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lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:48 pm

I think he's cracking up

Is he just hydromanic or he's just stoned?

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:57 pm

OK, so we're having this discussion in the office this morning and how horrible it is that this dude smokes weed.

My thoughts were, the accepted propoganda where weed is concerned is that, if you smoke, you'll end up a big, fat nothing, living in your parents' basement for the rest of your life watching "The Price Is Right." Now, here you have one of the most accomplished athletes in his field who smokes. Seems to me like this guy is a success even though he enjoys beans.

As far as I know, smoking weed does not enhance your ability to swim fast but I'm open to hear from anyone who can show me otherwise. So where's the problem? If he were photographed drinking alcohol, would this even be an issue?

Discuss.

r:>)

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:13 pm

I thought he looked stoned when you looked at him ...

He made a statement apologizing about it, has been suspended, and may not be in the 2012 Olympics now.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:20 pm

BadDazeRob wrote: If he were photographed drinking alcohol, would this even be an issue?

r:>)

No

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:21 pm

probobly not. the only problem is, he's in a role model status for, who knows how many kids, thousands and thousands of kids want to be like this guy and then he gets caught doing bong hits. now, i have to get into explaining to my kid what he's doing, when maybe as a parent i wasn't planning on haveing to talk about bong hits with my 8 year old whos to old to trick into believing something else. i personally don't care what he does, but man, if your gonna do bong hits and your michael phelps be cool about it, cuz i'm not really into having the drug talk with my kid yet.i was hopeing to hold off on that for a while. thanks mike! appreciate it.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:25 pm

mjb wrote:probobly not. the only problem is, he's in a role model status for, who knows how many kids, thousands and thousands of kids want to be like this guy and then he gets caught doing bong hits. now, i have to get into explaining to my kid what he's doing, when maybe as a parent i wasn't planning on haveing to talk about bong hits with my 8 year old whos to old to trick into believing something else. i personally don't care what he does, but man, if your gonna do bong hits and your michael phelps be cool about it, cuz i'm not really into having the drug talk with my kid yet.i was hopeing to hold off on that for a while. thanks mike! appreciate it.

My dad held off the bong talk too. I was doing bong hits by age 9, no joke. Maybe Mike really did help ya. jus sayin'

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:25 pm

BadDazeRob wrote: If he were photographed drinking alcohol, would this even be an issue?

Discuss.

r:>)

This is the part of it that pisses me off.
Alcohol is FAR more dangerous than marijuana, and anyone who disagrees is minimizing their own use of booze. The numbers simply do not lie. "Gateway drug?" Gateway to what, pizza? Pot takes a rather faraway backseat in the "Boy, did I do something stupid last night" scenario. I've never seen pot inspire a single car crash, fight, marital infidelity, PFA, college riot, disorderly conduct bust, hypothermia death, cirrhosis death... not a single case of any of those things alcohol is FAMOUS for.
It's nothing more than people drinking the Flavor-Aid, being indoctrinated since childhood that pot is on the same level as heroin and meth. It makes a lot of people feel good that they never fell to such a level as a pot smoker... it gives them something to talk about while boozing it up.
Everybody has their poison. Everybody. If they didn't , Jesus would have turned the wine into fresh water.
Phelps did not smoke pot regularly, as evidenced by his numerous tests before and during his Olympic run. He tested negative over and over for EVERYTHING. Not everybody can say that. (Which begs another question: Why are the drugs that help you win SO prevalent in sports? Where's the mock disgust for steroids?)
People need to let Phelps be a 23-year-old, and need to look into why pot's illegal in the first place. Hint: it ain't because it kills people.--->JMS

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:33 pm

I have to agree that letting yourself be photographed pulling on a waterpipe is probably a bad idea, though the idea of sports figures as role models still makes me giggle. "You should be like that guy, Billy, he can hit a baseball really far. Oh, he's a raging alcoholic and takes steroids to be big and strong? Well, at least he's not on the pot."

