January 2009
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Best Of 2008: MEMES →
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7. “SPICY MEATBALLS!!!”
Memes are ideas that everyone on the internet talks about at the same time. 2008 was a great year for memes — you would need ten New York Times…
December 2008
46 posts
SQUIRRELS + COFFEE →
SQUIRRELS + COFFEE Dear god, help us
if i dont haz mah coffee, i acts liek dis.
picture: dunno source, via our lolcat builder. lol caption: DanielleJane
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Man Shot for Yammering During Movie →
Man Shot for Yammering During Movie
A Ping Pong Door (What I Probably Need Most for... →
I’ve been begging for a table tennis table. My fiancee’s been telling me we need a door to our bedroom. Looks like this could be the perfect compromise. Link via the always exciting …
Ben Stein: Worst Person of the Year →
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Vote for Ben Stein!
Ben Stein, whose spectacularly idiotic “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” uses Nazi concentration camps as scenic backdrops for a nonsensical…
Grocery Guy R.I.P. →
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I had two interesting conversations today. One with the owner of Fette Sau and one with the undertaker from the Hasidic mortuary next…
The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl - “Fairytale of... →
The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl - “Fairytale of New York”. The closest I get to Christmas sentimentality.
Red Sox React To Teixeira Deal →
Via Buster Olney:
“From the moment we arrived in Boston in late 2001, we saw it as a monumental challenge,” [Red Sox] team owner John Henry said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. “We sought…
1 Small Step for a Squid, 1 Giant Leap for... →
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Thatsa spicy calamaaaaaaaaari!
In September, the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C. opened the Sant Ocean Hall. The hall, restored during the largest…
The odds on the next acquisition →
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The crack dealer was right, pal.
Here are the latest odds from Vegas: A.J. Burnett: 3-1. The Yankees are battling with the Atlanta Braves for him. The Yankees have…
Teixeira Announcement May Be Just Minutes, Or... →
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Epic rumormongering fail.
Well it was fun pretending that Mark Teixeira had chosen the Mets. But the Washington Times is reporting that a real announcement is close — like today…
Icebreaker Side Launch →
View the complete chart: 12 videos of ships being launched
Did DeAngelo Williams Nearly Win You a Fantasy... →
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Nobody cares about your fantasy team.
Rough weekend in the world of Fantasy Football for us. Three of our four teams reached the playoffs. Two went to the finals. Both lost…
Office is Clothes →
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They must be out of meet
The Wheatsheaf House →
… Inside Out - Sep/Oct 2008 photographs by Gaelle Le Boulicaut
A certain house in a previous post caused a little stir and no wonder because it is a spectacular…
Bonus Quiz: Signature Sneakers →
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5 outta 13. I stink.
Every basketball player still wants to be like Mike, and not just on the court. If you want to achieve a Jordan-esque cultural impact, you need your own…
Highway signs are huge →
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Why are these assholes using the old font?!?
The South Central Sign Shop in Union Gap, Washington, part of WSDOT, the Washington State Department of Transportation, has a …
Living in the South Sucks Sometimes →
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Your FOX affiliate is just sparing you the pain of watching the Skins get stomped, Chris.
Prepare to not give a shit about any of what follows, unless you also live outside of the…
Don't Bother Me in January: The MLB Network... →
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Sixteen days from now, your television set will finally be able to provide you with the twenty-four hour a day baseball programming you’ve been craving all…
Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg →
One of my favorite songs of all time. Fogelberg died a year ago today. Enjoy… http://cajunboyinthecity.blogspot.com
Benny Hillify Any YouTube Video →
If you thought Pat Burrell was a bad defender… →
…meet Raul Ibañez.
Thanks to the folks at Lookout Landing, we have proof of Raul’s fielding skills in animated .GIF form:
OBSERVE as Raul masterfully plays the angles!
BEHOLD his
ANNOUNCEMENT: New Tampa Rays/Wall Street book,... →
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Proposed title: “The Audacity of Gomes”
I’m thrilled to report that I’ve agreed to terms, with a joint partnership of ESPN Books and Random House, to write a book about the Tampa…
Pro Bowl mockery complete: Fans vote nine Redskins... →
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Last place in the NFC East, first place in the Sham Bowl.
