June 2011
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WatchI love when athletes do car dealership commercials.
“Mitch Williams, that fucking guy never gave me credit. Come on, dude;...”
– Charlie Sheen, aka Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn, in Sports Illustrated’s oral history of Major League.
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“Nobody is suggesting that there’s a connection between Adam...”
– “‘Go the F*** to Sleep’ not funny,” CNN.com. I’m going to say “imagine if this were about Jews, blacks, Muslims or Latinos” to every situation involving children from now on. “How dare you put that child in a diaper! Would you do that to a Jew?”
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WatchYesterday, Jimmy Rollins attempted to break Babe Ruth’s record for longest batted ball (576 feet). He didn’t even get close, and afterward Rollins admitted he was “hoping for about 475.” Later today, I’m going to attempt to break Joey Chestnut’s world record for hot dogs consumed in 10 minutes (68). I’m hoping for about 2.
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Plug!
When I entered college in the fall of 2000, I wanted to be either a high school history teacher or a computer programmer.1 The only writing I did was for class or self-amusement. I spent most of my extracurricular time in high school running cross country and going to movies with girls.2
Desperate for something to do in college, I ended up going to a meeting for the school paper. I went to the...
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Selected songs that sample Major Lazer's 'Pon de...
“Pon de Foley”, Ludachrist
“Pon de Warrior”, Alcala
“Run the World (Girls)”, Beyonce
“Swagger Jagger”, Cher Lloyd (not produced by Diplo) There’s a huge gap between 2 and 3, and an even larger chasm between 3 and 4. The original, for reference.
“Nobody is saying that these women were in the right by sitting and eating their...”
– “Two Women Ticketed For Eating Doughnuts In A Brooklyn Playground,” Gothamist. Yes, nobody.
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