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Offline Angus

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Re: Michael Phelps photo...
« Reply #30 on: February 02, 2009, 03:39:27 PM »
The guy has already issued an apology for the puffing.
While this is not much off the norm (well, I didn't ever get "high" from this but I bet most of you did), it's bad none the same since the young man is an idol for his achivements.
I hope the best for the lad.
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« Reply #31 on: February 02, 2009, 04:12:18 PM »
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« Reply #32 on: February 02, 2009, 04:15:25 PM »
he just has to use the famous line...

"but I didn't inhale"

seems like everyone got over that one alright LOL
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Re: Michael Phelps photo...
« Reply #33 on: February 02, 2009, 05:17:44 PM »
The guy worked his butt off to get where he is today. So what if he wants to get his buzz on. I'd much rather see him toking on a joint then drinking 5 or 6 crown and cokes and driving around from bar to bar. :rock

He's already done that too.  5 years ago:

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Michael Phelps's DUI Bust: 'I Made a Mistake'
By Marla Lehner and Stephen M. Silverman

Originally posted Tuesday November 09, 2004 08:00 AM EST
 

Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps has been charged with driving under the influence.

A Maryland State Police trooper in Salisbury stopped the athlete last Thursday at 11:30 p.m., authorities said Monday.

"Last week, I made a mistake," Phelps said Monday night, as quoted by The Washington Post. "Getting in a car with anything to drink is wrong, dangerous and unacceptable. I'm 19 but was taught no matter how old you are, you should always take responsibility for your actions, which I will do."

He added: "I'm extremely sorry for this. ... That's all I can say right now."

The trooper pulled Phelps over after he failed to halt at a stop sign, the Baltimore Sun reports. (Phelps, who made a splash at the Athens Summer Games, is a Baltimore County resident) He was arrested and later charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol, violation of a license restriction and failure to obey a traffic-control device.

Two other passengers were in the car with Phelps when he was stopped in his 2005 Land Rover.

Police say the swimmer was cooperative during the entire process, though The Post reports that police spokesman Maj. Greg Shipley, citing the force's confidentiality code, declined to say whether Phelps submitted to a blood alcohol test.


I have no problem with him smoking or drinking, responsibly.  He wants to be marketed as a role model though.  Fits right in with the Paris Hiltons I guess.

What is going to be his next "mistake"?




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Re: Michael Phelps photo...
« Reply #34 on: February 02, 2009, 08:08:39 PM »
Yea, i saw that and laugh.  It sad because he may be black ball for this.  Not by the committe but the public. 

The public in general will probably forgive him, but I can't see many CEOs wanting to keep him on as a product spokesman...  I bet he loses most or all of his sponsorship deals.

Serves him right...  When people give you millions of dollars to represent their companies, you damn well better behave yourself.  Idiot.

The only good thing about this is that the olympic folks probably won't ban him for using performance reducing drugs.  He'll get a total rep for being a stoner and that will follow him for the rest of his swimming career, but I doubt he'll get banned from the sport.  Losing the sponsors and product endorsement money will be more than enough punishment.

The really dumb thing is that this is his second brush with stupid teenager tricks.  The first one was underage DUI, and he was pretty much forgiven for that one.  I don't think he'll get a third chance... If I was spending marketing bucks, I wouldn't give any to him.  I can just see the competition's ads...

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Re: Michael Phelps photo...
« Reply #35 on: February 03, 2009, 07:39:07 AM »
next Olympics major sponsor:



to make a big deal of this is stupid .. I was wondering if they had removed the camera from the arse of the turd who took the photo LOL
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« Reply #36 on: February 03, 2009, 09:16:30 AM »
  If the guy who took the photo said he was going to sell the photo to a mag, but said to him if you can outbid them you can have it back..would that be blackmail?

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Re: Michael Phelps photo...
« Reply #37 on: February 03, 2009, 09:20:44 AM »
He's already done that too.  5 years ago:


I have no problem with him smoking or drinking, responsibly.  He wants to be marketed as a role model though.  Fits right in with the Paris Hiltons I guess.

What is going to be his next "mistake"?

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  Wow.Paris Hilton? I mean seriously.WTF has she ever done but grab fistsfull of money and ride the entitlement train for all its worth? You have serious issues if you cant see a huge difference between this guy and that POS white trash.
 Wow......Just wow.
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« Reply #38 on: February 03, 2009, 09:26:39 AM »
He could always be a sponsor for High Times magazine.

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Re: Michael Phelps photo...
« Reply #39 on: February 03, 2009, 09:41:31 AM »
Hmmm, reminds me of a joke that I heard awhile back..

What is a libertarian?  A republican that still gets stoned!!! LOL!!!

I don't really care about Michael Phelps... If he fell off the
face of the earth tomorrow... I would say: And SO?

So the guy takes an occasional Bong rip, SO WHAT!!!
If ppl really care about this, then some ppl really need a
daily ration of stool softener... LOOSEN UP!!! Geez!!

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Re: Michael Phelps photo...
« Reply #40 on: February 03, 2009, 09:41:42 AM »
He could probably also get sponsorship from Doritos and Cheetos.
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« Reply #41 on: February 03, 2009, 01:53:58 PM »
Phelps isnt going to lose any sponsors. They are all standing by him saying the same thing some of you did here. Twenty years from now they will go soft on coke and crack too.  :rolleyes:
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« Reply #42 on: February 06, 2009, 01:49:25 PM »
A British newspaper published a photo of Michael Phelps inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Phelps says he only took one hit.........but he held it for three minutes.         :lol   
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« Reply #43 on: February 06, 2009, 01:53:26 PM »
Search is your friend... good joke though.
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Re: Michael Phelps photo...
« Reply #44 on: February 06, 2009, 03:48:11 PM »
Phelps isnt going to lose any sponsors. They are all standing by him saying the same thing some of you did here. Twenty years from now they will go soft on coke and crack too.  :rolleyes:

Tony the Tiger dumped him.


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