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But only just as much as you :tongue_smilie: *joke*

Me! I follow him everywhere and whenever he doesn't give a toss I make sure the toss isn't given :glare: This isn't the only scandal, in several other events it seems China has got it easy.

I was reading the paper today (The Daily Mail) and there was an article on why Michael Phelps is as great as he is. His Arms: -Measure 6ft 7 in "wingspan" which is 3 inches longer than his height, which are usually the same. -His wrists and elbows are double jointed -Phelps arms means that he needs just 6 to 8 strokes to cover 25m, when it would take an average swimmer 12 to 16. His Legs: -Phelps can rotate his size 14 feet 15 degrees further than an average man until they are alligned with his shins (better streamlining). -His inside leg measures just 32inches but he has immensely powerful thighs and his knees are double jointed. This means greater pushing ability off the wall. Organs and Suit: -His heart pumps 30 litres of blood a minute to his muscles, twice that of an average man. -Phelps produces only a third the lactic acid of an average swimmer. He has the same lactic acid level as a completely relaxed person after a race. -His swimsuit is designed to imitate a low-drag sharkskin. Diet: -Phelps consumes 12,000 calories a day, a typical man needs between 2000 and 2500. (the best part) -Breakfast is three fried egg sandwiches, toast, an omelette, porridge, three pancakes and two cups of coffee. -Lunch consists of 1lb of pasta, two ham and cheese sandwiches, and energy drinks. -For dinner he has 1lb of pasta, a pizza and more energy drinks. Training: -Phelps trains for six hours a day, six days a week-even on Christmas Day. -He swims around 50 miles a week. -He has two massages a day and takes ice baths to help his body recover. The odd bit: -His long torso and double jointed ankles make Phelps 195lb frame clumsy and surprisingly delicate on dry land. So other than the very hard training he endures (why he can eat so much!) He has a great body for swimming. What surprises me is that his wrists,knees, ankles and elbows are all double jointed. Still when you consider he is a bit clumsy on land its maybe not so good afterall :o. However he is a true great. If he were to carry on for another two Olympics and got 8 golds he would have 30 altogether :001_tt1: When the next highest amount is just 10.

...... There are leagues for each nationality. England has many MANY leagues. The top one, the English Premier League, contains clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea etc. Under that you have many leagues going down to fat blokes playing on a muddy pitch. This is pretty much the same with most countries in Europe. There are European competitions for European clubs. To qualify however you have to come top (depending on how big your country is, it could be up to 8 in European competition) in the highest league of your country. If you come 1st or 2nd in England you automatically qualify for the group stages of the European Champions League, the worlds greatest club competition. If you come 3rd or 4th, you have to play a qualifying game to reach the group stages. Many smaller countries winners may have to qualify through several qualifying games to make it to this stage, but if they don't qualify.... They may end up playing in the UEFA Cup, which is the other European club competition, but it is there for teams under Champions League quality. The qualifying for this is complicated so I won't go into great deal though, but generally teams who finish just under Champions League spots (5th or 6th in England) and several other possible ways.

The rep+ goes on.............(if I could give)

Ok Raven I never said you started it, I just said it was simliar ok ;). Maybe we trolled it a bit but by saying "no shit american football" is that any different from what you said? Whoever said it first... @ Grayfox no we don't call American football "Soccer" we call it American football. We don't really watch it much (I've seen it once) and no one plays it so yeah... Also Becks is David Beckham.......I'm sure you know that :001_rolleyes:

Raven the thing with that was, you had a similiar thread and you said the same sorta thing Seriously though guys I've hardly been directly insulting any of America's policies, all I am doing is possibly disagreeing with something you all believe in, so I end up with this...... Sometimes I go "off tilt" but seriously I never say ENGLAND FUCK YEAH and spam loads of weird English shit. You wander why people don't like "you" (as a whole) ...maybe you weren't in our faces so much...... I don't think I can even be bothered to post on news+off topics anymore... You are bringing out the worst of me and.......I get inner rage reading this shit.

I get this on countless forums and I just want honest opinions from people. E-TAG-TEAM-FIGHTS. In every thread where opinions vary its... Americans V whoever. I try not to be bias because most of the time I have none. Sometimes I give a possibility of another outcome or opinion or whatever, and then the situation gets heated because I disagree and thats forbidden. What can I ask for...........speak your actual mind without flaming...I guess.??? Also consider other things. Most of the time I don't rule out things completely. I don't have to boldly say that I do support it to not consider it, but if you read my posts carefully I leave hints where I am leaving things open. Unless I have a fixed opinion where I'm stubborn (which leads to flames started by me) then I'm happy to consider things, if others will too. What am I doing..........opening an arm in peace? I just find it a bit childish when in a football thread people start slagging it off and posting videos of the other football, and like wise when we do the same. I don't like the flame wars I think these threads can be a nice discussion. Maybe I step it up a notch too far, sorry, but I know its not just me, if you won't admit that then............cool........

