Bryan wrote:
"Mary Malmros" wrote in message
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downhill wrote:


Mary Malmros wrote:



Hmm, that's about the third different spin I've heard on it. And kind of
surprising, too. I mean, c'mon -- the World Cup mostly takes place
in Europe, where as near as I can tell the drinking "age" is "tall
enough to see over the bar," and where Bode got (besides his prize money)
his weight in local wine when he won some race last year. I
have a hard time believing the FIS is having people blow into balloons
post-race, except if they're looking to decorate the party venue. I mean,
it's _post_ race, and that is...uh...Miller time.


Cleve finish!

Not exactly original. But I mean, come on -- the reality is that Europe
has a different culture WRT alcohol than the United States. Even if
Bode raced every race ****faced, he wouldn't get pilloried in Europe
because they don't care about people being ****faced like we do, and he
wouldn't get pilloried in the United STates because people would say,
"Who's Bode Miller?"

In other words, a non-story about something that probably never happened.