What are the rules for spraying podium girls with champagne?
09-16-09, 02:09 PM
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Does he not look like Deniro:
09-16-09, 03:34 PM
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09-16-09, 03:39 PM
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Looks like she enjoys getting sprayed in the face.
09-16-09, 03:49 PM
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The ones that bring out the champagne in shorts and tee shorts emblazoned with the vintner's logo obviously need to be sprayed.
09-16-09, 03:51 PM
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Morality aside, that is a really great picture. Seeing a pretty & good-natured girl getting sprayed and enjoying it makes me crave that particular brand of champagne.
09-16-09, 04:37 PM
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09-16-09, 04:56 PM
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No worries. Deniro could take Tom Cruise.
09-16-09, 04:57 PM
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Just saw the clip on the TV coverage of the Vuelta. Despite the picture, it didn't look like she was too happy about it.
09-16-09, 06:35 PM
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Contrary opinion
I think spraying champagne is pretty much low class. Why it's become some stupid ritual is beyond me.
I open champagne with style and don't lose a drop to spray. I then drink it, and smile.
I think spraying champagne is pretty much low class. Why it's become some stupid ritual is beyond me.
I open champagne with style and don't lose a drop to spray. I then drink it, and smile.
09-16-09, 06:58 PM
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But hey, it's a sport so doosh-baggery is the default mode.
Yes I know the girls do it voluntarily, but still, just sayin, this isn't 1950 anymore.
09-16-09, 07:03 PM
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Nothing wrong with celebrating a beautiful woman as part of commemorating a win. Now hosing her down like a two bit wh*re....
09-16-09, 07:10 PM
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I'm not saying this is a crime against humanity... but this is an old and tired idea (silent women as props) that needs to be retired.
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09-16-09, 07:29 PM
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I hope someday cycling moves beyond the the whole cheese ball sexist and silly podium girl ritual thing.
09-16-09, 08:04 PM
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two pages and I haven't seen any rules yet. So let me be the first.
Rule 1. You have to get to the podium.
In a race that can afford champagne. No, Asti Spumante doesn't count.
Rule 1. You have to get to the podium.
In a race that can afford champagne. No, Asti Spumante doesn't count.
09-16-09, 08:29 PM
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Spraying podium girls with champagne is fine in my book, but only in the privacy of your hotel room after you bought them a nice dinner.
09-16-09, 08:30 PM
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And how exactly are all of you determining that this woman likes being sprayed with champagne? Because a grimace looks a little bit like a smile? Because she's doing what she's paid to do and playing along with a big smile? This is part of the problem that mattm is talking about: women as props, who are just wired to like something if it'll make a straight man happy
. If she looked pissed, I suppose that she would be a b1tch with no sense of humor?Tell you what, you get yourself sprayed with warm, sticky champagne on a podium in front of a large crowd. Remember that your job is to along with whatever happens on stage and look like you're enjoying it, no matter what. And that you may not (probably not) have immediate access to a shower, so you get to stand around for a while, soaked in sparkling wine. Let me know how much fun that is, please. I'm dying to hear.
At least she didn't pay for the clothes. Ridiculous.
Despicable. What are you, 14?
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09-16-09, 08:36 PM
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Why do they spray the wine? Why do they only take a tiny sip (or pretend to) when they drink?
Because cheap, hot wine tastes bad. (Sparkling wine / champagne is among the lowest grades of wine.) And, when it goes to an empty stomach, there's a good chance it will provide an upset stomach. They spray it so that they don't have to drink it and pretend it tastes good. (And because of tradition.)
Because cheap, hot wine tastes bad. (Sparkling wine / champagne is among the lowest grades of wine.) And, when it goes to an empty stomach, there's a good chance it will provide an upset stomach. They spray it so that they don't have to drink it and pretend it tastes good. (And because of tradition.)
09-16-09, 08:39 PM
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Spraying podium girls with bubbly point blank is a dick move, period.
09-16-09, 08:41 PM
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