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    Image of HJTravels HJTravels
    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment Edited by HJTravels at 11/06/09 6:33 PM HJTravels was starred HJTravels was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @HJTravels: Speechless? #5000leftovercondoms
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    Image of HJTravels HJTravels
    11/07/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Never, Just stuck it where I didn't want to that time. #5000leftovercondoms
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/07/09

    @HJTravels: I'll believe that excuse for now... #5000leftovercondoms
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    Image of HJTravels HJTravels
    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
    Why would I buy 5000 condoms for $700+ when I can buy 1000 XXL condoms for $110? #5000leftovercondoms
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    G.O.B.: Come on! promoted this comment HJTravels was starred HJTravels was unstarred
    Image of trekie86 trekie86
    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
    Were they expecting some major intercontinental booty calls that they had to hand out condoms at the Olympics? #5000leftovercondoms
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    Duckspwn:Loves Approving Reds promoted this comment trekie86 was starred trekie86 was unstarred
    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/06/09

    @trekie86: Apparently after the athletes' events they all go back to the hotel they are staying in and fuck each other silly. Seriously, I read an article (I think in the paper) about it. I instantly got jealous.
    Edit: See rootyb's comment.
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    Edited by Duckspwn at 11/06/09 5:02 PM Duckspwn was starred Duckspwn was unstarred
    Image of ninjamurf ninjamurf
    11/09/09

    @Duckspwn: Yeah, the Olympic village is a sex fest for most of the 2 week event. Just think. You have THOUSANDS of athlete's, all basically on vacation, all in tip top condition, toned, hard bodied, and rarin' to go. (Remember reading probably the same article...I got jealous too.)

    (Edit: crap...just read rootyb's comment.)
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    Duckspwn promoted this comment Edited by ninjamurf at 11/09/09 1:39 PM ninjamurf was starred ninjamurf was unstarred
    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/09/09

    @ninjamurf: Haha, looks like rootyb beat us all to the punch. #5000leftovercondoms
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    Image of secretmanofagent secretmanofagent
    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
    Eh, about fifteen cents a pop at the minimum isn't exactly worth it. Are they different flavors? #5000leftovercondoms
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    Image of MilesBFree MilesBFree
    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
    "faster, higher, and stronger"

    uh, faster? don't they mean "think about baseball"? #5000leftovercondoms
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
    Was there some new Olympic event introduced in Beijing that was not televised?

    So, um -- why were they distributing condoms at the Olympics? Were they distributed to the participants, fans, pets of the fans? I tell you, the longer I live, the more confused I get. #5000leftovercondoms
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    Image of rootyb rootyb
    11/06/09

    @Monty: They were distributed to the athletes. There was an article around the time of the olympics about how when you put together a thousand (or whatever number it is) of the world's most physically fit 16-24 year-olds with LOTS of energy (they're used to training 10-16 hours a day, and at the olympics, they aren't), a whoooooole lotta sexin' goes on. #5000leftovercondoms
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    Monty promoted this comment rootyb was starred rootyb was unstarred
    Image of Monty Monty
    11/06/09

    @rootyb: It has been so long since I was in that age range that this would explain my confusion. Thank you! #5000leftovercondoms
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    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
    Unused I hope.. #5000leftovercondoms
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    Image of StormPooper StormPooper
    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
    WTF is this, do you need 5 penises to use it? #5000leftovercondoms
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment StormPooper was starred StormPooper was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/06/09

    @Ciber: Wait.....is that not normal?

    ....Shoot. I need a doctor. #5000leftovercondoms
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    Image of spannu spannu
    11/06/09

    @Ciber: There are plenty of women out there who would appreciate having these around. Plenty of men would too, probably. #5000leftovercondoms
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
    "Well, your opening ceremmony was certainly grand and impressive, and your performance in some of the events was interesting, but unfortunately I'm disqualifying you for doping and not finishing with your partner." #5000leftovercondoms
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
    O_o
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    Image of albokay albokay
    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
    Doesnt seems like the olympic goal that is who can finsh the quickest is a good match for condoms. #5000leftovercondoms
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    tande04 promoted this comment albokay was starred albokay was unstarred
    Image of Norm the Alligator Norm the Alligator
    11/06/09

    In reply to On the Auction Block: 5,000 Leftover Condoms From The Olympics
    With them linked together like that I don't think they're safe to use anymore. #5000leftovercondoms
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    EBone promoted this comment Norm the Alligator was starred Norm the Alligator was unstarred
    Image of Luis Bascones Luis Bascones
    11/06/09

    @Norm the Alligator: You sound like one of those poor bastards with only one penis. #5000leftovercondoms
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    AmphetamineCrown promoted this comment Luis Bascones was starred Luis Bascones was unstarred
    Image of tkohrs2002 tkohrs2002
    11/12/08

    In reply to Beijing Olympics Fireworks Line Will Light Up China This Spring Festival
    SO the amount of fireworks broadcasted on TV was real? I thought some of em had to be digital so on TV it would look spectacular. Kinda like the Iran missile launch, and the Kim Jon Ill shadow. Speaking of the North Korean, my teacher for digital design just gave us a project to fix the bad photoshoping of Kim.
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    Image of terebakashi terebakashi
    11/12/08

    @tkohrs2002:

    The fireworks in Beijing were real, but because of the pollution, some of them could not be seen (at least by the cameras in the helicopters) and were therefore edited back in.
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    Image of Scazza Scazza
    11/12/08

    @terebakashi: I thought they said the reason was to make sure ppl saw what was really happening, and no helicopter could fly along the path at that speed safely capturing the fireworks. But they were real, they just made a digital version earlier for international audiences, as they wouldnt have gotten the whole picture of what was really happening.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/12/08

    @Scazza:
    They wouldn't need to fly at exactly the same speed as the footprints were being launched. They could always start forward of the first footprint while shooting aft, and then end up behind the last footprint while shooting foreward. Problem is that at some point the footprint launches would have to pass the helicopter, and there's the very real possibility in there that something bad could happen. Especially if the helicopter was close enough to actually see the footprints and the terrain beneath them through the smogy haze.
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    Image of Jesse in Japan Jesse in Japan
    10/29/08

    In reply to Fake Water Cube Building Spotted in Sichuan, China
    It says the clip has been blocked in my area. And I'm not even in China. That's some heavy censorship they've got.
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