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Old 08-21-2008, 04:46 PM
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Do you guys not study arithmetic in the US (BTW, my dad was born in Kearney, NJ, so I'm 50%)

We have one fifth of the population if the US - so, if the US win 29 golds, we should, by rights, win only 6 (we got 17).

Conversely, if we win 17 golds, you should win 85 (you got 29)

Yep, we can ride bikes. (No idea why TBH)

Apart from Michael Phelps, we got 2 golds, you got 4.

We got Gold in: Swimming, Sailing, Rowing, Track Athletics, Cycling (and still have three guys heading, hopefully, towards Boxing Medals)

Your 4 x 100m teams can't hold onto a hollow baton (admittedly, our guys waited until they were about 2in from the finish line)

Maybe, it just might be, that the US - home of MacDonalds, Starbucks, KFC, BurgerKing, Trans-fatty-acids and Doughnuts - might be struggling a bit at the moment.

Bring it on underachievers!