tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74108849716714837862024-02-07T18:58:39.208-06:00Where Awesome HappensT.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.comBlogger1178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-77955654825079301672010-07-24T09:48:00.006-05:002010-07-24T09:56:48.167-05:00Lookalikes v. 38.0 Hillary Clinton and Florence Henderson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktWNAb4fViWf4VDcXocBCt3gd4-VKOdXmd2NDXewdlN3Fg5_hbnwu2VQiA71uA5T4wJcmhnfGqe7XGLqQOyqRnj4a7TSam5834t4VLaimTnN1Aaz_ktkXbTAfuKjbhfkomg_YeHTPGg-B/s1600/hillary_clinton2.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktWNAb4fViWf4VDcXocBCt3gd4-VKOdXmd2NDXewdlN3Fg5_hbnwu2VQiA71uA5T4wJcmhnfGqe7XGLqQOyqRnj4a7TSam5834t4VLaimTnN1Aaz_ktkXbTAfuKjbhfkomg_YeHTPGg-B/s400/hillary_clinton2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497486689819807202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSv7cZfyYUQUUbB_HQASyxE_NNbhKJeltLAtqeCesMG8IgLKwZdT8htPma8jnSx6wo2iYws2Kw-JJ8UKqgpA9HPs90es-i0zU79yq7ov7WDzYYyLlKTOwpzVSHzT8NRL51Wz8rQzSGY8f/s1600/florence-henderson2.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfPKX2S-Jog_wWGjN0lGTxg3WfsuCN0hSVOuXwH2asbVQ0c-7wsQ32F0zwmmFsptHCiTNob6F08gJPzHZI40dVn0yjLImcpcW2Dvh1KpKIvg_ZeNDpFQhbFDD41cvY_DXec4cMeowkv1a/s400/Florence-Henderson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497485780405354722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-81040421772233284322010-07-14T11:09:00.004-05:002010-07-14T11:14:08.623-05:00Nobody Put up a Joel Quenneville Bomb on the Corner of Clark and Wrightwood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0x-sMM7tITOvqRsPGW2XBmsX6KD4cWYNuxCrjtN9o96FAwk8jmf_tJz1cuPjWNLzZiE795zdq_LJnr7XH2ocLQ1kg_Wdr4qGHYWkI6HieNlfXj7qi8KlrxREENtTxJdECwBIBjp7XeOI3/s1600/QuennevilleHopeBlackNobody.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0x-sMM7tITOvqRsPGW2XBmsX6KD4cWYNuxCrjtN9o96FAwk8jmf_tJz1cuPjWNLzZiE795zdq_LJnr7XH2ocLQ1kg_Wdr4qGHYWkI6HieNlfXj7qi8KlrxREENtTxJdECwBIBjp7XeOI3/s400/QuennevilleHopeBlackNobody.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493795131619943138" border="0" /></a><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br />In this case "Nobody" is a proper noun and is the name of the graffiti artist. This the same tag as I previously blogged about, only on a black background instead of white. I like the new look and it is in the Blackhawk's colors to boot.<br /><br />Great work, Nobody. The new tag looks great.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouRJDDyZP7naPaim2yTNLlI6NMX3tCTYgdjKiyHNtZn0b6telmNkgTEB22X6Wn3sgAvZpREhWzaOTwJ8BAqbEbOmmQX9hJYC_mhrWn8OHrRwap6R7DzXjJoGpuON1uEG4RtiL2eo3S5Nd/s1600/JoelQuenneville.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouRJDDyZP7naPaim2yTNLlI6NMX3tCTYgdjKiyHNtZn0b6telmNkgTEB22X6Wn3sgAvZpREhWzaOTwJ8BAqbEbOmmQX9hJYC_mhrWn8OHrRwap6R7DzXjJoGpuON1uEG4RtiL2eo3S5Nd/s400/JoelQuenneville.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493795575417386898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-21037936842795107942010-07-07T12:37:00.003-05:002010-07-07T13:29:38.531-05:00Why Horse Racing Tells me That Germany Will Beat Spain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbevu5mr0VYhgyG1GmhLNG3AJDx-pscVem1ln-74jfHg73__eshix4tf7xoQERua2M5CB0cIDG19tGT95kKWvF4xoE3xcjyvBQmbPd-YcI1VFmnor_kd6KQsQIycRTlgPRFwVETTkn2h1/s1600/KloseOK.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbevu5mr0VYhgyG1GmhLNG3AJDx-pscVem1ln-74jfHg73__eshix4tf7xoQERua2M5CB0cIDG19tGT95kKWvF4xoE3xcjyvBQmbPd-YcI1VFmnor_kd6KQsQIycRTlgPRFwVETTkn2h1/s400/KloseOK.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491220179445884034" border="0" /></a><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Horse Racing Lesson #1: Recent Form Means Everything</span><br /><br />Why it favors Germany: Germany won their last two games, 4-1 and 4-0. Spain won their last two games 1-0 and 1-0 with David Villa scoring both goals. Hmmm, that looks like a pattern, does it not? Germany scores 4 a game, and Spain 1. 1 David Villa goal to be exact. Who on Spain has PROVEN they can beat you if Villa doesn't? No one. Spain may have better passing, a deeper team, and a Euro 2008 and trophy, but zero people find their last two wins more impressive than Germany's.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Horse Racing Lesson #2: The Fewer Changes for a hot Horse/Team, the Better</span><br /><br />Why it Favors Germany: This could be a wash, because Mueller is out for Germany as well, but with Spain benching Torres, we don't know how that will disrupt their (delicate) offensive rhythm. What if this throws off David Villa? Who else will score? What if Germany just loads up on Villa and lets the new guy beat them?<br /><br />Horse racing taught me to take a pass on a horse trying something new for the first time at a high level. For instance, if Rachel Alexandra (a dirt horse) ran on grass against elite company, I would bet against her. If she started running sprints (she prefers longer distances) against elite company, I would bet against her. The only way I'd bet a horse trying something new is if they did so against far lesser competition.<br /><br />Spain is making a change and it is against elite competition. I'd bet Rachel Alexandra on the grass in an allowance race, but not in the Arlington Million. Sorry, Spain.<br /><br /> You don't change horses midstream, if there is any current.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Horse Racing Lesson #3: History is a Factor, Even if you are Unsure why or how.</span><br /><br />I'm in a relative hurry to get this post published before the soccer match starts, so I can't research this as much as I would have liked. But certain trends in horse racing can be hard to ignore. When I first heard about these trends I was very skeptical of them because I couldn't explain them, nor could anyone else. For instance- European horses do disproportionately well in Breeder's Cup grass races, and the Arlington Million. Other than Street Sense, the winner of the Breeder's Cup Juvenile hadn't went on to win the Kentucky Derby in a very, very long time. In the last decade, The Arkansas Derby has produced significantly better horses than the Wood Memorial.