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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:33 PM
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OK, Michael Phelps is getting a little overexposed in the ad world, dontcha think?
The Rosetta Stone ad, I could see that. He studied Chinese for the Beijing Games. But the rest of these things are just getting ridiculous. And the Guitar Hero World Tour thing? That's just wrong.

Time for Phelps to take his medals and go home. Or go to a network and be a sports commentator. But as a pitchman, he's not quite up to Peyton Manning standards ...

Bake
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:36 PM
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1. As Long As That Keeps Him Afloat
:woohoo: :hi:
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:37 PM
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2. As long as I can see him in a speedo
I'm cool with it.

:P
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:43 PM
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4. You people make me sick with your sexism!
I'm sure Phelps is disgusted by it too!

:rofl:

Bake
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:45 PM
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7. Uh huh!
I'd like to hear you complain about Misty May and the other beach volleyball players getting "over-exposed"!:P :evilgrin:
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 04:20 PM
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26. Misty May was over exposed when the Chimp smacked her ass on live TV
Ordinarily I wouldn't have had a problem with her ass, but that kinda ruined the whole thing. :puke:
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:54 PM
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14. Just shut up and look pretty.
:D
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:33 PM
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24. I do the best I can.
But you do NOT want to see me in a speedo! Trust me on this one.

Bake
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:44 PM
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6. The sexism at DU is rampant and must
...oh fuck it.

Gimme a Chick Tract!

:D
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:49 PM
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10. I passed them out to the trick-or-treaters. Is there something wrong
with that?
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:52 PM
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12. Those fucking beggars?
I give 'em rotted apples and wood roaches. Then I stick a McCain/Palin button on their head.

Fucking welfare fucks.

:crazy:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:01 PM
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15. Beggars? What are you, anti-kid?
Bless their poor little hearts, not getting any good candy and all. x(

I give good candy and Chick tracts!! They get double the pleasure at my door.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:06 PM
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16. I ask 'em who their parents vote for.
If they say that mulsim-irish terrerst o'bama, I chase em to the street.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:11 PM
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18. I am with you on that one. Anyone with the middle name Hussein is
anti-American. His name might as well be Osama instead of Obama.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:13 PM
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19. Know the sad thing? I knew a kid in school whose name was Osama.
He was (and I'm sure still is) a great person, but probably endures a bunch of shit simply because he has that name and he is Egyptian. :(
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:27 PM
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20. Oh, I bet he does! I bet it is like being named Adolf.
Edited on Mon Nov-03-08 03:27 PM by Shell Beau
Sad that someone can not like you because of a name.
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:29 PM
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21. That was YOU????
Haha! Now look what you've done!

Bake
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:31 PM
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22. Well, I wanted to spread the love. Surely no one was offended!
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:45 PM
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8. BNL!!!
You are notty......:rofl: :rofl::rofl: :hi: :hug:
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:53 PM
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13. Who me?
O8)

:hi: :hug:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:41 PM
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3. But he has done something that Peyton Manning and many
many other athletes haven't done. I think he is on up there.
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:44 PM
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5. Yeah, well, does he have a Super Bowl ring???? Huh, does he?
I rest my case.

:rofl:

Bake
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:46 PM
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9. He has enough gold medals to make 100 super bowl rings!!!!!
:P
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:32 PM
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23. Have you ever seen a Super Bowl ring?
They're pretty damn big and gaudy. You could probably make one ring out of ONE medal.

But Phelps' medals don't have any diamonds in them, do they??? So there.

Bake
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 02:51 PM
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11. If the Ravens ever get another one.....they might make a novelty copy for him........
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:09 PM
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17. Dude's gotta cash in while he can.
It's not like pro basketball or football players, who have year-round seasons and can sign multi-year contracts worth millions. When you're an Olympic champ, you gotta get as many deals as you can while you can, because in a couple years, people have moved on.
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Fleshdancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 03:57 PM
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25. I would rather him have his 15 min than Joe the plumber
Phelps made the Olympics exciting this year and if these companies are willing to pay, then why not make some money?
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