Terminalcoffee discussion

Ok, so I find him really annoying. Such a prig. And I'm only being polite because I'm pretending I live in the beautiful foreign country I see on my TV every day. Why do I heavily not like him? I couldn't say. But every time he wins it rubs me the wrong way.

Go Thor! Beat his ass!

Anyone else?

Who's Mark Cavendish? What sport are we talking about? I'm serious:)

Tour de France.... hot boy butts on bikes.

Oh, for a second there I thought you were talking about Ultimate Fighting.

I politely dislike Lance Armstrong. I read a great article comparing him to Sarah Palin, through which I realized I like Sarah Palin more than Lance Armstrong.

edit: here's the article link...

http://www.slate.com/id/2222407/pagen...

Great article! I laughed so hard... particularly at this: "...Armstrong resorted to Twittering sarcastically whenever he got drug tested, as if he were being specially persecuted."

Armstrong, like Palin, is under the 'WTF? ' category for me.

Awesome connection. I also politely dislike Lance Armstrong. We went to water world the other day with a friend who is apparently a huge fan. I bit my toungue, but all I can think when I hear about his "bravery" is that he left his wife after she stood by him through all that as soon as Sheryl Crow waggled her finger his direction.

And didn't he leave Sheryl Crow after that, too?

Probably. That man follows his dick like a donkey follows a carrot.

Ha! Cheryl Crow (that hoary crone!) should be put out of her misery.

Lance Armstrong is a pussy. Fuck his "bravery". Bravery for Lance = impregnating some fan/failed fashion designer.

The media loves a tearjerker...

Yeah, what bothers me about Armstrong is his whole "I'm a hero...a role model..." marketing stance. That really, really bugs me. Asshole. He's turned that whole "livestrong" thing into a for-profit engine. Fuckhead.

(I realize I am no longer "politely disliking" Mr. Armstrong.)

Yeah, that's exactly what bothers me. The whole role model thing.

He's a hero because he:

A.) Had testicular cancer

B.) Used his illness as an income device

C.) Created the Livestrong...thing

D.) Is an egotistical, obnoxious, doping braggart

E.) All of the above

As with Justin Timberlake, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, the entire Boston Red Sox roster, Hillary Clinton, Andy Samberg, Dave Eggers, Foer, et al...

I wish him/them nothing but ill.

People forget about the doping thing...I agree...he's a whiny asshole who looks genuinely hurt and confused when he's not treated as a hero.

I hate when people buy into their own hype, and he's a textbook example.

Topic title update to accurately reflect how much we all hate he-who-must-not-be-named. Any mention of that name would just result in him coming back from the dead again. Like Voldemort. Whoops...did I just say Voldemort?

Anyway, I waiting for the day when some Frenchie throws a stick into the spokes of that inflated-ego Texan.

That would be the happiest day of my life, Zen.

What is this? Haters Club redux?

*ahem* Well he was a hero until the last few years when his scumbaggery came out in the open. A hero because he did fight his cancer and become a winner. And spoke out for cancer sufferers, the wrist band thing was big.

But then yeah, he ruined it all. And supposedly he dumped Crow because she wanted a kid, and he wasn't ready. Then he found a younger arm candy who DID get pregnant.

Alas, one testicle = the same dickery as 2.

Larry wrote: "What is this? Haters Club redux?"

Ha...nothin' against the Haters' Club. They've got the market cornered. They're good at what they do:)

Did we offend you, Larry?

I don't wish you ill, Matt.

I don't wish YOU ill, Larry.

Cool.

Can someone please explain the rules of the Tour de France? Or direct me to an article.

I loathe Armstrong. It is a mystery as to how he appeals to so many women.

The rules are that you have to ride a bicycle across France and drink Champagne at the end when you win.

Yeah, but there are all these weird...stages...I don't get it, either. But I don't care enough to ask. But I'm glad Heather did. Thanks for doing my work, Heather!:)

Har Har :). I truly do want to know the rules. I'll just google them.

The water world friend attempted to explain it to me. My attention span wore out after "yellow jersey". Someday I might learn. Probably not.

Nah.

From what I see from news reports, it seems the riders are trying desperately to stay ahead of the cars and motorcycles that are chasing them along the road.

Randomanthony wrote: "People forget about the doping thing...I agree...he's a whiny asshole who looks genuinely hurt and confused when he's not treated as a hero.

I hate when people buy into their own hype, and he's a textbook example..."

That's it exactly RA, thanks!

Yay! Thor won the green jersey (not Cavendish)! Green jersey is for speed/sprinting.

I know someone asked how it all works.... really the most fun way to find out is to sit with someone who knows what it's all about. Otherwise it takes too long to explain (and is boring).

It's a lot less random that it looks and is more like chess than an actual race.

I guess I was wrong about the car chasing thing, huh?

Yes Larry, you were wrong, and there are quite a few different color jerseys, but the most coveted is the yellow jersey.

I think I lost a lot of respect when he left his wife, and they had kids, I believe, and then he was an ass when someone asked about his faith and he said no one helped him but his own hard work. What about the Dr.'s?

Even the winner of the Tour de France can't stand him!

Contador: "I will never admire Lance"

Wow!

They were actually teammates this year, it sounds like Lance is going to start his own team next year.

More Lance hatred...

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/...

Zen wrote: "Tour de France.... hot boy butts on bikes."

ROFL