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POLE VAULTING IS SEXY, BARELY LEGAL
POLE VAULTING IS SEXY, BARELY LEGAL
Long-time reader Jim -- who may or may not have killed a man in prison -- alerted me this morning to an Internet sensation that's building a frightening head of steam: meet pole vaulter Allison Stokke (pronounced "stow-key," I believe).  Hubba hubba and other grunting sounds. Why is this particular head of steam frightening, you ask?  Well, as best as I can tell from my ...
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Breaking News: 18-Year Old Women Are Hot
Foul Balls — ... , whom I'd like to thank for informing us all about her pole vaulting skills. Also, I think I deser

This May Give Pole Vaulting A Whole New Meaning
Our Book of Scrap: Sports News — ... (The Tip: With Leather, who also has more pics of Allison)

Friday is Funday
Cardinals Diaspora — ... Sports | Allison Stokke: I’ve long been a supporter of the less popular prep sports, seeing as I was a scholar bowl member back in the day. Pole Vaulting has always been especially high on my list of admirable sports. This week we salute Allison for almost setting the California HS pole vault record. Oh, and yes, she is 18, Don_Luc 99, just in case you were wondering. (BTW, not 1, not 5, but 8 people- 8, sent this link or similar links to me yesterday alone. I don’t really know what that says about me, but it’s a pretty strong indication that a vast majority of the people that read this blog will not only be reading this post, but forwarding it on to about 10 other people…God bless America!)…

Setting Some Goals
Rakes Of Mallow — ... Pole Vaulting: I mean, why not?  I think this is where I'm supposed to make a Chris Hansen joke, but I think he's getting way too much run out of To Catch A Predator as it is.

Allison Stokke, With Leather And The Untapped Potentail Of Internet Celebrity
Off Wing Opinion — ... , has supposedly turned this poor girl's world upside down by

We Suspect Her Father Is Not A Pleasant Man To Be Around These Days: How To Detract Attention From Your Attractive Teenage Daughter
Deadspin — ... Problem: Nasty bloggers are spreading your 18-year-old pole vaulting daughter's picture across the Internets. (They can send all the letters to Ufford they want, but you can still find the picture

Allison Stokke does not want your cyber cat calls
Guyism » humor — ... She is recognized -- and stared at -- in coffee shops. She locks her doors and tries not to leave the house alone. Her father, Allan Stokke, comes home from his job as a lawyer and searches the Internet. He reads message boards and tries to pick out potential stalkers. The picture was taken by a track and field journalist and posted as part of a report on a California prep track Web site. The photo was hardly sexually explicit, which made Ufford's decision to post it even easier. At 5 feet 7, Stokke has smooth, olive-colored skin and toned muscles. In the photo, her vaulting pole rests on her right shoulder. Her right hand appears to be adjusting the elastic band on her ponytail. Her spandex uniform -- black shorts and a white tank top that are standard for a track athlete -- reveals a bare midriff. Jeez, it almost sounds like the writer here is writing some sort of barely legal fan-fiction. Anyway, here's the "offending" post that started the snowball on the

How dare you criticize us for leering at your teenage daughter!
Morning Buzz — ... Yes, it s all her fault. Also, some of the comments on the Post article are breathtaking in their stupidity. And the initial post that kick-started the frenzy was WithLeather s Pole Vaulting Is Sexy, Barely Legal. Classy. I do notice they had to take the pics down because of copyright issues, at least.) 2) Those who think the family is actually

The High School Pole Vaulter That Refuses to Go Away
The Big Lead — ... Interesting - her family comes down hard on With Leather for using her photo, but doesn’t mind that the newspaper is peddling pictures of her?

Captain Caveman Isn’t Quite Ready For His Close-Up
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... to get all publicly drooly over pole vaulter Allison Stokke resulted in a largish piece in

Allison Stokke does not want your cyber cat calls
Guyism » humor — ... She is recognized -- and stared at -- in coffee shops. She locks her doors and tries not to leave the house alone. Her father, Allan Stokke, comes home from his job as a lawyer and searches the Internet. He reads message boards and tries to pick out potential stalkers. The picture was taken by a track and field journalist and posted as part of a report on a California prep track Web site. The photo was hardly sexually explicit, which made Ufford's decision to post it even easier. At 5 feet 7, Stokke has smooth, olive-colored skin and toned muscles. In the photo, her vaulting pole rests on her right shoulder. Her right hand appears to be adjusting the elastic band on her ponytail. Her spandex uniform -- black shorts and a white tank top that are standard for a track athlete -- reveals a bare midriff. Jeez, it almost sounds like the writer here is writing some sort of barely legal fan-fiction. Anyway, here's the "offending" post that started the snowball on the

An Ironic Twist on the Allison Stokke Controversy
Sports Law Blog — ... About a week ago, a controversy erupted around Allison Stokke, an 18-year-old high school high school senior and one the top female pole vaulters in the country, who happens to be a very attractive young woman. In early May, the blog With Leather posted photos and commented on Allison being an attractive young woman and an outstanding athlete (in that order). He initially removed the photos in response to requests and/or demands from the Stokke family.

An Ironic Twist on the Allison Stokke Controversy
Sports Law Blog — ... About a week ago, a controversy erupted around Allison Stokke, an 18-year-old high school high school senior and one the top female pole vaulters in the country, who happens to be a very attractive young woman. In early May, the blog With Leather posted photos and commented on Allison being an attractive young woman and an outstanding athlete (in that order). He initially removed the photos in response to requests and/or demands from the Stokke family.

Allison Stokke Shuns Attention By Appearing On ESPN Radio In Studio
SPORTSbyBROOKS — STOKKE STILL SHUNS ATTENTION WITH ESPN APPEARANCE: Allison Stokke, who has ridden a wave of internet popularity (which was started by WITH LEATHER and a ...

The Greatest Female XI!!!
The Beautiful Game — ... How long has it been since we had a Stokke reference. Too long I think. ...

Remember Allison Stokke?
Bullievable Sports — ... She is a high school pole vaulter (she may be in college now) who as you can tell by the picture looks ridiculous. Ridiculously amazing that is!!! I think I became instantly fallen when the stories about her first came out on some bloggers sites. ...

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