Wow, Phelps was a jerk …

August 25, 2008

Disclaimer: My, my … I don’t really think Phelps is a jerk. Also, there’s a middle finger in the video above … so if you don’t like that sort of thing, please don’t watch.

Disclaimer PART II: I’m sorry, I thought for certain everybody would have caught the “tongue in cheek” nature of this post and realized it was a joke. To make it more clear: It is a joke. I’m a huge Michael Phelps fan.

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7 Comments Add your own

  • 1. Tommy Rose  |  August 25, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    Please remove this “factual” video clip. It is a fabrication and should not be reported as NEWS. I expect better from the Sanford Herald.

    For instance: the lane markers are yellow and red between the 2 swimmers shown. At time marker 0:46 on the video clip, the lane markers show as blue and white.

    Also at time marker 0:18, you can see the Olympic logo for the swimming as well as the OMEGA time pad. It is not shown behind the swimmer at time marker 0:26.

    This is not worthy of the Sanford Herald and a bad name of you and the paper.

    Tommy Rose

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  • 2. Jay Riley  |  August 25, 2008 at 9:50 pm

    I get it.

    Best Post Ever.

    Though to protect the “funny bone impaired”, maybe you should label this post “non-factual video clip”.

    Reply
  • 3. Thunder  |  August 26, 2008 at 8:13 am

    I got your joke.

    The first comment had me wondering if it was a joke, too, but I think he is serious. It’s kind of funny, though. The analysis to prove it was not a real video in comment 1 has me tickled.

    Reply
  • 4. Al Roethlisberger  |  August 26, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    If it’s on the Internet, it must be true…

    :)

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  • 5. Joe Jon  |  August 26, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    I got a kick out of the video. Not sure how someone could take it seriously, but we do live in a world where taekwando black belts kick referees in the head.

    Reply
  • 6. Jon  |  August 27, 2008 at 12:19 am

    Next you’re going to tell me that Anchorman wasn’t real. Or Deputy Dog.

    Pwned.

    Reply
  • 7. Justin Story  |  August 27, 2008 at 4:47 pm

    I hope that poor guy in comment #1 hasn’t seen The Onion yet – he’d give himself carpal tunnel writing letters to the “editor” there.

    Reply

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