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Old 15 August 2012, 01:56 PM
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Swimmers and divers automatically attract that sort of speculation.

Ian Thorpe, for example, camp as Christmas but has never admitted whether he is or isn't gay. Tom Daley might well be, but too young to be able to admit it to himself, let alone his family etc.

But then we might start off the Sexuality Ignorant on Scoobynet who will protest till the sky turns green that these guys "choose" to be gay etc. Just don't get me started.
Old 15 August 2012, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by TelBoy
Ian Thorpe, for example, camp as Christmas but has never admitted whether he is or isn't gay. .
Which reminds me of a text I got yesterday.

'Thorpedo' a great nickname when he was swimming like a Torpedo. Not so good now he's teaching kids to swim.

5t.
Old 15 August 2012, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by fivetide
Which reminds me of a text I got yesterday.

'Thorpedo' a great nickname when he was swimming like a Torpedo. Not so good now he's teaching kids to swim.

5t.
I just hope the s never comes off his trunks.
Old 15 August 2012, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by TelBoy
Swimmers and divers automatically attract that sort of speculation.

Ian Thorpe, for example, camp as Christmas but has never admitted whether he is or isn't gay. Tom Daley might well be, but too young to be able to admit it to himself, let alone his family etc.

But then we might start off the Sexuality Ignorant on Scoobynet who will protest till the sky turns green that these guys "choose" to be gay etc. Just don't get me started.
Ian thorpe isn't your typical lager swilling macho Aussie but I'm not sure he's camp. Tom Daley is camp as Christmas though, the way he talks and walks lol. Plus diving is very ghey.
Old 15 August 2012, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Brun
I don't need to be qualified to state my opinion. What i said stands and you don't agree with it - fine.
I've had silver medals in the past for things (although not in the same league as the Olympics - or even close for that matter) and they have meant nothing to me as somebody else has won - that's my outlook.
That must apply to me as well then when I made my own point. Most of the competitors were actually pretty happy at having actually qualified to take part in an Olympic event. To have been good enough to get a silver or bronze medal would mean a great deal to them let alone actually winning a gold one.

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Old 15 August 2012, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Geezer
He has a girlfriend, Kassidy Cook from the USA swimming team. OK, could be a cover, but why? Being gay isn't a hurdle like it used to be. I sit next to a gut at work who on his won admission sounds gay, but he's rampantly heterosexual!

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cos no ghey guy has ever had a girlfriend?
Old 15 August 2012, 03:45 PM
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Tony did you actually see any of Ian Thorpe's interviews during the Olympics??

If that isn't your definition of camp, i have no idea what would be.
Old 15 August 2012, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
That must apply to me as well then when I made my own point. Most of the competitors were actually pretty happy at having actually qualified to take part in an Olympic event. To have been good enough to get a silver or bronze medal would mean a great deal to them let alone actually winning a gold one.

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Indeed it does. It would mean a great deal to me if I made it there so maybe in hind sight I probably would be fairly happy with a bronze.
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Never mind 1st,2nd or 3rd.
What about those that are so happy that they got 5th or 6th, and are looking forward to Rio to not win again.
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Originally Posted by urban
Never mind 1st,2nd or 3rd.
What about those that are so happy that they got 5th or 6th, and are looking forward to Rio to not win again.
Becasue of the Olympic 'experience'

Don't forget, the Olympic village is a 'shagfest' every athlete got 15 johnnies at these games, more than double in Beijing because there weren't enough to go round.

Basically, lots of bored young people sitting about with lots of energy to get rid of...

5t.
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Originally Posted by Brun
I don't get the happiness in coming second...
Bitches are easily pleased these days.

Last edited by joz8968; 17 August 2012 at 02:12 PM.
Old 17 August 2012, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by fivetide
Becasue of the Olympic 'experience'

Don't forget, the Olympic village is a 'shagfest' every athlete got 15 johnnies at these games, more than double in Beijing because there weren't enough to go round.

Basically, lots of bored young people sitting about with lots of energy to get rid of...

5t.
Right!

So what lucky b@stard got to fire one in Jess?
Old 17 August 2012, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
<snip> Plus diving is very ghey.
I would like to see you dive from a few meters into water, you would shatter every major bone in your body, considering you break bones doing regular day to day activities
Old 17 August 2012, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Dedrater
I would like to see you dive from a few meters into water, you would shatter every major bone in your body, considering you break bones doing regular day to day activities
Old 18 August 2012, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Brun
Indeed it does. It would mean a great deal to me if I made it there so maybe in hind sight I probably would be fairly happy with a bronze.
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