Category: WTF
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Congressman Yoder apologizes for skinny dip in the Sea of Galilee
Oh the humanity, U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder of Kansas apologized to his constituents Sunday night after a published report revealed the freshman lawmaker swam nude in the Sea of Galilee during a private fact-finding trip to the Mideast last August. Giggle, read more here on The Kansas City Star and see for instance ABC News…
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Ryan Lochte trademarks “Jeah”
Yessir, Lochte trademarked the phrase “Jeah” on August 1, according to a filing with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The filing reveals that Lochte hopes to put the word on everything from goggles to sunglasses to jewelry and beer mugs. The swimmer, who won two golds and two bronze medals in the 2012 Olympic…
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British PM to Phelps, Lochte and the rest of us: “It is not OK to pee in the pool”
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,…
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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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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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Prestigious academic journal apologizes to Ye Shiwen for controversial article
No, settle down, it wasn’t John Leonard / ASCA, but the (for some of us) lesser Nature, hit hard for attacking Ye Shiwen in the article “Why great Olympic feats raise suspicions“, to the point where their comment system broke down. Having had to change their subtitle because (and I quote) “the original version of…
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No no no, London 2012 drops the US flag during medal ceremony
First the total and utter blunder of mixing up North and South Korean flags, and now this Here is the other thing Via Mashable
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Fox News says US Olympic athletes don’t love their country like they used to
What really puzzles me, is why a guy in black suit and a lady in commie red bash athletes for not wearing the flag. See Buzzfeed
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Ehm, The X-Treme Faser Waterslide Is ‘Too Fast for Female Anatomy’
German waterpark “Galaxy Erding” has made their X-Treme Faser waterslide attraction “Nur für Männer” for security reasons ‘due to the female anatomy’. This after six women had reported injuries to the genital area last year, and some of them had to be taken to hospital. The Professional Association for Gynaecologists is sceptical, a spokeswoman saying…