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I like RealEstateAgentITRecruiterUsedCarSalesMan but it doesn't really roll off the tounge.
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a "Lance Armstrong" ?
Nihil obstat
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Not at all. He was and still is a brilliant cyclist. I agree with his air in tyres, water in bottles analogy. In that respect, yes, he was no more saint or sinner than any of his contemporary competitors. On the BBC this morning, they interviewed the head of British cycling. Now, excuse my saying, but that man is a Wayne Kerr deluxe, full of vitriolic spite because Armstrong was a greater advocate for cycling than he ever was. If perjury charges are laid against Armstrong, I hope he comes out and names every single person associated with doping in his era. There must be quite a few doctors in active practice who were involved who now have an uncomfortable feeling around their necks. I never expected much from the Queen of Syrupy Shyte Oprah which is probably why LA chose the softly-does-it-test-the-water-first interview.
They claim many riders in Armstrong's years were clean and disadvantaged. To be honest, many of those riders didn't have a fraction of his talent with or without doping so in relative terms, he was still way ahead of them. The biggest c*** though is that useless POS Floyd Landis.
Without doubt though, the greatest troubled genius in the saddle was Marco Pantani. Armstrong was and still is, the greatest cyclist. What he did was wrong for sure, but compared to the others he was no worse.
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68).
"I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
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PHS241 wrote: To be honest, many of those riders didn't have a fraction of his talent with or without doping so in relative terms, he was still way ahead of them
BS.
PHS241 wrote: The biggest c*** though is that useless POS Floyd Landis
Agreed.
PHS241 wrote: the greatest troubled genius in the saddle was Marco Pantani.
Agreed.
PHS241 wrote: <layer> Armstrong was and still is, the greatest cyclist
BS. He is an arrogant jerk. I won't go into that debate anymore, everybody here knows about how much I despise this clown.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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The problem isn't that he doped and now confessed, but destroyed people in the process while claiming he was clean. This is a man who not only peddled a lie, but fought ferociously to protect that lie, even if it meant harming others, including well meaning sponsors who put their faith in him. When it came time to be held accountable, he not only lied, but sued everyone he could (and won; many are now suing him.) Even coming clean was timed to be after the statute of limitation.
Plus, I don't think he had as much talent as is claimed. Until he started doping, he was a better than average rider, but by no means brilliant. (There is a strong possibility that his cancer was caused by doping.)
I'm also curious why Floyd Landis is scum. He called out Armstrong AND WAS RIGHT. Yet, Landis has been demonized.
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PHS241 wrote: didn't have a fraction of his talent with or without doping so in relative terms
IF that were the case, I don't really see what he stood to gain through cheating.
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He had to compete against core riders in other teams that were on drugs. He had to compete on level terms against those that could have challenged him. The vast majority of the domestiques and specialist sprinters would still be less if they took drugs and he did not.
I really hope he identifies everyone involved in the back-office teams who played a part. His answers on Oprah's interviews were carefully measured as if he knew the questions in advance. Perhaps he cheated on that as well? 
Maybe we'll see the real inside of it all later.
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68).
"I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
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And that's still being too kind with him.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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A friend of a Facebook friend just wrote on my friend's status (paraphrased to correct grammar): "How are you on Facebook if your phone is broken?"
Youngins these days. 
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Some people don't deserve technology
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I asked someone if he had a desktop, and didn't know what that was. He also didn't know about laptops, tablets, netbooks, etc. He knew about the iPhone. That's it. Sad, isn't it?
Bob Dole The internet is a great way to get on the net.
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Brisingr Aerowing wrote: Sad, isn't it?
Ummm... unbelievably so. 
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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It is sad, even the farm workers I know know what a desktop and laptop is. Just not sure if they know about tablets
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Not really.
This person is a customer, who will have no choice but to buy what we produce.
I'm quite happy that there are a lot of people who are utterly illiterate in the world of computing.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I am still trying to figure out how the title relates to the subject 
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Ah, you too must be unfamiliar with computing devices which do not fit in your pocket. 
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Don't even have a smart phone. Use to have calculators that were too big for the pocket, but my phone does have a calculator, but not a very capable one.
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this means i cant get out of my home if my car is malfunctioning.
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WOW 
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Usage of phone for Social Networking Websites is now huge.
That's why that guy could not even think of any device other than phone, which can access Facebook, so sad !!! 
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I can't even read something that small!
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Very Cool![^]
Bob Dole The internet is a great way to get on the net.
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