﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>bongs news stories on Newser</title><description>Read more bongs stories on Newser</description><link>http://www.newser.com/taggrid/302/bongs.html</link><copyright>2009 - Newser</copyright><language>en-us</language><generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:40:28 CST</pubDate><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/53124/i-cant-do-anything-wrong-once-im-in-the-pool.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>'I Can't Do Anything Wrong Once I'm in the Pool'</title><description>In his first post-bong-photo interview, Michael Phelps says he has a sure-fire way to stay out of trouble—get back to the "normal routine" of the swimming pool. In the interview—it airs tomorrow on NBC's Today show, notes Entertainment Tonight —Matt Lauer asks Phelps if he's worried the bong...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/53124/i-cant-do-anything-wrong-once-im-in-the-pool.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:51:01 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/52221/stoner-stuffs-cat-in-bong-to-mellow.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Stoner Stuffs Cat in Bong to 'Mellow'</title><description>A Nebraska man faces a misdemeanor charge—which could become a felony—for stuffing his cat into a homemade bong and smoking marijuana through the contraption, the AP reports. The man, who was also charged with possession, said the cat was hyper and he was trying to “mellow” her out....</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/52221/stoner-stuffs-cat-in-bong-to-mellow.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:32:01 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/51151/phelps-hides-from-paps-at-strip-joints.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Phelps Hides From Paps— at Strip Joints</title><description>It’s understandable that Michael Phelps is a little camera-shy after the fallout from his bong portrait. But he’s started “hiding out at strip clubs” to avoid having his picture taken, the New York Post reports. The Olympic champ has also tinted the windows of his Baltimore home in a bid...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/51151/phelps-hides-from-paps-at-strip-joints.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 9:50:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/50995/phelps-wont-be-charged.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Phelps Won't Be Charged</title><description>South Carolina officials won't charge Michael Phelps for smoking that bong after all, The State reports. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said today he'd investigated Phelps' marijuana use at a November party, but came up short on evidence—even though Phelps had admitted to doing it. Legal analysts said Phelps...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/50995/phelps-wont-be-charged.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:16:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/50445/bong-owner-tried-to-get-100k-on-ebay.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Bong Owner Tried to Get $100K on eBay</title><description>The bong case grows. Eight people in Columbia, SC, have been arrested on drug charges stemming from the infamous frat party that Michael Phelps attended, WIS-TV reports. Those eight do not include Phelps himself, but they do include the bong's owner, who reportedly tried to sell it on eBay for...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/50445/bong-owner-tried-to-get-100k-on-ebay.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:16:31 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/50315/we-may-never-know-who-took-the-pot-pic.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>We May Never Know Who Took the Pot Pic</title><description>Plenty of people partied with Michael Phelps in South Carolina around the time he smoked marijuana, but the abundance of witnesses doesn't mean we'll ever know who took the picture that got the Olympian into trouble. Some fellow partiers saw iPhones out, but no one's even sure which night the...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/50315/we-may-never-know-who-took-the-pot-pic.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:12:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/49933/phelps-not-sure-if-hell-swim-in-2012-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Phelps Not Sure If He'll Swim in 2012 Olympics</title><description>Michael Phelps is weighing whether to compete at the 2012 Olympics in the wake of fallout over his much-publicized encounter with a bong, he tells his hometown paper, the Baltimore Sun . Phelps still has goals to achieve in the sport and will talk his decision over with his family and...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/49933/phelps-not-sure-if-hell-swim-in-2012-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 7:09:06 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/49738/phelps-toke-shouldnt-cause-such-a-splash.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Phelps' Toke Shouldn't Cause Such a Splash</title><description>Michael Phelps’ reputation shouldn't go up in smoke just because he was caught indulging in a drug an estimated 42% of Americans have tried, Sally Jenkins writes in the Washington Post . Phelps, like most great athletes, is a creature of extremes, and nobody should be surprised that when he breaks...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/49738/phelps-toke-shouldnt-cause-such-a-splash.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:20:46 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/49606/phelps-cops-to-smoking-pot.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Phelps Cops to Smoking Pot</title><description>Michael Phelps admitted today to smoking pot after a British tabloid ran a photo of him sucking a bong, the Times of London reports. The Olympic swimming star apologized, saying he “demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted in...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/49606/phelps-cops-to-smoking-pot.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:51:44 CST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>