Diver expelled for having a normal life.

[psidom]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20080816/cm_uc_crabox/op_477070

this guy was expelled from the olympics for not having a traumatic childhood!?

did anyone else hear of this?
what an odd rule...i can understand getting expelled for steroids
but for being TOO NORMAL?
that is kind of comical.

 

[JustAsking]

Athlete Without Compelling Personal Drama Expelled from Olympics - Yahoo! News

this guy was expelled from the olympics for not having a traumatic childhood!?

did anyone else hear of this?
what an odd rule...i can understand getting expelled for steroids
but for being TOO NORMAL?
that is kind of comical.

Of course it is comical. It's called satire.

 

[jakeatolla]

Mabey he would have made the chinese team if he was 10 years old .....

 

[ledroit]

Athlete Without Compelling Personal Drama Expelled from Olympics - Yahoo! News

this guy was expelled from the olympics for not having a traumatic childhood!?

did anyone else hear of this?
what an odd rule...i can understand getting expelled for steroids
but for being TOO NORMAL?
that is kind of comical.

sounds like it's from The Onion.

 

[Freddie53]

sounds like it's from The Onion.

Not exactly. At the end of the article the truth is given away. As has been noted, this was a satirical article written by an author. It is NOT a real news report from China or NBC.

 

[ManlyBanisters]

Of course it is comical. It's called satire.

Yes, and I think psi is playing along...

 

[D_Clumbert Cocksicle]

That was funny. Definitely sounds like something from the onion. :lmao: His life wasn't compelling enough to exploit. haha