Lolo Jones is 29, single, an Olympic hurdler…and a virgin. Jones, who is a devout Christian, recently announced her virginity to the Twitterverse, and later stated that staying one was even harder than training for the Olympics. But just because Lolo is chaste doesn’t mean she’s boring; her Twitter account is rife with hilarious, self-deprecating Tweets and observations about the single life. Read a few of them here, and don’t be surprised if you become a fan (even if sports aren’t your thing).
Based on these Tweets, I think Buzzfeed is spot-on in calling Lolo “the Olympian version of Liz Lemon.” As a single lady I particularly appreciate them, especially the ones about eating and watching TV alone. I’m kind of a pro when it comes to those things…you might say that I’m Olympian at them! Sorry, folks, that was a bad joke. I’ll leave it to Lolo to make humorous single lady observations. [via Buzzfeed]
What do you think of Lolo’s Tweets?
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Go her!
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She’s cute.
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And she’s missing out on a lot of sex. I’ve heard the Olympic villages are basically massive orgies between events.
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Good for her, glad to see she has a sense of humor about sex and the single life.
orchid / 242 posts
Hahaha awesome sense of humor!
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Ehhh the whole “self-deprecating, hopeless but lovable single girl” thing is getting kind of old. Too many references to her single life. But she’s cute and at least she’s trying to be funny?
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HAHA cute!
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Shit. I always thought that people were only interesting if they were having sex. Thanks, Lolo, for shattering my world view into tiny little pieces.
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Okay, after reading those, I feel the need to tell her to go out by herself on Friday nights and stop watching tv at home alone.
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Following her now after this post hahaha
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why are people saying good for her? =/
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@waldesau@xanga - because most of the virgins I’ve met are usually stiff with a “holier than thou” attitude or they’re a big downer. She finds humor in her situation and takes it in stride. I think that’s pretty cool.
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@nonurbusinessyo@xanga - oh, that makes sense. i mean i wouldn’t think “good for her” because she doesn’t have a husband and can’t have sex because of that. we’re only getting older.
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I really started liking her after I saw her on Ellen. She has a pretty inspiring story! Good luck to her!
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@WaitingToShrug@xanga - me, too.
she’s single. she sits on her couch. got it. where was I supposed to laugh?
dahlia / 2747 posts
LOL AT THE ENGAGEMENT RING ONE. HAHAHa.
orchid / 123 posts
I love anyone who can live a non-mainstream life (being an Olympian, not having sex before marriage, etc.) and have a sense of humor about it. Go her!!!
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She is a virgin? The world is a place for wonderful lies or all men around her are impotent.
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@andysigdelt@xanga - Problem is, Zooey Deschanel already did that.
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Wait a virgin? She’s posed nude for ESPN. If you’re going to form your whole self off being a virgin at least act like one. Especially if you’re going to site religious beliefs. I am pretty sure your religion doesn’t support nude photography.
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I’m 21 and I’m a virgin. The way I see it is there isn’t a certain way a virgin should act. I’m not religious (nor do I come from a religious family) and I’m not waiting for marriage, I’ll wait for the right person that I want to give my virginity to. Being a virgin doesn’t make you ”holier than thou” (at least you shouldn’t act that way) it means you haven’t had sex, plain and simple. I’m not missing out on anything. I’m happy/content with the activity I do involve myself in. (I am not single. My boyfriend is not religious either. He’s just a typical 20 year old boy.)
Anywhoooo. If she wants to be a virgin and pose nude in magazines, more power to her. It’s her life.