Is Phelps dating Amanda Beard?

USMS has gone all People Magazine. I've been having that same feeling, kind of like that feeling right before you hurl.

From Today's New York Post Page Six.... Michael Phelps doesn't have a girlfriend, but he celebrated his record-breaking eight gold medals in Beijing by sneaking off for a sizzling game of tonsil hockey with one of Australia's hottest Olympians. Phelps, fresh from shattering Mark Spitz's 36-year-old record, was spotted Monday night in a hot make-out session with Down Under swimmer Stephanie Rice, a source tells The Post's Clemente Lisi and Luke Dennehy. The pumped-up pair clinched and swapped spit at a celebratory bash outside the Olympic Village. The Baltimore Bullet swooped in for the lip-lock with the 20-year-old brunette just weeks after she split from Aussie swimmer Eamon Sullivan. "All the swimmers are talking about it, and is cut up about what happened," the source said. The day after the face-sucking frolics, Phelps and Rice cheekily posed together for Speedo - laughing and playfully groping each other as a photographer snapped them in their swimsuits. "I definitely admire him for his athletic ability and everything he's achieved," gushed Rice, who won three gold medals of her own. "I'm just really glad to be in the mix with that." Whether the dynamic duo is now a couple isn't known. Phelps' rep didn't return our calls.Since winning, the 6-foot-4 wonder has been linked to US swimmer Amanda Beard, who posed nude for Playboy, and British model Lily Donaldson. Both have denied ever dating him, with Beard going as far as to fume, "Eww, that's nasty." Meanwhile, Simon & Schuster's Free Press imprint has signed Phelps to write "Built To Succeed," a behind-the-scenes look at the training regimen that led to his victorious performances. It'll be out in December. Sources say Phelps got a $1 million advance in anticipation of its doing better than his 2005 tome, "Beneath the Surface," which sold only 10,000 copies.

I remember a Summer Sanders interview a while back... she says that swimmers do "hook up" after the swimming is over at the Olympics. I honestly do think she used the term "hook up." ;) I'm like Fort - I don't care for the term "hook up." I want to go back to the 50s when women were serenaded from beneath their windows.

I want to go back to the 50s when women were serenaded from beneath their windows. Which 50s was that? The 1650s? :) ... I agree the term "hook up" makes me cringe.

Which 50s was that? The 1650s? :) ... I agree the term "hook up" makes me cringe. :rofl: Actually I think in some places the Sigma Chis still do it. "Serenade" Memories linger when college is past, Girls that we dreamed of are Sig girls at last; Visions come back when the world goes wrong, We pledge our devotion on wings of a song. Open your window, the music drifts in, Dream girl of Sigma Chi, No one more worthy than you wears the pin, Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. Your heart beats true for the gold and the blue, Out Cross is our pledge of devotion to you, dear, Voices are lifted to praise you tonight, Girl of our serenade.

I have a "friend" who took up the t.v. offer to try Match.com for free. He swears he did not know who Debbie's son was. He can't help it if he fell in love. I, I mean he, have financial problems but that's separate from my, I mean his, love for Debbie. --Ryan, I mean Leslie, Locht--er, Livingston :smooch:

I'm like Fort - I don't care for the term "hook up." I want to go back to the 50s when women were serenaded from beneath their windows. And right after, the women were supposed to cook a five course meal and fetch slippers! No thanks! I'm sure there are plenty of "hookups" after big swimming events. But they could find a better word perhaps? I see it at regular USA meets too. Big flirt fest. After zones this summer, my kid came home and, thanks to facebook, I found out that she was "in a relationship." lol. At least I guessed who!

And right after, the women were supposed to cook a five course meal and fetch slippers! No thanks! I'm sure there are plenty of "hookups" after big swimming events. But they could find a better word perhaps? I see it at regular USA meets too. Big flirt fest. After zones this summer, my kid came home and, thanks to facebook, I found out that she was "in a relationship." lol. At least I guessed who! Excerpt from a 1950s Home Economics Textbook Compiled by Ms. Leslie Blankship Columbus, Ohio Have dinner ready: Plan ahead even the night before to have a delicious meal on time. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospects of a good meal are part of the warm welcome needed. Prepare yourself: Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your makeup, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-wary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring day may need a lift. Clear away the clutter: Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up school books, toys, paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift, too. Prepare the children: Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces (if they are small), comb their hair, and if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part. Minimize all noise: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of washer, dryer, dishwasher, or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quite. Be happy to see him. Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him. Some don'ts: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't complain if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared with what he might have gone through that day. Make him comfortable: Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax-unwind. Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first. Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or to other places of entertainment. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure, his need to be home and relax. The goal: Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit. Fort - He he. Couldn't resist putting this here for you.

:rofl: Actually I think in some places the Sigma Chis still do it. "Serenade" Memories linger when college is past, Girls that we dreamed of are Sig girls at last; Visions come back when the world goes wrong, We pledge our devotion on wings of a song. Open your window, the music drifts in, Dream girl of Sigma Chi, No one more worthy than you wears the pin, Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. Your heart beats true for the gold and the blue, Out Cross is our pledge of devotion to you, dear, Voices are lifted to praise you tonight, Girl of our serenade. Schmaltz like this makes me cringe.

I remember a Summer Sanders interview a while back... she says that swimmers do "hook up" after the swimming is over at the Olympics. I honestly do think she used the term "hook up." ;)