01/13/09
You don’t see this every day.
“Florida State defensive back Myron Rolle will not enter the 2009 NFL draft and instead will head for Oxford, England to study medical anthropology for a year.
Earlier this year Rolle was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. He graduated from FSU in 2 1/2 years with a pre-med degree.
Rolle e-mailed Pete Thamel [...]
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01/07/09
The day I buy this will probably replace the previous greatest day of my life.
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
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12/27/08
No, really, I want to know. Why does everyone love these specific notebooks? I’ve heard about them everywhere lately and how they were the notebook choice of people like Hemingway, Picasso and other such intellectual giants (according to its Wikipedia page). But beyond that historical association, why are they so great? Or at least what [...]
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12/17/08
Watch it (window size fixed!).
Season 2 Online Premiere - Flight of the Conchords (US Only) - watch more funny videos
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12/12/08
Two of my most frequent complaints over the years have been:
1. I just can’t figure out how to operate a blanket
2. I don’t often look like a wizard, either in public or private
This product addresses both of those complaints.
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11/24/08
I actually like Disney World. I know that’s probably not very cool for a 25-year-old guy, but that’s OK; it’s a fun place to go and there’s plenty to do. And as long as you don’t get suckered into buying tons of expensive merchandise, it’s a pretty decent value for a day.
Of course, there are [...]
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11/17/08
Courtesy of Sam Smith, now writing for the Bulls’ official site, here is one stat that shows just how outstanding Derrick Rose — who is barely 20 years old — has been.
Here are the only players in NBA history to average at least 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in their rookie seasons.
Player
Year
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Oscar Robertson
1960
30.5
10.1
9.7
Michael [...]
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11/14/08
This is a sad day on the Internet, as the trio of brilliant writers from Fire Joe Morgan announced that they will be closing down the site.
Simply put, it was the best sports blog out there, and it wasn’t particularly close. They were awesome, and will definitely be missed.
Instead of a weepy goodbye to Ken [...]
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11/13/08
Every time I go to Sonic (which is probably too often) and notice that they now offer bananas as a menu item, I have the urge to simply order, like, 25 bananas just to see if they think it’s weird.
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