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Cuban Olympian Banned For Life/ Kicks Referee/ Olympic Jokes

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There’s an old saying that one picture is worth a thousand words. So we don’t need to say a lot about this one. Let’s just say that another communist nation managed to grab the headlines in a way that illustrates lack of respect for the rules.  Here’s Cuban Angel Matos reacting to his loss in a match where he stayed down on the mat more than one minute and was disqualified for taking too much injury time.

Apparently he started feeling better after just a little while and could have continued as he demonstrates in this photo.

Maybe he should not have been disqualified in the first place.  He could have protested after the match and taken things to a higher level.  But I don’t think that’s going to work now Angel.

http://scottthong.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/angelmatos0.jpg?w=475

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Here are a few of the funnier comments made by NBC commentators during the Olympics.  Don’t go here if you are offended by somewhat gross  stuff.

Example

2.  Dressage commentator: “This is really a lovely horse and I speak
from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.”
(I heard this one and was very impressed.)

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