The Washington Redskins have a pedestrian 7-6 record, are last in their division and have been playing out messy…
Introducing Ryan ‘Fr’Real’ Freel →
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Farney Is F’Real
The Orioles traded their catcher Ramon Hernandez to the Reds for Ryan Freel and two minor leaguers. The signing of a utility man is thrilling news that…
Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel: The Walkoff Walk... →
Previous installments of The Walkoff Walk Interview have been straight transcripts of conversations that I had with my subjects. Both Alberta Griffey and Helene Sovern proved charming…
Eric Devendorf punished for punching woman, but... →
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Dagger. No really, it was reported by the Dagger.
We can all agree: Punching a woman is not a very nice thing to do,
especially if the puncher is male. We have societal rules…
The Funniest Game Show On Earth →
While I’m on the subject of great television (see previous post), I must write about what I saw on a recent episode of Family Feud. For some reason we don’t get Game Show Network here in…
Q-Tip Responds →
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Comment of the Fortnight.
A few weeks back, in the pages of our magazine, New York’s Will Leitch caught up with hip-hop pioneer Q-Tip on the eve of the rapper’s latest comeback…
This Should Help the Protection Problems →
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Look on the bright side, Redskins fans. The other fifty percent of his triceps is fine!
This is just what an offensive line that allowed approximately 18 sacks last night…
Square is the new round. →
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Change scares me.
On the Reader team, we know that the old adage “change is good” isn’t always true. Sometimes, change is just change. In this case, we hope that these decisions…
Can Birds Win Out? →
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Short answer: yes Long answer: yes, with a million caveats
It’s a simple question, one that is probably eating away at the back of some fans’ minds. Was last Thursday’s…
Remi Gaillard does Mario Kart in real-life →
from the prankster who did the Rocky recreation and street soccer videos [via]
Kogan Agora Pro is a new Android smartphone →
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Me wantee.
From the land of the deadly purple-ringed octopus, the jubjub bird and the elusive snark comes the next phone designed to run on Google’s Android OS, the Kogan…
Russell Branyan →
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Russell Branyan = the poor man’s Richie Sexson
So, there’s some rumors kicking around (Baker confirms - signing is official) The position player that Zduriencik confirmed has been…
Test from iPhone →
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Oh good, now Peter Abraham can post from the crapper.
This should help in terms of making quicker updates. Don’t mind me.
Odetta Dead at 77 →
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Sad.
Bleary-eyed and groggy souls this AM are greeted with profoundly sad news of the passing of Odetta Holmes … one of the great and mighty singers of this time, or any other…
Unusual Pitches: Jesus and his Ceviche →
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Jesus loved ceviche but preferred cioppino.
West Village: Nothing like a snazzy sign to attract new business. Above: Lima’s Taste, the small Peruvian spot on Bedford and…
Lowrey's Bacon Curls Microwave Pork Rinds, Hot... →
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I need two pounds of pork rinds delivered fortnightly, but that option does not exist.
Lowrey’s Bacon Curls Microwave Pork Rinds, Hot & Spicy, 1.75-Ounce Packages (Pack of 18):…
Sunday Scrapbook, Week 13: No love for Romeo →
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Cow Hero 9 is out already?
All the hate that once existed for Bill Cowher in Cleveland, and now they lust after him like smitten schoolgirls.
News: No Arbitration to Abreu or Pettitte →
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Bad: Yankees not offering arbitration to Abreu Worse: finding out from a Mets fan
According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the Yankees have decided not to offer salary arbitration to…
Prepare thyself for the usually lopsided ACC/Big... →
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ACC/Big East Challenge just makes more sense. Let the Big Ten flail about with the ladies in the SEC.
Yes, it’s that time of year again. The Big Ten and the ACC square off
in…
Chinese takeout for everyone! →
This “white takeout carton that could feed the Chinese Army” is actually a traffic-signal box, one of dozens in Stamford, Connecticut, that have been decorated by…