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Olympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps caught with bong

newsoftheworld.co.uk — THIS is the astonishing picture which could destroy the career of the greatest competitor in Olympic history. In our exclusive photo Michael Phelps, who won a record EIGHT gold medals for swimming at the Beijing games last summer, draws from a bong.

Who dugg this? Made popular Feb 1, 2009

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  • QuantumBios, on 01/31/2009, -40/+1376This is a great example of why the ENTIRE "War on Drugs" needs to go. Now watch for him to apologize and say how wrong he was for doing it. He SHOULD stand up and say "Leave me alone, I've won 14 gold medals, and I smoke weed. Get over it, and mind your own business." Too bad he won't. Next up, a gold medal for regret!
  • Igaryok, on 02/01/2009, -28/+978I love this comment.

    "SAD, VERY SAD, SO MANY KIDS LOOKED UP TO THIS WONDERFUL ATHLETE...SO SAD HE THREW THAT ALL AWAY BY USING D R U G S.
    SHAME ON YOU MICHAEL PHELPS, YOUR A LOSER IN MY SONS EYES NOW, HE IS SO DISGUSTED BY THIS AND WITH YOU."

    Shut the ***** up.

  • stonecircle, on 06/11/2009, -36/+798Photo doesn't look like Phelps to me.
  • DonWigler, on 02/01/2009, -19/+740Pot makes you a loser. MYTH BUSTED!
  • JuanBSU, on 01/31/2009, -17/+672Is this really that much of a shock?
  • mhockey14221, on 01/31/2009, -15/+611Wait, I thought smoking pot made you lazy and stupid?

    Also, imagine getting the munchies with that guy!
  • SwiftKick34, on 01/31/2009, -12/+464On one hand, I don't think weed is a very big deal. On the other, letting yourself being photographed using a still illegal drug is pretty ***** dumb.

    The guy who sold this is an ass hole. A rich ass hole.
  • stealthmoe, on 01/31/2009, -12/+456He didn't need 5000 calories a day to swim. It was clearly the munchies.
  • footbag01, on 01/31/2009, -7/+343Who cares! It's not performance enhancing, he's got reason to celebrate!
  • Chahrlie5, on 02/01/2009, -13/+265Big ***** deal, it's pot. Jesus christ.
  • CommonSense2k8, on 02/01/2009, -19/+271This is the first time I have actually liked Phelps.
  • randomstupid, on 02/01/2009, -5/+25223 year old male smokes pot ... stop the press
  • Mei2Jason, on 01/31/2009, -12/+213It annoys me that people say "this will ruin his career." Why should it? It is just completely ridiculous that this country has such a "one-strike" mindset. Even so, why should hitting the bong be considered a strike? We need to change these laws and perceptions!!!
  • badwithcomputer, on 02/01/2009, -7/+203internet detectives: serious business
  • Truth3, on 02/01/2009, -9/+171I haven't seen anyone make this comment yet... Smoking from a bong means NOTHING, they are meant for tobacco. Where is the proof that he is smoking pot? Heck, they have hookah shops where people smoke flavored tobacco. This is not illegal conduct, if he fails a drug test for smoking Marijuana then this will mean something.

    Signed,
    Truth aka Logic
  • cl2yp71c, on 02/01/2009, -8/+163and die.
  • Bobboq, on 01/31/2009, -16/+171Picture doesnt say *****. You cant see any smoke at all, and the bong looks brand new. Im calling shinanigans. Phelps, if you are reading this, lets smoke for real.
  • dn11, on 02/01/2009, -3/+155only to those who are still living in a 1950's reality distortion field of some sort
  • jimbod, on 02/01/2009, -7/+152And he could have been such an amazing athlete... Oh wait, I guess pot doesn't destroy your abilities after all.
  • JuanBSU, on 01/31/2009, -3/+147No wonder he eats so many calories a day!
  • robharper, on 02/01/2009, -3/+137Cut the guy a break. A swimmer's life is ***** boring.
  • inactive, on 02/01/2009, -18/+149What an idiot. Not that I oppose marijuana, but if you have millions of dollars worth of sponsors - you don't allow yourself to get caught doing *****. It's business.
  • Awesomenaut, on 02/01/2009, -4/+129This clueless *****'s kids are going to smoke SO many drugs.
  • JakeBC, on 01/31/2009, -32/+141Honestly, the guy sounds like a total douche.
  • NigelSheldon, on 01/31/2009, -8/+112That's a nice bong
  • weaksnyc, on 08/14/2009, -1/+105It's more about the fact that every ignorant anti-pot "throw-them-all-in-jail" jackass seems to argue constantly that smoking weed makes you a worthless piece of garbage with no motivation or chance for success.

