This Is Weird
We Aren’t Proud of This
Thursday, May 1st, 2008No words can attempt to explain or defend this Nats “theme” song. Just click on the fat bird and prepare to cringe (thanks a bunch Why I Hate D.C.).
/Great shame and embarrassment
Paintball Is a Pleasant Leisure Activity
Monday, April 21st, 2008While you were on your ass watching the NBA and NHL Playoffs this weekend, I was in western Virginia at my buddy Luke’s bachelor party, playing paintball for the first time.
The bachelor is bottom right, not getting fondled by a man wearing camo.
If you haven’t played, then you’re probably not from a place like western […]
Caddy the Dog and the Worst Story Ever
Monday, April 14th, 2008So I’m at a wedding shower this weekend, talking to someone who just moved back to D.C. after four years in Hawaii. We’re back in the cut (as Wilbon used to say), watching the couple open gifts, when he says to me, “Do you want to hear a story?” I say, “Sure.” And he says:
“Hawaii is the […]
The Lopez Twins Heart Michael Jackson
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008Far be it from the American Idol-loving brothers Mottram to mock the pop culture preferences of others, but this is somewhat strange. Stanford’s standout twin big men, the brothers Brook and Robin Lopez, love them some Michael Jackson. Seriously. Just look at the wall art, and read this excerpt from last month’s SI profile:
The […]
Chapel Hill Fire Trucks Are Carolina Blue
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008I visited Chapel Hill briefly yesterday, just long enough to eat at Ye Olde Waffle Shop (not to be confused with Ye Olde Waffle House) and notice that the fire trucks are painted Carolina Blue:
The Carolina Blue fire truck tradition began in 1996 to commemorate the joint purchase of Engine 32 by the Town of […]
Muskrat-Skinning Maryland Pageant Girls
Saturday, March 1st, 2008This may or may not qualify as sporting, but the Post’s piece on the Eastern Shore’s Miss Outdoors 2008 pageant is notable nonetheless. Take a look at the winner and featured contestant, with their fur:
Pretty girls, sure. But muskrat skinning? Not much of a turn-on. Crab picking, now that’s a Maryland-style skill that could tempt […]