The Internets: Going for a ride in the Whaaaambulance
Posted on February 5th, 2008 – 12:53 PMBy Michael Rand
Not that we care one way or the other about the Pro Bowl, which is about as exciting as swimming nude in a vat of lukewarm chicken pot pie filling, but this news of Tom Brady and Randy Moss pulling out of the game is irking us more than we thought it would. Maybe Brady we understand a little more, if he really is dinged up, but Moss? C’mon. They ought to just shut this game down or turn it into something cool like a televised decathlon of recreational sports for football players. They’d get a free trip to Hawaii still, and we’d get to see Tony Romo vs. LaDanian Tomlinson in ping-pong, or some such thing.
*Miss Fayetteville says rubbin’ is racin’. Only nobody else was racin’. Uh-oh. How can you not read the rest of the story after this intro: A Fayetteville beauty queen is accused of veering through traffic to block another car, then driving recklessly up and down a five-lane road in an apparent attempt to intimidate the other driver. (Thanks to Stu, who found the article originally right here).
*Our elected officials seem to be busy with steroids and Spygate these days. … And, you know, they’re also lambasting the budget. But back to steroids.
*Super Tuesday Mustache Fun! (Thanks Stensation, who might have just given us either the name for our next Fantasy Football Team or punk band, only we replaced “Love” with “Fun”).
*And, finally, in honor of signing day tomorrow (football, soccer, track and field, water polo and field hockey, Jon reminds us), we bring you a rather sad tale of a duping. One way or another, this thing went off the track. And someone is feeling very bad about it.
14 Responses to "The Internets: Going for a ride in the Whaaaambulance"
If only Tom Brady had pulled out of Bridget Moynahan he wouldn’t be paying all that child support.
ZING!!!
soccer, track and field, water polo and field hockey, Jon reminds us
You don’t say.
RE: Spygate. Deadspin has Specter’s motivation covered, and the appropriate reaction.
Rand
Your about 2 posts behind on that recruiting story too. I think you’ve been scooped!
Could it be that Rand doesn’t read our comments? Or give a rat’s ass what we have to say? Or is it just jama he ignores? I mean, I could see skipping any of jama’s posts referencing the Bears…
One way or another, this thing went off the track. And someone is feeling very bad about it.
Somewhere else, people are laughing their [redacteds] off.
Wow, Stu, that Arlen Specter thing made me throw up a little. Do politicians really think that no one is going to find out who their supporters are? Is there any way that he can be removed from his position for wasting taxpayer money to try and hold expensive hearings in order to attack one of the competitors of his financial backers?
And always whirling, whirling, whirling towards freedom!
I read the comments! Sometimes. Who’s jama?
Your off the Christmas card list. Plus you may soon find a flaming brown paper bag on you door step. I’ll bet you’ll remember me then.
I know you read the comments RB, since my Academic Treatise on the Digit seems to be out of print !!
As for the Pro Bowl, Hell these guys could buy Hawaii and it’s just an honor anyway, and I’m surprised more guys don’t “pull out”, an operative phrase I stole from above. I mean if Moss or Brady did go, all they would get is a variation on the wild exultation “You’re the best!!..I mean almost the best, and we can’t offer you a trip to Disneyland, but be honest now since only millions are watching, how did it feel to have the wheels fall off the car, how did it feel to lose” ?
C’mon I’d stay home too…
I agree, Rand, although, if they weren’t willing to play recreational games against each other, could we at least get skills competitions? I enjoy the hell out of those. The one with college players this past weekend was excellent. Even the kicking is entertaining.
Speaking of ambulances and the fact that musicians, actors you name it die every day is this really news (from a AOL news link) ….”Southern rapper Pimp C died of an accidental overdose of a combination of drugs he had named in his lyrics — codeine and promethazine, the county coroner’s office ruled Monday” Personally, I think drug deaths are not news and should be ignored, since even in death these guys get way too much attention…
