OT - USA just beat France in the 400M men's relay!

[Ysabel Kid]

HA!!! The French team was trash talking us about this event and we just beat the cheese-eating surrender monkies!!!

[jengel]

Just saw that. That was some great swimming.

[Ysabel Kid]

Just saw that. That was some great swimming.

They must be part dolphin. I don't think I can run that fast!

I just love to see "trash-talkers" put in their place!!!

[20cows]

YEE HAW!!!!!

(Sorry about that, Frenchy).

[Comal Forge]

Le Francais should not have run their mouths about "smashing" our boys - the Americanos whipped 'em just to prove they could...

[TCB in TN]

Nothing more gratifying that beating the French at pretty much anything! Of course we should beat them, after all they are ...............................The French!

[Mich Hunter]

Who are they kidding. When is the last time the French beat anyone at anything. They were probably swimming in the opposite direction

[papasan]

Saw the race, very Thrilling, makes one proud for sure.
On a "Team", all team members have to
give their best....and these four
guys did. Way to go TEAM USA!


papasan

[meanc]

I was completely unaware of the French smash talking till right before the start. I was up and yelling at the screen the whole race. I know it didn't help, but man that was exciting.

My wife woke up wondering what in the heck was going on.

[lever-4-life]

I was completely unaware of the French smash talking till right before the start. I was up and yelling at the screen the whole race. I know it didn't help, but man that was exciting.

Same here, I took the trash talk as a personal insult! I The come from behind swim made my day

[Griff]

As a former swimmer & one-time Olympic hopeful, SWIMMING is almost the whole of the Olympics to me! In watching the underwater view, he out-kicked & out-reached that last 3 feet to the wall. A 40-second hundred is awesome... simply amazing feat!

[Hillbilly]

Put up a white flag and let em run the other way..........you cant catch em!

Hill

[John in MS]

How do you like your Karma, "Smash-mouth?" Regular, or extra-crispy??

After such a major international embarrassment of not only himself, but his NATION
for acting so arrogant, ole Pepe LePew might learn to ACT like a sportsman, even if
he doesn't "get" how to BE one.

What's the old saying? Is it "Pride goeth before a fall?" or...
"Don't count your chickens before they're hatched?"

Say, French cuisine is considered pretty special... do they have any
good recipes for CROW?

BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

John

[Ysabel Kid]

Phelps just won another gold and smashed the olympic record in the 200M freestyle. He has now tied for the most medals won by any American man - and still has more events to compete in!

[O.S.O.K.]

I spent 10 years in competitive swimming myself - that was great! Makes you proud to be American.

[JReed]

Peirsol just won gold and set a new world record in the 100M backstroke. We are killing them in swimming this year. Our boys are sure doing us proud.

[Ysabel Kid]

Phelps just earned his 10th gold medal, and smashed another world record!!!

[6pt-sika]

You know I don't wanna sound like an butt , but screw the french !

We bailed them out in WWI !

We bailed them out in WWII !

We bailed them out in Vietnam !

And we go after the jerk in Afghanistan and the french turn their nose up at us !

[Ysabel Kid]

Phelps earned his 11th gold medal last night as part of the men's 4x200M freestyle relay. That is after earning a gold medal an hour before for the butterfly! The guy must be half fish or dolphin!!!

[Hobie]

The 800M FS relay has a new WR due to a fine squad. I watch the swimming, too.

[Mich Hunter]

They do have troops in Afghanistan. But, I haven't ever seen them leave the base. I think their here for show

[pbslinger]

Loosely quoted french trash talk:

"We are going to smash the Americans, that is what we came here for"

My reply: Wasted your trip to China frenchies!