<br /><br />Can I offer some explanations for those trends? Yeah, kinda. But I can't paint the whole picture, and I don't think anyone can. As I've gotten a bit better at horse playing, I have learned that the question is NOT "WHY is that the trend?" the question really is more simply, "WHAT is the trend?" and follow it.<br /><br />I don't think Native Americans could explain why three-leaved ankle-high plants resulted in an itchy rash after touching it, but they ignored those poison ivy plants, nonetheless.<br /><br />The World Cup tie-in here is that Germany has the history here. They have won three World Cups and Spain is in their first ever semi-finals. Do I know why that is? No. Can I profit from that phenomenon, without being able to explain it? Yes. Historically, Germany has found a way to win and Spain hasn't. That is objective and is there for us to observe. I don't know exactly what about capsaicin on our papillae makes chili peppers taste hot, but I know they are. That's really all I need to know.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Horse Racing Lesson #4: Don't Be Afraid to Pick Against the Experts<br /></span><br />Spain seems to be the slight betting favorite in this match. It's about a half-notch below a "Pick 'em", but Spain is favored, albeit slightly. Alexi Lalas picked Spain over Germany though and he knows a ton more about soccer than I do. Shouldn't I be concerned?<br /><br />Not really. He cited his rationale for why he thought Spain would win, but he could have picked them for reasons we don't know. Maybe he has a Spanish wife or girlfriend. Maybe he thinks Germany will win, but Spain is the trendier pick to make, and he doesn't want to go against trendy soccer thinking. Maybe he believes Spain will win, and is simply incorrect.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Horse Racing Lesson #5:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Avoid the Results That Would Make you Feel the Most Stupid</span><br /><br />This sounds stupid, but has been done me a world of good at the track. Here it is in practice. I think Germany will win. They scored 4 goals against an ok England team, 4 goals against a very strong Argentina team, and more impressively, held Argentina to just one (garbage time) goal. They shut down Messi and Tevez, so why can't they shut down only David Villa? If Germany won this game 4-1, wouldn't you think, "Well, yeah. I shoulda seen that coming, both teams were trending in that direction." and you would feel stupid if you took Spain.<br /><br />Taking Spain, essentially, represents your thinking that Germany will, for some reason, score 3 or 4 goals LESS than usual and Spain will probably score more than they usually have been. Doesn't that seem like a big departure? A lot of trends have to end for that to happen. If you DID assume that, and it didn't happen, wouldn't you feel like kind of a dumbass? Let's go over the 4 possibilities and how I see it.<br /><br />Your Guess/Actual Winner.......Thoughts afterward<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spain/Spain</span>.....Hot Damn. Spain scored a lot more/Germany scored a lot less than they have been trending, and I predicted that correctly. I know my soccer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spain/Germany</span>....Goddamnit. I got talked into Spain. I mean, of course I knew Germany looked unbeatable. I just assumed some trends would do a 180, Germany would randomly suck and Spain would score more goals against Germany than they could muster against Portugal. Any monkey with eyes could tell you that Germany looked to be playing better. I just incorrectly predicted a major trend reversal.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Germany/Spain</span>.... Goddamnit. Can't blame me for that one. Germany's last two games were against solid opponents and they had an 8-1 goal differential. Spain? 2-0 overall goals versus Paraguay and Portugal. I took a stand, bet the on-the-field trends, and ignored a lot of experts and the betting odds. I guess they knew something I didn't afterall. Next time I will have to weight their arguments more.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Germany/Germany</span>...Hot Damn! I told you! I told you! I told you! Germany has too stout of a defense, too creative and multi-faceted of an offense, too much history and no reason to think that train was going to screech to a halt against its will.<br /><br />What option makes me feel the stupidest? The first one of four, so I have to avoid that in favor of the last one.<br /><br />We'll see how I do. The game is about to start.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-32658375634813557462010-07-07T01:19:00.002-05:002010-07-07T01:23:02.700-05:00I also hope this is realBy: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br />This is like a 65 year old version of a down-on-his-luck Uncle Rico, drunk, and recently cut off from unemployment checks. I hope it's real.<br /><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B55uUwMGorY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B55uUwMGorY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Which reminds me of this classic.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L9HQ6lHOyfE&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L9HQ6lHOyfE&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-84511532020014619702010-07-07T01:11:00.002-05:002010-07-07T01:15:06.545-05:00If This is Real, I Love Lindsay Lohan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTlTXEGf1lw_pN6_Paj23TOJBDJwq_5JjZanoodTW_8t8WsN-L9rlqwdVcaC9KmOnpfQ0-oB-Tp4UiobO-nbOpRjBs_8s9KFtR8yWInQGK4vUoIE1M75M2a0h-VpljNb-Jip1l_zx3TX5/s1600/lindsay_fucku_fuck_you.