Clay Jones for July 30, 2021

I have a feeling he’ll get the twisties… but only after he lands….

Just like armchair quarterbacks who can barely walk across the room shouting at the TV, “I can do better than that.”

What touched me the most: Biles herself saying that the outpouring of support for her was the first time she realized that people valued her for more than just her gymnastics.

One that has been down similar roads is backing her – Michael Phelps.

If he lands on his gut, how high will he bounce?

Try it at the edge of the Grand Canyon.

And yes, this was his idea.

At least he didn’t ask anyone to hold his beer.

Looks more like he’ll execute a 90 degree face plant.

He’s gonna make a HELL of a crater when he splats face first into the floor…

Looks like the type of Bar you don’t want to Faceplant in , ewwww , ( what happen to my wallet ? )

Doug was supposed to tell someone, “Hold my beer.”

Ha! They wouldn’t know a national treasure if it hit them in the face…( 1-6)

Fly like an eagle, land like a blue-footed booby.

I don’t know, one way or the other, exactly what’s hit Ms Biles so hard. I will say this,

‘’Give the kid a break, you mindless morons.’’

That felt good.

If Michael Phelps got into trouble the lie guard would pull him out of the water. If Simone Biles got into trouble, she could break a bone – or end up a quadriplegic.

this oughta be good

Bravo!

The Trumpanzee/Q whine fest which started after the Nov. 3 election has found its latest SQUIRREL!

What was that old show called… oh yeah, Jackass!

I’d pay to see this one.

Something to do with her banned meds and her concentration, isn’t it?

Whut?

I love this decision tree for criticizing Simone Biles: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/are-you-allowed-to-criticize-simone-biles-a-decision-tree

(found via Miss Cellania)

A sad reflection on some.. that would rather see a “splat” than have a contestant take a pass.

It makes me so frustrated to see comments about Ms Biles not being tough enough or quitting on her team. We are talking about the same girl who was molested by her team doctor throughout her entire childhood and teen years, won the World All Around Championship title while passing a kidney stone, put her body through an extra year of training through the pandemic, added so much difficulty ro her routines that the judges literally do not know how to properly rate her skills because she is so far ahead of her time. All of this while maintaining her responsibilities to her endorsement deals, the media, personal relationships, etc. and some people can still honestly say “Simone Biles is a quitter”. Or she’s taking banned meds. That girl has endured more trauma inner 24 years than most people will see in their lifetime.For non-gymnasts, the fact that she balked mid-air and accidentally did a 1.5 on her first vault instead of a 2.5 is a big deal. It’s terrifying. She could have been severely injured getting lost in the air like that. The fact that she somehow landed on her feet shows her experience and is incredible. The margin of error on a skill move like that is thinner than razor thin. A very small wrong move and a career ending or even worse, life threatening injuries can occur

LOL, I actually know someone like that.

Would the media pay so much attention to her if she was white or Asian?

He starts with “Hey, hold my beer and watch this!”

Seems fair to me. Luckily for him, he’s a cartoon character.

Good for SB for recognizing she needed to withdraw rather than trying to compete and risk hurting herself or as she said, hurting the team.

Silver is a great achievement.

More like a double-gut buster, run ladies, run!

I see S2U is race-baiting again. Ho-hum.

“You’re a dull boy. . . . Dull as plainsong. La-la-la, forever on one note”

—The Lion in Winter