This opening weekend of NFL football may not prove much, but it reconfirms one fact Stanford fans already knew: ALWAYS bet on Jim Harbaugh against Pete Carroll.
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And open note to Dallas Cowboys-Tony Romo fans. It is now WAY too late to blame Jessica Simpson.
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Many in Washington, D.C. heard Obama’s jobs speech and thought, sorry, we don’t believe in miracles. To which the President probably thought in response tonight – “Hey, the Redskins beat the Giants, what more proof in the seemingly impossible do you need?”
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During an 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the SF Giants batters managed to work five walks in a five run sixth inning. This shocked many regular Giants fans who are not used to seeing the team take five PITCHES in one inning.
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This just in. Michigan petitions NCAA to switch all their football home games to night games.
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A few more games like today and some enterprising soul in Indianapolis WILL start printing up Andrew Luck jerseys.
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While the tenth anniversary of 9/11 fortunately passed without serious incident in the U.S, there were two separate incidents where fighter jets intercepted commercial flights because of reports passengers were spending too much time in the bathrooms.
In one case, on American Airlines, reports are that the passengers were drunk, in the second case, with Frontier Airlines, reports are the passngers were joining the “mile high club.” On a day when everyone has known for a long time that airline security would be on highest alert….
As awful as acts of terrorism are, I suppose on some level it is comforting to know they are way outnumbered by acts of simple stupidity.
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When the 2001 baseball season resumed following 9/11. the Mets wore NYPD, NYFD and other hats from first responders to recognize their bravery and public service. The team wanted to wear the hats again tonight, but MLB forbade it. As if we needed any more proof that Bud Selig was an idiot.
And final follow up for the day to the September 11 thought from the last post – while the date is a solemn anniversary it’s important to remember that one of the best freedoms we enjoy in the U.S. is the ability to joke about nearly everything, including the government. And live to tell about it.
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