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Title: Report: Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe tells interviewer he's gay
Post by: BlueStateSaint on July 12, 2014, 06:45:03 PM
Cue the "Thorpedo" jokes . . .

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Report: Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe tells interviewer he's gay

FOX Sports                                                                             Jul 12, 2014  2:36p ET

imming great Ian Thorpe, who won five Olympic gold medals at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Summer Games, has revealed to an interviewer that he is gay, Australian newspaper the Daily Telegraph reports.

According to the Telegraph, the 31-year-old Australian confirms his sexuality for the first time in an exclusive interview with Britain's Sir Michael Parkinson set to air Sunday on Australia's Channel 10 network.

Only 2 paragraphs brought over, because the story only has five paragraphs total.

http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/report-olympic-swimmer-ian-thorpe-tells-interviewer-he-s-gay-071214
Title: Re: Report: Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe tells interviewer he's gay
Post by: Chris_ on July 12, 2014, 06:46:19 PM
Does it make him a better swimmer?

If not, who cares?
Title: Re: Report: Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe tells interviewer he's gay
Post by: thundley4 on July 12, 2014, 08:00:29 PM
Quote from: Chris_ on July 12, 2014, 06:46:19 PM
Does it make him a better swimmer?

If not, who cares?

His "little swimmers" will end up somewhere they don't want to be.
Title: Re: Report: Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe tells interviewer he's gay
Post by: Linda on July 12, 2014, 08:13:21 PM
No one cares.
Title: Re: Report: Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe tells interviewer he's gay
Post by: JohnnyReb on July 12, 2014, 08:20:50 PM
Quote from: Linda on July 12, 2014, 08:13:21 PM
No one cares.
He's advertising for dates.
Title: Re: Report: Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe tells interviewer he's gay
Post by: Linda on July 12, 2014, 08:22:06 PM
 :thatsright: I should have known that.