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTlTXEGf1lw_pN6_Paj23TOJBDJwq_5JjZanoodTW_8t8WsN-L9rlqwdVcaC9KmOnpfQ0-oB-Tp4UiobO-nbOpRjBs_8s9KFtR8yWInQGK4vUoIE1M75M2a0h-VpljNb-Jip1l_zx3TX5/s400/lindsay_fucku_fuck_you.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491043250375002098" border="0" /></a><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br />That is allegedly an undoctored photo of Lindsay Lohan in Court today. While the Judge was talking to her. <a href="http://www.wwtdd.com/enlargedimage/?back_to=/?attachment_id=605561&postid=605561">If you look closely enough</a>, you can see that it says, "fuck u" in black ink.<br /><br />I wonder if she'd do that if she knew she'd be found guilty. Either way, it's awesome. I hope it's real.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-36174657632286315402010-07-07T00:38:00.005-05:002010-07-07T01:11:29.289-05:00Lookalikes v 38.0- Nate Silver and the Sklar BrothersBy: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/">FiveThirtyEight.com</a>'s uber-statistician, Nate Silver looks like the Jose Oquendo-loving, Sklar Brothers. I can prove it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUNo0oozOE4YrKWhw4cyozCFAUMPqjRP2Ouyvyi_YZd1kKyZvKP6Mp7aRVGev1FzJF8Ga8NgwLnRXdqvGRAKAz4lAmixYb3_hmPd3lX1rHHKRrSo0V5ANLQ1pyojNzHJQDHLZSEGwhxhC/s1600/NateSilver.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUNo0oozOE4YrKWhw4cyozCFAUMPqjRP2Ouyvyi_YZd1kKyZvKP6Mp7aRVGev1FzJF8Ga8NgwLnRXdqvGRAKAz4lAmixYb3_hmPd3lX1rHHKRrSo0V5ANLQ1pyojNzHJQDHLZSEGwhxhC/s400/NateSilver.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491035141841460930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BVX_qPzm8jsJs_6VYTXc_px27-B4LarVq6fpssCw2WsyLwenXUpGTmek9r8Z2g1EojlzlXyDrfuzNmZ2zNCK9BZZOBix4H8kr6t6rbpcjfy_K6VKIk5SFV-HWRHVugCryYWan-hGnpVo/s1600/SklarBrosjpg.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BVX_qPzm8jsJs_6VYTXc_px27-B4LarVq6fpssCw2WsyLwenXUpGTmek9r8Z2g1EojlzlXyDrfuzNmZ2zNCK9BZZOBix4H8kr6t6rbpcjfy_K6VKIk5SFV-HWRHVugCryYWan-hGnpVo/s400/SklarBrosjpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491035268832521682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />see.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-83421191456756895162010-07-07T00:17:00.003-05:002010-07-07T00:22:50.414-05:00Anothe Reason to Love TheDirty.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYymit3H5SVB2fFgGWixY2ksf3ZcohpD1-rTE-zjXjkd3xSwl1KTpbyXb74O2bfUyeHpVikvSWOU5ebzuhzfnugCTwXHC8UJNN2dN9IWvN9_O31bc1yTbBJdht4fU1MDILsRYLK1pX5K3A/s1600/microwrestling.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYymit3H5SVB2fFgGWixY2ksf3ZcohpD1-rTE-zjXjkd3xSwl1KTpbyXb74O2bfUyeHpVikvSWOU5ebzuhzfnugCTwXHC8UJNN2dN9IWvN9_O31bc1yTbBJdht4fU1MDILsRYLK1pX5K3A/s400/microwrestling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491029846432043042" border="0" /></a><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><a href="http://thedirty.com/2010/07/these-guys-know-how-to-party/comment-page-1/#comment-2051549">The little people in this picture</a> are the "midgets" (their words not mine) from the <a href="http://www.microwrestling.com/">MicroWrestlingFederation</a> that I saw last year that changed my life.<br /><br />I bought a shirt that said "I Support Midget Violence"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-3982093292660296002010-07-06T23:59:00.001-05:002010-07-07T00:01:17.921-05:00My Full NameBy: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br />People ask me what my real name is. The answer?<br /><br />T.R. That Gigolo With the Lowest Jiggle Slyder<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-64981580838841139392010-07-06T12:55:00.003-05:002010-07-06T13:02:10.409-05:00Wait....I'm Confused. So IS There Wildlife in South Africa or not?By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br />It was a big deal for South Africa to get the 2010 World Cup. They are the first African nation to host a world cup, blah blah blah. So through the World Cup were to come to appreciate South Africa as a nation of the modern world that has arrived. Either get on the South Africa train or be left in its wake.<br /><br />So with the in mind, why is that every time ESPN does a local, South African interest story that isn't about soccer, is it about wildlife? Zero of those stories that I have seen show even a city a block, a building, a taxi cab, a white collar business, an airport, architecture, mass transit, etc.<br /><br />The World Cup and ESPN's ethos of, "If you don't believe South Africa is a 1st-World country, how do you explain all of these zebras and lions?", should be updated.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-20358675344937596442010-07-04T15:16:00.009-05:002010-07-04T15:50:47.213-05:00Salary Cost for Each Cub win vs. Salary Cost for Each Red Win<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXnRNKvj8ZUTsUR0XtfJ_XMwn7WWSp9LEZ5LRw_JiyFvGuM0Or2oRzNxCAufux3itEG94BOZ93p2n_KZzN0aNvOkZJNe8fwf3HxBkdpMKjjGC_OWgqZ_dwZR1PbRQzxrEQGsEdieojyvI/s1600/ZambranoMan.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXnRNKvj8ZUTsUR0XtfJ_XMwn7WWSp9LEZ5LRw_JiyFvGuM0Or2oRzNxCAufux3itEG94BOZ93p2n_KZzN0aNvOkZJNe8fwf3HxBkdpMKjjGC_OWgqZ_dwZR1PbRQzxrEQGsEdieojyvI/s400/ZambranoMan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490155279238356802" border="0" /></a><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br />Sorry I didn't use charts for this, but you get the idea.<br /><br /><br />Through July 4th 2010.