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The Blame Game

The Yemeni beach volleyball team recently lost a match at the Asian games, and like losers generally, they sought to explain why:

Organisers of the games in China have hired four cheerleader squads, each made up of eight girls, to entertain fans during breaks in the volleyball action, according to the Tianfu Morning News.

“They had an effect on how we played,” he said. “I think they had something to do with our losing the match.

But Yemen beach volleyballer Adeeb Mahfoudh has now accused the squads of being distracting, and partly to blame for their defeat to Indonesia.

I was sorely tempted to put an “I blame Bush” header on this, but then I said, no: That would be declassé.

You’re welcome.

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28 comments to The Blame Game

  • Mike Kozlowski

    I, for one, welcome our new bikini cheerleader overlords.

    Mike

    • Phalanx08

      Hmm…. wonder if’n they need a photog for promotional material. Just fly me to China and back, takeout from the local McD’s, I’ll bring my own gear, and we’re good…. :)

    • SK1

      Nothing “new” about Bikini Cheerleader Overlords…they’ve been having that effect over our half of the species for a looooonnngg time….The Bikini just enhanced their ability to take over at greater speed.

  • Yeah. That is soooo bad …

  • SJBill

    Yumping Yemeni!
    So, how were the opposition cheeleaders clad?

  • FbL

    Actually, I don’t think they consider it an “excuse.” To them, it’s a reasonable explanation–there’s a strong strain of thought muslim and middle eastern culture that a woman is responsible for keeping a man from lusting for her (because his lust-inspired actions are beyond his control). In other words, the men have no responsibility for coping with the distraction of the females and have no experience being expected to do so.

  • G-man

    May Allah burn my eyes out if I look at those bikini clad weeemen who have no shame and should be wearing a habib. oh man, they are hot. ok ok, may allah now burn my eyes out if I look at those weeemen one more time. ok ok ok, now I’m really serious, may allah burn my eyes. oh to he11 with it. Whaaaa? Game over?

  • Scott

    Too bad Skippy has taken his toys and gone home. This appears to be his flavor of choice.

  • Leland

    Huh? What? You wrote something? You blame bush? You sure they don’t shave?

  • What a pleasant surprise; China has either been cloning females or changed the policy regulating the number of allowable children.

    A set each of quads and twins appears in the above photo.

    Once they introduce blondes, the People’s republic is guaranteed toast!

    • Lynn

      “A set each of quads and twins appears in the above photo.”

      You must be Chinese. They all look the same to me. ;-)

      * * * *

      Lex,

      Is there a hi-resolution — at least 1600×1200, please — version of that photo somewhere? I want to update my screen wallpaper.

  • but then I said, no: That would be declassé.

    Yeah, like you really wanted to keep yourself from hammering us with such innuendo….

  • ZipprSuitdSungod

    So that’s their excuse??? Just like those Iranian UPT students we had to share our Stag Bar with all those years ago at Reese. Good Muslims only when their leaders are watching.

  • Mike Myers

    These guys need to learn focus. Of course they’ve got a heck of a lot of sand to practice on down in Yemen. But they need to learn to focus on the court.

  • RonF

    Reminds me of the time that Charles Barkley was playing in the NBA All-Star game and was chatting up one of the cheerleaders while he was on the court.

    I don’t know, I think the man’s got a point. They’d distract my game!

    Seriously, though, it’s a good point. In the Middle East women are semi-intelligent property. Men are not particularly responsible for their actions towards them – if they are caught out, it’s always the woman’s fault. And yet they have no lack of defenders on the left, who are supposed to be in the vanguard about these things. I guess their philosophy is “An enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

  • Scott

    OK, time for a little intrigue — see Lex’s link to the story in the Telegraph, which refers to “he said” and “Mr. Mahfoudh added..”

    Now, for the same story, from the Mail:

    The Yemen team’s Adeeb Mahfoudh has blamed the girls’ skimpy outfits for putting off her team during a defeat by a more focused Indonesia at the event in China.

    She said: ‘They had an effect on how we played. I think they had something to do with our losing the match.

    However, Mahfoudh didn’t harbour a grudge. ‘These girls are very beautiful. With them here, more people will pay attention to beach volleyball,’ she said.

    So, which gender Yemani team was it that was distracted?

  • Well it would be difficult for them to admit to themselves that they may just – suck.

  • I am reminded of a certain scene in the movie The Replacements:)

  • Jim Collins

    How do you play beach volleyball in a burka?

    • Sarge

      “How do you play beach volleyball in a burka?”

      Not very well, apparently.

      Thank you for making my Friday, Lex. That shot’s a keeper.

  • George V.

    What a change – Anyone remember the days when all of China’s population dutifully wore their Mao suits?

    George V.

  • Why, yes, Thank you, CAPT Lex. Thank you, indeed.

    Subsunk

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