Yes... A gold medal for Belgium!!

Kristof wrote: Usain Bolt (that's a crazy MF! ).

I met several guys like him in Jamaica...gals too. The trick is getting past being a tourist. After we cleared that checkpoint we were hanging with the happiest people I could imagine!

Tia Hell-a-butt?!!?   

Kristof, they need to include beer drinking as a new olympic sport. I'll bet you European's could win some gold in that, with all the special training with much better beer.    

Great idea Reid,but where are you going to find a amature? The Chinese are already being looked at for underage, think of the problems that would arise

No no Eric, this hanckerchief sized country is crowded enough...
We have a population density of 548,7 inhabitants per square mile...
Quite crowded, compared to your density of 50,9 inhabitants per square mile...

Why'd you leave out the part about what happened in the locker room afterwards?

I just can't resist. I'd never guess you were in your 50s.

My son (waterskier2007) took up competitive swimming his senior year in high school. He did it thinking that diving would be cool. His coach saw him swim and told him he would not be diving. He was the fastest swimmer on the team in all four disciplines, but took to the butterfly for some crazy reason. He qualified for states that year, which was pretty cool. If I had to swim the fly to save my life, I'd be toast. That is one tough stroke.
Steve

Too bad he didn't discover the hidden talent earlier, but at least he got to enjoy it his senior year. Qualifyng for states is pretty impressive. Its a great sport. I like it because not only do you have the commraderie of being on a team, but your successes (or failures) are your own. Its not just we won (like baseball or football) Its "I won". And there is no subjective reffing or judging. The stopwatch doesn't lie. Either I'm faster or he's faster...period. It is probably the best work out you can get.
After decades, I can still attribute a reasonable level of fitness to it, I still have and make new friends through it, and I can still set and attempt to achieve goals through it, and the competition is for real, even at this age.

That's great Eric. Some kids burn out, others have long and rewarding careers. She's off to a good start. A kid from our local team made the O-trials this year. He actually made the finals at the trials, no small feat, but came in eighth. Swimming is tough, only the top two finishers go to the games.

Belgium wins 1 gold medal and you guys hijack his thread. Sorry Kristof!

75 Tique wrote: Its a great sport. I like it because not only do you have the commraderie of being on a team, but your successes (or failures) are your own. Its not just we won (like baseball or football) Its "I won". And there is no subjective reffing or judging. The stopwatch doesn't lie. Either I'm faster or he's faster...period.

Agree completely on that! Up untill four years ago, I was part of the military swimming team. The workouts were brutal, the commraderie was great, and the successes very rewarding... And as you said: the stopwatch has the final word.

75, Harvard alumni or just visisting?

Come on Larry. "octogenarian", that's an expensive word.
I can see Chris breaking out the dictionary right now, using that in one of his greeting cards. Heck, isn't jbear just about an octogenarian?

eric lavine wrote: 1.3 billion......100 medals 300 million .....110 medals i think the Brits have the ratio's beat though actually Belgium may have the ratio beat 42....2 medals Kristoff, you guy's need to start reproducing

20 million 46 Medals

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

not bad Lewy, sorry i didnt mention it
here anything from the Men at work lately, im still trying to figure out what a vegimite sandwich is

Hollywood wrote: I just can't resist. I'd never guess you were in your 50s.

Me neither....I'da thought 60's for sure.

I guess I might be upset about this octogarian or whatever if I knew what it was.

john