Archive for October 4, 2009

About that Louvre Pyramid…

October 4, 2009

McDonald’s is opening a branch at the Louvre. Yes, in Paris.

Guess that pyramid out front is not a food pyramid

Rumor has it that many of the French are fried.

Will McDonald’s Louvre slogan be “McNifique?”


Some criticize Obama for flying to Copenhagen to lobby for the Olympics, but hey, it’s not like a few hours last week would have changed anything on healthcare. Now, trying to have a relationship discussion with a sports fan partner tonight in Minnesota or Wisconson…THAT would be stupid


Alex Rodriguez drove in seven runs in the Yankees regular season finale. Putting him on pace for an October total of eight.

Todd Palin has resigned his job. Most Americans are shocked. They didn’t realize he had one.


Great news in Cincinnati. The 3-1 Bengals have more wins than arrests.

Terrell Owens says he is in a “no-win” situation in Buffalo. Wonder how long it is until T.O. realizes he IS a no-win situation.


The Washington Redskins’ first three opponents in October. The Buccaneers, the Panthers and the Chiefs, currently with ZERO wins between them. A schedule like that might not even get you BCS consideration.


Even Boise State is saying “Way to schedule those creampuffs.”

Headline? “New Orleans Saints turn high-flying Jets into Jets Blue.”


Was trying to come up with a punchline on this one, think my buddy Jim Barach has the “topper.”

A book says that Ted Williams’ frozen head was abused at the cryogenics lab where it was stored. Apparently the technicians went so far as to put a frozen Yankees hat on it.

Slouching towards the bowl season…

October 4, 2009


After a 42-3 loss to Oregon last Saturday, Cal just got booed off the field at halftime en route to a 30-3 loss against USC. In Berkeley. This is shaping up to be the worst week for weenies since the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile crashed into that house.


When asked if his team was too one-dimensional, Cal Coach Jeff Tedford said:

“We were zero dimensional. We couldn’t run the ball and we couldn’t throw it.”


Meanwhile, in South Bend, the Washington Huskies, over the course of a 37-30 overtime loss to Notre Dame ran EIGHT plays over three drives from within the 2 yard line, and couldn’t score a touchdown. Which means they had the worst performance close to a goal, since, well, the last session of Congress.


This is the very tacky version of the above joke: the Washington Huskies, over the course of a 37-30 overtime loss to Notre Dame ran EIGHT plays over three drives from within the 2 yard line, and couldn’t score a touchdown.

Or as Monica Lewinsky said about her next boyfriend after Bill Clinton. “Close, but no cigar.”

A fossilized T-Rex failed to sell at auction in Las Vegas today when bidders failed to meet the $6 million minimum price. So the highest price paid for a dinosaur remains the $25 million the Vikings gave Brett Favre.


While I have some sympathy for teams like Boise State trying to get into the BCS championship game with a perfect record from a lower-level conference, well, suffice to say I do lose a little sympathy when they schedule opponents like UC Davis. What, was Slippery Rock not available?


The San Diego Padres fired GM Kevin Towers, who says new CEO Jeff Moorad “never really told me exactly the reason why.” Well, let’s see, an overall postseason record of 12–22; iincluding 10 of 11 since they won the pennant in 1998. And two really lousy seasons in a row…