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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

That bitch looks like Draco Malfoy and I want a horse to kick her like she snuck up behind it and screamed

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Basically me all through grade school. Wait why's everyone doing this now? Ok I guess....

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

mfw i realize children learn by copying the environment around them ((developmental psychology is born))

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

This is so cute lol

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The missing fourth panel:
She casually bites off a chunk of her medal.
While startled, as competitive as they are the other three try to do the same.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (6 children)

No way I'm putting that in my mouth. There's no telling where it's been.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

The silver medal would be the least likely to have bacteria though on account of silver's antibacterial effects.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It fine so long as it wasnt in the river.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

A shit river is interestingly exactly how I'd describe most of Paris... and Cleveland

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

It's been in a LV medal case apparently

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

I'd try to fit the whole thing in my mouth.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

It's been in my pants all day, where do you think it's been?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's what they all say... at first.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

I bet that's what you say to all the other medal winners.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

What event was this? I want to see the video of it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Digg . com !!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Doing the lord's work

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Women's gymnastics balance beam. The lady with the adorable reaction is Zhou Yaqin of China.

I assume there is video somewhere, but it's not on YouTube.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's on spez's personal playground, the one where he steals all content and sells it like his own: https://www.reddit.com/r/olympics/comments/1eknsdq/zhou_yaqin_reaction_on_the_podium_was_priceless/.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

I also dislike Reddit but people that act like this are so ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

LOL at her reaction "oh, we are biting the medals for the picture, but that's so unhygienic"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

"Wait these are edible??"

*disappointment*

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

The gold ones are chocolate; the silver marzipan, and the bronze peanut butter…

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (5 children)

It's some weird tradition they've started doing that I either never noticed before or it's new. People used to bite gold coins to prove they were real gold since gold is soft enough to leave a tooth mark, but I don't know if that's related to this or what. You couldn't do that with silver or bronze.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

i know china does this with gold tender, i'm not sure if this is just chinese, or if this is more global, but when doing transactions it's customary to take a nips to the gold to make sure it's solid gold all the way through so eventually it ends up with a number of little bite marks in it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Yeah I don't know it was a tradition and though "are they making sure the IOC didn't cheap out on the gold medals?"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

That's crazy, I thought it was from the meme.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

David Wallechinsky, President of the International Society of Olympic Historians told CNN in 2012, “It’s become an obsession with the photographers. I think they look at it as an iconic shot, as something that you can probably sell. I don’t think it’s something the athletes would probably do on their own.”

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Huh. I totally don't remember seeing it before now, but I've certainly watched my share of Oylmpics since the 90s.

Memory is a weird thing.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I always associated it with Underdog (the superhero) as he bites the coins he's tipped as a shoe shine to test their authenticity, quite often with disappointing results.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

I do too.

"Thank you, Shoe Shine Boy, you're humble and lovable."
"Bless you, sir."

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Olympic gold medals are also all silver with a thin gold coating.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

holds the most prestigious sporting events in the world

fanfare and advertising galore

too cheap to award actual gold medals

mfw 🙄

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Way back in the day they used to be real gold, but, you know, real gold isn't the most sturdy thing in the world.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not like you're gonna trade them for their material value.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That was my whole plan, though! I was gonna get good enough at something to go get a gold medal, and then hock it for that sweet sweet cash

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Best I can do is $20 and a Chipotle burrito

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You could if you had a titanium grill and the enlarged jaw of someone who abuses stimulants.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Sadly, Richard Kiel is no longer with us.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's actually adorable, damn

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

"What are you... I guess I'll do it, too!"