November 2009
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“Vince-anity, inVINCEable. It’s all back in play, baby. If Vince Young...”
– SportsPickle on a headline writer’s fantasy for next year.
“This afternoon, we met with free agent Allen Iverson in Dallas for the first...”
– Now here’s a boring statement, from, Ed Stefanski, about his meeting with Allen Iverson today in Dallas. They really should have included Lil’ G if they had wanted this meeting to go well.
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There’s been some talk about how Tiger Woods is a role model this weekend, as there is whenever an athlete does anything worse than rolling through a stop sign. I hope he releases a second statement that says he was inspired by one of his own role models, Andre Agassi, and crashed his car because he had started doing crystal meth.
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“The only person responsible for the accident is me. My wife, Elin, acted...”
– As statements go, this one’s pretty good. Who doesn’t like a guy who looks like he’s standing up for his wife? I dunno, I’m down with it.
“In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth greatest band of the music video era...”
– Ha! (via Wikipedia)
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I see your “Return of the Mack” a...
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“The release of “Old Dogs” was delayed from April until now because...”
– Roger Ebert on Old Dogs.
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“When he became Phillies manager in 1915, he made his players walk to and from...”
– From a neat post on Hardball Times about former Phillies manager Pat Moran, who led the team to its first pennant in 1915. Dunno if I would have wanted to play for him.
“University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student Adam Bauer has nearly 400 friends on...”
– John sent over this awesome story from the Lacrosse Tribune. I always enjoy stories about alcohol, and stories about police going to great lengths to arrest people for consensual crimes, but the real treat here is the name of the police officer. Who knew this was what Allen Iverson would be doing...
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“It was a fuckin’ nightmare. The whole experience was a nightmare. It had a...”
– Bob Hoskins, on Super Mario Bros.
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WatchThis is a pretty awesome Neil Young impression. Well played, Mr. Fallon. (via copycats via Matt_T)
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“A torture session in Iran took a strange turn when an elite policeman told his...”
– Apparently, Iranians just love New Jersey.
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A conversation, last night
Sarah: That's a cute block.
Dan: Yeah, Beck Street is where it's at.
(two minutes pass)
Sarah: Oh! Your joke was funny!
“Three men have been indicted on charges of hacking into Comcast’s e-mail...”
– “3 charged with hacking Comcast site,” Philadelphia Inquirer. OMG WTF HaXXoReD!!
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“God chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career.”
– Allen Iverson on Twitter, 9 September 2009. Where’s your messiah now, Allen?
Merry Christmas From MLB's Marketing Department! -... →
It’s that time of year!
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“Levitt had to explain to his wife and four kids that he wouldn’t be home the...”
– From the “explanatory note” at the start of SuperFreakonomics. Don’t have high hopes for this one, but maybe there will be more cringe-inducing puns like the one above. That would make it all worth it.
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“One Facebook poster’s comments reflected many on Stensland’s...”
– Excellent bit of subtle writing here. Yes, those comments did reflect many on her Facebook page, because there were grammatical errors. Kudos, Regina Medina.
“Carrie Prejean… brings out the worst behavior on both sides of the Culture...”
– Jim Newell at Wonkette. Yes, absolutely.
“In a Gil Thorp strip from last week, Marty Moon mistakenly states that a Milford...”
– This is my favorite comment on the Internet about any subject. If I ever get on Jeopardy!, let’s hope there’s a Gil Thorp category.
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“Save up to $25.00 by mail with purchase of Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto HBO®...”
– I’ll pass, but I am really glad such a deal exists. (via bryanagraham)
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“The buildup to the matches and the scenarios that took place before, during, and...”
– Line from the first paragraph on Wikipedia about the WWF pay per view In Your House 1. Oh?
“[Profanity] on broadcast prime-time television jumped from a rate of 5.5 times...”
– “More Than Ever, You Can Say That on Television,” The New York Times. I thought television was getting better. (via)
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“(Disclosure: I do not recall ever having met either party involved, and I take...”
– If this is your parenthetical aside, you might want to just delete it from your piece. Or maybe revise it to include some information. (via DCeiver)