Because Mattie was #4 in qualifying. If Robles didn’t get in, Mattie would have competed.

It’s even more bullshit when you realize that their reasoning was that more fabric would hinder movement. The men seem to move just fine, and the ladies seem to train in tights or booty shorts rather than bikinis. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/28/oly… http://www.bustle.com/articles/17181…

There was a rule about how wide the suit bottom could be on the side, specifically to prevent them from wearing boy shorts. They seem to have loosened the rules up a bit since some teams are wearing tights and long sleeves.

I will never understand how that became a thing. If I had done that my parents would have gone for the honor killing.

You should see the in floor cam for the weightlifting.

It would be great if NBC would stop going to commercial while the announcers are talking.

Actual mason jars? Fancy. I remember jam jars, mayonnaise jars, etc.

The Laura Ashley look. I know it well.

My kitchen is open except for one damn 3' wall that is positioned perfectly to completely block the tv.

Guess we’ll get to see how far Scotus is willing to go for that little don’t ask don’t tell charade.

As a professor of World Religions, you should probably know that SCOTUS has implied (Scalia, I believe) that athiests are not entitled to religious freedom since athiesm is the absence of religion. Therefore, athiests groups have to pretend to be something else in order to avail themselves of their rights. I prefer to…

My husband (and a bunch of other people) were struck from several juries for having a college degree. The cases were all low level drug or robbery charges.

Why are the best looking men not interested in women?

Do they also have a pony?

You are wrong and should feel bad about yourself.

As a Bernie fan who is planning on “doing the right thing”, fuck you Hilary for picking this man and making that so much harder.

If they think women have equal rights, I’m afraid there isn’t much going in their heads.

His permanent residence is in California (in that district).

She has actually been fighting for it to be released. The prosecution and his defense attorneys (in Oklahoma) fought it.

Super easy to explain. They threw their construction trash down the drains. Happens here in the US all the time.