Archive for September 3rd, 2006

A-Rod homers twice as Yankees destroy Twins

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

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Rulebreakers! How WWE squanders opportunity and undermines its own product

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

In the Attitude Era, WWE ran a short-lived ad campaign reaching out to a mainstream audience that asked potential WWE fans, “Get it?” Those of us who are wrestling fans always “got it.” We get that pro wrestling is scripted entertainment. We may find it ironic when a friend tells us he can’t watch wrestling because of how “fake” it is, right after telling us how much he loves “Lost.” What WWE does have in common with shows like “Lost,” “24,” and “Star Trek” is that they all are all scripted shows with a rabid core fan base…

9/2 WWE Raw in Dothan, Ala.: Cena vs. Edge, Nitro vs. Hardy, DX gauntlet, Val vs. Oleg

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

The Highlanders beat The Spirit Squad. The Spirit Squad came out to some pretty decent heat. They did a cheer to play to the crowd. The Highlanders came out next to a nice reception. Good action back and forth. The turn came when the ref had his back turned and the other 3 Spirit Squad members starting attacking one of the Highlanders. The ref turned and The Squad starting acting like they were helping him out…

Waiting Patiently For Art Modell To Die

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

I know this is perverse, but I can’t quite decide just how perverse. Actually, I probably know, but choose not to acknowledge it, because I also find it amusing.

MDW never outright expresses a…

9/2 ECW in Spartanburg, S.C.: Shannon Moore, Francine, Punk, Holly, RVD, Balls, Snow

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

Al Snow defeated Rene Dupree. Al won after hitting Dupree with head. Crowd was hot for this match. Dupree is a heat machine this night at least. One thing my wife pointed out, um, Renee was smuggling some sausage in his trunks. After she pointed out, yes, she was correct. So, congrats Renee. Side note , the crowd chanted “You’re a faggot ” at Renee Dupree for some reason. I mention this for a later purpose…

To Watch Tonight…

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

• College Football. Kentucky @ Louisville. I think the winner should be awarded a lifesize, bronze, Rick Pitino. 8:00, ESPN.

• MLB Baseball. Angels @ Tigers. The Tigers haven’t been…

Roethlisberger’s Appendix Does Not Survive NFL Roster Cuts

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

Ben Roethlisberger had an emergency appendectomy today, leaving him out for the Steelers opener this Thursday against the Dolphins. Funny, I thought his liver would be the first to go.

The…

KILLSHOT Trailer Online!

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

Hey folks, Harry here… Exec produced by Quentin Tarantino, directed b…

Appendectomy to KO Big Ben for opener

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had an emergency appendectomy after becoming ill before practice Sunday and will miss Thursday night’s season opener against Miami.

Secret files reveal fashionable spying techniques

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

German spies hid secret messages in drawings of models wearing the latest fashions in an attempt to outwit Allied censors during World War Two, according to British security service files.

Google to Use PC Microphones to Listen In?

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

seriv writes “The Register reports that Google plans to use PC microphones to collect statistics on a user’s environment. Peter Norvig, who directs research at Google, told Technology Review that this software would start to show up in Google software ’sooner rather than later’. The software collects short sound clips and removes background noise. Google then targets its ads based on the statistics collected. With the current level of online privacy, this new level of invasion would seem to have frightening possibilities.”

The Old ‘Potato Into Left Field’ Trick

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

I think this might be the coolest thing that’s happened in baseball history. I’m snickering even as I type this. Dave Bresnahan was a backup catcher for the AA Williamsport Bills, and had a hunch…