# That Svetlana Khorkina looks like a bitch. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 20, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738 "2004-08-20T16:46:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/81 "2004-08-25T01:18:40Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > Svetlana looks like hard living, it’s that little American girl who looks like a bitch. Carly Patterson is an awesome gymnast, and she deserved the gold, but she just rubs me the wrong way. I imagine her to be a gossipy little snot. She (Patterson) did say it “was a competition, like any other” in a post-medal interview. That’s a pretty ignorant thing to say about the Olympics, even for a 16-year-old. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/82 "2004-08-25T01:20:02Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > So does Anna Pavlova ring anyone’s bell? Here! _raising hand_ She was by far the most well-proportioned of anyone who competed. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/83 "2004-08-25T02:07:31Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > So does Anna Pavlova ring anyone’s bell? The bell she rings for me is that she looks like a 16 year old Gillian Anderson. Was it just me, or did anyone else see the resemblance? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/84 "2004-08-25T02:23:19Z")
> [@Lizard](#): > > She (Patterson) did say it “was a competition, like any other” in a post-medal interview. That’s a pretty ignorant thing to say about the Olympics, even for a 16-year-old. Bullshit! It was exactly the thing to say, and think. It **is** just another competition. That is the way some competitors approach any contest of skill. You don’t psych yourself out that way. It’s just another competition, just like the one you won last time… ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/85 "2004-08-25T16:32:47Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > The bell she rings for me is that she looks like a 16 year old Gillian Anderson. Was it just me, or did anyone else see the resemblance? She looked like [Violet Beauregarde](http://www.geocities.com/Paris/9581/) to me. Except not purple. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/86 "2004-08-25T17:14:52Z")
> [@Lizard](#): > > She (Patterson) did say it “was a competition, like any other” in a post-medal interview. That’s a pretty ignorant thing to say about the Olympics, even for a 16-year-old. Sounds like humility to me. She doesn’t want to brag about being in the greatest tournament on earth. **sturmhauke** so she does! ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/87 "2004-08-25T19:25:48Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > So does Anna Pavlova ring anyone’s bell? No, but she makes me salivate. Well, I thought that’s what you wanted to to hear. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/88 "2004-08-25T20:05:41Z")
I was going for the very difficult Triple Entendre, with a start value of 9.8. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/89 "2004-08-26T00:39:04Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > I was going for the very difficult Triple Entendre, with a start value of 9.8. no idea what the phrase means, [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com) and [urbandictionary.com](http://urbandictionary.com) were no help, so I am going to assume entendre means 'meaning. Entendre 1 : Does she have someone (boyfriend) who’s ‘bell’ she rings. Lucky guy. Entendre 2 : not quite sure, some in joke about some reason why people should know of her. Entendre 3 : does she ‘ring’ my ‘bell’? Well as I have said, the gymnasts are amazing to watch and this one is cute, but they are too young to ring my ‘bell’ If I am making no sense at all don’t worry, I tend to make no sense. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/90 "2004-08-26T00:48:49Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > no idea what the phrase means, [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com) and [urbandictionary.com](http://urbandictionary.com) were no help, so I am going to assume entendre means 'meaning. > Entendre 1 : Does she have someone (boyfriend) who’s ‘bell’ she rings. > > Lucky guy. > > Entendre 2 : not quite sure, some in joke about some reason why people should know of her. > > Entendre 3 : does she ‘ring’ my ‘bell’? Well as I have said, the gymnasts are amazing to watch and this one is cute, but they are too young to ring my ‘bell’ > > If I am making no sense at all don’t worry, I tend to make no sense. Actually, the joke was about making a “[double entendre](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=double%20entendre)”. More of a pun, though, really, because it’s not really a “dirty” meaning behind it. Why is it supposed to be cute? Asking if “Anna Pavlova” rings a bell means do you recognize her? Have you ever heard her name before? BUT [Pavlov](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhpavl.html) is also the researcher who would make dogs salivate by ringing a bell. Pavlova = Pavlov, ringing a bell, ha ha ha. Sorry but I missed the “triple” part… think they were trying to make it look like a gymnastics term! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/91 "2004-08-26T04:19:52Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > Asking if “Anna Pavlova” rings a bell means do you recognize her? Have you ever heard her name before? That’s one. > [@](#): > > BUT [Pavlov](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhpavl.html) is also the researcher who would make dogs salivate by ringing a bell. Pavlova = Pavlov, ringing a bell, ha ha ha. That’s two. > [@Lobsang](#): > > does she ‘ring’ my ‘bell’? Well as I have said, the gymnasts are amazing to watch and this one is cute, but they are too young to ring my ‘bell’ And that’s three. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/92 "2004-08-26T04:22:58Z")
But you failed to stick the landing, costing you points. You finish with a 9.375. The crowd boos. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/93 "2004-08-26T11:46:55Z")
With an 8.80 from the Canadian and Malaysian judges. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/94 "2004-08-26T14:04:27Z")
> [@Indygrrl](#): > > I think Mohini is in the same league. She’s absolutely beautiful. Mohini Bhardwaj, Anna Pavlova, and Catalina Ponor are all extremely beautiful. If I swung that way, I think I’d be interested in them. A lot. As it is, though, Marian Dragulescu from the Romanian men’s team rings my bell, even if there’s unfortunately only one entendre to be found here. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2004, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738/95 "2004-08-28T12:12:51Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#): > > Her comments scream “REALLY poor sport and very low class” and possibly “I’m high on crack”. Or maybe “I’m speeding like a Japanese bullet train.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738.md?page=4)