I suggest that we take an unscientific vote on this matter, then table the topic until there is some more definitive news, which may never come, but then again might.
The wisdom of crowds suggests that our completely biased and boneheaded attitudes and beliefs--contradictory as the stew of opinions here is--might well cancel each other out in such a way as to provide a valid collective answer.
Then we can come back in a year, decade, or whenever, and some can yell, "I told you so!" from their respective berths in the nursing home, before, that is, speedily reattaching the oxygen mask and HGH drip.
Scene: The USMS Nursing Home
Date: The year 2048
geochuck: "Did you see that on the TV? See, I told you she was clean. They tested her blood samples using that new Robo-Nuke-6000-Electron-Imager. I told you so! I told you so!"
aquageek: "He's just in a good mood because he broke all of those 160+ age group records last week."
scyfreestyler: "Isn't it funny, back then we thought 41 was old. We sure had to eat crow when SwimStud broke Phelps's 200 Fly WR at age 60."
SwimStud: "Yes, the ladies flocked to me after that one."
Fortress: "That's nothing. I could have whipped him if I hadn't broken my toe for the 74th time."
TheGoodSmith: "The Robo-Nuke-6000-Electron-Imager still doesn't prove that she's clean. Those BALCO guys anticipated its invention and worked around it."
geochuck: "The Mexicans don't believe in the Robo-Nuke-6000-Electron-Imager. They're the ones who proved the value of two margaritas before a race."
ande: "I just got an e-mail about that new Speedo suit, the Titanium Corset. Not too pricey at $3,400.00."
Fortress: "My great-great-great-grandkids are swimming against summer league swimmers whose parents bought them the Titanium Corset."
(Clock chimes in background)
scyfreestyler: "Well, you know what time it is..."
SwimStud: "It's noodle time! Let's hit the pool!"
aquageek: :rant3:
:lmao::applaud:
POST NOODLE VISIT FROM NURSE:
Nurse: "Did you have a nice noodle? Here are your meds, kids."
(S)he-Man: "I've told you before, I refuse to take them. I'm sticking with my chiropractor's homeopathic regimen until I become senile."
Jim Thornton: "Can I have yours?"
Ande: "I'm skipping my sedative today, thanks. I snoozed so much yesterday, I forgot to post to my geezer blog. It's up to 1,000,000,000 views now."
Aquageek: "What's your monthly pill bill these days, (S)he-Man?"
(S)he-Man: "Well, at least one of us here can wear the Titanium Corset. Better that than a tri bike with bell, although I DO so respect triathletes for their training ethic."
Noodles Romanoff: "I am still sick of the valueless, meaningless squabbling. Soon Ande will be necro-ing the cursed tri thread again and I'll have to log on as my alias to scold people. Don't you people ever grow up and act like mature adults?"
Jim Thornton: "Why do that? Where's my manservant? I'd like a massage with my meds to achieve the proper reverie for contemplating my reckless debauched youth."
Ande: "Sorry, Fortress has passed on. She sprained her ankle on the walking path and fell into a car."
Aquageek: "Can I have my Lance crackers, nurse?"
Nurse: "They've been banned as illegal substances, I'm afraid."
Aquageek: :rant3: I'm going back to ice cream, doritos and beer then.
Paul Wolf (groggily waking up): "Isn't that what we're supposed to eat? Damn, I missed noodle time again. Wish I could sleep better.
Aquageek: "Try ambien."
Jim Thornton: "Yes, do try it. Is the nurse gone? I've got one hidden in my slipper here that I can spare."
Ande: "He's got to post drug use on his blog."
(S)he-Man: "Paul, don't do it! Stay clean. Think of your legacy."
Ande: "Yes, listen to her. (S)he's fast."
Jonathan Miller: "DING, DING, DING. Yesssiiiirrrrr, she's amazing, incredible, indescribable ...."
Noodles Romanoff: "Chat hour is over. Post it on the rant thread if you must carry on."
Scene: The USMS Nursing Home
Date: The year 2048
geochuck: "Did you see that on the TV? See, I told you she was clean. They tested her blood samples using that new Robo-Nuke-6000-Electron-Imager. I told you so! I told you so!"
aquageek: "He's just in a good mood because he broke all of those 160+ age group records last week."
scyfreestyler: "Isn't it funny, back then we thought 41 was old. We sure had to eat crow when SwimStud broke Phelps's 200 Fly WR at age 60."
SwimStud: "Yes, the ladies flocked to me after that one."
Fortress: "That's nothing. I could have whipped him if I hadn't broken my toe for the 74th time."
TheGoodSmith: "The Robo-Nuke-6000-Electron-Imager still doesn't prove that she's clean. Those BALCO guys anticipated its invention and worked around it."
geochuck: "The Mexicans don't believe in the Robo-Nuke-6000-Electron-Imager. They're the ones who proved the value of two margaritas before a race."
ande: "I just got an e-mail about that new Speedo suit, the Titanium Corset. Not too pricey at $3,400.00."
Fortress: "My great-great-great-grandkids are swimming against summer league swimmers whose parents bought them the Titanium Corset."
(Clock chimes in background)
scyfreestyler: "Well, you know what time it is..."
SwimStud: "It's noodle time! Let's hit the pool!"
aquageek: :rant3:
:lmao::applaud:
POST NOODLE VISIT FROM NURSE:
Nurse: "Did you have a nice noodle? Here are your meds, kids."
(S)he-Man: "I've told you before, I refuse to take them. I'm sticking with my chiropractor's homeopathic regimen until I become senile."
Jim Thornton: "Can I have yours?"
Ande: "I'm skipping my sedative today, thanks. I snoozed so much yesterday, I forgot to post to my geezer blog. It's up to 1,000,000,000 views now."
Aquageek: "What's your monthly pill bill these days, (S)he-Man?"
(S)he-Man: "Well, at least one of us here can wear the Titanium Corset. Better that than a tri bike with bell, although I DO so respect triathletes for their training ethic."
Noodles Romanoff: "I am still sick of the valueless, meaningless squabbling. Soon Ande will be necro-ing the cursed tri thread again and I'll have to log on as my alias to scold people. Don't you people ever grow up and act like mature adults?"
Jim Thornton: "Why do that? Where's my manservant? I'd like a massage with my meds to achieve the proper reverie for contemplating my reckless debauched youth."
Ande: "Sorry, Fortress has passed on. She sprained her ankle on the walking path and fell into a car."
Aquageek: "Can I have my Lance crackers, nurse?"
Nurse: "They've been banned as illegal substances, I'm afraid."
Aquageek: :rant3: I'm going back to ice cream, doritos and beer then.
Paul Wolf (groggily waking up): "Isn't that what we're supposed to eat? Damn, I missed noodle time again. Wish I could sleep better.
Aquageek: "Try ambien."
Jim Thornton: "Yes, do try it. Is the nurse gone? I've got one hidden in my slipper here that I can spare."
Ande: "He's got to post drug use on his blog."
(S)he-Man: "Paul, don't do it! Stay clean. Think of your legacy."
Ande: "Yes, listen to her. (S)he's fast."
Jonathan Miller: "DING, DING, DING. Yesssiiiirrrrr, she's amazing, incredible, indescribable ...."
Noodles Romanoff: "Chat hour is over. Post it on the rant thread if you must carry on."