I'm not ignorant. Infact I myself did gymnastics for a year when I was younger, but I got growth pains around that time and well I shot up in height....then I quit. You don't understand, I was talking more about Red Tampon. Gun thread... -America FUCK YEAH. Olympics -America FUCK YEAH. Football -America FUCK YEAH. America lose -WTF HAX....IMPOSSIBLE. You know MAYBE cheated, but maybe consider other possibilities. I'm just giving another side of how it is, and you, me or no one but the Chinese apparently don't know how old they are. You want to think whatever makes you happier. You lost, ofcourse they cheated. Red American's are just full of themselves. That is the truth. If anyone thinks Lance Armstrong cheats after being tested positive then they are stupid. But you don't seem to see that if we hate you it is your fault. I'm not a sore loser, I don't wish I was America winning more golds, or having a bigger army, or anything. But you think everyone does, and you are in everyones face. Its all drama.....stop feeling sorry for yourselves you don't deserve special treatment and won't get it, unless you actually make yourselves get it, and half the time you do because you are AMERICA, FUCK YEAH. I'd like to know what my bias COULD BE. Our gymnastic team had nothing to do with this, they would of lost anyway, if they are even in it???? I don't like China any more than I like America, but to be fair I don't have to side with you. I just gave the possibility that China aren't lieing, because you went out and said they 100% ARE. Just close the thread....I said what I said and I'm entitled to my opinion, which I guess is shared by alot of Non American's. It's not even about America, yet you turn it into a big sob story.

Lol stop the massive ego please!!! America isn't great at everything. If you don't play the sport, you aren't going to be good at it. America isn't that bad a team....you aren't doing bad in the Olympics (not so many good teams in that though). Just think......you don't have to be the best at everything, don't be disillusioned that because you are the best at sports only you and a few other countries play, you should dominate all sports. Football is a great sport, thats why its so popular WORLD WIDE. All you need is a ball, and some posts, which could be made of anything........ Yes there is some bad parts...but generally in the level I watch (2nd league) there isn't so much of it.

Er well I would of thought the age restriction is there more because of other reasons such as abuse.........but I dunno.. A diver is pretty much a gymnast, but there are barely any 14 year olds in it. There was one....and he came last in the synchro event. He has the individual to come, but will he get a medal??? If he did, it wouldn't be because he is young and has less body strain than a 20 year old, which is around the age of where you stop growing no??? Anything before that and you are growing, after that and you are aging.... There are so many scenarios where this claim makes no sense. I'll leave it for you to moan about.....no point talking about something with no possible resolve because there is bias.

Wow that does seem pretty lame. The highlight of Denmark is someone being gauged, and French like tactics.

Yes that is why Michael Phelps didn't win as many golds until now. Think about it, if the USA had a gold medal gymnast at the age of 14, I think you wouldn't be complaining. Just get over it....bias ftl

Boowy I tried that link and to be honest.....its mind over matter. If you think its relaxing, it probably will relax, and it did it to me for about...20 seconds.... Then for some reason I got a b0ner and well.......I got a laughing fit. :blush: OMG. I tried it again and..........I got it again. Weird

Why are you moaning over this being cheating??? Even IF they are under 16, please tell me how being under 16 helps them win gold?? It seems a bit silly that you are complaining about younger gymnasts beating you.........QQ. Its not like you have a massive amount of medals, nearly 20 more golds than us :001_rolleyes:

When I saw the first sentence I hoped that that would be your second sentence :001_unsure: Omar keep trying one day you will make us laugh

Do something on the history of Danish. Make it something that no one knows about much, but is still interesting. I'm sure you could come up with something. Maybe to do with exploration, such as how Greenland and the Faroe Islands came under Danish rule. From what I understand you don't know much about the Mayans other than the "WTF" clock....and that they believed in global warming (lol....) So maybe go for something easier..

YES!!!!!! This is the main reason why I got interested in history :001_tt1:

I think he watched Top Gear and decided to try it out for himself. He was an idiot in a cheaply priced car :001_tt1:

No it has to be a really deserving ban! Someone has to hack and become super powerful so he is immune to zombies!!!!!:001_cool: It should also contain a long saga or disagreement, they usually make for a funny read.

I hate the fact that I am paying for 8mb broadband and I get 5.5mb at best. They should give me more until I really do get 8mb :confused1:

Widescreen is nicer, why I dunno? I guess as Dark Torcher said its easier on the eyes.

Sounded like quite a good time, I'm going to see Dragonforce in October :001_smile:

wow are you stupid?? The internet isn't a free country, its an international place. If you say "fuck off Haggard" will he consider it free speech and ignore it?? No. You are more than welcome to talk about Chinese human rights in the News & Politics section in YOUR OWN THREAD. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to the Olympics (the point of this thread). Great Britain have got 2 golds in events where it was......unexpected. Sadly Andy Murray got knocked out in the 1st round by the world number 77, but he and his brother are through the 1st round of the doubles...maybe we could get something there. I was looking at some of the Chinese weightlifters and they seem to be miles ahead of the rest. This was the same with diving too, but I guess once the athletics starts China will be past its better events. That said though....their 100m hurdler is the favourite