From across the Pteromyini world, squirrels of all shapes and sizes are coming together in London to root for a pair of our own in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
60kg American Greco-Roman wrestler Ellis Coleman comes by his "Flying Squirrel" nickname on the strength of his signature takedown, seen here:
The Oak Park, IL native actually has a pet squirrel named Rocky (natch), and while he's unlikely to take home a medal, he's already at the top of the G:TB podium.
In what might pass for a bizarre coincidence if one didn't know of Scuridae's plans for world domination, the U.S. delegation in London boasts another Flying Squirrel. 16 year-old Virginia Beach native Gabby Douglas earned her moniker as a result of her inordinate bounce and athleticism. Unlike Coleman, Douglas is one of two Americans favored to contend for all-around gold, and is poised to lead the U.S. women to their first team gold since 1996.
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My signature move is the flying camel.
ReplyDeleteThis Honduras-Morocco game is pretty decent.
ReplyDeleteit was pretty good yesterday when it actually happened, too
ReplyDeleteIt's another demonstration of the timeless nature of the Honduras-Morocco rivalry.
ReplyDeleteit was a pretty great match. several of the early round matches have been very entertaining.
ReplyDeleteIs that Kenneth Branagh. It is!
ReplyDeletebranagh!
ReplyDeleteWhen is ewan macgregor going to dive into a toilet?
ReplyDeletepoppinses!
ReplyDeleteReally wish Lauer had said "he wshakier not be named" instead of Voldemort. Poor form to cater to the Death Eaters.
ReplyDeleteMr. Bean!? Is Ali G next? Benny Hill?
ReplyDeletethat's a pretty impressive typo. count me in the 'enjoying this' camp.
ReplyDeleteI want to enjoy this ceremony, but it's just too odd. China in '08 was one major spectacle, but this is just a bizarre display. My 4 y/o, on the other hand, is blown away by it all.
ReplyDeleteWith that said...Queen!!!
If they play Duran Duran, I'll be pissed.
ReplyDeleteProdigy. Unexpected. We may indeed see Ewan dive into a toilet.
ReplyDeleteHugh Grant. Nice to celebrate whore lovers.
ReplyDeleteCrossing my fingers for The Streets.
ReplyDeleteDizzee rascal?
ReplyDeleteNo flat screens in the uk.
ReplyDeleteI hope the british bulldogs make an appearance.
ReplyDeleteMegan Calvert wrote that Kellogg's ad.
ReplyDeletehope you caught the brief trainspotting nod
ReplyDeleteI had to clean up some cat vomit and missed it. But the pet shop boys make cat vomit cool.
ReplyDeleteWest. End. Girls.
ReplyDeleteComoros = fake country
ReplyDeleteThe Czechs were dressed by the Poles.
ReplyDeleteThe capital of Djibouti...is Djibouti.
ReplyDeleteDjibouti. That's what it is.
ReplyDeletezwoman just learned that pro athletes play in the Olympics.
ReplyDeleteDominican Republic has some fetching senoritas.
ReplyDeleteDid you and Zwoman get a sitter for tomorrow's throwdown? Just do it.
ReplyDeleteThe Estonians are wearing bubble wrap in homage to Zoltan.
ReplyDeleteWe got a sitter. In curious as to how the music will pan out.
ReplyDeleteMacedonia get the Bee Gees for their entrance song. Naturally.
ReplyDeleteJust so you know ... We used to be Yugoslavia but now we are macedonia.
ReplyDeleteParty music will be awful, and your wife may charge the DJ stand and demand good music...like my wife drunkenly did last year. Kinda awkward, but kinda awesome. The DJ will likely be a clueless college kid. We can coerce some funk from him.
ReplyDeleteI should bring my iPod laden with Bahamian beats.
ReplyDeleteI think keeping a "Groove is in the Heart" or a "Steal My Sunshine" in your back pocket will help. Don't underestimate the whiteness of the crowd.
ReplyDeleteAll hungarian Olympians are named laszlo or zsofia or Zoltan
ReplyDeleteDisco is key.
ReplyDeleteIran. Such handsome men.
ReplyDeleteWhoa. Ireland sneaking in some sexy ladies.
