Ready! Get set! Smile! Jamaican Olympic Humour

Picks from the jokes and funny photos circulating on the web related to Jamaica’s Olympic Track and Field team

Yohan Blake posted this photo of himself by Usain Bolt yesterday after the 200m with the following caption: “Now I know I have made it when I can hire a living legend to photograph me 😀 But seriously nuff respect to Usain- this is his time to shine”
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Natural stamina cause wi nuh fraid…
A dis a fi wi performance enhancement drug #TeamJamaica Source: Jamaica Olympics Facebook page. Rohan Preston reposted the photo with a translation into English. “Jamaica’s performance enhancement drugs yams, plantains, coconut, ginger, more yams, lol.”
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Hilarious reference to Prince Harry’s jubilee visit to Jamaica some months ago and the staged race he ran with Bolt. Source unknown
Another stellar image by Ricardo Makyn of the Gleaner
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Awww they’re just a bunch of irrepressible, overgrown BOYS who can run faster than anyone in the world…

Author: ap

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6 thoughts on “Ready! Get set! Smile! Jamaican Olympic Humour”

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