Canada is a strange place, eh? Its people seem to live in a different world than the rest of us; a world where people seem nicer, are more polite, have more mundane problems or create uniquely Canadian ones. I have commented on this odd phenomena before in my post on “The Canadian Criminal Mind“.
And now, it seems, that while much of the world is waiting with bated breath to hear Lance Armstrong’s sensational interview with Oprah in which he is expected to admit to taking performance enhancing chemicals to help him win his cycling trophies, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has decided to prepare its sensitive viewers ahead of the anticipated bad news. But Lance Armstrong has been such a hero and an inspiration to so many. How to let them down gently? Well, here’s how they do it in Canada……..
That news anchor has a lot of room to talk. She probably shampoos with Bissell…
That’s one of the funniest things I’ve seen!!! Simply has me floored.
Bwahaha! I loved the joke about how 12 people were shocked.
Dang. I used drugs and they didn’t put me on the news. I feel slighted.
evilsquirrel13,
Haha…. her hair does look like an industrial accident!
Mobius,
Sometimes real life is so funny.
riot kitty,
I have to say that I take no pleasure (well, maybe a little pleasure) from seeing someone who is a role model for so many, fall so badly from grace and disappoint so many.
Mr. Charleston,
It seems everybody uses drugs these days. It’s not newsworthy. Ah…. but to smoke a rug, now that’s different.
It’s all part of the cover-up.
SAW,
You mean, they are trying to sweep it under the “carpet”?
too funny
you find the best items, friend
It was the best of feel-good stories: beating cancer and winning all those races …. I had read accounts that put forth the idea that after the cancer had so ravaged the body and in its rebuilding, it turned out that an ideal cyclist’s body and conditioning was the result …… as if to say it was necessary to have gone through that near death experience for him to have been able to achieve those accomplishments …..
what a sham and what a shame
I have one of those original issues of the yellow bracelet …. my brother adores cycling and is an active rider and sometimes racer and has volunteered at the more high level events here in Georgia, so Lance items were always an appreciated gift I could give him (and Have as recently as last year – a book I came across).
too bad
he deserves no more attention
to have been a cheat and then to have inflicted pain upon others to defend his lies….
he is the antithesis of a hero
Kat,
I derive no joy from this whole incident. Even though I was no rabid fan of Lance Armstrong, I was happy to have someone like that being an inspirational role model for many. We get so few of these kind of heroes these days to celebrate. I feel sad for all of us – especially the young who have become more cynical from this whole episode.
By the way, I was sorry to have missed coming by here on the recent Squirrel Appreciation Day! You are appreciated!
LOL! They say that runners are a gateway, but he just wouldn’t listen!
Kat,
Thanks. It always slips my mind too since every day is squirrel appreciation day in these woods!
DesignStudent,
Is that you, oh BrightestBlue? So good to see you here. Here’s wishing you great and wonderful things this year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR starts tomorrow. Wanted to be first to give you good wishes. My sister Betty from Texas want o give her good wishes to.
Oh I’m not early. It is 6:30 in morning!
Joyce,
Thanks for your very early greetings. Sorry for the late reply but as you can imagine, I have not been near my computer for many days. Happy Year of the Water Snake!