<p>What did he say? I didn’t hear it either.</p>
<p>Oh, cartera, you are a walking encyclopedia of cultural reference.</p>
<p>I didn’t have time to make it rhyme.</p>
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<p>Sean was asking his coach what he should do on his final run given that he had already won. His coach said “Show them some serious Sh#*t.” That’s all I heard.</p>
<p>LOL! I just saw the qual. half-pipe runs. Shaun is amazing! The tricks he does are unbelievable! I wonder what will the event look like in 20 years?</p>
<p>cartera, I’m imagining singing that pants on the ground ditty to the tune of Home Grown Tomatoes. Am I right? (For those who don’t know the song - it’s by Guy Clark)</p>
<p>Shaun was amazing - but I thought the plaid looked dorky. Not as silly as the Japanese (?) flowered jackets though.</p>
<p>For some reason that Old Spice ad tickled my funny bone. It was really dumb.</p>
<p>I almost posted about the Old Spice advert as well - I thought it was really funny.</p>
<p>Pants on the ground is from an audition on American Idol where the singer had written the song himself. It basically mocked the saggy pants brigade. You will find it if you google it. I don’t know if the tune was from anything well known.</p>
<p>Loved Cartera’s version.</p>
<p>I didn’t actually see the Pants on the Ground guy on AI. I don’t start watching that show until they get to the top 20. I saw him on another show. </p>
<p>mathmom, the Pants on the Ground guy is no Guy Clark. I’m a big Guy Clark fan. </p>
<p>“Oh my momma, ain’t that Texas cookin’ good. Eat it every day, if I could. I know a man that cooks armadillo, tastes so sweet, he calls it pie.”</p>
<p>Your ditty makes me laugh! Even when I read your post, I was chanting it.</p>
<p>Missed that side comment from Shaun’s coach too. Loved all that fist bumps though. So what’s with Shaun’s black check scarf over his face? Guess it’s cold on that mountain. It was 67 degrees from where I sat.</p>
<p>Shaun White shows so much joy in his sport. And flew so much higher than the others. Mega style points for doing the second run with the gold medal already in his pocket.</p>
<p>And Lindsay Vonn is the world’s worst whiner; I hoped the other American would beat her. She’s not the only one who is competing with an injury.</p>
<p>Goalie mom here-- I used to commiserate with the other goalie’s mom during shootouts. They’re awful.</p>
<p>One of my dear friends was the goalie’s mum and I just despised those shoot outs!</p>
<p>Snowboarders typically wear jeans and flannel plaid shirts. One of the US snowboarders gave Canada grief for wearing tight pants - LOL</p>
<p>Anyway - back in the day (70’s) I spent many hours on cross country skis in jeans and flannel shirts. That was before polarfleece and the other magic fabrics of today.</p>
<p>I want a flannel snowboard jacket? Can you buy them?</p>
<p>Phenomenal day yesterday! Congrats to whole USA team, so proud! Enjoyed watching every single race, all tricks, awesome day!</p>
<p>Hugs to all you goalie moms. When D played soccer, the coach used to tell the girls that by the time the ball got to the goal, everyone on the team but the goalie had already made a mistake.</p>
<p>Hey, he may not be Guy Clark, but he’s still pretty cool! I’m glad he got his 15 minutes of fame.</p>
<p>Yeah, Lindsay did end up seeming like a bit of a whiner.</p>
<p>I like that, missypie! So true, but I know it’s stressful on the goalie anyway as the last line of defense. I HATED when ds pitched in a tight game.</p>
<p>I’m glad y’all are ragging on Lindsay a bit. She’s being portrayed as the USA’s Olympic savior, but I haven’t warmed up to her at all. I mean, she seems like a nice enough person, but I’m not getting the WOW factor.</p>
<p>To be fair to Lindsey - the press has really latched on to her injury and are exploiting it for all it’s worth. I was ok with her winning the gold but the hype took away from Julia Mancusco winning the silver which was wonderful.
It was awful watching those women fall down the mountain last night. They were like ragdolls. I can’t believe they let them get up and walk away. </p>
<p>Shawn White is a darling. he is a true ambassador for his sport.</p>
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<p>Shaun White if from the San Diego area, so he is our main local angle on the Olympic story. So today you can imagine what dominates the local papers and newscasts.</p>
<p>It appears to me that NBC decided before the games that Lindsey Vonn would be the big story, the star they wanted to push. So they latched on to her and keep pushing her story out there. While she is a great skier and deserved the medal, she just isn’t that much better then the other women nor is she much of personality for TV.</p>
<p>Shaun White on the other hand is clearly head and shoulders (or maybe 6-8 feet) above everybody else in his sport and he really shines in interviews. He is a real star in every sense of the word.</p>
<p>Yeah, I shouldn’t blame Lindsay because she’s the one they’ve latched on to, but I’m sure she does have an agent keeping the story alive.</p>