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[bill cobbett]

Wanted to say something about this chap elsewhere earlier but for obvious reasons couldn't...

Anyway...

Athletics... Men's 400m... Was watching Oscar Pistorius of South Africa yesterday, who some of you will know suffered an amputation of both his legs below the knee. Tremendous that he runs in these Games on a level playing field with his peers, must be a great inspiration to many people and isn't that a part of what these People's Games are about, the current generation of athletes inspiring the next generation...???

[supporttheunderdog]

Good for Oscar Pistorius and Good for Bill C for highlighlighting it.

[bill cobbett]

Thank you STUD.

Swimming... Would be amiss if didn't mention Michael Phelps who has just won his 18th Career Gold Medal.

Massively massive achievement but one that raises a question and when questions arise in the mind they have to be made public... and no offence to the swimmers...

As we know the CY Pavlos Kontides looks like he's bringing home CY's first ever medal and poor PK has been busting a gut all week in ten races and still has a race to go. There does seem to be a disparity between the potential medals these swimmers can get and the number that is available to others, to sailors like PK, to athletes, to boxers, weightlifters etc.

[bill cobbett]

Am not gonna say a word about flipping, bleeding penalty shoot-outs... !!!!! ...

[Get Real!]

Athletics... Men's 400m... Was watching Oscar Pistorius of South Africa yesterday, who some of you will know suffered an amputation of both his legs below the knee. Tremendous that he runs in these Games on a level playing field with his peers, must be a great inspiration to many people and isn't that a part of what these People's Games are about, the current generation of athletes inspiring the next generation...???

I don’t understand the big deal! They put springs on his limbs and now he is racing like a Kangaroo.

I’ll just wait a few years when they invent bionic legs to point to the clever one wearing them!

[bill cobbett]

Athletics... Men's 400m... Was watching Oscar Pistorius of South Africa yesterday, who some of you will know suffered an amputation of both his legs below the knee. Tremendous that he runs in these Games on a level playing field with his peers, must be a great inspiration to many people and isn't that a part of what these People's Games are about, the current generation of athletes inspiring the next generation...???

I don’t understand the big deal! They put springs on his limbs and now he is racing like a Kangaroo.

I’ll just wait a few years when they invent bionic legs to point to the clever one wearing them!

No, no, no reh... they have done scientific tests and the blades offer no advantage over and above tendons and muscles etc.

In any event, look at it this way and it's the only way to look at it imho, it takes the same sort of determined dedication, training every day for hours and hours to perform at this level... Surely...???

[Get Real!]

Athletics... Men's 400m... Was watching Oscar Pistorius of South Africa yesterday, who some of you will know suffered an amputation of both his legs below the knee. Tremendous that he runs in these Games on a level playing field with his peers, must be a great inspiration to many people and isn't that a part of what these People's Games are about, the current generation of athletes inspiring the next generation...???

I don’t understand the big deal! They put springs on his limbs and now he is racing like a Kangaroo.

I’ll just wait a few years when they invent bionic legs to point to the clever one wearing them!

No, no, no reh... they have done scientific tests and the blades offer no advantage over and above tendons and muscles etc.

In any event, look at it this way and it's the only way to look at it imho, it takes the same sort of determined dedication, training every day for hours and hours to perform at this level... Surely...???

I’d only be inspired if he were running on his limbs.

If artifical assistance is to be allowed then what’s to stop another person without limbs from overtaking him with a specially modified motorcycle?

[Get Real!]

Here’s what inspires me Cobbet…

Those rare individuals who have everything like a big beautiful home and a great career and throw it all away just to move to some shitty little village in a shitty African country so as to be close to poverty and drought stricken unfortunate peasants in the hope that they’ll make their life a little more comfortable via their area of expertise for trivial pay.

And not some dickhead running around on springs fitted on his limbs!

[bill cobbett]

Here’s what inspires me Cobbet…

Those rare individuals who have everything like a big beautiful home and a great career and throw it all away just to move to some shitty little village in a shitty African country so as to be close to poverty and drought stricken unfortunate peasants in the hope that they’ll make their life a little more comfortable via their area of expertise for trivial pay.

And not some dickhead running around on springs fitted on his limbs!

Have you told Mrs GR about your plans yet...???

[Get Real!]

Here’s what inspires me Cobbet…

Those rare individuals who have everything like a big beautiful home and a great career and throw it all away just to move to some shitty little village in a shitty African country so as to be close to poverty and drought stricken unfortunate peasants in the hope that they’ll make their life a little more comfortable via their area of expertise for trivial pay.

And not some dickhead running around on springs fitted on his limbs!

Have you told Mrs GR about your plans yet...???

I don’t have half the balls like the people I mentioned.