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What are they doing to our hero Franno???? This reminds me — Enigma, Sun Oct 5 13:40

of the story of the blind girl who never wanted for anything because there was this boy who loved her beyond life itself. She on the other hand cursed her blindness and told him that she would never return his love unless she could see the world. He didn't mind and remained devoted to her. One day she got a pair of... more

Clarification needed — antoye, Sun Oct 5 23:23
- Recall the threat made at the Games... — Sprintcoach, Mon Oct 6 21:51
- Yes! How can you take his eyes (athletes) and not thank him? (nm — Enigma, Sun Oct 5 23:32
- - explanation needed — antoye, Sun Oct 5 23:42
  - - Franno needs a wholle day fi himself — Nemesis, Mon Oct 6 03:55
I would love to have heard what was the — briggie, Sun Oct 5 17:06
- Lets check the facts — antoye, Sun Oct 5 23:31
- - C'mon Antoye, we as fans of MVP and Franno are behaving — Enigma, Sun Oct 5 23:40
  - - Re: C'mon Antoye, we as fans of MVP and Franno are behaving — antoye, Sun Oct 5 23:45
- Short memory? — Infama, Sun Oct 5 21:02
- Also what did DQ do deserve his unless — briggie, Sun Oct 5 17:07
- - Prez hit the nail on the head when he said if things are not — Enigma, Sun Oct 5 19:00
Nigma your grand and great grand kids suppose to love you — prezib, Sun Oct 5 14:47
- Giving DQ an award is like giving a pig a silk purse, im — Enigma, Sun Oct 5 15:31
- They'll soon be bacon, time takes care of everything. (nm) — Enigma, Sun Oct 5 15:27
When the lipstick rubs off of these pigs they'll realize — Enigma, Sun Oct 5 13:44
- all i now when the celebrations are done — prezib, Sun Oct 5 15:49

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High turnout of wanna be's for track training... — D'G, Mon Oct 6 04:22

Most schools are reporting on average a very high turnout of students for training for their school's track and field team. At C-Bar the number is uncountable as they are seen running all over the place. All of a sudden, everybady tun star.

a hear JC had a track training summer camp! — sports billy, Mon Oct 6 17:30
- Have you been watching JC's performance recently? — elmo, Mon Oct 6 20:13
- - i am aware of JC performance post clarke — sports billy, Mon Oct 6 20:49
Cbar did have half the school on the track team already — prezib, Mon Oct 6 11:50
- The other half found out... — D'G, Mon Oct 6 14:50
- LOL!! Ain't that the truth. (nm) — MACKY_, Mon Oct 6 14:30

Asafa + 3 — MACKY_, Mon Oct 6 14:25

Shall we call them the 'I-Four'? A slick Asafa Powell is warmly greeted by veteran songbirds (from second left) Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley and Judy Mowatt at Strawberry Hill Hotel in Irish Town on Friday night.

Enigma's baby — MACKY_, Mon Oct 6 14:27
- look @ our little BUBBLES , ahhhh (nm) — 404*Jam, Mon Oct 6 20:23
- E, leave these for the rest of the man dem! — MACKY_, Mon Oct 6 14:29
- - No wonder Lenox stop boxing! Nah leave di yard! — MACKY_, Mon Oct 6 14:30
  - - Knock out punch...... — HoJo, Mon Oct 6 17:12

I hope SS gets better in time for Berlin cause Jamdown is — Enigma, Mon Oct 6 00:09

going to snatch that 4x100 world record and I want SS inna it. She deserves to be there along with VCB, SAF and Kerron. I can't wait....... I was on the track this morning with some of Jamaica's National athletes and they spoke highly of Asafa's decency. One thing that they stressed that was music to my ears was that ... more

Preach it mi breda (nm) — Nemesis, Mon Oct 6 03:50
who is klion? I hope ss returns but i aint optimistic — sports billy, Mon Oct 6 02:17
- King Lion is Asafa. Not all of these sprinters will blossom, — Enigma, Mon Oct 6 02:21
- - jus like how all a wi can get A inna school — sportfan, Mon Oct 6 18:33
  - Can u get chicken salad from chicken doo doo? — sports billy, Mon Oct 6 02:41
  - - Re: Can u get chicken salad from chicken doo doo? — sportfan, Mon Oct 6 18:36

So who is going coach Veronica Husband (nm) — C-down, Mon Oct 6 00:09

Re: So who is going coach Veronica Husband — sportfan, Mon Oct 6 18:35
Lance Brauman. bwo i think he needs about three years fe — sports billy, Mon Oct 6 02:24

Their is a new a fenom in St. Thomas in JA 12yrs (nm) — C-down, Mon Oct 6 04:03

I heard about a likkle girl from St. Thomas that — Infama, Mon Oct 6 16:36
- Re: I heard about a likkle girl from St. Thomas that — XRBYZSC, Mon Oct 6 17:55
- st thomas tech she come from? and has russel moved? (nm) — sports billy, Mon Oct 6 17:32
what are you saying ? dont understand (nm) — prezib, Mon Oct 6 11:48

