Every Winter Olympics, I do two things:
- Marvel anew at the existence of ice dancing.
- Watch the 1993 Disney comedy Cool Runnings.
The movie stars John Candy, testing our suspension of disbelief as a former Olympic athlete. He has a theory that world-class sprinters are really just underdressed world-class bobsledders. And when three of Jamaica’s fastest are tripped up trying to qualify for the Summer games, Candy gets to put his theory to the test. As he explains to one of his old teammates:
Listen, three of these guys can run the hundred in under ten-flat. I don’t care who you are, that’s lightning!
But what Irv fails to mention is that the fourth team member, Sanka Coffie, runs the hundred in about fifteen.
Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, Jordan Stokes, and special guest Natalie Baseman to overthink Valentine’s Day, Sharktopodes, the Olympics, the Tough Guy challenge, and more Valentine’s Day. Fair warning: It gets a little NSFW towards the end.
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I really wish I could blame the Chinese for this one, but alas, it seems like the Brits censored their own Led Zeppelin and forced a minor lyrical change for a performance of “Whole Lotta Love” at the Olympic Closing Ceremonies. Two reasons are cited in the news report; 1) organizers deemed a particular lyric “too racy” and 2) female singer Leona Lewis who sang with Robert Plant thought that the lyrics weren’t fitting of a female singer.
BEFORE: I’m gonna give you every inch of my love.
AFTER: I’m gonna give you every bit of my love.
As the Brits say, BULLOCKS. What’s rock and roll without double entendres? See what happens when you start to sanitize some of rock’s greatest penis references after the jump:
Matthew Belinkie, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather overthink the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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