Aug

26

Thursday Palate Cleanser: Horse Races & Wives

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A horse race announcer tries to call a close race between two horses, one called “My wife knows everything” and the other called “My wife doesn’t know.” I presume the horses are owned by Bill Clinton and Tiger Woods respectively:

Aug

15

Golfers Separated at Birth, Part XXIV

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Similar golfing styles: Barack and Michelle Obama and Ty Webb from Caddyshack:

It’s funnier if you can recall what Ty Webb was actually doing.

Jul

28

North Korea Treats Losing Soccer Team About Like You’d Expect

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I’m sure this is just the tip of the iceberg as far as the team’s punishment goes:
Seoul (AsiaNews) – North Korea’s football team were subjected to a six-hour public reprimand by 400 sports students and officials for betraying “the trust of Kim Jong-un” by losing all three of their World Cup matches. The coach was [...]

Jul

20

Kid Blanco: Al Gore’s Son Enters Boxing Ring Tonight

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Al Gore III, or “Kid Blanco” as he’s known in the corporate boxing world, is set to fight “The Carnivore” tonight.
As we know, carnivores cause global warming, so Al’s hoping for a quick knockout:

Gore III’s boxing name should have been “The Second Chakra,” but we can’t have everything, I guess.
Who will win the fight? I [...]

Jul

16

T-Shirt of the Day: British Open/Hope & Change Edition

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The airport is the best place for good t-shirt spotting:

Jul

14

National League All-Star Game Victory Means Bad News for Democrats in November?

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The National League came from behind to beat the American League 3-1 in the All-Star game last night.
This was written before the game was played — Any Democrats who might have been applauding the National League’s win might want to reconsider:
According to an analysis by University of Minnesota professor Eric J. Ostermeier, who writes the [...]

Jul

12

Robert Gibbs’ Least Shocking Statement of the Week: Obama’s a Lefty

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Robert Gibbs:
“’I think President Obama would hold his own. I’ve seen him shoot the ball — he’s a lefty, too. You know, pretty much all lefties can shoot.’”
True. Noam Chomsky has a hell of a top-of-the-key jumper, and I heard that Karl Marx once sank a 19-foot buzzer-beater from the baseline to give the Bourgeoisie [...]

Jul

4

Free Kobayashi! Hot Dog Eating Champion Arrested

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If I had to go to jail, I can’t think of anything I’d rather not be famous for than as a world champion hot dog swallower:
Takeru “Tsunami” Kobayashi was arrested Sunday after attempting to hop on stage following a rival’s win in the 95th annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition.
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut celebrated the Fourth [...]

Jun

27

New York Post Puts US World Cup Loss in Perspective for Americans

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May

21

The Republicans’ Degree of Difficulty in Taking Control of Congress in November Demonstrated With Basketball Shot

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As “angry” as many voters appear to be, the primary season hasn’t yet given me a real reason to believe that there’s enough resentment out there to put Republicans back in charge after the November elections.
I’m not saying there’s not a chance, but this shot demonstrates the degree of difficulty the Republicans are facing — [...]

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