I’m going to be upfront with you: I don’t plan on watching televised coverage of the Olympics nor do I feel particularly unpatriotic for not showing support for Canada by watching, though I’d be hard-pressed to figure out how shouting at a television screen can be construed as patriotic.
I won’t catalog all the reasons why the IOC’s feet should be held to the fire for granting Beijing these games because, as you might have guessed, I don’t really give too much of a fuck about them, ever since they brought legal action against the Gay Olympics for use of the name “Olympics” yet seem to have no problem with Jumping Frog Olympics or Pancake-Eating Olympics.
But here’s my dilemma, and I’ll be upfront with you here, too: it’s Thursday and I’ve got these pictures of an Olympic athlete. He’s not old enough (or furry enough, for obvious reasons) to really get me going, if you know what I mean (and I think you do), but there’s just… something about him which catches the eye. To be totally upfront with you, I mean.
It’s Canadian Diver Alexandre Despatie:
…and one more after the jump.
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I just came in my pants. Twice.
Jumpin’ Jehosophat! Go Canada!
I’ll be watching the Games 24/7. Only out athlete that I know is diver Matt Mitcham from Australia. He’s a young twink, and not my type at all, but I’ll be pulling for him. If you know what I mean.
Good lord! It must be like the boy has a keel when he’s swimming.
“but there’s just… something about him which catches the eye.”
Oh, that’s just the Canadian maple leaf, the National Symbol of Canada. You can read more about it on Wikipedia: National symbols of Canada.
Oh, Canada! I stand erect for thee!
Gold!
The Mailman’s here, and does HE have a Package!
To quote esteemed songstress Robin Sparkles – “I’m gonna rock that body ’til Canada Day.’
I know I have my passport here *somewhere.*
While NBC fucked up the Turin coverage well and good, I will say that TWOP’s Olympic hotties thread made it all the more tolerable.
And now you’re doing your part!