My role models were Elton John, Freddy Mercury, and Rob Halford, yet somehow, I'm not gay.

They were all known for puffing a dong, not a bong.

At least musicians are expected to smoke pot, nobody's surprised when we eff up.---->JMS

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:40 pm

lonewolf wrote:I think he's cracking up

Is he just hydromanic or he's just stoned?

Maybe He Did Do Bong Hits At The Olympics? ?? Would Explain Why He Swam so Fast For Those Cheetos!!!!! LMFAS

slackin@dabass · Post by **slackin@dabass** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:26 pm

songsmith wrote:look into why pot's illegal in the first place. Hint: it ain't because it kills people.--->JMS

it's not because harry anslinger was a known racist against mexicans, and since mexicans introduced it into the states, he had to have it outlawed is it? it's not because those "wicked" jazz musicians made such amazing music whilest being higher that a kite, was it? it wasn't that most people in the drug czar's office pull random numbers of people that have overdosed on pot right out of their ass, is it? it's not because if we legalized marijuana we'd save like... 8 billion a year on the "war on drugs" that's working soooooo well, is it? it's not because pot only enhances olympic athletes abilities to win if they're chasing a snickers bar on a string, is it?

somehow, i'm pretty sure that all this has nothing to do with it.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:39 pm

slackin@dabass wrote: it's not because pot only enhances olympic athletes abilities to win if they're chasing a snickers bar on a string, is it?

Man, that would be funny though. You know how they have a fake rabbit that goes around at the dog track? It would be a cool sport to have like a fake bag of nachos go around a track for stoners. Everyone would have odds, and people would bet on who would win.

The Stoner Races!

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:42 pm

bassist_25 wrote:
slackin@dabass wrote: it's not because pot only enhances olympic athletes abilities to win if they're chasing a snickers bar on a string, is it?

Man, that would be funny though. You know how they have a fake rabbit that goes around at the dog track? It would be a cool sport to have like a fake bag of nachos go around a track for stoners. Everyone would have odds, and people would bet on who would win.

The Stoner Races!

Maaaaaaan, the munchies rule duuuude !!

HurricaneBob · Post by **HurricaneBob** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:22 pm

Why is he sucking on a penis pump, is he high or sumthin?

onegunguitar · Post by **onegunguitar** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:27 pm

Hurricane wrote:Why is he sucking on a penis pump, is he high or sumthin?

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Good one Bob!!!

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:49 pm

ROFLMAO

--->JMS

gibson980 · Post by **gibson980** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:18 pm

Remember this and this is what i go by....

People that smoke weed dont- Kill eachother, rape another, beat your wife cause you were drunk, start a fight with anyone, go out looking for trouble, and be disrespectful to others.

People that smoke weed- The worst thing you do is eat your ass off and pretty much sit on your ass all day. And some, not me, can actually function and do daily tasks.

Yeah you might be a low-life but you wont be out causing harm to yourself/others.

I dont care what anyone says, when someone is high, they are harmless. Drinking is more of a disease then smoking will ever be. Its pretty bad how people take that picture to the extreme. This is why our society is fucked up

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:50 pm

Hurricane wrote:Why is he sucking on a penis pump, is he high or sumthin?

Holy Crap, I was looking more closely at the picture, and I can't say with any certainty what a penis pump looks like

, but I never saw a bong quite like that one. I almost think it really IS a penis pump, and he's all, "Uh, yeah, uh... that's a... bong. It's a bong! Seriously!"