    Here you have one of the most driven people alive, achieving one of the most amazing feats in all of sports (hate him or not), and the fact that he smoked weed is supposed to take away from his achievements??

    Why? Because that's what they told you in D.A.R.E.?
  • toshimonkey, on 02/01/2009, -3/+107Exactly. Why should his career now be in jeopardy because he likes to imbibe in marijuana? If he were destroying his brain and liver with alcohol people would think nothing of it. This is injustice, plain and simple.
  • Jakesweb, on 02/01/2009, -3/+104that is all.
  • pjs1840, on 01/31/2009, -5/+106I didn't think it looked like him either but here's a photo of him wearing the same watch - http://www.usmagazine.com/files/michael-phelps-snl ...

    http://extras.newsoftheworld.co.uk/downloads/phelp ...
  • Jakesweb, on 02/01/2009, -5/+98I was under the impression everyone blazes by now?
  • roxgod666, on 02/01/2009, -13/+105Winning 8 Olympic gold medals- I hate that douchebag
    Smoking dope with a bong- You know, he's not half bad. I kind of like him.

    Potheads are ***** weird.
  • kiiwii, on 01/31/2009, -8/+94Taint
  • JoeVet, on 02/01/2009, -11/+95Using a safe substance like marijuana will ruin his career but if he uses a dangerous drug like alcohol then he becomes an even bigger hero. It makes no sense.
  • alexm1309, on 02/01/2009, -4/+86"He was the gold medal winner of bong hits."

    Who would ever actually say this?
  • pjs1840, on 01/31/2009, -19/+99And here are some more pictures of him wearing the same watch... I think it's safe to say it's definitely him.

    http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/images/gallery/m ...
    http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s190/gabbybabbl ...
    http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/images/jezebel/200 ...
    http://foolfashion.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/mic ...
    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TJ8dSOUaQ3s/SKNPCUehNKI/ ... (maybe)
  • JoeVet, on 02/01/2009, -3/+80I'd love to see one of those idiotic anti-marijuana commercials with Philips popping out of the cocoon instead of some middle aged fat man. He could seriously damage the government propaganda machine. Too bad he is already bought and paid for by big business.
  • defubar, on 02/01/2009, -1/+74If anything I'm impressed. I thought he was a huge dork after seeing a couple of his interviews.

    As others have said, a 23 year old pothead is quite normal. Hell, if a 23 year old pothead can win 8 Gold Medals...maybe these idiots will stop pretending like marijuana is a big, bad, scary drug.
  • randomstupid, on 02/01/2009, -4/+75its weird how people clean forget the guy won 14 Olympic Golds because he toked .

  • JammoBlammo, on 02/01/2009, -3/+74So you mean - people can smoke MJ and still be successful?
  • AshleyHuber, on 02/01/2009, -9/+77A friend of mine dated him a few years ago--she says he's a complete douchebag. But that may just be your typical ex-girlfriend type slander, I can't say first-hand.
    Anyway, it was bizarre being around her during the Olympic craze, because everyone would ask her about him and how she felt about his success, and she'd tell people that he'd cheated on her, was lying, manipulative, yadda yadda, and rather than feel sympathy for her, everyone would respond with "but... he can swim!" As if that somehow negates the fact that he's basically typical drunken-fratboy scum.
  • jcaino, on 02/01/2009, -2/+63I used to swim competitively in high school and afterward for a bit in college until I had shoulder surgery. Lots of swimmers toke up. Big lungs make for big hits. Hell, people from all walks of life toke up.
  • inactive, on 02/01/2009, -7/+68any jackass can put on a watch
  • inactive, on 02/01/2009, -5/+66So what?
  • voodoochild461, on 02/01/2009, -4/+64Michael Phelps smokes out of a RooR, you should too!

  • NotYourProdigy, on 02/01/2009, -0/+59Because actually swimming while high feels great.
  • mhensley1288, on 02/01/2009, -4/+62because no one knows who phillips is
  • hasansexy, on 02/01/2009, -3/+57I'm so glad in the Netherlands people aren't as retarded as over there, seriously:

    "He looked just as natural with a bong in his hands as he does swimming in the pool. He was the gold medal winner of bong hits."

    What the *****, people would laugh at an article like that over here. And I don't think it's because weed is allowed here, some people over there are just a bit ***** in their ***** brains.
  • inactive, on 02/01/2009, -2/+55Until your son starts smoking pot and realizes how cool Phelps really is.
  • 10scott10, on 02/01/2009, -2/+52well if they were holding a snickers bar at the end of the race, it could be a performance enhancer
  • Awspire, on 02/01/2009, -1/+48Ya, but that pic is totally shooped. He was actually playing the saxophone in the original picture.
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