I’m Confused About Michael Phelps
You all know I have this rule about Speedos and that rule is: Speedos should not be worn. Thank heavens the U.S. men’s Olympic swim team now wears a suit similiar to what my grandfather wore in his swinging single days back in 1935. But Michael, dear Michael, I give you and you alone permission to wear a Speedo. 
Anytime. Even when you take me out on the town. And that’s where the confusion comes into play: Do I have a crush on him or not? Is he good looking or does he just have a smokin’ bod? Is it a turn off when he’s NOT wearing a Speedo? Is it wrong for me to think such things when 
he’s 12 years my junior? In order to decide, I have watched any and all Olympic coverage for a chance to see him do anything. I’m watching all news coverage, including the real news (network and cable), crap news like Access Hollywood, and ESPN. And it’s messing up my routine. I’m going to bed around midnight and still getting up around 5:30. Crush or not, Mr. Phelps, my life is all out of whack thanks to you.
P.S. I’m single.
He is smokin’ hot… and he looks goot in whatever he’s wearing. Age is a number, my friend… go for him!
I agree. Now I just have to move to Michigan (where he goes to school) or move back to DC.
I can’t fault you there. He’s a hell of an Adonis. Of course, we can’t ALL eat 12,000 calories a day. When he stops swimming, he’s gonna need some other way to burn the calories (wink, wink)
12,000 calories… I think I’d throw up if I ate that much. And yes, he might just blimp out if he keeps up his eating habits post swimming career. One can always dream about helping a young man out at that time… right?
Talk about having the world on a string. He is golden…literally!
I could care less about the gold aspect of it. I’m more interested in being a mentor to the boy.
Ha. My life is out of whack too, but more for the entire Olympics and not the Mike Man. OK, maybe we can bend the 10-year rule a little bit for you and Mike.
Ahhh… thanks. Getting together with him is about as realistic as dating an actual person these days so I’m perfectly content to dream.
IMHO’s:
a) He’s good looking.
b) He has a smokin’ bod.
c) It’s not a turn-off when he wears non-Speedos.
d) He’s in his 20’s (and mature beyond his years). Fair game.
He seriously messed with my sleep too. My husband was okay with that…probably b/c he thought I was only watching it for the sporting aspect. You found some good pics
Oh, I watched for the sporting/history aspect at first. Then I watched because I couldn’t stop myself from staring (OK, I suppose you could really define it as gawking). Then I watched to see if I could spot his strategically placed tatoos. I’m just a bad, bad girl and at this point I’m fine with that.
Let me start by saying a) I am in utter awe of his physical abilities and b) I’d kill to have a body anything like that and c) he seems like an outstanding “person” beyond his physical accomplishments; he’s humble, personable and a good sport. He’s a real credit to our Olympic team and to sports in general.
BUT, his ears drive me crazy. I’m just sayin’…
To be honest… he looks like Screech when he’s sporting a goatee and that CREEPS ME OUT. AND, I think he’s sexier when he’s NOT smiling. I think it’s his teeth…
I think he’s a “butterface”…i.e. “good looking except for her face”…but in this case…”him”…for me he has permission to wear a speedo 24 hours a day, as long as he wears a paper sack on his head.
Ouch.
Yeah. Great bod…but I’m with DC on his ears. Ugh.
And then there is his mouth. He looks freakish when he smiles but when his mouth is closed it looks like it’s full of marbles. Hmmm. Maybe too many teeth?
Oh sad.
Sadly, I think he might lose some of his appeal once he is fully clothed, but that’s just my opinion.
This might be the time where super X-ray vision would come in handy.
One word: repression.
81. Dork shorts are hidious! Any woman who prefers a good-looking man in clown pants over a Speedo is either lying or gay.
As a woman, I find today’s swimwear on men comical. Why don’t you just go swimming in long pants? It seems like a generational thing. The youth of America think of Speedo swimwear as “gay”. Let me tell you whats gay. Men today are wearing womens coulottes to the beach! Yes, back in the 70’s that’s what we called them. Why not just wear a dress to the beach? I laugh every time I see a man in clown pants or dork shorts. Why not wear lipstick too? Better yet, jump in the lake fully dressed and drown you, freak. The only bad thing about Speedos is that they don’t show enough. Let’s bring back the bikini for men! Gorgeous, self-confident men wear bikinis! And they are NOT gay! They are more “manly” that you losers hiding in your baggy clown pants. Most women won’t admit to it but we LOVE SPEEDOS! Burn those fairy dork shorts and give us ladies some eye candy for a change!