<br /><br /><br />The Cubs starter's 2010 salaries- : <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wins</span><br /><br /><br />Zamrano: $18,875,000- <span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span> $6.2 mil/win<br />Dempster: $13,500,000- <span style="font-weight: bold;">6</span> 2.25 mil/win<br />Lilly: $13,000,000- <span style="font-weight: bold;"> 3</span> 4.3 mil/win<br />Silva: $12,790,000- <span style="font-weight: bold;">8</span> 1.59 mil/win<br />Wells: $427,000 - <span style="font-weight: bold;"> 4</span> 106,750/ win<br /><br />Total: $58,592,000 24 = <span style="font-weight: bold;">$2,441,333 per win</span><br />_____________________________________________<br /><br />In contrast. The 2010 Reds' pitchers with the 5 most starts<br /><br /> (# of starts) 2010- Salary- Wins<br /><br />Arroyo (17) $11,650,000- <span style="font-weight: bold;">8</span><br />Harang (17) 12,500,000- <span style="font-weight: bold;">6</span><br />Cueto (17) 445,000- <span style="font-weight: bold;">8</span><br />Leake (15) N/A- <span style="font-weight: bold;">5 </span> (I counted this as "0" since it can't be a whole lot)<br />Bailey (9) 418,000 <span style="font-weight: bold;"> 1</span><br /><br /><br />Total: 25,013,000- <span style="font-weight: bold;">28</span>- <span style="font-weight: bold;">$893,321</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">per win</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-66670385632883018062010-07-04T15:03:00.002-05:002010-07-04T15:10:24.423-05:00Most Cubs Play of All TimeBy: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br />Twitter.com/Matodgey, get ready to mention this every time you bash the Cubs for the rest of your life.<br /><br />In the bottom of the 6th today, Mike Fontenot singled with one out. The Cubs are down 5-3 and the ball is jumping out the stadium. Bob Brenley even said that he has never seen the ball jump out of here during batting practice like it did today.<br /><br />Geovany Soto gets to the plate. The count goes full, so Fontenot will be running on the pitch. Soto strikes out swinging and has a really ugly swing, he tries to duck his head to avoid Red's pitcher Corky Miller's follow through from his throw down to second. Miller hits his head anyway, resulting in a call of Fontenot automatically being out at second due to batter interference. Double play. Inning over.<br /><br />To add injury to insult, Soto was lying down after the play and being attended to by Cubs trainers. He would stay in the game however (thank GOD!).<br /><br />That sums up our season pretty well so far.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-56776108357389760502010-07-04T14:13:00.003-05:002010-07-04T14:15:16.488-05:00Celebrate the 4th with a 5th!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfU7re8pU0SYeSmdG8uMzUqNCfXCpbrqKJXq3LqTpP_SkMm5R7tO58cB8O6iKjX3BImY_UUwk5u3tBkEBvIvSYMLnaRaBiQJ_I6sdg3hs64WplW_gmUNa4ErAb8kxdhhYGMi7gMNm0HMG/s1600/jim_beam_white.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfU7re8pU0SYeSmdG8uMzUqNCfXCpbrqKJXq3LqTpP_SkMm5R7tO58cB8O6iKjX3BImY_UUwk5u3tBkEBvIvSYMLnaRaBiQJ_I6sdg3hs64WplW_gmUNa4ErAb8kxdhhYGMi7gMNm0HMG/s400/jim_beam_white.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490131516364401586" border="0" /></a><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br />Why not? It's to commemorate beating the English. Like you even needed a reason, anyway.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-24960111322265248502010-07-04T13:44:00.014-05:002010-07-04T14:01:27.905-05:00Holiday Picture Dump<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayt_qdCpFdmaa00sSU6gudwtBW7bA7o2bgo-FwyXr8pWv5WzKyciz5aZwTmBXteOB9PuCEIg19GSwsww91MqBtJA13ZfrMbfA7L7QtVtiteBD0w1xaZGxW4uMzd_kX3mxjl48jru-z-w9/s1600/ZambranoAlou.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayt_qdCpFdmaa00sSU6gudwtBW7bA7o2bgo-FwyXr8pWv5WzKyciz5aZwTmBXteOB9PuCEIg19GSwsww91MqBtJA13ZfrMbfA7L7QtVtiteBD0w1xaZGxW4uMzd_kX3mxjl48jru-z-w9/s400/ZambranoAlou.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490127881579150466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUviOghUeJmBSO2bWaILJlk2fwpWHVf_xWfJpNxMofHotkir1Sl-8_gKhEUdBpwtStI27Rzxkszr-HBGuc5C87ITT6jWRR6uP6GsFicH_dhOLz_uzRNndEvbg0KEQb9DBjkE20ELytdEuv/s1600/BarackObaby.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-76055432706007841552010-07-04T13:41:00.002-05:002010-07-04T13:44:27.450-05:004th of JulyBy: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br />My favorite 4th of July tradition that no one else knows about:<br /><br />Blind Item reals from <a href="http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/">CrazyDaysAndNights.net </a>a new one is posted/revealed every 15 minutes. This is like the Super Bowl Sunday for gossip-ophiles.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-49608462703001565912010-07-04T13:22:00.009-05:002010-07-04T13:33:56.923-05:00The Most American Thing Possible<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_14o4Prpo6XI6uk5oHfBQ55ROO51LuP6YWD72fAwKX5ss7-1ScN9D7tmQEp4dyEzvSX-iXFnR6obfLnyL0halOCwjpxJDj5bPfNg4BRZjQi9d8-2YQw-DlszjAVAX0zRZCY_iTEAq4h2X/s1600/sanjinaMangina.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLbU1CC90ByFRk1k2DFXdXLJyYcUWCZygQFE4tY549nr7ELoO3hWBT7MrcHtZ9yad1X3d9vZ49AhXEldc5iYUfrIUdkfreIZhSOLMF0QI56fYS68lqVMpgRrPI-eo2GVAyxFvc4SVOiNZ/s1600/BlagoFist.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLbU1CC90ByFRk1k2DFXdXLJyYcUWCZygQFE4tY549nr7ELoO3hWBT7MrcHtZ9yad1X3d9vZ49AhXEldc5iYUfrIUdkfreIZhSOLMF0QI56fYS68lqVMpgRrPI-eo2GVAyxFvc4SVOiNZ/s400/BlagoFist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490120579347078242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMFM5hLBZEdFk62Hf_qAZbjV4UTQ4fWGBJViU4mYcOoxQGuwQSzALnftD_tBcdBpiBIhk_uWQilfSCDALudORFbFn9BZ3R2BPDOcFgz4gVBJkzIKlOkvxFg4T2eKujAlyKK3gf2Doj-xo/s1600/AntiFlag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMFM5hLBZEdFk62Hf_qAZbjV4UTQ4fWGBJViU4mYcOoxQGuwQSzALnftD_tBcdBpiBIhk_uWQilfSCDALudORFbFn9BZ3R2BPDOcFgz4gVBJkzIKlOkvxFg4T2eKujAlyKK3gf2Doj-xo/s400/AntiFlag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490119806106271282" border="0" /></a>(note: the above picture is not Anti-American. You'll notice that the <span style="font-style: italic;">upside down </span>flag has an "X" through it, therefore it logically follows that he is protesting the upside down flag, and not the rightside up flag. Ergo, this is patriotic.