ancient ideals
 

Agree on shorts for basketball - boxing attire has gone ridiculously long too.

If it wasn't for the economic difficulties in the EuroZone I would say let's all go to Greece (interesting to note that DeCoubertain first got his ideas for an olympiad after watching the way games were played at English public schools).

NJH: I am still frustrated in understanding the tiny roundel and line of text beneath on those three w.p suits. A crest or badge is also faintly discernible at the right hip but do you notice that only the guy at far left has something red at the seam of his left leg opening?

Those suits are hot... and the guys in them are too... they also are very well equipped young men...

roughness - post#15
 

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq...74yo1_1280.jpg

To prove the point in w-p tactics "If you can't find the ball, get the man"

Michael Phelps......
 

....skips the Closing Ceremony to join his close mates for some sun on the beach in The Maldives:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/...81_634x433.jpg

PS:Strings for STS
 

speedos left to right:
one out and hanging
two in
two out and tied

2012 memorabilia
 

http://memorabilia.london2012.com/iS...on?sid=1100443

Can't see a speedo but twenty pages of items and the US flag has already gone for £8000.

Don' blame Phelps for taking off early
 

Can't say I blame the guy. He said all along that as soon as he was done this time, he was done. He earned the privilege to say "I'm taking my speedo and bolting (no pun intended) this show." He deserves to have fun and relax! I am just glad to see that unlike most beach shots of him (which have him in board shorts), this time he is in a hot looking suit and having fun.

My one pet peave is that a few tabs have picked up the photo and refer to the trip as a "gay" event. Phelps is not gay...but the speedo on the beach stereotype persists. Could it just be that the guys are friends and having fun at the beach? Maybe one of them is gay, I don't know, but who really cares....

And btw, the gay comments did not come from the US... imagine that!

happens all the time
 

"Goes with the territory" as they say:
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/08/03...ller-arrested/

re. post#26
 

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...trunks-008.jpg

Signed replica just gone at auction - how much would you have bid ?

Re. post#27
 

Speaking of friends, two at the theater in London this week for the Lion King
(USA diver Kassidy Cook and Team GB diver Tom Daley - who fist met at ages 13 yrs.):

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/732491/thu...COOK-570.jpg?4