The Internets: Ping-pong, anyone?
Posted on June 24th, 2008 – 2:24 PMBy Michael Rand
*The latest edition of us playing sports on camera in a decidedly NON-Eric Perkins-esque way is locked and loaded. This week’s episode: ping-pong with the Wild’s Stephane Veilleux. Not to ruin it, but he smoked us, big-time. But his dramatic reading of “Gladiator” makes it all worthwhile.
*Take the ultimate NBA draft quiz: 12 players, 12 ensembles. We got six right. How about you? (Thanks to danonymous for the link).
*Bill Simmons and Chad Ford spend about 12,000 words making fun of each other about the NBA draft.
*World of B is all grown up!
*A weekend of music, sports and nudity. What could go wrong?
15 Responses to "The Internets: Ping-pong, anyone?"
You were demolished.
However, hearing Stephane say “Rome is the mobe” made it all worth it.
Note for future reference to Rand: it’s often best, when attempting to return the ball in ping-pong, to swing the hand that holds the paddle at the ball, not the free non-paddle hand.
I really think the next video should be the Foolish Decathalon: Eric Perkins vs. Michael Rand. Ten events, two comedy-minded sports journalists - one winner.
I believe that this has the potential to be the funniest video in Strib history, if done correctly.
“All grown up,” montage-style:
Tries shaving, cuts face.
Pours own glass of milk. Misses cup and drops carton.
Removes training wheels. Immediately topples over.
Pulls open underoos and looks down. Faints.
1. Clearly, there should be a slaughter rule in ping-pong.
2. My ideal Good Sports: Pat Williams and Rand do some competitve eating at an Old Country Buffet, followed by a reading from Super Troopers. Anyone who says they don’t want to hear Pat Williams say “Do I look like a cat to you, boy? Am I jumpin’ around all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree?” hates America.
Hey, at least it wasn’t 41-donut.
Stephane Veilleux, the next Sir John Gielgud?
Congrats Brandon, now all you have to do is get it picked up by the NY Times and you can rub it in Stu’s face.
Stu might lend Celia and I would lend C-Dog to see Rand and Kevin McHale compete in parent-child Teeball.
Stu: an adaptation on your #2. Rand and Pat Williams face off in the Blazin’ Challenge at one of the area’s several Buffalo Wild Wings.
Got picked up on a national site /
From a Randball post too dirty for your eyes /
Your “hunt downs” mostly cover ‘Sota’s wastes of space /
Everybody now: Stu, how does my blog taste?
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they found P3…
http://www.startribune.com/local/20746999.html?location_refer=Homepage:highlightModules:5
Brandon you have officially won half a COW vote for the week.
I like that Veilleux got a little more into the dramatic portion of Good Sports than Brewer did.
That I got 7 out of 12 of the NBA players draft ensambles bothers me. I shouldn’t have gotten more than 3.
Since I’m talking about the sport I hate, though, has there ever been a more appropriate headline than this:
‘McHale not sure of Wolves’ draft strategy’
http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/20725384.html?location_refer=Most%20Viewed:Homepage:highlightModules:8
after seeing you hurdle the tennis net so well, I was hoping to see you jump the ping pong table for a massive non-paddle hand smash!
Rand
Generally the two handed backhand is reserved for normal tennis but hey what works for you.