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UbeVM7khBddI8yR5J9ZKGHpJm8nGfOVzdpXxItWyEk2-GMl0IUvi9A2E8RdEUkiQSJ2e7lhinjjb2O4iMHhD0AijO2rcVxgw4YXnVPUsrMlhJbGKxfRXq4A-OFRGm3639mJtEOniTL3m/s1600/PascualPerez2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UbeVM7khBddI8yR5J9ZKGHpJm8nGfOVzdpXxItWyEk2-GMl0IUvi9A2E8RdEUkiQSJ2e7lhinjjb2O4iMHhD0AijO2rcVxgw4YXnVPUsrMlhJbGKxfRXq4A-OFRGm3639mJtEOniTL3m/s400/PascualPerez2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490119697683033858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqcAEaL0dO8kit3KIHPIunPS0zY6dt4qBppQ-8mDSPE-P3qNBsaPPxr97-XWR-3ztqk-s9DBfAGS5ki2D-9aBNhUV8aswaKtTUkS_UPL-mFQzjgo_QUTjjXtuePxshsg5puhlwvsPqwPU/s1600/wienermobileCrash.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqcAEaL0dO8kit3KIHPIunPS0zY6dt4qBppQ-8mDSPE-P3qNBsaPPxr97-XWR-3ztqk-s9DBfAGS5ki2D-9aBNhUV8aswaKtTUkS_UPL-mFQzjgo_QUTjjXtuePxshsg5puhlwvsPqwPU/s400/wienermobileCrash.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490119327391265330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvvyxVJ87iefm_nS32t_RZXTbZw3wv-VEvj3weLTPO1ubFZSUSldbEqyF7hCWtqSMslV5GyygNs01Rg0TOnWCQUUNEVHuwXlWPfp3R4sxe75rDmInUXqmmOZOIIzK3VOL8KmTphYEf5Id/s1600/muttonBusted.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvvyxVJ87iefm_nS32t_RZXTbZw3wv-VEvj3weLTPO1ubFZSUSldbEqyF7hCWtqSMslV5GyygNs01Rg0TOnWCQUUNEVHuwXlWPfp3R4sxe75rDmInUXqmmOZOIIzK3VOL8KmTphYEf5Id/s400/muttonBusted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490119137165857442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI79jUEbi2xfB9WD8eWIZSVN7R6WRfRzTtyr5eHChr4yI3d4wSsMWa-Tj7SCNQMIyK9eFhSU1YEh7r_uqIZ-47QW0Ms-F4Npu1CYuF6T3U9of7nqotYWOujP22hqhcS6wT-qj4n6uk0w5/s1600/BestCouplePossible.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI79jUEbi2xfB9WD8eWIZSVN7R6WRfRzTtyr5eHChr4yI3d4wSsMWa-Tj7SCNQMIyK9eFhSU1YEh7r_uqIZ-47QW0Ms-F4Npu1CYuF6T3U9of7nqotYWOujP22hqhcS6wT-qj4n6uk0w5/s400/BestCouplePossible.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490118855620742850" border="0" /></a><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br />Happy 4th of July everyone. I hope your celebrations of America can be nearly as stereotypical as this one.<br /><a href="http://www.allenproductions.com/news.php?action=detail&sn=732"><br />Major League Eating Entertains American Troops in Guantanamo</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-68514975257146688532010-07-03T11:21:00.002-05:002010-07-03T11:22:16.676-05:00Great Upright Citizen's Brigade Video PageBy: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br /><br />That show kicked large quantities of hind quarters. <a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/funny_videos/index.jhtml?showId=61907&showCategoryId=&searchSort=original_air_date_d&searchSort2=views_i&searchStart=20&categoryName=&headerMetaTitle=Most+Recent+Videos+from+Upright+Citizens+Brigade+%7C+Comedy+Central">Here are some good video highlights.</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-23495978979478657532010-07-03T11:04:00.009-05:002010-07-03T19:54:36.622-05:00Show me the Size of Your A-hole, Miroslav Klose!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWc73_sI-r5m_UO6Jyfaa7NaKpQiR8VmQLXsul0TN76yp7y5OayK2X9BG34peM7qPbSiqwAdgwDo3XzG6Rt56obYvVsjNGGECynmaGvZpQ-WzDtvDYMQ-A8tsBsoOREI7Pw8lAiskXHRR/s1600/klose0911reu_873230c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWc73_sI-r5m_UO6Jyfaa7NaKpQiR8VmQLXsul0TN76yp7y5OayK2X9BG34peM7qPbSiqwAdgwDo3XzG6Rt56obYvVsjNGGECynmaGvZpQ-WzDtvDYMQ-A8tsBsoOREI7Pw8lAiskXHRR/s400/klose0911reu_873230c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489847732287353938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br />Miroslav Klose's post-goal celebration could be a cryptic message denote the size of his rectum.<br /><br />Pay attention particularly at the :59 second mark. It essentially deciphers Klose's code. Here is one of my favorite sketches from Upright Citizen's Brigade:<br /><table style="font: 11px arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="360" height="353"><tbody><tr style="background-color: rgb(229, 229, 229);" valign="middle"><td style="padding: 2px 1px 0px 5px;"><a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/upright_citizens_brigade/index.jhtml">Upright Citizens Brigade</a></td><td style="padding: 2px 5px 0px; text-align: right; font-weight: bold;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 14px;" valign="middle"><td style="padding: 2px 1px 0px 5px;" colspan="2"><a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=91186&title=boscos-foot">Bosco's Foot</a></td></tr><tr style="height: 14px; background-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);" valign="middle"><td colspan="2" style="padding: 2px 5px 0px; width: 360px; overflow: hidden; text-align: right;"><a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(150, 222, 255); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/">www.comedycentral.com</a></td></tr><tr valign="middle"><td style="padding: 0px;" colspan="2"><embed style="display: block;" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:91186" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="window" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="autoPlay=false" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" bgcolor="#000000" width="360" height="301"></embed></td></tr><tr style="height: 18px;" valign="middle"><td style="padding: 0px;" colspan="2"><table style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="100%"><tbody><tr valign="middle"><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a target="_blank" style="font: 10px arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/futurama/index.jhtml">Futurama New Episodes</a></td><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a target="_blank" style="font: 10px arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/sunny/index.jhtml">It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia</a></td><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a target="_blank" style="font: 10px arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/russell-simmons-stand-up/index.jhtml">Russell Simmon Stand-Up Comedy</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/photos?id=264119&photoId=720234&cc=5901&ver=us#photo_720234">here is the hand gesture German striker Miroslav Klose makes after he scores</a>:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAs9W2BifJDmIKA-2W_mCiF4bIX2Os41e9blLhu_TR1qRmeIrjEFvxrcYjKEc1_uYh8clbUkvhvJhHtUZS-QcZbLOz3iAvX152IoBZlftUs1_fCsvvUqE7DeiIlZ1HGmqeFdL_U9BkYynk/s1600/Photo0139.