Michael Phelps -- Pothead!

[Q Classic]

Phelps.

****ing puritans just have to **** all over everything, don't they?

[Darius871]

dopesmokers

(^^^only to get some balance in this thread; don't expect me to defend the viewpoint... *takes monster hit from steamroller*)

[Lorizael]

****ing christ. Some weird dolphin-human hybrid happens to engage in a mildy socially unacceptable activity. Who gives a ****.

[Lord Avalon]

After eight gold medals in one Olympics, it's pretty much all downhill from there, right?

[snoopy369]

It appears to be real, snoop...

***UPDATED February 1st, 1:30PM*** Michael Phelps has acknowledged that the photo showing him smoking marijuana from a bong is real. He released this statement:

I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again.


EARLIER: Olympic Champion Michael Phelps, who vaulted to international stardom during the 2008 Summer Olympics by winning a record eight gold medals in swimming, has been caught in a very compromising position, according to a report by the British paper News of the World.

full story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_162842.html

A broken clock is right twice a day

[Az]

I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again.

He's correct. He should know able to hide direct photographic evidence of his appreciation illegal substances and keep a paper-thin veil of false decency, like all heroin-slinging rock stars and coked-up wall-steet frat-boys.

America FTW

Don't get cought on the camera again, brah *high-fives Michael Phelps*

[Jon Miller]

While I think that MJ should be decriminalized, it still doesn't change the fact that he did something illegal and that as such he was being stupid/etc (and that is enough, although it probably won't, to impact his 'morality' clause).

JM

[MrFun]

YES, thank god there were no such things as camera phones when I was younger.

And it amazes me that the rich and famous haven't heard of such devices.
And then smile for the picture.

THEY ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS.

You mean like the time when you were younger and you were driving a golf cart while intoxicated?

[DanS]

He's incredibly stupid. The bong cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars at least.

[Ben Kenobi]

Darius, if that's the case- and by the way, I think morals clauses are basically the biggest load of horse**** in history - then he simply gets more contracts with people who don't care.

So we should expect him to sell fur speedos next?

That only works with politics where if you annoy half of the people, you get the other half to love you even more.

Drugs are just not a good thing for endorsements. Endorsers are trying to market to as large a group as possible.

[Fake Boris]

He's incredibly stupid. The bong cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars at least.

Like he needs it.

[Kuciwalker]

You know, throwing money down the toilet remains stupid long after you stop actually needing it.

[Felch]

He's incredibly stupid. The bong cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars at least.

Roors are pretty pricey. Give me a two liter bottle, a pen, and some chewing gum, and I can make something that'll do the trick for pennies.

The cops in Ocean City even said my bongs were pretty cool. True story.

[rah]

You mean like the time when you were younger and you were driving a golf cart while intoxicated?

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER
I can't remember the last time I was driving a golf cart and I wasn't intoxicated by the 18th hole.

[Darius871]

Uh oh...

Sheriff investigates whether Michael Phelps smoked pot
Charges will be filed if warranted, sheriff's spokesman says

(CNN) -- A South Carolina sheriff's office is investigating whether Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps smoked marijuana on the University of South Carolina campus.

Michael Phelps is facing a criminal investigation into whether he smoked marijuana on a college campus.

Authorities will file criminal charges if the investigation determines that they are warranted, a spokesman said Tuesday.

"If someone breaks the law in Richland County, we have an obligation as law enforcement to investigate and to bring charges," Sheriff Leon Lott said in a statement.

"The Richland County Sheriff's Department is making an effort to determine if Mr. Phelps broke the law. If he did, he will be charged in the same manner as anyone else. The sheriff has a responsibility to be fair, to enforce the law and to not turn a blind eye because someone is a celebrity."

Phelps admitted "regrettable behavior" on Sunday after a British newspaper published a photograph of him smoking marijuana through a bong. The tabloid News of the World showed Phelps using the bong during what it said was a November party at the University of South Carolina, in Richland County.

Both university police and Columbia, South Carolina, police have said they would not pursue charges, according to The State newspaper in Columbia. It was unclear where the party took place, the paper said, or whether it was on the USC campus.

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http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/03/...ana/index.html