Amazons?
So the first (and only at time of going to press) gold medal to a Brit in Beijing has gone to a female cyclist. She was cheered by 10 supporters and a stray dog as she received her medal in the driving rain. As usual a tear came to my eye as they played 'God save the Queen' ...and how I hated myself.
Apparently other countries like to joke that British Olympians perform well only when sitting down, with cycling, sailing, rowing and equestrianism the country's most successful sports in recent times.
British cyclists are doing really well now and most of that success is centred round the efforts at Manchester Velodrome.
Remember Mark Cavendish who won 4 stages in the Tour last month? He lived just round the corner while he was training with his team - I nearly knocked them off their bikes one day when driving the 'onda out of the car park.
Other women cyclists tipped to bring home gold are and Shanaze Reade and Victoria Pendleton who famously posed in the nude.
But I'm so glad that I wasn't an Amazon or an alpha female.
I could never run fastest or jump highest. Competitive sports had me forging a note from my mum or forgetting (?) my kit
It's also good that I wasn't a striking beauty. OK - I could cut the mustard when necessary - but Claudia Schiffer had nothing to fear.
So as everything falls apart it isn't so noticeable or distressing. If you have to depend on beauty, speed or athleticism, it must be awful when it all starts to disintegrate.
KAZ
posted by KAZ at 9:07 pm
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Cross country running was one of my bete noirs.
I used to hide in the undergrowth for a crafty fag.
Kaz - methinks your gifts and charms are only improving.
And I'm glad that you didn't run the cyclists over, speaking as a very non-Olympian cyclist.
Madonna vs Kaz?? Easy - Kaz all the way! You'd drink vodka and single malts with me :-)
Less Madonna in her big pants please.
Good looking from some angles, although I can't imagine which.
I am looking for inspiration to help me masturbate at the moment, but don't worry, I'm sure I will fall asleep eventually.
Seeing that bicycle with the nude woman reminds me…
Garfer is a snarfer.
I assume you ride tandem MJ. Tidy gussets naturally.
Begone with your snarf, it makes me barf.
Oh Garf
You make me larf
Joe Jackson Got Bronze! Rock N Roll Will Never Die..!
She's not nude. She's wearing trainers.
'If you have to depend on beauty, speed or athleticism, it must be awful when it all starts to disintegrate.'
Yes, it is.
Garfer:
You were lucky they let you out.
We couldn't get past the alsations and the electric fence.
NWTR:
Single malt?
Make mine a double!
Garfer:
There's no pleasing some people.
But they are a bit copious aren't they?
Gordie:
I could send mj round.
mj:
Thank you for expanding my vocabulary.
Garfer:
OOh you said 'gussets'.
You're not at Infomaniac now you know.
mj:
Not 'arf!
Tony:
Is Victoria really goin' out with him?
Dave:
I shall dedicate this post to you, in memory of your Herculean past.
Well, I still wouldn't want to meet her in a dark alley at night. I still think she's scary.
Good news about the phone.
The last picture you used to demonstrate someone who has depended on beauty, speed or athleticism - I didn't know that Beverley Callard relied on any of those assets, even though she's put out loads of fitness videos!
A tear always comes to my eye when one of our boys or girls wins. Unless it's an event to do with horses or guns.
The national anthem just gets me angry, though.
Sharron Davies - There's a real Amazon. She's got muscles on her muscles.
Fortunately my beauty, speed and athleticism has matured like a fine wine rather than fallen apart. It's a dog thing.
(And what was Garfer doing hiding in the undergrowth with Stephen Fry?)
Roses:
Guy Richie thinks that as well.
Betty:
Yes, Bev's very flexible - there's been Jim and Jim's carer and Vernon and now that bookie chap. And several more I've forgotten about.
I bet she plays the ukelele as well.
Geoff:
I get angry and tearful at the same time. Very confusing.
I saw Sharron yesterday - awesome. But she's sexy with it isn't she?
Not that I'd care of course.
Murph:
I know - I've seen the video.
Garfer loves to associate with the privately educated upper classes - whatever their persuasion.
"Competitive sports had me forging a note from my mum or forgetting (?) my kit"
We are so alike it's scary.
As for the hag in the last photo: When in doubt wear support tummy tucking grandma panties and rely heaviely on airbrushing.
we got the swimming today.
odd how every 4 years we cheer on a spot we never normally watch
Sharron used to pee in the other girls' faces.
Cyberpete:
It's survival of the fittest out there.
Not for delicate sensitive types like you and me.
Airbrushing - that cleavage looks as though it was drawn on with a felt tip.
Pete:
Well swimming isn't much of a spectator sport is it? Just a few caps and arms bobbing up and down in the water.
But we just can't resist cheering on the plucky Brits.
Gordie:
Oh I don't think so.
Tis the sparkle in the eye that is the most important aspect of beauty in any case!
At 5'9" I had the body of a (Amazonian) gazelle, but couldn't run for toffee, despite the bullying of my PE teacher, so no British glory there!
Lookswise, I am neither a bus back, nor a model, but middling attractive, which suits me fine - I have a friend who is absolutely stunning and feels she has been punished for it all her life, through men treating her badly and other women being jealous or thinking she is after their husbands!
I wasn't looking that closely but yes, on second glance it does appear to be a magic marker of some kind.
Wait, are you insinuating we are not fit?
Tee-heee!
Laura:
That 'gazelle' sounds wonderful.
Good to hear about your beautiful miserable friend - schadenfraude???
Pete:
'Fit' - several meanings - one is cute and sexy.
That'll do for us - eh?
I have two words for you
FATIMA WHITBREAD
****shudders***
I know... tell me about it... Ha!
The fastest I've moved in a while is when the pie and pea shop had a sale... and the look on my face when I realised I'd missed it was the only time in years I had some colour in my cheeks. :O(
Beast:
Her name always reminds me of 'Whitbread Tankard' .. or Titbread Wankard as we called it.
Wom:
A sale at the Pie and Pea shop?
Good lord - they must have been giving it away.
Breaking a sweat is so undignified - dotcha think???
I suppose it'll have to do Kaz
OK by me.
see, she's taken to wearing monogrammed clothing, to prod our brains into working out who on earth she is. . .
is it Maggie?
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