Commentators obsessed with Lance's smile

Max Taylor

What's up with that? The OLN guys were almost orgasming over
Lance. "Look at that smile" repeated a few times, then the
slo-mo shots of Lance's face. Then the guy interviewing
Sheryl Crow talks about Lance's smile. Ugh. Makes me want to
vomit. And earlier they were orgasming about the
"perfection" of the Postal team's line. Do the commentators
all line up like that to give Lance blow jobs after he
races? It's like no one else in the race even exists. I know
Lance is going for 6, but there must be other stories as
well. Is the European coverage more balanced?

Psycholist

"max taylor" <m@t> wrote in message news:cch5ab09k9@enews2.newsguy.com...
> What's up with that? The OLN guys were almost orgasming
> over Lance. "Look at that smile" repeated a few times,
> then the slo-mo shots of Lance's face. Then the guy
> interviewing Sheryl Crow talks about Lance's smile. Ugh.
> Makes me want to vomit. And earlier they were orgasming
> about the "perfection" of the Postal team's line. Do the
> commentators all line up like that to give Lance blow jobs
> after he races? It's like no one else in the race even
> exists. I know Lance is going for 6, but there must be
> other stories as well. Is the European coverage more
balanced?

I'd expect that the Euro coverage IS more balanced. Like
you, I hope so. But OLN is catering to the US market and in
the US, the TdF is the only bike race and Lance is the only
rider as far as most are concerned.

Bob C.

B. Lafferty

"psycholist" <technico@wctel.net> wrote in message
news:cch7cb$f10a$1@news3.infoave.net...
>
> "max taylor" <m@t> wrote in message
> news:cch5ab09k9@enews2.newsguy.com...
> > What's up with that? The OLN guys were almost orgasming
> > over Lance. "Look at that smile" repeated a few times,
> > then the slo-mo shots of Lance's face. Then the guy
> > interviewing Sheryl Crow talks about Lance's smile. Ugh.
> > Makes me want to vomit. And earlier they were orgasming
> > about the "perfection" of the Postal team's line. Do the
> > commentators all line up like that to give Lance blow
> > jobs after he races? It's like no one else in the race
> > even exists. I know Lance is going for 6, but there must
> > be other stories as well. Is the European coverage more
> balanced?
>
> I'd expect that the Euro coverage IS more balanced. Like
> you, I hope so. But OLN is catering to the US market and
> in the US, the TdF is the only
bike
> race and Lance is the only rider as far as most are
> concerned.
>
> Bob C.

It is the Only Lance Network. I find it helps to just mute
the sound, do some drugs and watch the racing. ;-)

Bob Schwartz

max taylor <m@t> wrote:
> Do the commentators all line up like that to give Lance
> blow jobs after he races?

If you subscribe to the Sean Kelly school of stage race
celibacy then this would be a sure sign that he won't win
this year.

Bob Schwartz cvcc@execpc.com

Mark & Steven B

max taylor wrote:

> What's up with that? The OLN guys were almost orgasming
> over Lance. "Look at that smile" repeated a few times,
> then the slo-mo shots of Lance's face. Then the guy
> interviewing Sheryl Crow talks about Lance's smile. Ugh.
> Makes me want to vomit. And earlier they were orgasming
> about the "perfection" of the Postal team's line. Do the
> commentators all line up like that to give Lance blow jobs
> after he races? It's like no one else in the race even
> exists. I know Lance is going for 6, but there must be
> other stories as well. Is the European coverage more
> balanced?

Jeez, verbifying a noun again... And what's wrong
with a nice smile, anyway?

Steve

Trg

max taylor wrote:
> What's up with that? The OLN guys were almost orgasming
> over Lance. "Look at that smile" repeated a few times,
> then the slo-mo shots of Lance's face. Then the guy
> interviewing Sheryl Crow talks about Lance's smile. Ugh.
> Makes me want to vomit. And earlier they were orgasming
> about the "perfection" of the Postal team's line. Do the
> commentators all line up like that to give Lance blow jobs
> after he races? It's like no one else in the race even
> exists. I know Lance is going for 6, but there must be
> other stories as well. Is the European coverage more
> balanced?

Believe it or not, it's not much better in france. All they
talked about also was how much he was smiling. They're also
showing the lance chronicles now.

Hank Sniadoch

What's the matter ?? Are you a little upset with Lance ?? Too bad for you.
"trg" <trg@world.REMOVETHIS.std.com> wrote in message
news:40ec7360$0$24421$636a15ce@news.free.fr...
> max taylor wrote:
> > What's up with that? The OLN guys were almost orgasming
> > over Lance. "Look at that smile" repeated a few times,
> > then the slo-mo shots of Lance's face. Then the guy
> > interviewing Sheryl Crow talks about Lance's smile. Ugh.
> > Makes me want to vomit. And earlier they were orgasming
> > about the "perfection" of the Postal team's line. Do the
> > commentators all line up like that to give Lance blow
> > jobs after he races? It's like no one else in the race
> > even exists. I know Lance is going for 6, but there must
> > be other stories as well. Is the European coverage more
> > balanced?
>
> Believe it or not, it's not much better in france. All
> they talked about also was how much he was smiling.
> They're also showing the lance
chronicles
> now.