ReplyDeleteI'm an Olympic caliber breaststroker.
ReplyDeleteI honestly never heard of Kiribati before
ReplyDeleteHow can Kenya have a white man waving the flag?
ReplyDeleteUSA needs to pull rank on the alphabet thing. I'm getting tired. Can't we cut Morocco or Laos? It's too late and I'm too drunk.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I should've watched project runway on demand instead.
ReplyDeleteShort pants!
ReplyDeleteYou guys really fizzled out at the end. Way to be old.
ReplyDeletei had to get up at 5 to run 16 miles. in retrospect, that seems pretty dumb. anyone wanna massage my hammies?
ReplyDeleteglorious kazakh hero!
ReplyDeleteIce bath.
ReplyDeleteRob...when is ur marathon?
ReplyDeletevets day weekend in richmond, danimal
ReplyDeleteso much olympics going on now...head exploding...
ReplyDeleteindeed. it's glorious.
ReplyDeleteThat is in nov. mileage is up there considering. Stay healthy my friend.
ReplyDeleteour girl rapinoe with a tally
ReplyDeletedoing a program with a local running club/store, danimal. just running what i'm told to run.
ReplyDeleteI just worry about you
ReplyDeleteFencing is weird. The fencers are like robots or aliens with those faceless masks.
ReplyDeleteBadminton is weird too.
ReplyDeleteWhat is so weeeid w the fencing is the futuristic platform they get it on, on
ReplyDeleteIt's very cute how concerned Danimal is about Rob's running related activities. In other news, I could sit by the pool & sip drinks all damn day. I've missed quite a bit of Olympic activity today but I'm more than okay with that trade off.
ReplyDeleteSo Lochte--he's really easy on the eyes
ReplyDeleteHappy to see a lot of him on my TV over the next few weeks
Rob completes me.
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, zwoman and TRess did not enjoy our unsolicited impromptu Z lesson and ensuing game.
ReplyDeleteHungover as fcuk.
ReplyDeletei too am hungover as fuck. played at an open mike night last night- sentence to come-- but though i only played for ten minutes, i partied like a full on rock star.
ReplyDeleterob, if you are marathon training then you may be the favorite in the tortuga's race this year. you will definitely beat me . . .
nobody's beating hoopie
ReplyDeleteWhy don't sync diving judges base scores on the replay vs actual? That seems obvious.
ReplyDeleteLochte got too cocky after last night. No laser-like focus there.
USA sync diving coach is the Asian guy from Dexter.
ReplyDeleteOur divers win silver for dives, wood for bodies
ReplyDeleteCostas either just got out of the pool himself or lit up a spliff before going on air. Rock on Bobby.
ReplyDeleteThe Liberty Mutual commercial where the dumbaass drives his car into the garage with his bike on a roof rack? Yeah, I've done that.
ReplyDeleteAnd who the fuck is hoopie?
ReplyDeleteThe longest 40 minutes of Obama's life was during Osama take down? Thought it would have been his last/only job as a Senator. Buh dum dum.
ReplyDeleteThose swim caps are tighter than.....
ReplyDeleteIt's the danimal show! The Italian divers were robbed. The Canadians weren't in sync at any point in any dive.
ReplyDeleteThe Italians didn't win a medal but they won the heart and imagination of >this guy<
ReplyDeleteAgreed. The yellow world record line in swimming may be more technologically impressive than the yellow first down line.
ReplyDeleteHow many times has Adlington won by a nose?
ReplyDeleteIt's an unfair hydrodynamic advantage.
ReplyDeleteAhl at myself on that one.
ReplyDeletei quite enjoy the visual of danimal sitting on his couch, laptop in front of him, cackling at his own joke.
ReplyDeleteShlara- Don't know if you've heard but Lochte's a Gator. It's okay. Embrace it.
ReplyDeleteThank God for the Olympics. I'm stuck in Atlanta all week with little to do during the evening hours so I'm going to avoid Twitter for much of the day and actually be surprised by some of the event results.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever been at a client meeting and when you went to pull a business card from your wallet you wound up instead with a free pass to a noodie bar?
ReplyDeletedeadspin with a story today on athletes competing under the ioc flag. wonder where they got that idea?
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