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FuriousMNDem Donating Member (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-04 03:36 PM
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#^(#!^& CABLE NEWS NETWORK #^(#!^& (revealed winner of Thorpe vs. Phelps)
I went to CNN.com and saw this headline:

"_____ beats ______ in 200-meter freestyle"

And they had to tell me without warning me because.....?????????
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-04 03:37 PM
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1. All over the news nets (especially any sporting related sites)
If you don't want to know you just have to stay away.
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DebJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-04 03:42 PM
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2. I felt the same !@#$ way!
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Lavender Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-04 04:17 PM
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3. I know!
I was totally looking forward to watching that tonight x( Now it's no fun.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-04 04:19 PM
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4. Yeah I saw that at an online search engine
the page I use as my homepage had that headline up.

I'll still watch, though.

:(
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Jack_Dawson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-04 04:19 PM
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5. F'ing WEBSITES AND NETWORKS!!!
You need to live like the Unabomber to avoid hearing about it. I fucking hate tape delayed Olympics.
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fofer Donating Member (152 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-04 04:36 PM
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6. Me too!!!
I also know who won the women's backstroke--and I really didn't want to know until I watched it!!! Grrrr.
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GregW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-04 04:56 PM
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7. Oh well ...
Guess it just goes to prove that you can't swim on ego alone ... and that the better man won on the day (as I expected him to).
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MallRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-04 04:59 PM
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8. Kerry: "If elected, Olympics spoiler warnings will be required by law!"
On that point alone, he'd get my vote.

-MR
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HalfManHalfBiscuit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-04 04:59 PM
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9. Who gives a shit about swimming?
Really.

Swimming?
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