Blogs Feb 26, 2010 at 9:53 am

The Olympic Spirit

Dan Savage
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1
That's my favorite story so far to come out of these Olympics. I hope more of them are being used for their intended purpose than are being put away as souvenirs.
Trinabeana on February 26, 2010 at 10:00 AM Report this
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Dan: Could you please use parentheses. Your em dashes are clumsy and distracting.
DOUG. on February 26, 2010 at 10:01 AM Report this
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I wonder if they are using more because there wasn't enough snow for some of the athletes to compete or practice.
Little Red Ryan Hood on February 26, 2010 at 10:04 AM Report this
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Athletes are sexy, sexy people.
Banna on February 26, 2010 at 10:11 AM Report this
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When I was in Barcelona in 1992, it was non-stop. And the weird thing was that the girls who were REALLY hitting it were the T&F chicks, but the Discus (Daniela and Irina are FREAKS) and Javelin and Shot. All those skinny swimmer guys (esp. the South Americans for some reason) were totally into the bigger girls.

I didn't come home with a medal, but I did end up with an aborted child. Thank GOD the East European girls think of those differently than we do here.
on February 26, 2010 at 10:13 AM Report this
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So THAT'S what all that white stuff is up there... Who knew?

merry on February 26, 2010 at 10:16 AM Report this
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@5 Glad it ended up okay-good thing they supply so many wrappers now, eh?

@6 Gotta wax those skis very well!

And for the record, I would set a new course record chasing our Canadian ladies bobsledders.
Big Harv on February 26, 2010 at 10:23 AM Report this
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Having sex? Great!

Stimulating a sex act with a bronze medal? Your ass is going home.

I still feel l bad for that snowboard guy.
gttim on February 26, 2010 at 10:26 AM Report this
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Well, when you have a metabolism like a rabbit, it only follows that you'd perform a lot of activities in a similar fashion.
COMTE on February 26, 2010 at 10:27 AM Report this
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@2,
I disagree, the em dashes are totally appropriate here. The fact that 14 condoms for each and every person in the Olympics wasn't enough is something worth emphasizing (via em dashes) not de-emphasizing (via parentheses).

Just my opinion...
Urgutha Forka on February 26, 2010 at 10:32 AM Report this
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I'm with Urgutha. But as DOUG knows, I do love me some em dashes.
leek on February 26, 2010 at 10:41 AM Report this
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I don't get it. Is it really too much to expect that people would be bringing their own? If you can't plan that far ahead you shouldn't be having sex.
Porcupine on February 26, 2010 at 10:42 AM Report this
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Go! Go! Go! Go!
on February 26, 2010 at 10:57 AM Report this
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14?

That would last any of the Canadian athletes maybe one day.

Max.
Will in Seattle on February 26, 2010 at 10:58 AM Report this
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(oh, except for the pregnant Canadian curling sweep - she's good)
Will in Seattle on February 26, 2010 at 10:59 AM Report this
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i'm thinking of the orgies those athletes are having. and changing condoms everytime they switch partners
apres_moi on February 26, 2010 at 11:13 AM Report this
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@ 12 I thought athletes were more or less stuck in the village while they're there so just about everything is provided for them.
funkathrusta on February 26, 2010 at 11:16 AM Report this
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@8: Really? You're really comparing public behaviour with sex people have behind doors? I mean, I don't disagree that that guy got way too much heat, but come on. Private sex is not even worth yawning about, and doesn't need to be pulled out as as a moral ruler for other shit people get up to.
Gloria on February 26, 2010 at 12:18 PM Report this
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@10 is right; @2 wrong.
bigyaz on February 26, 2010 at 1:19 PM Report this
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Damn, wish I had applied to be a volunteer at the olympics. Maybe I could have been assigned to the Olympic Village @ the waterfront.
Simone on February 26, 2010 at 1:27 PM Report this
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It's a shame a lot of the National Houses charge you almost $100 just to get in, and don't throw in all the free beer and condoms you can get. You'd think someone would clue in that having Canadian Maple Leaf condoms might be a great ad for Canadian Tire, especially after 10 Kokanees ...
Will in Seattle on February 26, 2010 at 2:18 PM Report this
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As much as it's spring break for those athletes, I think people just really like free stuff. Buying condoms isn't hard, but filling your Olympic gym bag with them is easier.
Dougsf on February 26, 2010 at 2:20 PM Report this
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Fuck you guys. My great-grandfather was a typesetter at an Allied base in France in 1943 when a German rocket exploded near his shop. He died instantly when a stray em dash pierced his heart. My family hasn't used one since.
DOUG. on February 26, 2010 at 2:59 PM Report this
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With accompanying outrage from the christian extremists, no doubt. This one must really strike a chord: Think of all the lost talent, not to mention whiteness, that is lost when olympic loads are contained.
razorclammer on February 26, 2010 at 8:15 PM Report this
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Thank you, Urgutha, for explaining em-dashes to me (I never had it right).

Are we sure they're using all those condoms for sex? I hope so, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone blew fifty or so up like balloons for want of something to do.
Uriel-238 on February 26, 2010 at 11:54 PM Report this

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