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Briton slams Olympic training site
(Reuters) ^ | 8-11-04 | Alan Baldwin

Posted on 08/11/2004 3:44:20 PM PDT by Rakkasan1

ATHENS (Reuters) - Former ballerina turned hammer-thrower Shirley Webb has slammed British Olympic training facilities in Cyprus after being reduced to throwing into a field from a road junction.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hammer; olympics
I can see the natural career progression: ballerina>>>hammer tosser.
1 posted on 08/11/2004 3:44:20 PM PDT by Rakkasan1
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To: Rakkasan1

Said hammer thrower, you may eff with her at your own risk.

2 posted on 08/11/2004 3:48:49 PM PDT by Archangelsk (Beware the man with a pig farm.)
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To: Rakkasan1

I can see the natural career progression: ballerina>>>hammer tosser.

A Primadonna on steroids here?


3 posted on 08/11/2004 4:03:06 PM PDT by conshack
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To: Archangelsk
... you may eff with her at your own risk.

Heh, you might not have a choice...

4 posted on 08/11/2004 4:04:05 PM PDT by Who dat?
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To: Rakkasan1

whinge ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hwnj, wnj)
intr.v. Chiefly British whinged, whing·ing, whing·es
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.


5 posted on 08/11/2004 4:05:51 PM PDT by mewzilla (Note to Kerry: There is a Happydale far, far away :)
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To: Rakkasan1; aculeus; dighton; hellinahandcart; Constitution Day; Owl_Eagle; Lijahsbubbe
Former ballerina turned hammer-thrower

Emphasis on former

6 posted on 08/11/2004 4:08:08 PM PDT by Thinkin' Gal
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To: Archangelsk
Well, at least she shaves her pits.

Trying to find something good to say

7 posted on 08/11/2004 4:09:52 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Thinkin' Gal

nice pic. thanks,I think.


8 posted on 08/11/2004 4:10:47 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Justice of the Piece:Kerry/Edwards...so full of crap they need two Johns.)
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To: mewzilla

Go ahead, you tell her that.


9 posted on 08/11/2004 4:34:21 PM PDT by Archangelsk (Beware the man with a pig farm.)
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To: Grampa Dave; swarthyguy; Kenny Bunk; dighton
Former ballerina turned hammer-thrower Shirley Webb

All natural no doubt...

10 posted on 08/11/2004 4:48:04 PM PDT by Shermy
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To: Shermy

Define Hammer Thrower!


11 posted on 08/11/2004 4:53:26 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Has the Franchurian Dork candidate, le Jacquestrap Kerri ever not lied to Americans!")
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To: Thinkin' Gal; Rakkasan1; dighton; hellinahandcart; Constitution Day; Owl_Eagle; Lijahsbubbe; ...
Nice abs.

Also trying to say something nice.

12 posted on 08/11/2004 4:59:20 PM PDT by aculeus
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To: Who dat?

Tell me that you wouldn't slam a few beers with her if you had the chance. I would.


13 posted on 08/11/2004 5:38:58 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Wouldn't arm-wrestle with her, though.


14 posted on 08/11/2004 5:39:56 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Thinkin' Gal; aculeus
DANG!! She looks, ah, like... a great hammer-thrower.

On a personal note, my mom's family is chock full of women named Webb who are also redheads.
But NONE of them are so...(husky)

15 posted on 08/11/2004 6:51:23 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: aculeus; Thinkin' Gal
Good thing she wasn't in my daughters' dance classes - ouch! Those girls would have been smushed!

My something nice....

16 posted on 08/11/2004 10:14:15 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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To: Thinkin' Gal; aculeus; Constitution Day
I love this whispering thing - very catchy....
17 posted on 08/11/2004 10:16:23 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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