Yabbut
What about 2008? The Chinese women’s gymnastics team from the 2000 Olympic Games was stripped of their bronze medal yesterday, after the IOC confirmed that Dong Fangxiao, pictured here, was not the minimum age of 16 when she competed (she was only 14). The bronze instead went to the USA team. Yabbut…what about 2008? I [...]
Just pick one, fuh cripesake
Be passive OR aggressive. Not both. And I’m not talking about the passive-aggressive tendency to be nice to somebody’s face and nasty behind his back. Rather, I mean the kind of passive-aggressive behavior whereby the perp uses juuuust the right turn of phrase to make his point and get his desired response. Here’s a sample [...]
See, this is what I mean.
A cop in Los Angeles was recently convicted of staging fake raids of people’s houses. He’d go in, brandish his badge and gun, and “raid” the house for contraband. What he ended up doing was basically robbing people. What did he get for doing this 40 times? 102 years. That’s one hundred two years. In [...]
On being nibbled to death by ducks
They are going to kill me. Swear. Boston University and Barnes & Noble (partners in extortion), I must admit, have happened on an idea that is positively, consummately, hilariously brilliant. Ladies and gentlemen…the “Coursepack.” What is a Coursepack, you ask? Well let’s see if I can get this right. A Coursepack is a bunch of [...]
Here we go again
I call it Syringe Wars. The steroid scandal that slammed full-force into professional sports has once again surfaced in the news. This time it’s Tammy Thomas, ex-professional cyclist, convicted yesterday of lying to a grand jury about her steroid use. She denied ever using steroids. Friends, if this is the face of a woman who [...]