Dara just one the national title in the 100M Freestyle in 54.4 at the ripe old age of 40. Simply Incredible. :applaud: :woot:
If that's not inspiring I don't know what is.
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Ouch! Got a little hot in here. Sorry for the tone in the earlier posts. I can see how it could have come across. I do appreciate your sticking up for me though Rooster.
Why are folks so passionate about this issue (Dara and her performance)?
You're welcome. Easy to do cause I know ya.
Um, I think it's because there are certain male members of this forum...
who are in their forties...
who are quite taken aback by the fact that a FEMALE swimmer, also in her forties...
can beat them....
:duel: :rofl:
That is some spoon you're stirring with there, Anna Lea!
:D:rofl:
Why are folks so passionate about this issue (Dara and her performance)?
Um, I think it's because there are certain male members of this forum...
who are in their forties...
who are quite taken aback by the fact that a FEMALE swimmer, also in her forties...
can beat them....
:duel: :rofl:
Ouch! Got a little hot in here. Sorry for the attitude in the earlier posts. I can see how it could have come across. I do appreciate your sticking up for me though Rooster.
Why are folks so passionate about this issue (Dara and her performance)?
Because many of us are over 40, swim and wish we could make the Olympic team???
:)
PS I'm a smartass ;)
If you take away the right to question and call out this forum would die. The best threads tend to be the ones that get the folks pushing and shoving! Most of it is done with much good humoured baiting and sniping...sometimes it get's ugly but not usually!
Rooster67 must be a male Fort or his sign in name would be Oldhen67.
No one should make a statement in a forum and believe they are not going to get reply in public. It is not a secret place and I will not send dirty little emails to anyone. Read all the posts. Don't see an attitude - just a strong opinion. You got a little personal. IMHO you should have sent her an e-mail and told her your opinion there instead of calling her out on the forum.
Read all the posts. Don't see an attitude - just a strong opinion. You got a little personal. IMHO you should have sent her an e-mail and told her your opinion there instead of calling her out on the forum.
You ain't been here long have you?...got a lot to learn about people in here!!!!
Read the early posts, it's all in there. The later posts do go about raising good questions, but the early post have an attitude about them.
And to answer your question, I have the right to form an opinion on a post or it's tone and to speak my mind. If you don't like it, that's your problem.
Read all the posts. Don't see an attitude - just a strong opinion. You got a little personal. IMHO you should have sent her an e-mail and told her your opinion there instead of calling her out on the forum.
Wookiee is right, as the above-quote illustrates. The early posts were not exactly raising questions, more like proselytizing. But she's cleaned it up.
Off to read the long depressing article.
Don't read it that way. Looks like she was trying to explain why women Dara's age were being hard on Dara. Don't see proselytizing there. Looks to me like she was just trying to figure out why women are hard on her.
BTW my experience has been that women are harder on each other than we are on them.
Read the early posts, it's all in there. The later posts do go about raising good questions, but the early post have an attitude about them.
And to answer your question, I have the right to form an opinion on a post or it's tone and to speak my mind. If you don't like it, that's your problem.
