High school award âproudest moment until Beijingâ says Phelps
The recent revelation that Michael Phelps, winner of an Olympic record eight gold medals in last yearâs games, was photographed smoking a bong in November has led to an investigation that revealed even more: Michael Phelps won the Gold Medal of his senior classâ unofficial Olympic Bonging competition in high school.
In fact, say his old classmates, Phelps was famous in Marylandâs Towson High School for going to school stoned every day. âHe never went to college, and I think I know why. All he ever wanted to do was swim and get high,â said his former high school buddy, âSlamminââ Sam Forester.
âYeah, we had what we called an âOlympic Bonging competitionâ back in the day, and in his Senior year, Phelps blew the rest of the field away,â added Forester. âHe inhaled 57 straight bong hits, a record that still stands to this day, and those were monster bong hits, no sissy little puffs. I guess his lung capacity has always been huge.â
Phelps even credits his high school partying days with helping him along with his chosen career. âIâm very sorry to have disappointed my fans,â said Mr. Phelps in a recent press conference, âbut, truth be told, those competitions strengthened my lungs. They were tough! I mean, without that rigorous training, I doubt I ever would have won all those swimming medals.â
His high school swimming coach, Tom Ruxton, weighed in, saying, âNow I know where he got that appetite! Come to think of it, his voracious âmunchiesâ are what gave him the fuel to excel at swimming, so I suppose you could say Phelpsâ pot habit may have been what propelled him to the top of the swimming world.â
After considering his own words for a moment, Ruxton added, âIn that respect, I guess pot got him high in more ways than one.â
Phelps promised he would never do it again. He also promised heâll never drink, utter profanities, have public sex in the park, rob banks, flash random people on Main Street, rob homeowners with subprime mortgage scams or offer Senate seats for sale, should he ever become governor.
Reported by Humor Times Green Correspondent, Jason Puffer.
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