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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-08 11:31 PM
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Watching The Olympics I Can't Seem To Get These Simultaneous And Conflicting Images Out Of My Mind..
The Thrill of Victory



And The Agony of Defeat
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AuntPatsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 12:20 AM
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1. K n R....how easy it is to ignore and or forget entirely for far too many
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 12:24 AM
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2. Ouch. A compelling juxtaposition.
Says a lot about a lot of things.
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 05:41 AM
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3. Wow
Draped in the flag.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 06:22 AM
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4. Profound point
YOu picked the wrong athlete though because Spearmon was disqualified and his second place taken from him for stepping on the lane line.
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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 09:00 AM
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5. Sorry - It Was The Only Picture I Was Able To Locate Of A U.S. Athlete......
carrying the flag.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-21-08 09:03 AM
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6. Spoiler
Well the US hurdlers just corrected that -they swept the 110m so they'll be others with flags later.
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