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2 gold medals, 100% strike rate!

(tongue firmly planted in cheek)”

“W'happen?

(I was distracted)”

“That's quite an accomplishment for a country that doesn't have winter and only has 1 ski hill!

Of course the Aussies winning the medals don't live/train in Australia.

Since I lived in Australia for a while as a kid, my wife asked me if I cheer for the Aussies when the yanks are out of the running. I said "No, they're just way too obnoxious when they win." She contended that was just the swimmers. I countered it was the national psyche.

I lied about not cheering for the Aussies, though. I think it's very cool to in at the Winter Olympics when you come from a country that has no winters!”

“Southern Australia gets a decent bit o' winter.”

“I never knew how friendly the Aussie are, from today's Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/oly/1260743”

“Greetings from Salt Lake
G'day, mates:

I've never been to Australia, but I've always heard how the Aussies are friendly, helpful and uninhibited. Sunday night, I discovered just how obliging an Aussie can be.

After a long day covering hockey at the E Center in suburban Salt Lake City, I joined Chronicle colleagues Fran Blinebury, Richard Justice and Jerome Solomon for burgers and beers at the Dead Goat, a hole-in-the-wall in a downtown basement.

The Dead Goat was hopping with fans and media of so many nationalities that I felt as if I had stumbled into a United Nations summit.

A few beers into our low-level strategy session, and it was time for a bathroom break. I pushed my way through the tightly packed crowd of wine-drinking Americans, whiskey-swilling Canadians, beer-guzzling Brits, sake-sipping Japanese and vodka-chugging Russians. Finally, I found the door marked "Men."

The small restroom was as crowded as Grand Central Station, but I managed to force my way into the middle spot to take care of business. Then, at just the worst possible moment, my cell phone rang.

The man on my right, who was wearing a cape with the Canadian maple leaf on the back, cocked his head a little and said, "Bad timing, eh?"

As the phone continued to ring in the front pocket of my ski jacket, the man on my left, who was wearing a grimy rugby shirt and an unseasonably ridiculous pair of booze-stained shorts, turned his head to me and said, "Better answer it, mate. Somebody calling at 1 o'clock must want you bad, right, mate?"

I chuckled a little and kept my eyes straight ahead. All of a sudden, I felt a tug at my jacket, and I realized the Aussie was stuffing his right hand into my pocket to get to my cell phone.

At the moment, I wasn't in position to take back my phone. The Aussie pushed the talk button and said, "Hello, mate. What? Australian, not British? What? Can you hear me? Hold on."

He asked me, "What's your name, mate?"

He told the caller, "John's not available right now, mate. Got his hands full, you see. Give him a few minutes and call back, OK, mate?"

I wasn't sure if I wanted to touch my cell phone, so I asked him to put it back in my pocket. He did with a smile, slapped me on the back, offered to buy me a beer, and as I began to wash my hands, he disappeared out the door.

About five minutes later, my cell phone rang again. It was Carlton Thompson calling to bring me up to date on the Texans' expansion draft.

"Hello," I said.

"Man, you won't believe the wrong number I just got."

G'night, mates,

John McClain”

“Now I need to see the Jamaican bobsledders get a medal!”

“Go Jamaica!”

“Aussies are great!

Go Australia!

Now if only they spoke English...”

“I want to go to Sydney for a vacation... and soon... like March... any suggestions?

Lookingo for affordable flight & lodging... of course... for two.

Anybody help?”

“LOL,.. I know a few women there that have made offers to put me up, if I got down there, but I`m not giving you their numbers, bugger off mate!LOL”

“Down under??

Why, he might frog their eyes out?”

“LMAO....:)”

“Biz,.. don`t tell all of my secrets!LOL”

“Congrats to those 2 Aussie gold medal winners. The guy at that 1500 meter short track skating race was at 5th or 6th place...the leading pack crashed and the aussie skated pass the finish line...lucky. I think a Yank was leading, China was 2nd and a Canuck was third before the crash.

The aussie girl at the aerials was taught by a Canadian for the last 4 or 5 years...I believe he was the coach for the whole aussie aerial team.”

“-25C and 5 metres of snow cold enough for you Toejam. What about Mts Buller, Hotham and Falls Creek. In NSW Smiggins Hole, Thredbo, Jindabyne, Perisher and Charlottes Pass.

