Future trivial pursuit answer Michael Phelps may have ended any hopes he had at competing in London in 2012 as an encore to his Beijing performance by being photographed hitting the bong at a frat party.

What better way to parlay your Olympic success than by coming home and feeling up whores in Vegas and smoking the marijuana in South Carolina. If there’s a quicker way to put an end to your millions of dollars worth of endorsement deals, I can’t think of it.

Due to the Olympics four-year ban on anyone taking drugs, it stands to reason that Phelps will be a no-go for London 2012, unless of course he plays his “I’m Michael Phelps” card, which is a very real possibility. American advertisers certainly want Phelps to be there, and more often than not, what the money wants, the money gets.

At least this guy will likely get dropped from all of his endorsements, and judging by his personality and the way he’s acted since Beijing, I can’t say I’m all that upset about it.

According to News of the World, Phelps showed up at a party in Columbia to see a girl he was dating, and proceeded to be the most obnoxious guy at the party. He eventually grabbed a glass bong and proceeded to hit it as if it were not his first time. Word around campus was that Phelps was getting wasted every night while in town.

Phelps’ crew tried to get News of the World to kill the story, but it wasn’t to be. Among some of the flavorful quotes in the article:

On Phelps’ Rick James aura…

“He didn’t know many people so you’d think he’d be a little shy. But he was loud, obnoxious and slamming beers from the get-go.

“Every girl wanted a piece of him and every guy wanted to be his best buddy. He couldn’t get enough of all the attention.”

…and his NBA skills…

“You could tell Michael had smoked before. He grabbed the bong and a lighter and knew exactly what to do.

“He looked just as natural with a bong in his hands as he does swimming in the pool. He was the gold medal winner of bong hits. Michael ended up getting a little paranoid, though, because before too long he looked like he was nervous and ran out of the place.”

…and his — well, I guess pick an athlete for this one…

“He was out of control from the moment he got there.

“If he continues to party like that I’d be amazed if he ever won any more medals again.”

Yeah, this kid’s career is over. I hope he invested well, because the money is going to disappear really, really fast. Well played, Mr. Phelps, well played.

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