** » 31 Jul 2012, 15:28

Girls rule.

Boys drool.

na na na na na.

by **observ** » 31 Jul 2012, 15:50

cherryblossom wrote: She's a beast and I mean that as a compliment. That chick is hardcore.

I agree. She's amazing.

by **VirginiaDave** » 31 Jul 2012, 17:29

observ wrote:
cherryblossom wrote: She's a beast and I mean that as a compliment. That chick is hardcore.
I agree. She's amazing.

Amazing? Why?

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