OMFG! Tony the Idiot on CNN:

[PCIntern]

He was talking with the correspondent about the relay race yesterday and that if the American swimmer had fallen back into the pool, it would have disqualified the team from the gold medal. The other guy said that that's right, that you may not re-enter the water after the swim. Tony was befuddled by this and said: "That's crazy."

No Tony, that's a RULE - and there are lots o'rules in athletics, which may seem arcane but are important for a variety of reasons and anyway who asked for this Idiot's commentary?

I suppose we now have to discuss all the regs, rules, and laws with CNN morans to see if they're reasonable or not.

When I was a kid, I was the clipboard holder at a shot put ring during an invitational tournament and this really REALLY big guy put the shot a remarkable distance. He stared at it for a while and then walked out of the front of the circle to see the mark. I called a foul, since you have to leave by the rear half of the circle. His coach went nuts, but my coach stood by my ruling. I stayed away from that guy for the whole time - I thought he was going to kill me.

[crikkett]

1. 1) Name-calling is sad 2) I don't know who you're talking about

because I'm not glued to the Idiot Box.

3) Cool story about the shotput. Good for you to stand your ground!