So Stanlee, what your saying is that if the American, Chinese and Canadian didn't make a mistake thay would have won, as Stuart said, "My strategy was to hang back and wait for a crash". Notice the word STRATEGY. In other words, they weren't good enough and they didn't win!
Do you also mean to say that Alisa only won because she trains in Canada, well then why didn't the Canadians win, could it have been that she was the better skier?



Just a bit of fun!”

“I didn't know Crocodile wrestling was a winter sport. What was the other medal in?”

“Nah, I'm just saying that Stuart got really lucky...it's always better to be in front or second...look at cycling, xc skiing or car racing for that matter...less people around and in front of you to worry about.

I don't know why the Speed Skating Association didn't ask for a re-race...usually the person that causes someone else to fall gets dq'ed (In this case, I believe it was the Chinese) and the race is done again, or the person/people that fell gets to advance.

I didn't know Alisa trained in Canada....I thought the Canuck coach was training the Aussies "Down Under". She deserved the gold.”

“I was glad to see her win. She's cute as a speckled puppy! And what about her family members hiding out for several days so she wouldn't know they were and get nervous... then the post event reunion. Great story...

Short track event? Rerace, for sure...”

“She also trained by jumping off the kicker into a creek. Tough stuff.”

“I want to thank the Aussie judge for his ruling in the short track. Same judge who did order a rerace in the the other day.”

“Exactly how do sour grapes taste?”

“You know, Bunyip, that was always my strategy in track, too. Wait about a half-lap back until the leaders wiped out and then claim victory. My track coach just didn't get my strategy and kicked me off of the team. Finally, vindication!!!”

“LOL @ Dan!”

“Yep that's how those aerials guys and gals train...jump into a pool or lake with their skis and boots on....krayzee.”

“on my "kicker" anytime!
(BTW - we have a date this weekend... swear to God!)

Actually, the front is the safest place in short track.

Sorry mate, but I don't buy that "strategy". It smacks of non-competetiveness. I can't imagine someone at that level of the sport holding back. He got smoked, yet came out smelling like a rose. Lucky, he was...”

“Hi Bunyip, I just saw a clip on TV here in Canada, about this 2 Aussie gents (forget their names) that's using the olympics in their satire (They are in Salt Lake city covering the Games).

In that clip they were telling Stuart to slow down and let the lead pack go. They also made fun of 2 men luge...etc. They are very popular "down under". Actually, the Americans are asking for their autographs...some of their taped shows were shown on TV there. It's all in fun.”

“http://www.itv.com/news/world_eebb50c9a8fe3c0a6a5b263ae03da9f3.html

Drunk Aussie wrestles shark
2.39, Fri Feb 16 2007

A drunk Aussie risked his life while swimming with friends by sneaking up behind a shark and wrestling it onto a nearby jetty.

Fuelled by several large vodkas, Phillip Kerkhof thought he'd surprise the 4ft-long bronze whaler shark when he saw it swimming in the shallows off Louth Bay.

The 41-year old admitted he'd downed a "fair few vodkas" beforehand.

Mr Kerkof explained: "The next minute, I'm in the water with him and he's just going berserk trying to get away from me."

"The only reason I sort of did it is because I had a few too many vodkas."

But Mr Kerkhof didn't quite escape his drunken antics unscathed. His wife Christine explained: "As he was pulling his jeans back on, the shark got a bit aggressive on him and turned around and grabbed him on the jeans. He just about lost his 'good ones'."

Phil clarified that it was not his "private parts either" that his wife was referring to.

"It's not something I'd recommend to do," he said. "When I sobered up I thought about it and I said, 'I'm a bit of an idiot doing it'."

The couple have already had two meals from the shark and plan to use the rest in a weekend cook up for friends.

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LMAO!!!!
Ya know, the world need more drunk Aussies like that...
Got to LOVE them!”

“Aussies are Britain's hillbillies and that's why I love 'em so much!”

“Every Navy guy I've talked with just raves about how nice the Aussies treat them on stopovers.
I hope to visit that great nation someday.

LOL
My brother in law, a preacher, took a trip several years ago to try to set up some churches, and he is the only person I have ever heard say a negative thing about them.
He said they are a "Nation devoted to pleasure". Sounds like a good place to visit to me! LOL”

“A nice place to visit but I'd rather live there.

Oh, except for the lack of freedoms.”

“file under "brush with darwin awards"”

“Yeah, but look who ended up eating who. LOL”

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"I'm higher on the food chain! Get in ma bella!"”