ryoder 1,590 #1 August 14, 2008 QuoteThe medals, which were supposed to be made entirely of gold, were instead found to be composed of 99% lead alloy and coated with a gold-colored lead-based paint. The shocking revelations roiled the Olympic complex today and sent officials looking for answers from the Chinese manufacturer of the medals, the Wuhan One Hundred Percent Gold Medal Corporation. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/chinas-gold-medals-found_b_118664.html"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #2 August 14, 2008 They really like that lead-based paint over there."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 893 #3 August 14, 2008 "Made in China" says it all... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #4 August 14, 2008 The medals have not been solid gold since 1912. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 August 14, 2008 Quote The medals have not been solid gold since 1912. Sure, but how long since they were made out of lead? If they wanted a valuable medal, they could have made it out of #1 copper.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #6 August 14, 2008 Quote The medals have not been solid gold since 1912. Not true according to this: http://www.hesge.ch/heg/vous_etes/doc/stages/2004/sta04_schnyder_annexe1.pdf The composition varies with each Olympic, but the last all gold is listed as 1994. More often they are silver with a smaller percentage of gold."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,114 #7 August 14, 2008 Wait a minute! I won a gold medal at the Perris Rumbleseat Meet back in 2002. Are you telling me it might not be gold? What is this world coming to? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #8 August 14, 2008 Quote Quote The medals, which were supposed to be made entirely of gold, were instead found to be composed of 99% lead alloy and coated with a gold-colored lead-based paint. The shocking revelations roiled the Olympic complex today and sent officials looking for answers from the Chinese manufacturer of the medals, the Wuhan One Hundred Percent Gold Medal Corporation. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/chinas-gold-medals-found_b_118664.html Kinda like us money nowadays eh?I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #9 August 14, 2008 The medals keep getting larger and larger... Pretty soon they will start looking like the clocks that Flava Flav wears. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #10 August 14, 2008 Quote The medals keep getting larger and larger... Pretty soon they will start looking like the clocks that Flava Flav wears. Or this: http://www.garycralle.com/Cowboy-belt-buckle.jpg or this: http://bp2.blogger.com/_f94u2NYsVvw/Rya1vf1d1EI/AAAAAAAAAAo/KG03YQlefy0/s1600-h/cena-with-belt.jpg "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #11 August 14, 2008 Their '16 year old' gymnasts don't seem to be 16 either Performance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #12 August 14, 2008 Quote Kinda like us money nowadays eh? If "nowadays" is the last 43 years, yes.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #13 August 14, 2008 1994 was listed as all gold but it was actually a core of granite with Gold over it in a design. See: http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/06m27ue30dbuq/610x.jpg If you want to find a solid metal medal made out of 100% gold then you have to go to 1912 to prior years (only some were 100% gold, others were Gilt) or 1996 in Atlanta. All previous years are gilt, nothing more then plated in gold. At least some of the more modern medals are mainly Silver then coated in gold if they do not use some other material as a base and put the metal in a design on top of it.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #14 August 14, 2008 Q: Why do cowboys wear such huge belt buckles? A: It's a tombstone for a dead dick. Q: Why do cowboys have their names on their belts? A: So their cowboy buddies know who they're butt-fucking. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
georgerussia 0 #15 August 15, 2008 Quote Their '16 year old' gymnasts don't seem to be 16 either http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-flumenbaum/scandal-of-the-ages-docum_b_118842.html* Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #16 August 15, 2008 I saw a funny political cartoon today by Walt Handelsman (sp?) the guy who does "Zits," and it shows Michael Phelps on the podium and he's saying, "Hey, wait a minute, these are chocolate coins!" (Somewhere in the frame is the headline about the fake fireworks and the fake singing. Hey, did you realize that I started the "was it a mistake giving China the olympics" thread before any of this fraud/fake shit started breaking?!) Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #17 August 15, 2008 Quote The medals keep getting larger and larger... Pretty soon they will start looking like the clocks that Flava Flav wears. Maybe they'll give winners the option of bronze, silver and gold "grillz" soon? Wait, maybe they already do: is there Olympic "Double Dutch"? Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenfly00 0 #18 August 15, 2008 Quote I saw a funny political cartoon today by Walt Handelsman (sp?) the guy who does "Zits," and it shows Michael Phelps on the podium and he's saying, "Hey, wait a minute, these are chocolate coins!" (Somewhere in the frame is the headline about the fake fireworks and the fake singing. Hey, did you realize that I started the "was it a mistake giving China the olympics" thread before any of this fraud/fake shit started breaking?!) Hatred makes you type quickly?----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #19 August 15, 2008 Quote Quote Their '16 year old' gymnasts don't seem to be 16 either http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-flumenbaum/scandal-of-the-ages-docum_b_118842.html Well that's about the most comprehensive argument I've seen in a while. I'd give it a "Marg" Olympic factor 10 for execution and a 10 for degree of difficulty! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #20 August 15, 2008 The second half of that article is much funnier than the first half Quote "We are trying to determine how exactly so much lead got into those gold medals," said a spokesman for Wuhan, China's largest exporter of gold medals. "Until we do, we are urging all first-place athletes not to lick, taste or suck on their medals." The news about the potentially toxic gold medals spread panic among Olympic champions, especially U.S. swimming phenom Michael Phelps. "I am very, very concerned about my extensive contact with gold medals," Mr. Phelps told reporters. "But what am I supposed to do? Stop being so awesome?" In other Olympic news, China's hopes for winning more medals in women's gymnastics were dashed when one of their leading gymnasts vanished down a bathtub drain on Tuesday. Immediately after Jiang Qimin's disappearance, Beijing authorities launched a search for the acclaimed seven-pound athlete. Jiang had been the subject of speculation earlier this week as many foreign observers doubted China's claims that the two-foot-tall gymnast was sixteen years old. In an interview with NBC's Bob Costas on Monday, Jiang sparked controversy with this response to a question about her age: "I want my sippy cup." Andy Borowitz is a comedian and writer ... Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #21 August 15, 2008 Quote Well that's about the most comprehensive argument I've seen in a while. I'd give it a "Marg" Olympic factor 10 for execution and a 10 for degree of difficulty! Definitely a high score for use of multiple primary documents and evidentiary links to original sources. VR/Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #22 August 16, 2008 Quote Quote I saw a funny political cartoon today by Walt Handelsman (sp?) the guy who does "Zits," and it shows Michael Phelps on the podium and he's saying, "Hey, wait a minute, these are chocolate coins!" (Somewhere in the frame is the headline about the fake fireworks and the fake singing. Hey, did you realize that I started the "was it a mistake giving China the olympics" thread before any of this fraud/fake shit started breaking?!) Hatred makes you type quickly? Sorry, I'm gonna need you to repeat your post... All I'm getting on this end is this annoying buzzing... Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #23 August 16, 2008 Quote I saw a funny political cartoon today by Walt Handelsman (sp?) the guy who does "Zits," and it shows Michael Phelps on the podium and he's saying, "Hey, wait a minute, these are chocolate coins!" (Somewhere in the frame is the headline about the fake fireworks and the fake singing. Hey, did you realize that I started the "was it a mistake giving China the olympics" thread before any of this fraud/fake shit started breaking?!) Sorry, I gotta correct myself here. I realized later that Walt Handelsman is Newsday's political cartoonist. The guy who does "Zits" is Jim Borgman (who also does very good political cartoons).Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AdamLanes 1 #24 August 16, 2008 I've heard that the gold medals are only supposed to contain 6 grams of gold as per olympic standards. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #25 August 17, 2008 QuoteI've heard that the gold medals are only supposed to contain 6 grams of gold as per olympic standards. And the athletes are allowed to contain only 6mg per liter of steroids, right?Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
