September 2011
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WatchThere is Taiwanese animation of the Eagles beat writer fight. YES!
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WatchI look forward to seeing this commercial all postseason.
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“There are of course a lot of variables in these situations, and professional...”
– Lifehacker’s “How to Survive a Gunshot Wound” article gives us this crucial info: If you’re planning on being shot, try to do it near a hospital.
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“The parking meter made its Manhattan debut on Sept. 19, 1951, at a formal...”
– If you needed a former middleweight champion’s opinions on parking meters, well, there you go. ”The Last Days of the Old Parking Meter,” Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 18 September 2011.
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“For all the improvements Vick and the various sycophants who blindly defend him...”
– If you don’t follow Yahoo! Sports’ football blog, the writers there really, really hate Michael Vick. And, if you’re wondering, the nitpicking reaches hilarious levels. Vick used to run a dogfighting operation; you don’t really need to reach for things to bash the guy for. I...
“McDermott hadn’t heard about the pot leaf shirts for sale, he said, and he...”
– This dude on Bob Marley: “Really? That guy liked weed?” ”Woman told to lose pot shirt at Willie Nelson concert,” Peter Salter, Lincoln Journal Star, 16 September 2011
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“The Denver Post reports that in a less amusing real-life version of the film...”
– Man, something has to be really unfunny to be a less amusing version of Weekend at Bernie’s. (2 accused of running up tab on corpse’s ATM card, AP)
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“Jon Huntsman has now mentioned both heroin and Kurt Cobain in this debate. He...”
– From Jim Newell’s Tea Party GOP Debate liveblog.
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Complete* list of numbers used in the first...
ESPN has a new show! It’s called Numbers Never* Lie; according to a press release it “feature[s] roundtable discussion pitting the wisdom of professional athletes against the pragmatism of statisticians.”
Though the release says the show is co-hosted by Charissa Thompson and ESPN NFL reporter Michael Smith, it’s actually Thompson hosting with a panel of Smith, ESPN...
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“I don’t think it’s any better, personally. I got hit in the head...”
– Phillies infielder Pete Orr won’t be joining SABR anytime soon, I guess.
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WatchThis was take one, I assume.
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WatchKITTY ON THE FIELD!
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“Choosing the perfect wine for a special occasion is like selecting the perfect...”
– Former Phillies right fielder Bobby Abreu, on the back cover of A Year of Wine. (thx Rob Iracane)
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John Bolaris vs. Fake John Bolaris
A tale of two meteorologists, one real and one fake. In Thursday’s Daily News, Dan Gross wrote about how Fox 29 weatherman John Bolaris warned Howard Stern and his wife Beth to postpone their vacation to Vermont because of Hurricane Irene. (This is interesting gossip for a town with no celebrities.) A little backstory: As soon as John Bolaris made a twitter account (@JohnBolaris), the great...