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dcbiker
07-25-07, 10:59 AM
At least Harry Potter's performance-enhancing magic was above board. The Vino doping was too much for me. I watched every stage so far, but no more.
FixdGearHead
07-25-07, 11:01 AM
Harry dies.

There; put down the book and get back to following our sport.







(ok...just kidding; I have no clue what happens in the book ;) )
Blaireau
07-25-07, 11:31 AM
Harry dies.

There; put down the book and get back to following our sport. )

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:
SpeedNut
07-25-07, 04:09 PM
Harry dies.

There; put down the book and get back to following our sport.







(ok...just kidding; I have no clue what happens in the book ;) )

Post of the year nominee? I think so :D
FixdGearHead
07-25-07, 04:14 PM
Post of the year nominee? I think so :D

I respectfully turn down the nomination, as I completely wussed out and added the parentheses at the end. :o
bac
07-25-07, 04:22 PM
At least Harry Potter's performance-enhancing magic was above board. The Vino doping was too much for me. I watched every stage so far, but no more.

I take it that you aren't going to watch ANY other sports then?

... Brad
wabbit
07-25-07, 06:11 PM
no matter what happens at the tour, it could never be so bad that I'd choose to read Harry potter....
Devil
07-25-07, 06:17 PM
I'd say read something by P.G. Wodehouse instead.
jomalley
07-25-07, 07:17 PM
Actually, Ron gets splinched and has to take a potion to heal his arm... and they all drink something to reconstitute themselves after they escape from Gringots... I am so serious right now...
kmart
07-25-07, 07:48 PM
Guess what...Harry Pot-head is a huge, huge doper...

Come on, it's obvious.
wabbit
07-25-07, 07:49 PM
of course, how else does he manage to get his broom to fly?
merlinextraligh
07-25-07, 07:52 PM
at this point watching the TDF is kinda like looking at a car wreck. you know you shouldn't but you can't help yourself
djgonzo007
07-25-07, 07:58 PM
Vino testing positive was no surprise to me. I must say I was disapointed bcz he sure was making the tour exciting but he'd been suspected of doping for awhile and now he's been caught. I'm glad that so many are being caught especially the high profiled riders. I still love the tour and our sport. I watch many other sports knowing full well that if they aren't doping they probably also cheated their way through school. The cheater's receive their reward: a few moments of glory later replaced by a lifetime of shame and regret
bac
07-25-07, 07:59 PM
at this point watching the TDF is kinda like looking at a car wreck. you know you shouldn't but you can't help yourself

Why shouldn't you watch? Because they are trying to week out the cheaters? Huh?

... Brad
jomalley
07-25-07, 08:07 PM
at this point watching the TDF is kinda like looking at a car wreck. you know you shouldn't but you can't help yourself

ORRRR it's kind of like that time Harry and Ron crashed the flying car into the whomping willow in Chamber of Secrets.
BigSean
07-25-07, 08:12 PM
I will continue to watch, as they weed out the cheaters it get all the better.
jomalley
07-25-07, 08:19 PM
I will continue to watch, as they weed out the cheaters it get all the better.

Or "de-gnome" if we were talking about Harry Potter and the Weasley's garden!
BigSean
07-25-07, 08:20 PM
Or "de-gnome" if we were talking about Harry Potter and the Weasley's garden!

What place is Harry in?:rolleyes:
jomalley
07-25-07, 08:23 PM
What place is Harry in?:rolleyes:

That would depend on if we're talking about TdF, the Tri-Wizard Tournament, the Quidditch season, or the House Cup.

Harry rides a broom, not a bicycle, so that's kind of obvious if we're staying on topic, PLEASE.
dcbiker
07-26-07, 12:34 PM
Yeah, but I loved your response to my original post. I was going to write back: Rasmussen wins. Now go back to the book. (Glad I didn't.) dc biker.
gfrance
07-26-07, 01:47 PM
no matter what happens at the tour, it could never be so bad that I'd choose to read Harry potter....


+1!!

People.... Harry Potter is children's literature.

Don't mistake me for some elitist snob, but there is a world of great, adult books to read out there. Let the kids have their books.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/13/AR2007071301730_pf.html
donrhummy
07-26-07, 01:53 PM
Remember the author/publisher/movie producers were strongarming small bookstores about the parties they wanted to hold for the book release and forcing them all to sign ridiculous contracts. But go ahead and support them because they're not in it just for the money.
wabbit
07-26-07, 02:07 PM
i guess if you have kids and harry potter is in the house, fine...but if you're over 16, then it's time to move on. Don't get me wrong, i read kid's books from time to time, but i'm not sitting with bated breath waiting for Harry Potter books to come out...besides with the tour, there's plenty of drama.