--->JMS

onegunguitar · Post by **onegunguitar** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:00 pm

songsmith wrote:
Hurricane wrote:Why is he sucking on a penis pump, is he high or sumthin?
Holy Crap, I was looking more closely at the picture, and I can't say with any certainty what a penis pump looks like , but I never saw a bong quite like that one. I almost think it really IS a penis pump, and he's all, "Uh, yeah, uh... that's a... bong. It's a bong! Seriously!" --->JMS

Haha,yea,it reminded me of the "Austin Powers-International Man of Mystery"(or whatever it was called) movie!!!!! LOL!!!!

witchhunt · Post by **witchhunt** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:40 pm

BadDazeRob wrote:Now, here you have one of the most accomplished athletes in his field who smokes. Seems to me like this guy is a success even though he enjoys beans.

r:>)

There was a Pirates pitcher many years ago, I believe it was Doc Ellis, who admitted he was tripping one night he pitched a shut-out or a no-hitter. Could you imagine tripping with 70,000 people looking at you.

witchhunt · Post by **witchhunt** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:41 pm

songsmith wrote: My role models were Elton John, Freddy Mercury, and Rob Halford, yet somehow, I'm not gay. They were all known for puffing a dong, not a bong.

Aye, aye, aye.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:05 am

witchhunt wrote:
BadDazeRob wrote:Now, here you have one of the most accomplished athletes in his field who smokes. Seems to me like this guy is a success even though he enjoys beans.

r:>)
There was a Pirates pitcher many years ago, I believe it was Doc Ellis, who admitted he was tripping one night he pitched a shut-out or a no-hitter. Could you imagine tripping with 70,000 people looking at you.

That would be, well, trippy ...

PanzerFaust · Post by **PanzerFaust** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:04 am

I'd post something smart and witty but I'm too stoned.......

ok maybe I still wouldn't be smart and witty... But at least I'm amusing myself!!!

JakeWilliams · Post by **JakeWilliams** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 5:48 pm

I am assuming he is not an idiot, and only smokes with people he knows and trusts... That's how most people who smoke (and don't want others to know they smoke) handle it.

So, can he really help that one of the people he thought was his "friends" is actually a complete jealous douchebag and took this picture, releasing it to the press, most likely for profit?

If people in general stopped making a big deal about stuff like this...
The press would stop making a big deal about stuff like this...
And then the press would stop paying top dollar for pictures of stuff like this...
And then fake friends would have no reason to take these pictures.

But, because the press sells whatever the public wants to see - we have the greatest swimmer in history being shamed for enjoying his success, off season...

"Land of the free"

Well, maybe, as long as you don't piss off the majority, even if you aren't hurting anyone else but yourself, and even if you aren't actually hurting yourself either - it's only OK if the people in power and the press decide that it's OK.

What the united states actually is, is the "Land of the free, as long as it's within the tolerance of the general public's popular opinion".

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:04 pm

JakeWilliams wrote:I am assuming he is not an idiot, and only smokes with people he knows and trusts... That's how most people who smoke (and don't want others to know they smoke) handle it.

So, can he really help that one of the people he thought was his "friends" is actually a complete jealous douchebag and took this picture, releasing it to the press, most likely for profit?

If people in general stopped making a big deal about stuff like this...
The press would stop making a big deal about stuff like this...
And then the press would stop paying top dollar for pictures of stuff like this...
And then fake friends would have no reason to take these pictures.

But, because the press sells whatever the public wants to see - we have the greatest swimmer in history being shamed for enjoying his success, off season...

"Land of the free"

Well, maybe, as long as you don't piss off the majority, even if you aren't hurting anyone else but yourself, and even if you aren't actually hurting yourself either - it's only OK if the people in power and the press decide that it's OK.

What the united states actually is, is the "Land of the free, as long as it's within the tolerance of the general public's popular opinion".

Your gay

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:49 pm

f.sciarrillo wrote:
witchhunt wrote:
BadDazeRob wrote:Now, here you have one of the most accomplished athletes in his field who smokes. Seems to me like this guy is a success even though he enjoys beans.

r:>)
There was a Pirates pitcher many years ago, I believe it was Doc Ellis, who admitted he was tripping one night he pitched a shut-out or a no-hitter. Could you imagine tripping with 70,000 people looking at you.
That would be, well, trippy ...

Doc Ellis always said he played better fucked up.

He died last year. RIP

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