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OverPhelpsed
(Ed: this is a bit old, but funny.)
Yeah, I like the Olympics as much as anyone, but I’m fed-up with turning on the T.V. and seeing another broadcast from the Water Cube.
How many ways are there for people to race through water? Theres the butterfly, the breaststroke, the backstroke, the freestyle, fine. I get it. Then you have all of the different distances like the 50, the 100, the 200. Then you have the relays. Then you have the combo-relays called “medleys.” THEN we get to the men’s and women’s divisions…natch.
Is this enough to occupy the T.V. every night for almost a week straight? Apparently. I was excited to see the U.S. men’s relay team win the big event, I even actually jumped out of my seat at the final second. But now I find myself settling in for the evening to watch women’s gymnastics, volleyball, archery, weightlifting, ANYTHING…but somehow I keep tuning into the Men’s 8,000 Meter Hibbity-Jibbity, featuring some combination of Micheal Phelps, Brian Lotche, and some other people I never knew existed before last week…
Which brings me to my next rant: I’m sick of Micheal Phelps. There, I said it. Let the hate E-mail come pouring in.
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