Dinner disaster mars celebrations — Nemesis, Mon Oct 6 15:28

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20081006/lead/lead5.html Dinner disaster mars celebrations published: Monday | October 6, 2008 Strawberry Hill Hotel and Spa yesterday apologised to patrons and athletes for delays experienced by hundreds of guests who attended a dinner in honour of the Jamaican Beijing Olympic ... more

afterthought — antoye, Mon Oct 6 17:38
Why was Shericka, Sherone and Kerron — Nemesis, Mon Oct 6 15:34
- I am going to knitpick again.. CD or OD — Nemesis, Mon Oct 6 15:52
- - consistency the key — antoye, Mon Oct 6 17:42

Tasha Danvers(400h) funny video on bolt — BZ, Mon Oct 6 08:58

SHOCKING NEWS FROM USAIN LIGHTNING BOLT!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX11ob089ow

Jaaa is nothing for Frano but giving mills a statue (nm) — C-down, Mon Oct 6 03:39

There is no way they can get away with ignoring — Nemesis, Mon Oct 6 03:49

Mario Forsythe ?? — Nemesis, Mon Oct 6 03:42

What are our expectations for him. He's one of the many tweeners that Jamaica have at this point..10.2-10.3 guys...hopfully we'll see a breakthrough for him next season.

Thomas to focus on 110 hurdles — TDowl, Sun Oct 5 15:02

Thomas to focus on 110 hurdles Friday, 03 October 2008 Former national double sprint champion Dwight Thomas says he will go back to the sprint hurdles for the 2009 season. Thomas who ran in the heats of the men's sprint relay in Beijing says owns a personal best of 13.34 seconds in 110 meter hurdles. "Next... more

This news made a lot of folks breathe a big sigh of relief — Enigma, Sun Oct 5 23:48
- He needs alot of discipline to succeed (nm) — sports billy, Mon Oct 6 00:08
- - Sports'B I think a lot of times it depends on the coach. — Enigma, Mon Oct 6 00:22
  - - I can't believe I strayed so far off point Wow!! (nm) — Enigma, Mon Oct 6 02:17
    - lol funny, I hardly see how that story relates to Bigga (nm) — sports billy, Mon Oct 6 01:58
    - What the hell are you talking about bredda? (nm) — MACKY_, Mon Oct 6 01:33
    - - I just went off on a likkle tangent. lolol. (nm) — Enigma, Mon Oct 6 02:16
      - same thing i was wondering myself, enigma oil riding him:-) (nm) — sports billy, Mon Oct 6 02:00
BTW Marvin Anderson will be joining Mills camp — prezib, Sun Oct 5 15:22
- Marvin with Mills is good. I endorse that move. (nm) — Enigma, Sun Oct 5 15:25
- - Mills get all the Lazarus ...Omar Brown is the one that — prezib, Sun Oct 5 16:04
  - - I think Marvin is agood dude, all he needs is someone to get — Enigma, Sun Oct 5 23:46

Tunes — ., Mon Oct 6 01:38

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnqahXC8KsA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kc8J7rPIws&feature=related

Crise Williams was not at the Gala (nm) — C-down, Mon Oct 6 00:10

Logic behind some ODs given — antoye, Sun Oct 5 02:23

Try as I might, I cant understand the justification for the presentation of some of these ODs, but moreso the non presentation of others in these circumstances. For one thing, I am sure that some of these folks e.g. Quarrie, VCb and Aries, have already been awarded if not CD's ODs hence it makes no sense giving them ... more

The media reports have been contradictory. — Infama, Sun Oct 5 11:06
It made no sense to me either — Nemesis, Sun Oct 5 03:37
- that too raises some questions — antoye, Sun Oct 5 03:45
- - Re: that too raises some questions — Nemesis, Sun Oct 5 05:02
  - - nutten nuh wrong ..if it was up to me — prezib, Sun Oct 5 17:08
    - - Precisely. Private companies and individuals — briggie, Sun Oct 5 17:11
      - Not necessarily unless... — antoye, Sun Oct 5 23:38
Well, Well, Well........... — t-shark, Sun Oct 5 03:22
- muddled thinking by decision makers — antoye, Sun Oct 5 03:38

WAF from Stuttgart; replay on Universal TV. (nm) — MACKY_, Sun Oct 5 17:55

www.cvmtv.com replaying Jamaica's performances in Beijing (nm) — nemesis2, Sun Oct 5 18:24

Kimbo Slice, you got Knocked The — MACKY_, Sun Oct 5 17:48

Frig OUT!!! LOL!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6J4Ikhs5iA&feature=related

Upgrades are on way at GC Foster — ., Sun Oct 5 16:16

published: Sunday | October 5, 2008 Anthony Foster IN A move to produce more sporting stars, G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sports has appointed an athletics director. Ventley Brown, a former administrative assistant, has been given the task to oversee and implement strategies for the college's... more

When a Lie becomes the Truth. — TDowl, Sun Oct 5 14:40

Enigma remember my conversation yesterday? I have posted many times about this, but everyone seems to need a Tetnus shot, Enigma, the words were not even off our lips, here it is from the Jamaica Observer: "The appreciative crowd, clad mostly in the green, yellow and black of the Jamaican flag which filled the stands ... more

True thing dat, the Jamaican flag is being changed from Gold — Enigma, Sun Oct 5 15:29

Winston Barnes ,R Rose ,Andre Wellington — prezib to the World, Sun Oct 5 15:28

will be dangerous next year ..If the rest of the world dont step up we will have more lanes on the circuit ...cant sey mi never warn unu ...Carlene Lewis better not pretend like they pop up out the blues ...

No award for Franno? What a shame. (nm) — nemesis2, Sun Oct 5 01:35