# When will people get off Lance Armstrong's back already? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 16, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347 "2013-01-16T02:24:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347/61 "2013-01-18T02:26:07Z")
Depends on the state/jurisdiction, but the commonly stated term (in re: to Lance) is 7 years. ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Winepuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@Josh\_Winepuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Josh_Winepuck)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347/62 "2013-01-18T13:18:43Z")
And he says the last time he shot up was 2005. What a coincidence… ---
**Author:** ![Shearer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Shearer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shearer)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347/63 "2013-01-18T13:39:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Armstrong said during the interview that he hasn’t doped since 2005, and didn’t do so during his cycling comeback between 2008 and 2011. > > But World Anti-Doping Agency chief executive John Fahey insists chemical evidence shows Armstrong did dope during his comeback years. > > “The evidence from Usada (the US Anti-Doping Agency] is that Armstrong’s blood tests show variations in his blood that show with absolute certainty he was doping after 2005,” Fahey tells The Daily Telegraph. “Believe Usada or believe Armstrong? I know who to believe.” > > "It struck me that the statute of limitations under US law might be relevant and Armstrong would not want to admit to anything in regards to his comeback that might be picked up under the US criminal code. > > “This bloke is a cheat and did my view of him change after watching the interview? No.” He told a lie. Say it ain’t so joe. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347/64 "2013-01-18T14:40:06Z")
Armstrong cannot dig himself out. There is nothing, realistically, that he can say or do at this point. Sometimes you bury yourself too deep for any amount of shovelling. If he admits too much, he’s subject to lawsuit or criminal investigation. But if he lacks s single gram of appriopriate contrition he remains an asshole. A partial apology is not an apology. A partial apology is a lie. Of course he’s going to try to do something in an effort to make some money, but the truth is he just can’t get this off him. He went all the way to the river with a busted hand, he’s showed his cards, and reality’s holding a straight flush. He’s throwing a Hail Mary pass but his team’s 12 points behind. Use whatever metaphor you want. He’s fucked. ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Winepuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@Josh\_Winepuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Josh_Winepuck)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347/65 "2013-01-22T14:45:31Z")
I think the “he’s fucked” metaphor is the most appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Shooby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Shooby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shooby)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347/66 "2013-01-24T01:10:29Z")
> [@Josh\_Winepuck](#): > > I think the “he’s fucked” metaphor is the most appropriate. I’m trying to fit the “he’s fucked” into a good metaphor, but I can only come up with: Lance is a virgin girl being married off to a wealthy prince on condition of Lance’s virginity, but Lance screwed up and shagged a hot visiting footballer before the wedding. The first night of the honeymoon, the prince discovers - Lance’s fucked. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-people-get-off-lance-armstrongs-back-already/647347.md?page=3)