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Armstrong Wins Record Sixth Tour De France
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| July 25, 2004
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Posted on 07/25/2004 9:01:03 AM PDT by Smartaleck
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To: Hank Rearden
"That's the wife-dumping lump who pedals his little bicycle around France in an incredibly boring and useless exercise?"
Bite me.
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posted on
07/25/2004 11:14:34 AM PDT
by
SBprone
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To: SBprone
Bite me. Ohhhh, ick. Go check with Lance. Or Barney Frank. Or the 'Rat ticket. But not me.
103
posted on
07/25/2004 11:16:39 AM PDT
by
Hank Rearden
(Refuse to allow anyone who could only get a government job tell you how to run your life.)
To: Major_Risktaker
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posted on
07/25/2004 11:26:27 AM PDT
by
GVnana
(Tagline? I don't need no stinkin' tagline!)
To: Baynative
Wow! Give that guy a ticket to the Rose Garden!!
105
posted on
07/25/2004 11:28:15 AM PDT
by
GVnana
(Tagline? I don't need no stinkin' tagline!)
To: YouGoTexasGirl
For those of you that have not been to France this year, I want you to know that what we hear about the French despising Americans is not true. Four of us, from Texas, were there in February, 2004. Sorry but they do hate us and have for years. I have lived in Germany, and short periods in Scotland and Holland. I have vacationed in Europe at least 7 times since 68 and been there on business many more times.
Half of France lives in the Region of Paris and they hate other Frenchmen so why would they like us? Normandy and the far SE, where you were, are the best if you are American. Grenoble counts not at all because it is dependent on tourist and they have been hurting lately. They are especially nice when dollars are being withheld. One trip does not mean you have learned their thoughts.
I have never had a European be outright rude, save one taxi driver in Vienna, a Dutch shop owner, and a couple of thousand people in France. BTW when we travel we keep a low profile, watch our manners, dress like Europeans, and speak passable French, Italian, German and Spanish among the six (all Texans) of us who go together. We do nothing to bring on any rudeness.
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posted on
07/25/2004 11:29:57 AM PDT
by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(Bush, DeLay and Armstrong - Good to be a Texan today)
To: Hank Rearden
Another turd in the punchbowl.
107
posted on
07/25/2004 11:32:59 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
( A majority of Europeans have lost the courage of their fathers and grandfathers.)
To: Hank Rearden
Another turd in the punchbowl.
108
posted on
07/25/2004 11:33:01 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
( A majority of Europeans have lost the courage of their fathers and grandfathers.)
To: Hawk44
He was not married when he had the cancer and she wanted out of the marriage but don't let the facts get in the way of being an a$$.
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posted on
07/25/2004 11:34:00 AM PDT
by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(Bush, DeLay and Armstrong - Good to be a Texan today)
To: Rebelbase
And you wouldn't believe my generous pay package and retirement plan for taking the job!
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posted on
07/25/2004 11:35:36 AM PDT
by
Hank Rearden
(Refuse to allow anyone who could only get a government job tell you how to run your life.)
To: Hawk44
He is not the good guy that he is made out to be. He left the wife and kids that stood by him during his testicular cancer days in order to ride the Tour de Pants of Sheryl Crow. Sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service, Lance delivers. Perhaps he was the inspiration for Crow's "First Cut Is The Deepest".
Someone else has probably corrected your false accusation but if not I'll offer the following in rebuttal:
.... Armstrong learned he had testicular cancer on October 2, [1996]. The next day, he underwent surgery to remove the testicle..........
Also in January 1997, he launched his cancer foundation and the Ride of the Roses. At the press conference, he met Kristin Richard, an account executive for an advertising and public relations firm who had done work for the Ride of the Roses. They married in May 1998 and have three children, a son Luke (born in October 1999) and twin daughters Isabella and Grace (born in November 2001).....
http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Armstrong_Lance.html
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posted on
07/25/2004 11:48:24 AM PDT
by
deport
(Please Flush the Johns......)
To: GVgirl
To guys out there (still unattached). Now, a question:
If you could choose only one, which one of the four awards would YOU pick to take home if you were such a lucky fellow on the Champs d'Elysee?? (Married FReeper men can abstain from voting if they wish). :-)
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posted on
07/25/2004 11:56:02 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(***Since The Iraq War & Transition Period Began, NORTH KOREA HAS MANUFACTURED (8) NUCLEAR WEAPONS***)
To: Hawk44
I wondered about the wife and kids - the papers only say that he went through a "grueling" divorce. Did he really dump his family for Sheryl Crow? UGH
To: The Right Stuff
Having now actually read through the thread, I stand corrected. It is still an amazing accomplishment.
To: marshmallow
Congratulations to Armstrong for a fine sporting performance. However, outside of cycling he has nothing to say to me. Outside of supporting cancer survivorship efforts, where has he ever tried to say anything to you?
Yeah, that guy's a real scumbag - how dare he raise $23 million for cancer victims!
To: CedarDave
116
posted on
07/25/2004 12:15:26 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("A republic, if we can revive it")
To: The Right Stuff
Is it true that it was actually his mother who managed to break up the marriage? Maybe they were kidding, but his mother was described as the mother-in-law from hell.
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posted on
07/25/2004 12:16:11 PM PDT
by
Dante3
To: Smartaleck
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Way to go, Lance. Now lose the no-talent girlfriend. |
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posted on
07/25/2004 12:16:48 PM PDT
by
Fintan
(Put...the candle....BACK!!!!)
To: Hank Rearden
Hank, normally I agree with almost everything you post, but on this you're way off. It seems that you're on everyone of these threads proclaiming the irrelevancy of cycling in general and Armstrong in particular. Certainly it can't be all that irrelevant if you feel the need to post early and often...
To: Major_Risktaker
D-O-R-K!
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posted on
07/25/2004 12:17:24 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("A republic, if we can revive it")
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