Epic Carnival: HOUSE OF MIRRORS: WOULD YOU RETURN YOUR MEDAL?

Sunday, October 14, 2007

HOUSE OF MIRRORS: WOULD YOU RETURN YOUR MEDAL?

by DCScrap, Our Book of Scrap

History is full of great debate. Questions that remain unanswered like "what came first the chicken or the egg?" or "can you get pregnant through anal?" Luckily for you - the huddled masses - Epic Carnival is here to settle these arguments once and for all. House of Mirrors is your favorite Carnies taking a look at one another and debating the mysteries of the universe.

This week the EC writers debate "If you were one of Marion Jones' teammates on the relay team that won a medal, would you give it back?"

Bstone, Brahsome: Yeah. I'd attach it to the Civil Summons for the huge f**king class action suit that me and the rest of the team would drop on her ass. Punitive damages request of about $25 millions sounds about right.

DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool: Only if I could get a book deal out of it. Let's face it, their names aren't exactly tripping off the tongue here.

Mac G, Mac G's World: Is it not a bronze? I would not give it back because I still do not trust the Germans, Russians or Easter European sprinters for being clean. Have you seen those women? I mean men.

Don, With Malice...: I'd give it back I guess, but I'd be pissed as all hell at Jones. Just as pissed that she's broke now too, as any hope of recouping some money out of it's gone too.

Sterling Gould, More Credible: I wouldn't return my, because although our "team" performance was effected by someone that knowingly/unknowingly cheated, it's not as if I did that to win my event. If everyone thought it to be morally unacceptable, I would return it. But unless that were to happen, the medal is mine. And I earned it.

Jacob, Vegas Watch: Being in the Olympics means you inevitably did a sh*tload of steroids yourself, so yes, I would give it back.

, SimonOnSports: Hell no, I would just say a I lost it or maybe I would eBay the thing like OJ did to his Heisman Trophy. Nothing in this world is free.

Richie Rich, Home Run Derby: Hell no. If the IOC wanted it, they could go to eBay like everyone else.

WCT, Wasting Company Time: I would never give back my medal. Do the '89 oakland A's have to give back their championship rings because their teammate was juicing? If I were Passion, I would have no problem keeping my medal, assuming Passion is clean.

Kyle Smith, Doberman On The Diamond: I'd fish out a dead fetus from one of those abortion clinics I hang out at and put it in the box and return it. Kinda like the horse's head move from The Godfather ... but funnier.

Andrew, The Grand National Championships: No. You cannot force a team to give back any award for the mistakes of one person.

BOHChris, Blog of Hilarity: If my name were Passion Richardson, I'd never give sh*t back. Badass name.

So that's three to return, and nine to keep.

What would you do? Tell us in the comments.

1 comment(s):

Lou Pickney said...

They'd have to pry that medal from my cold, dead hands!

Seriously, I would use every appeal possible to retain the medal. The idea of taking action in 2007 for something that happened in 2000, only because Marion Jones was compelled to testify against herself in order to avoid further charges, is baffling to me.


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