In this instance, both looked hostile. Phelps extremely so, Douglas mildly and perhaps without even having that intent.

Yeah, a hunk of metal. That’s exactly what earning a place in the top three at the Olympics is.

#PhelpsFace was hilarious.

That’s an excellent point. Phelps scowling became a symbol of how focused and serious an athlete he is. But god forbid Gabby Douglas not smile all the fucking time. Ridiculous.

Is it possible that she might be feeling focused or serious as opposed to bummed? And even if she’s bummed...is that a bad thing?

Exactly, he never even considered using his moment to do his proposal. He just took hers and she had no option, but to be gracious about it.

Public proposals are gross anyway.

Obviously BBC called it an ‘Even Bigger Prize’ because her husband will be the person responsible for her winning Gold in the next Olympics.......

Cute, but he stole her thunder. I don’t know if I’d have been okay with him stealing my shine with a proposal. But she loves him I guess.

I love her even more now. Has anyone ever turned it down? And everyone is judged pretty harshly. So, you go girl, knowing what works for you and doing what is best for you. She rules!

Back up dancers aren’t always a good thing though...

I agree with you 1000%, Libraryanne!

A lot quicker than we’re running out of ways to describe Florida’s Orange Canker.

You’re not wrong, but that’s a very different subject. We’re not talking about actual incompetence. We’re talking about feeling incompetent when objectively, by any rational standard, one is not incompetent. Is, if anything, very very competent, so much so as to be often rewarded and lauded for it.

Right, because she kept saying “I’ll go down and get her.” She was in shock, in my opinion. Terror kind of does away with rational thought at the time.

Same! The older I got, the more I felt like there weren’t really all that many “supposed tos.” We’re supposed to be decent human beings and treat each other as we wish to be treated. That’s... about it, really!

I’m laughing, but in total sympathy!

Just last week, in rehearsal, my conductor handed out a jazz music chart and proceeded to ask questions like, “now, what key is this c7 diminished minor chord actually in?” and the cellist answered and everyone nodded in my quartet and I was like, “PANIC PANIC WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS HE TALKING ABOUT I SUCK HOW AM I…

This made me sob with relief.