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Going out to the movies can be extremely expensive, especially if you start including soda or popcorn. Besides, ticket prices being so expensive, there are some times of the year where the movies are particularly bad or there aren’t family-friendly Continue reading Four Fun Activities for the Whole Family That Aren’t The Movies
You guys know how much I like a good caption contest. I feel they bring out the creativity, and quite often perversion, in all of us. My most recent caption contest featured one of the oddest pairings we’d seen in Continue reading A Mike Tyson-inspired caption contest that pulls no punches
What the hell is going on with professional football players these days? You have one guy, Darren Sharper, who was just arrested for date-raping the females he would meet in bars, as if being a good-looking and obviously wealthy, professional Continue reading Sharper reasons not to watch the NFL
March Madness will be officially upon us soon, but with #1 Syracuse inexplicably losing last night at home to a Boston College team that came in 6-19 overall and 2-10 in the ACC, the madness is already well underway. Many Continue reading Flawed Field Sets Up Exciting March Madness Possibilities
I had really planned on leaving this one alone. After all, choosing the four best players to have ever played a sport is entirely subjective. I might include Player A on my mountainside and justify that argument until I’m blue Continue reading Have we nothing better to talk about? Rethinking the ridiculousness of the NBA Mount Rushmore argument
The 2014 Cheltenham Festival will begin on Tuesday March 11th, and brings four pulsating days of top class national hunt racing. The festival attracts the very best horses, trainers and jockeys, and features some of the most competitive top-class races Continue reading 2014 Cheltenham Festival – Gold Cup Preview
“That’s right, that’s right. We bad! Uh huh!” -Richard Pryor, Stir Crazy, 1980 We’ve talked a lot about fandom over the past few months, more specifically when it is acceptable for sports fans to switch allegiances and what rights we Continue reading Bad teams! Bad!
Phony I came home the other morning to find a phone book sitting on my front door step. They’ve gotten considerably smaller over the years. I grew up in New York City. Back then, we had three separate phone books Continue reading Chumpservations, Vol. 30: Phone books, sneaker pimps, oddball gratuities and the world’s most famous Heimlich
Character. You’re going to hear that word a lot over the next few days, just like you tirelessly heard words like ‘thug,’ ‘legacy’ and ‘dynasty’ as this NFL season came to a close. Character. How do we define it and Continue reading Marcus’ reputation smarts after altercation with fan… but should it?
“I’m Mister Snow. I’m Mister Icicle. I’m Mister Ten Below. Friends call me Snow Miser.” The Year Without A Santa Claus, 1974 While gratuitously spreading suntan lotion all over our bodies, those of us who live in Florida tend to Continue reading Things that make you go Brrrrrr!
