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BEIJING—Several hours before the opening ceremony Thursday, ambitious
Chinese street vendors obtained bootleg copies of the complete 2008
Beijing Olympics coverage, pressed DVD copies of the footage, and sold
DVDs for five to seven dollars apiece from blankets spread out on the
sidewalk. "I was really surprised that I was able to get a hold of this
so early, especially with all the reports that the Chinese were going
to prevent the results from being leaked," said San Francisco resident
Todd Saunders. "The footage was pretty grainy and you could tell they
just shot it off of a screen with a camcorder, but for the price I
thought it was worth it." Although Saunders said he was surprised to
find himself tearing up while watching the closing ceremony, he
admitted that the performance dedicated to the athletes tragically lost
to Turkish terrorism on days three through five was quite touching.
Don't be fooled by fat!
Jul 24, 2008 | 11:10 PM PST
Category:
Sports
Fat Guy Mistakenly Thought Of As Strong
July 16, 2008
FORT
LAUDERDALE, FL—Due to his sheer mass, Derek "Moose" Glass, 26, is
considered by his friends and relatives to be "stronger than an ox,"
when in actuality the 5-foot-7, 275-pound bartender is just fat.
"I bet that guy can lift that desk over his head," friend Hank
Ebbert, 27, said of Glass, who at that moment was lying on his couch
finishing his fifth bag of Combos while watching Spike TV's Pros Vs. Joes.
"Man, I bounced right off of Moose during a collision at home plate
last summer. That guy is solid muscle after you get past all that
[fat]."
Ebbert went on to say that Glass was deceptively intelligent,
though, in fact, the morbidly obese Glass has a below-average IQ, and
is just quiet.
Have fun fatso!
Jul 24, 2008 | 6:25 PM PST
Category:
Sports
It's nearly impossible to purchase sporting good these days that are not made in China. When you do, you support slave labor, counterfeiting, copyright infringement, no environmental regulations and the loss of jobs from the United States and other countries that require companies to play by certain ground rules. Despite its communist claim, the Chinese economy has flourished by actually engaging in capitalism on steroids - much of this at the expense of the United States. And like the consumption driven lemmings that we are, we keep buying Chinese BLEEP.
Well there is one (an only one that I know of) athletic shoe company that is still viable in the United States...New Balance. Not all of NB's shoes are made here, but you still have a choice. It's best to get them on-line, so here's the link...
http://www.nbwebexpress.com/information/madeinusa.asp<
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Get Real and Legalize It!
Feb 16, 2008 | 10:57 PM PST
Category:
Sports
This whole steroid thing boils down to the ultimate hypocrisy. Sports are form of entertainment. Be it football, baseball, or the the Olympics, these are all televised sports that generate revenue from an audience that wants to see "athletes" break records and achieve unimaginable things. In a given life time, you will have a limited number of prodigies who have the mental and physical wherewithal to satisfy the needs of the audience. The number, however, is insufficient to maintain the viability of the televised sports industry. So, the obvious answer is to use steroids and other enhancements to create a larger group of prodigy "athletes" to keep the audience happy. Not unlike going to a Disney theme park, you simply avoid talking about the "magic" that keeps things running. This is a very simple business model. The only flaw is that someone decided to talk and suddenly everyone was in an uproar. Had the insiders been held quite by non-disclosure agreements and the threat of civil action, everyone would have been happy.
If it comes does to generating revenue for the sports franchises and the local jurisdiction, all of the enhancement should be legalized. Heck, if OJ can get away with murder, I think other "athletes" should at least get a pass on taking steroids.
Anti-curling Bias
Jan 20, 2008 | 10:29 PM PST
Category:
Sports
Why isn't there more coverage of curling in the American media? Is there some sort of bias against this sport?
http://www.highlandcurlingclub.com/
What's in a word?
Jan 13, 2008 | 10:17 PM PST
Category:
Sports
Fun in the Federal Workplace
Dec 30, 2007 | 10:49 PM PST
Category:
Sports
I wasn’t quite sure where to
post this, but this section of the blog seems most appropriate so here goes:
Under Title 29 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, part 1606.8 – Harassment, the government has to maintain a
working environment that is free from all forms of harassment to include facets
such as race and national origin. More importantly, harassment is not
necessarily specifically defined under the law because it is normally left to
the offended party to describe how he has been harassed. The standard rule of
thumb in addressing complaints of harassment is to make the offending party
stop the behavior that generated the complaint. In many cases, the government
takes this approach to avoid liability or potential civil suits because if
someone says they have been offended, it is nearly impossible to counter that
personal opinion
So, here’s my thought: given
all of the Redskins memorabilia that you see in Federal offices, when comes the
time when a Federal employee of American-Indian decent makes a claim under
Title 29 for this very reason? If this person makes this claim, they stand a
very good chance of changing the landscape of the Federal workplace. All this
person has to do is state that the word “redskin” and/or the depiction of the Indian
used in the team logo interferes with his ability to conduct his work. There is
no real burden of proof since it all has to do with the offended person’s
perspective. There is no right or wrong.
The government will be in the
very awkward position of having to side with either a large number of stalwart
fans or a single individual whose personal opinion cannot be readily countered.
And, if the government decides against the claimant or chooses not to act, he
can then escalate the matter outside of normal administrative channels and into
court supported by a bevy or pro bono attorneys.
Quite the conundrum! That
would be a very entertaining thing to watch!