Raptor

max taylor wrote:
> And earlier they were orgasming about the "perfection" of
> the Postal team's line.

I liked how either P or P said that all the USPS riders
were taking their pulls, AS #3 skips his pull towards the
end of the ride.

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Shussbar

> Do the commentators all line up like that to give Lance
> blow jobs after he races?

Bob roll is always first but Lance does not like it because
he use his hands too much!

Mike Jacoubowsk

> What's the matter ?? Are you a little upset with Lance ??
> Too bad for
you.

In all seriousness, I've found the French, in general, to
very much like Lance. It's not as if they have any great
French cyclists to be cheering on at the moment, and, let's
face it, if Lance's greatest crime is to focus 100% on a
single bike race, and that bike race happens to be the Tour
de FRANCE...

However, if the French are going to be subject to repeated
reruns of some of the more insipid episodes of the Lance
Chronicles... well, maybe we can get together with them and
blame Canada!

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

Trg

Hank Sniadoch wrote:
> What's the matter ?? Are you a little upset with Lance ??
> Too bad for you. "trg" <trg@world.REMOVETHIS.std.com>
> wrote in message
> news:40ec7360$0$24421$636a15ce@news.free.fr...
>> max taylor wrote:
>>> What's up with that? The OLN guys were almost orgasming
>>> over Lance. "Look at that smile" repeated a few times,
>>> then the slo-mo shots of Lance's face. Then the guy
>>> interviewing Sheryl Crow talks about Lance's smile. Ugh.
>>> Makes me want to vomit. And earlier they were orgasming
>>> about the "perfection" of the Postal team's line. Do the
>>> commentators all line up like that to give Lance blow
>>> jobs after he races? It's like no one else in the race
>>> even exists. I know Lance is going for 6, but there must
>>> be other stories as well. Is the European coverage more
>>> balanced?
>>
>> Believe it or not, it's not much better in france. All
>> they talked about also was how much he was smiling.
>> They're also showing the lance chronicles now.

WTF? I happen to like and respect Lance very much. This will
be the sixth straight year that I'll be be cheering him on
on the Champs Elysees. As far as I'm concerned he can keep
winning the tour as long as he wants to ride.

However, there's more to bike racing and the TdF than Ms.
Crow and Peet's coffee. I guess, that is unless you're a
fawning top-posting newbie.

Donald Munro

max taylor wrote:
>> Do the commentators all line up like that to give Lance
>> blow jobs after he races?

Bob Schwartz wrote:
> If you subscribe to the Sean Kelly school of stage race
> celibacy then this would be a sure sign that he won't win
> this year.

Blow jobs don't count. Ask Bill Clinton.

Richard Adams

"psycholist" <technico@wctel.net> wrote in message news:<cch7cb$f10a$1@news3.infoave.net>...
> "max taylor" <m@t> wrote in message
> news:cch5ab09k9@enews2.newsguy.com...
> > What's up with that? The OLN guys were almost orgasming
> > over Lance. "Look at that smile" repeated a few times,
> > then the slo-mo shots of Lance's face. Then the guy
> > interviewing Sheryl Crow talks about Lance's smile. Ugh.
> > Makes me want to vomit. And earlier they were orgasming
> > about the "perfection" of the Postal team's line. Do the
> > commentators all line up like that to give Lance blow
> > jobs after he races? It's like no one else in the race
> > even exists. I know Lance is going for 6, but there must
> > be other stories as well. Is the European coverage more
> balanced?
>
> I'd expect that the Euro coverage IS more balanced. Like
> you, I hope so. But OLN is catering to the US market and
> in the US, the TdF is the only bike race and Lance is the
> only rider as far as most are concerned.
>
> Bob C.

Hey, I've been taking every opportunity over the years to
draw people into the sport. Even hanging around the pub last
night after trivia and explaining Team Time Trialing to
onlookers.

Are you doing your part for a world that doesn't require
dumbing down the sport commentary?

It is good to see Lance smile, so much of the time he
looks so dour.

Sonarrat

"max taylor" <m@t> wrote in message news:cch5ab09k9@enews2.newsguy.com...
> What's up with that? The OLN guys were almost orgasming
> over Lance. "Look at that smile" repeated a few times,
> then the slo-mo shots of Lance's face. Then the guy
> interviewing Sheryl Crow talks about Lance's smile. Ugh.
> Makes me want to vomit. And earlier they were orgasming
> about the "perfection" of the Postal team's line. Do the
> commentators all line up like that to give Lance blow jobs
> after he races? It's like no one else in the race even
> exists. I know Lance is going for 6, but there must be
> other stories as well. Is the European coverage more
> balanced?

It was a pretty fantastic smile. Even I was touched.

-Sonarrat.