Phelps and the Magic Pipe

Posted by: Curt | Under: 40's/fit, 50's/fit, Children/fit, General Fitness, Health, Sports, Youth/fit | (0) Comments

“Olympic great Michael Phelps acknowledged “regrettable” behavior and “bad judgment” after a photo in a British newspaper Sunday showed him with a marijuana pipe.”

WOW, ya think so?

This is from the newspaper that published the photo:

Phelps is represented by marketing giant Octagon, which works with huge brands such as Mastercard and HSBC. They admitted proven cannabis use would be “a major taint” on Phelps’ character.

Spokesman Clifford Bloxham offered us an extraordinary deal not to publish our story, saying Phelps would become our columnist for three years, host events and get his sponsors to advertise with us.

In return, he asked that we kill Phelps’ bong picture. Bloxham said: “It’s seeing if something potentially very negative for Michael could turn into something very positive for the News of the World.”

I suppose that deal making like this goes on every day. But you really expect a little more integrity out of major companies than this. Well, after watching the financial meltdown and billions in bonuses for execs at companies that had to be bailed out with taxpayer money I suppose I expect nothing anymore…

Honestly, I think Phelps is a just being a stupid kid. But even stupid kids have to learn somehow that there are consequences for everything we do. In the end, it will probably cost him a bunch of money and a lot of embarrassment since he is billed as a role model for youth, but I hope he learns and grows from it.