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAs9W2BifJDmIKA-2W_mCiF4bIX2Os41e9blLhu_TR1qRmeIrjEFvxrcYjKEc1_uYh8clbUkvhvJhHtUZS-QcZbLOz3iAvX152IoBZlftUs1_fCsvvUqE7DeiIlZ1HGmqeFdL_U9BkYynk/s400/Photo0139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489847632599845906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW51vYfLdbaNJvLqy1X0x14tUYgkL9-VCt6yk-igzeeWw6GVQYQVTyb1AVh_pIHjzEKbgk1thd4jAuZtpxAmYp2Q_8Syc2tsehcoc03SpAYqejswTQf8cuLmIhxwD9v3T-L06ZAZFYE6g0/s1600/klose0911reu_873230c.jpg"><br /></a><br />m'kay.<br /><br /><br /><br />Oh, by the way, here is Klose coach, Joachim Low picking his nose and eating it.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/20qtmRFRhgc&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/20qtmRFRhgc&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />P.S.<br /><br />The comedy sketch above was edited. In the actual episode, after Bosco threatened to put his foot in their a-holes, Moses came out and asked if they like tricks.<br /><br /><table style="font: 11px arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="360" height="353"><tbody><tr style="background-color: rgb(229, 229, 229);" valign="middle"><td style="padding: 2px 1px 0px 5px;"><a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/upright_citizens_brigade/index.jhtml">Upright Citizens Brigade</a></td><td style="padding: 2px 5px 0px; text-align: right; font-weight: bold;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 14px;" valign="middle"><td style="padding: 2px 1px 0px 5px;" colspan="2"><a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=91207&title=moses-tricks">Moses' Tricks</a></td></tr><tr style="height: 14px; background-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);" valign="middle"><td colspan="2" style="padding: 2px 5px 0px; width: 360px; overflow: hidden; text-align: right;"><a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(150, 222, 255); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/">www.comedycentral.com</a></td></tr><tr valign="middle"><td style="padding: 0px;" colspan="2"><embed style="display: block;" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:91207" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="window" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="autoPlay=false" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" bgcolor="#000000" width="360" height="301"></embed></td></tr><tr style="height: 18px;" valign="middle"><td style="padding: 0px;" colspan="2"><table style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="100%"><tbody><tr valign="middle"><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a target="_blank" style="font: 10px arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/futurama/index.jhtml">Futurama New Episodes</a></td><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a target="_blank" style="font: 10px arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/sunny/index.jhtml">It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia</a></td><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a target="_blank" style="font: 10px arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/russell-simmons-stand-up/index.jhtml">Russell Simmon Stand-Up Comedy</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-36249208087522599212010-07-02T14:53:00.002-05:002010-07-02T14:57:30.851-05:00Y AX Y ?By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br />The actor who plays Rex Known Do (in Napoleon Dynamite) and Lawrence (Office Space) + Bud Dry = Shweeet.<br /><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0wVUcAcGirE&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0wVUcAcGirE&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-90798894960742250212010-07-02T13:26:00.003-05:002010-07-02T13:33:01.222-05:00How Could You, Crazy Legs Conti??<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhXLuryDkpLwh62xezkD7FjFhSq-hte9FqwDiq1LXgaPMS8S8rGjYxsI9IzL0e3kaw7OMa_dIz2XT0wBa0Fxdx-HzWKnhYo2BNg67J0xwwaJGJ_Ra76xeNC-BQ5unoKzwOccpVjcYaqci/s1600/crazy-legs1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhXLuryDkpLwh62xezkD7FjFhSq-hte9FqwDiq1LXgaPMS8S8rGjYxsI9IzL0e3kaw7OMa_dIz2XT0wBa0Fxdx-HzWKnhYo2BNg67J0xwwaJGJ_Ra76xeNC-BQ5unoKzwOccpVjcYaqci/s400/crazy-legs1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489378375200618834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBvkbY2vN6tHmL3XtiJuTQw3R8ELfIr9ZBv0TQGCwdU1wxcM8LQgRhFFI6zggQ0yNKTTPKscIJ1HqHDrq25vgUdZKHrsZJL7RzzKjtqr5RdNUcy9bkCjq4wYzIAjBpvxFLSptkC-ZpJzF/s1600/EaterX.jpg"><br /></a><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br />There is a conspiracy theory that calls into question the legitimacy of Crazy Legs Conti's achievements in competitive eating.<br /><br /><a href="http://deadspin.com/5577484/conspiracy-theorist-claims-competitive-eater-did-not-swallow-hot-dogs-properly-and-should-be-banned">It's awesome/fucking terrible.</a><br /><br />You'd think you could trust someone named Crazy Legs.<br /><a href="http://deadspin.com/5577484/conspiracy-theorist-claims-competitive-eater-did-not-swallow-hot-dogs-properly-and-should-be-banned"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-70444170088920710952010-07-02T12:17:00.004-05:002010-07-02T12:27:45.391-05:00Uhhh, That Isn't Surprising. Like, at all.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPwMAduw8lwKvChU0gsDbjFG7fPi0ONFSPBU5e0LnTtG8fIhNuRKRRaM_4qaSwfvVx8S_T3uOPZvecUtgeCYrFgXvEGqCFkDd7_Q0msD9t4s-bSSTQcIMJVEekq_a1LZuT9FGNHfz79db/s1600/sarlaac.