If she was beating Gail Devers over 60m hurdles indoors, there was absolutely nothing wrong with her start when it comes to the 100m hurdles and that had been proven all that summer before Athens.
I can’t see Gary or Perdita using such salty language, well maybe Gary at times, but not in front of a camera. On the otherhand, I might tend to respond as you suggested, or worse yet made a really smart-ass remark, so it’s probably best that I avoid those situations.
The story about the girlfriend is very amusing.