What a great country. Our president is black and the most talked about player in the NBA is Asian. – The Jeremy Lin fan club now extends to everyone outside of the greater Los Angeles area (plus a lot of Clippers fans.) – Well, Kobe Bryant knows who Jeremy Lin is now. – Tim Tebow [...]
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Is this a great country or what?
February 11, 2012Where’s FEMA when you need them?
January 28, 2012This just in: Penn State campus police say they are investigating a report that Joe Paterno may be sick. – Mitt Romney was campaigning in Orlando today. It went well except for one awkward moment when a Disney employee saw him and reported that one of their audio-animatronic figures must have gotten loose. – Apple’s [...]
One one thousand, two one thousand….
December 23, 2011You cannot make this “stuff” up – Christmas Eve Eve edition: Rick Perry apparently won’t appear on Virginia’s primary GOP ballot after he submitted petition without enough signatures. Maybe the Texas governor should have paid a little more attention in math class? – Monta Ellis is denying comment on sexual harassment charges, and the Warriors [...]
Geaux Clippers?
December 15, 2011Now that New Orleans star Chris Paul is heading to Los Angeles, will the team’s motto be “Geaux Clippers”? – So Chris Paul is now a Clipper. Well, he’ll probably get about as many passes from Kobe Bryant as he would if he had joined the Lakers. – As a Wilt, Kareem, and Magic fan, [...]
Stumbling towards the weekend.
December 10, 2011Penn State’s “Office of Licensing Programs” issued a letter to vendors saying effective immediately “Penn State will no longer approve any designs featuring Mr. Paterno’s name, likeness, and/or image.” Shame when the abuse allegations first came to light that the university wasn’t so quick to sever all ties to Jerry Sandusky. – Rick Perry’s latest [...]
In the bag?
November 28, 2011For their environmentally conscious fans, this Christmas season, the 49ers are now putting their logo on a reusable shopping bag. Apparently the sack can be used at least nine times. – All these pundits saying how much better the SEC is than the Pac 12. Well, in that case why don’t some SEC teams schedule [...]
Slip sliding away.
November 13, 2011Well, the high wet grass was SUPPOSED to help Stanford tonight. Instead their BCS title hopes and maybe Andrew Luck’s Heisman hopes went slip sliding away. (It’s as if Oregon had the right cleats and the Cardinal didn’t. And then there was their inability to hold on to a wet football. Stanford played like they [...]
Pop goes our culture.
November 8, 2011Shocking news in the Conrad Murray trial. When a celebrity is involved, I didn’t think it was possible to find someone guilty of murder or manslaughter in Los Angeles. – Some think this verdict will mean celebrities won’t be able to get anyone to over-prescribe medications for them anymore. Right. It probably does mean they [...]
Games people play.
October 14, 2011Herman Cain is now the GOP Presidential frontrunner?! But let’s be fair. With the love and affection most Republicans feel for Romney, Stephen Colbert could announce his candidacy tomorrow, and vault over Mitt in the polls by next week. – Anita Perry on her husband Rick: “He is the only true conservative – well, there [...]
Drive time:
June 15, 2011Oregon star cornerback Cliff Harris was caught driving 118 mph on a suspended license early last Sunday morning. But wait, it gets better. Turns out according to ESPN that the car was rented and paid for by a female university employee. Who says that a friend of Harris’s asked to use the car, and paid her the [...]
Student-athletes and other jokes.
May 26, 2011The NCAA banned three teams from postseason football - Idaho State, Southern and Jackson State, because of subpar APR (Academic Progress Rates) for their student athletes. Apparently to remain eligible teams must meet certain academic standards, or belong to the SEC. – - Although the NHL Thrashers sale and move to Winnipeg is not yet [...]
You can’t make this up…
May 14, 2011Once again, some realities top any potential punchline: Ochocino, tweeting about his prospective bull riding adventure: “The real question is not how long I can last on the bull but how long the bull can last with me riding him or her.” – And yes, baseball players are superstitious, and as such usually don’t like [...]
Shark attack – or attacked?
May 12, 2011Not saying the San Jose Sharks may be on the verge of an epic collapse, going to a game seven against the Red Wings after leading 3 games to 0. But there has been talk of renaming HP Pavilion, aka “the Shark Tank,” to “The Friendly Confines.” – In game seven the Sharks will try [...]
Happy Mother’s Day!
May 8, 2011Shouldn’t Mother’s Day be sponsored by the NBA? After all, the league is responsible for creating so many of them. – Justin Verlander, who just threw his second no-hitter, is only 28 years old. What’s he going to be like when he REALLY learns how to pitch? (My friend Tony Alan Banks responds “A Yankee.”) [...]
Happy half-price chocolate bunny day.
April 26, 2011I don’t believe in conspiracy theories, but it is a nice coincidence for dentists this year that Easter comes almost exactly six months after Halloween. – And today is Easter Monday. Second only to the day after Halloween as “Half-price candy day.” – - In Mexico, the day after Halloween is known as “Day of [...]
Second season?
April 16, 2011Actually, many regular fans would say the playoffs, which start tomorrow, are the NBA’s only season. Although for many teams, including California’s Warriors, Clippers, and Kings, the real second season is the lottery ball pick. Meanwhile, back in the land of the living; Lebron James’s jersey is apparently the number one seller in the world. [...]
Chronic losers.
March 2, 2011The Cubs have announced a search is on for the next public address announcer at Wrigley Field. The job has all kinds of great benefits. Including, of course, having every October off. – Some analysts say the NFL owners could survive up to a two-year lockout. But what about the fabric of American society? This [...]
Reality and unreality.
March 1, 2011Kirstie Alley will be on this year’s Dancing with the Stars. Hope someone has alerted the USGS; if they do step dancing it could register on the Richter Scale. – Okay, admittedly I watch “the Bachelor” as a guilty pleasure. But with this South Africa episode, anyone else rooting for a little wild animal attack? [...]
Weighty matters.
February 22, 2011Rush Limbaugh has now decided to take on Michelle Obama’s appearance, saying the First Lady would never be in Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue. With all due respect, the only way Rush himself would be pictured in that issue would be as a buoy. – Carmelo Anthony has apparently been traded to the Knicks. Well, this [...]
