The Internets: Britney, Brittany and the Whitneys
Posted on January 8th, 2008 – 11:54 AMBy Michael Rand
Our colleague, the good Dr. Shelman, passes along this bit of fun (spotted at The Big Lead) about the Colorado women’s basketball team, which features Brittany Spears and Whitney Houston (pictured, left to right). ESPN has apparently taken notice and shot a spot featuring the pair. In order to prevent this spot from airing only on ESPN’s controversial “After Dark” series, it is believed there will be no undergarment-less traipsing or crack cocaine involved in the parody of the pop stars with whom the hoopsters share names.
More e-mail cleanup:
*Shelman also passes along a link to Brew52.com, a site that will have a Minnesota beer recommendation every week of the year. Up this week: Gluek Honey Bock. In the spirit of the day, we thought we’d crack one open at work (attention HR: that was a joke).
*The New York Surf Film Festival is now accepting applications. We have no idea if a surf film is what it sounds like, but we imagine it is.
*Once valuable sports cards that are no longer so. We very much enjoyed the part about Pat Falloon.
*And, pretty much, from our own brain: We’ve been on somewhat of a Monopoly kick lately (if you can call 2 games in the past 10 days a “kick”), and we had an idea that a McLovins version of the game would be tons of fun. We knew the Wild already had a version, and the NBA kind of already has one, but it seems somewhat generic. But what about one specifically tailored to the 2007-08 version of the local NBA squad? What goes in place of Baltic Avenue? (Too many choices!) Do you replace “Go to Jail” with a forfeited No. 1 draft pick? What are the Chance and Community Chest cards? Let’s load the comments with suggestions and make this game happen.
10 Responses to "The Internets: Britney, Brittany and the Whitneys"
who wants to see a G-Rated version of Brittany and Whitney? Blech, why take away what makes them great?!!!!
I think instead of going to Jail you should get season tickets and be forced to attend each and every game and stay until the game ends. Now that would be merciless.
Boy, am I bumming !!! I was speedreading the beginning of this “Britney” piece and didn’t read the undergarmentless line so went over to find an Eenormous Wikipedia bio on this talentless chick…At least Jessica could sing !!
But, I did like the deal about baseball cards since I remember getting the whole Topps series once (I had to pimp out my little sister to get the money) only to find I came home from college one Xmas only to find my mom had thrown them out (”you never look at them was her rationale”)
All I know is, in the Twins version, you have to wait sixteen turns and listen to innumerable offers before you’re allowed to trade Boardwalk.
Up this week: Gluek Honey Bock.
I thought they quit selling that after all those hillbillies went blind.
What are the Chance and Community Chest cards?
*You’ve Been Tased, Bro! Go directly to jail with Mike Olowokandi.
*Friends Find Out You Paid Full Price for Stress of Both Worlds. Hang Yourself.
*Advance to Nearest Garbage Burner.
*Sign Secret Deal with Average Player. Incur Wrath, Decimate Franchise.
*Hit in Head with Errant Corey Brewer Jump Shot. Your HMO Sucks! Pay $5000.
*Good Seats Still Available! Report Capacity Crowd Anyway.
*Advance to Zgoda, Collect His 2008 Masters Press Pass.
+1 for Stu with the Corey Brewer comment. Man, it never fails to amaze me how such mediocre to poor talent can get paid so well…. i.e. Brewer, Silva, Lohse, McHale, Skoula, T.Jack, Troy Williamson, too many to list them all in Minnesota.
Here are some ideas I came up with while thinking of McLovin dressed up like Rich Uncle Pennybags:
Baltic: Theo Ratliff’s contract
Mediterranean: Theo Ratliff’s crumbling body
Park Place: Williams Arena
Boardwalk: Target Center
Railroads: The Seville, First Avenue, Bellanotte, NBA City
Utilities:
Waterworks: NBA Draft
Electric Company: Trade with the Celtics
Chance/Community Chest card ideas:
“Congratulations! You have Situs Inversus - Win $30”
“Kevin Garnett just punched you in the face. Go Directly to the NBDL”
Damn it all to the hell, the link for Situs Inversus didn’t work. Situs Inversus is also known as “Randy Foye backwards organ syndrome” or “Donny Osmond flip flop guts”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situs_inversus#Notable_persons_with_situs_inversus
Danonymous, you saved the best for the cards.
Congratulations! You have Situs Inversus - Win $30
Perfect.
and I was hoping to read some news about Eli Whitney. What’s he been up to lately, anyway?