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPwMAduw8lwKvChU0gsDbjFG7fPi0ONFSPBU5e0LnTtG8fIhNuRKRRaM_4qaSwfvVx8S_T3uOPZvecUtgeCYrFgXvEGqCFkDd7_Q0msD9t4s-bSSTQcIMJVEekq_a1LZuT9FGNHfz79db/s400/sarlaac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489360834739097602" border="0" /></a><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br />CNN is reporting some kind of irregularity while someone was trying to dock at the International Space Station.<br /><br />Something went wrong during a <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=space+docking">Space Docking</a>(NSFW text) ? This news comes as no surprise to any visitor of UrbanDictionary.com. Even success in Space Docking is still, really, really wrong.<br /><br />Least surprising news ever.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-35207561906647513502010-07-02T11:57:00.003-05:002010-07-02T12:10:02.055-05:00Great Sports This WeekendBy: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br />1. As the English announcer says, Saturday features a soccer match betwixt, "Argenteener and Jaminee." or Argentina and Germany. That will be a doozy. For Germany. The result will forever send the debate between which God likes more: Sausage or Chimichurri. Today's Brazil/Netherlands game taught me that God prefers marijuana and tulips over thongs and tan accelerator.<br /><br />2. Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin. You aren't going to drop $60 for it on Pay per view? What's that? You're going to go to Twitter and search, "watch ufc116" and going to find an illegal, free feed on the web? No way, me too. I'm picking Carwin to upset Lesnar due to ring rust. He is a long shot, so a safer bet would be to bet that I learned the phrase "ring rust" about two weeks ago. It's true.<br /><br />3. I Want Revenge makes his long-awaited debut start since his injury that had him scratch on Derby Day in 2009 as the morning-line favorite (only because Quality Road wasn't entered). He is the 7-5 favorite in Belmont Park's Suburban Handicap (Gr.II) on Saturday where he takes on a 2-1 Regal Ransom, among others.<br /><br />Here he is kicking hiney in the aforementioned Wood Memorial.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QUUdR0fXCNo&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QUUdR0fXCNo&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-1566938488511224432010-06-29T13:20:00.007-05:002010-07-02T11:57:50.432-05:00If God is so Good, Why Is Mark Brunell Brizoke?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8r1Gk7R77D3aDxI9tlL3ZFgah99p50_D0qcMc5Ss25QChzUFkYELOdfbv1QGkcNfYwIwk-O1rju3UkVMraC6WRJigXXxPo9rLcMXsU1UfHwHLQlLN49MDr67t7SNheiqFubBG601YcXd/s1600/AsianBoyPointnLaugh.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8r1Gk7R77D3aDxI9tlL3ZFgah99p50_D0qcMc5Ss25QChzUFkYELOdfbv1QGkcNfYwIwk-O1rju3UkVMraC6WRJigXXxPo9rLcMXsU1UfHwHLQlLN49MDr67t7SNheiqFubBG601YcXd/s400/AsianBoyPointnLaugh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488262270810175442" border="0" /></a><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=531319">Ex-NFL QB Mark Brunell filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. </a><br /><br />A few years ago my friend, while working for a high-end suit company, was at a store when Mark Brunell came in and my friend was dealing with him. He said Brunell is as Jesus-tastic as one can be, and uses his perceived position with god to be an a-hole. My friend, who had zero reason to lie to me, told me this years ago and said that Brunell was 1. just a prick, and 2. would bless people. Like literally make the sign of the cross and act like he was bestowing some sacred gift upon them. It seemed like Brunell himself felt Christ-like and was gifting everyone with his sanctity- whether they wanted it or not. My friend it was condescending, unwelcome, creepy, annoying, unintelligent and just plain rude and annoying. Apparently everyone there found his pious philanthropy to be selfish and just making a scene and was acting like the most annoying Bishop of all time.<br /><br />Apparently he forgot to bless his bank account. It makes one wonder why Jesus doesn't bankrupt every non-believer. Or why, <a href="http://whereawesomehappens.blogspot.com/2009/07/something-else-i-think-is-dumb-god.html">if Mark Brunell truly did have a hotline to God as he seemed to feel he did, does he have zero legacy in the NFL. </a><br /><br />How about this Brunell, how about anyone with an asset/debt ratio of LESS than NEGATIVE $19.2 mil, blesses YOU instead of you blessing them. Because, let's face it, Jesus obvious likes that person a lot more than he likes you. But if/when Brunell meets someone with debts of $19.201 or higher, he is then allowed to bless them.<br /><br />Thanks for coming out, Mark.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-68300607407512930002010-06-29T00:57:00.003-05:002010-06-29T13:20:06.081-05:00Random AnalogyBy: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Goldman Sachs: short selling :: seeing a crime: instead of helping, you grab a camera, take pictures then sell the pictures to the newspaper.<br /><br /><br />Agree or disagree?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-59228433609090096902010-06-27T18:00:00.011-05:002010-06-27T18:13:23.252-05:00Lookalikes v. 37.0 Carlos Tevez and Bubba the Cave DuckBy: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br /><br />It's not so much that they are a spitting image of one another, but whenever I see Carlos Tevez he reminds me of Bubba the Cave Duck. He has a certain, how shall I say, Land Before Time quality. You may need to keep an open mind for this one. Maybe they are more kindred spirits than lookalikes, but you get what I'm going for.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOH70UJgRCs77mQlU74MWjcssRNSs8Pu0i_R2SzFiESEIR7dGw7CRNpEtk7yeOcFTLouKj7_Awhtxapzn_27OsKm1a8-8XG4CB9qkdeFGLcivgmA2xBgwqc5GnbxMjN1MB2Jgo_WFdgvUB/s1600/Tevez2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOH70UJgRCs77mQlU74MWjcssRNSs8Pu0i_R2SzFiESEIR7dGw7CRNpEtk7yeOcFTLouKj7_Awhtxapzn_27OsKm1a8-8XG4CB9qkdeFGLcivgmA2xBgwqc5GnbxMjN1MB2Jgo_WFdgvUB/s400/Tevez2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487594906499380626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjRfJIJYeT1XXeYS8rPxEBF4ky2mP_RrKkmhQ5yOkDpTOQ_wngxFSfoafevFtltn0ESwCP__cZympAGhRN33Hn2brX38ZQNiBeGoDmgpSkiSRAMm83DuwJoZrJrJKQQmM32xaqlCXlnP6/s1600/BubbaTheCaveDuck.