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Would that not be the same as the Pope announcing he is Catholic?
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he always denied it but its not come as a shock to most people
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seemed like a nice boy
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Has he got a book coming out?
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Did we really need to know
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I don't approve of that in the pool
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He's certainly a liar.
That's one thing we can be sure of. And Thorpe, who is 30 today, denied rumours that he is gay, saying he had met someone a few months ago. He said: “All my sexual experiences have been straight. I’m attracted to women, I love children and aspire to have a family.” http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ian-thorpe-denies-gay-rumours-1375833#ixzz37LS3RYUW |
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With his nickname he should be careful saying that he loves children
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a bitofinterest • July 13, 2014 11:59 AM BST
I don't approve of that in the pool Blush  |
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Why does he feel he needs to tell everybody about his private life for?
Well I too also want to 'come out' and have a formal public announcement to make in statement form and here it is .."Whilst watching internet porn I like to w@nk myself silly" I feel better now for sharing this information with you. |
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Chief Inspector Crippen
He's certainly a liar.Exclusive!Exclusive he said that he wasn`t...and now he says he is. Good work Crippen. How are your own swimming lessons coming on? |
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Anyone who watched him commentating for the bbc and missed the sexual tension between him and Colin jackson must need a white stick and a Labrador.
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Is Clare Balding the only beaver hunter left?
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have Tom & Ian ever been in the same pool
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pool of what?
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blush =
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is he related to Jeremy?
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It's a bit like Tom Daley and Haitch from Steps making big announcements, they must literally be the last too now, the straightest of people could have told them they were gay.
Ian Thorpe was very good with his Olympic punditry from what I remember as a side point |
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Why the need for a big announcement and all the publicity? Nobody gives a monkeys.
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Why on earth would he think I'm interested? I'm not. For me it is an exit and not an entrance. No negotiation. He can do what he wants but the advertisement is rather gauche.
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EO i am sure that your opinion was his guiding factor when admitting to his gayness to Parkinson.
Why on earth would he think I'm interested? Does he not know who you are Larry? |
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I'm sure he does, as he should, and in the same spirit I would like to announce to the world that I love gash and if anything happens to the wife the nations lovelies can form an orderly queue for a good tongue lashing. And I'll even do it for free.
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He says he's spent a lot of time thinking about it. I could've told him years ago from his mannerisms on TV interviews.
I'd imagine his dad Willie downing the brown for all those years had a bearing on this. |
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SlippyBlue • July 13, 2014 2:49 PM BST
Why the need for a big announcement and all the publicity? Nobody gives a monkeys. I do why can't he be gay in private???? He was an extremely good swimmer and for this was rightly admired but what sort of achievement is being gay ???????????????????????????? is he expecting another gold medal for this |
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Some of us so do not want to know peoples private lives
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is he expecting another gold medal for this
ebulgery .... I would have thought a Bronze  |
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flush.......has colin come out yet??
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The guy has suffered with depression, probably trying to fight his feelings and not being true to himself, family and friends. Feel sorry for him myself and hope he gets support from those closest to him.
With that serious point out of the way. I had to laugh when Nolan was discussing this the other night and he asked someone " If those in the swimming world would turn their back on him" |
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if i had size 25 feet i reckon i could swim fast.
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I had a girlfriend many years ago who had two young sons. I said 'I think he's a bit effeminate.' about the youngest, who was 6.
She asked why I said it. 'It's just the way he does things. Like if we play cards, we all throw cards on the table, but he carefully picks them out of his hand with thumb and forefinger and places them lightly on the table. He can't throw, catch or kick a ball. He plays with dolls with the girl next door while his brother (who was 7) plays football. In short he doesn't act, talk walk or play like any east London boy that I know. We split up after about 3 months, but I saw him in the street now and again as he went home from school. Then they moved away. I saw him in a pub when he was about 19/20. He said 'Hello' and that the bloke with him was 'my friend'. Eastenders don't have 'friends', they have mates. Me and my best mate played darts together for 10 years, but we never held hands in a pub. |
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where did you hold hands then?
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First Tom Daley and now Ian Thorpe.
They've know about the effects of Estrogen in the water for ages and yet they do nothing. |
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budgiesmuggling arseburglers
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Burton-Brewers
14 Jul 14 16:42 where did you hold hands then? REPORTED |
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it'd be highly amusing if they referred to him as the turd burglar rather than the torpedo, and banned him from swimming.
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'"..."...........It's just the way he does things. Like if we play cards, we all throw cards on the table, but he carefully picks them out of his hand with thumb and forefinger and places them lightly on the table. He can't throw, catch or kick a ball. He plays with dolls with the girl next door while his brother (who was 7) plays football. In short he doesn't act, talk walk or play like any east London boy that I know. ............'
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Oooh, look who turned up to give his usual comment on something that has never happened to him, therefore it can't be true. What a mug.
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I'm waiting on Rod Stewart announcing that he is hetrosexual. What a load of nonsense this coming out chyt is. Who cares, keep it to yourself.
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