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjRfJIJYeT1XXeYS8rPxEBF4ky2mP_RrKkmhQ5yOkDpTOQ_wngxFSfoafevFtltn0ESwCP__cZympAGhRN33Hn2brX38ZQNiBeGoDmgpSkiSRAMm83DuwJoZrJrJKQQmM32xaqlCXlnP6/s400/BubbaTheCaveDuck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487594985583807506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MXvkx81LN3A&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MXvkx81LN3A&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TpzgPnL8ORs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TpzgPnL8ORs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />And Bubba, the red haired cave duck.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HVKp5fEfBpk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HVKp5fEfBpk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kh_3s1t5Utk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kh_3s1t5Utk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2gH_844nkLY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2gH_844nkLY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. Slyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522151453242799026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410884971671483786.post-2843741259062560862010-06-27T11:32:00.009-05:002010-06-27T11:51:47.582-05:00I Told You Germany was Awesome<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFYJUPoXTvnugpMVunEBot2tBP6wFRUxAgh3EP4GUO628axUAryZ4zo-lOJU8UErWnCcmj7-VuutBhlzD8yfkdwrJhl5j0CtXjb1DsyppnKtNeK79CGKP63B4frtCzdar1rPWNhs2Dvq_/s1600/Mesut_Ozil.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFYJUPoXTvnugpMVunEBot2tBP6wFRUxAgh3EP4GUO628axUAryZ4zo-lOJU8UErWnCcmj7-VuutBhlzD8yfkdwrJhl5j0CtXjb1DsyppnKtNeK79CGKP63B4frtCzdar1rPWNhs2Dvq_/s400/Mesut_Ozil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487492431836692450" border="0" /></a><br />By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com, <a href="http://twitter.com/AndyDisco">@AndyDisco on Twitter</a><br />England : 2010 World Cup :: Tim Henman : Every Wimbledon. Wussy, yet rabidly embraced by fans which lead to unrealistic expectations, humiliation. Thanks for coming out. I'm done respecting Wayne Rooney's international game until he scores a World Cup goal. Or at least puts a decent shot on goal. I can't even recall a good scoring chance he had. England wasted EVERYONE's time this World Cup.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cxeqYIMaTFhWhQ3r_wr6dsCmZP4s-7yZlWHM_x0liiIT0QFjsliXe2MeHYS5LAf_dkLkADyJgl67npY-5wWkm56ELCHd3lWUdEy8Q8EGPCMmKWB0Oz2ZWNtnsVkg6BUsIsT0M9ZoiKnx/s1600/Hagy7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cxeqYIMaTFhWhQ3r_wr6dsCmZP4s-7yZlWHM_x0liiIT0QFjsliXe2MeHYS5LAf_dkLkADyJgl67npY-5wWkm56ELCHd3lWUdEy8Q8EGPCMmKWB0Oz2ZWNtnsVkg6BUsIsT0M9ZoiKnx/s400/Hagy7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487496020778012674" border="0" /></a><br />That being typed, Germany looked outstanding. <a href="http://whereawesomehappens.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-do-you-say-im-wearing-my-predictin.html">I'm still sticking by them to win it all</a>, and I'm still standing by <a href="http://whereawesomehappens.blogspot.com/2010/06/lookalikes-v-350-mesut-ozil-and-peter.html">Mesut Oezil looking like Peter Lorre</a>.<br />Germany is still the most poised-looking team in the front third I have watched in this World Cup. They get eerily calm in the zone, stay patient and create great scoring opportunities. Even when the opportunity isn't great, Klose finds a way to push it past the keeper or Podolski just muscles it through. Youthful exuberance, power, finesse, skill, momentum, maturity, skill, they seem to have all the physical tools and their coaching has been unassailable thus far to boot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lwAwsklTK0KdHXWlEHtKOFEwQuDj10lhvwmBmk3Z3F0NmR0GxlDeTYVNaxY7eJgi7taol4HeQSbF_liYH2P-eR4In0cJAQj7JlP9cV1FbsI3FiK2NeaTBfgvGShxpoAqhWrOo07LMct5/s1600/Lynndie.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 79px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lwAwsklTK0KdHXWlEHtKOFEwQuDj10lhvwmBmk3Z3F0NmR0GxlDeTYVNaxY7eJgi7taol4HeQSbF_liYH2P-eR4In0cJAQj7JlP9cV1FbsI3FiK2NeaTBfgvGShxpoAqhWrOo07LMct5/s400/Lynndie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487496799421552354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHpXb6YfGVsfPOEqhrVZ5LK3WK0QKqAwwMwifSv5nS5BeUUB2PthY-5qwO4J1HRaxFUI6pNaH8M8MA-AvQCjxFW81JRslS884obuokCQq1mnZuLv41l4GVUU8YudkDpmMSPL_HvglB-h8/s1600/Lynndie3.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHpXb6YfGVsfPOEqhrVZ5LK3WK0QKqAwwMwifSv5nS5BeUUB2PthY-5qwO4J1HRaxFUI6pNaH8M8MA-AvQCjxFW81JRslS884obuokCQq1mnZuLv41l4GVUU8YudkDpmMSPL_HvglB-h8/s400/Lynndie3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487496652261462994" border="0" /></a><br />England looked more like Lynndie England than England.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlosNtUWjvDaoRwmFxgjyaNXn-x3hAIoh3ybIAX-Ssw0_pE2G4dnxOXOIUB7Ot_OQOMcKPLqeil_HjyuwYn4Rl7oVaU9Y0JMZIXYJWGL01FRJ92kaT0WmIueM8uKkBXAAEV5xr6IRrAr2/s1600/Vinny.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlosNtUWjvDaoRwmFxgjyaNXn-x3hAIoh3ybIAX-Ssw0_pE2G4dnxOXOIUB7Ot_OQOMcKPLqeil_HjyuwYn4Rl7oVaU9Y0JMZIXYJWGL01FRJ92kaT0WmIueM8uKkBXAAEV5xr6IRrAr2/s400/Vinny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487496960671034802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s1600-h/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWOCY8jAORJrOwh5daIM38k5_PYTRK3J_d5-ej85ypbjO7IhvRv3vWRgrCKnEzemFW2cgZMLO6TsooxZqWvwmKhBkGxzGu7ybjkazKZq7pffAw9onw1vrqV3kWF5noukHyq8HFka-HEmH/s200/monkey_on_bicycle_vintage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380752556281803650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">That's </span><span style="font-size:130%;">how I roll.</span>T.R. 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