There's only a couple of reasons to throw at a batter. As retaliation, to get in his head for the rest of the game, or a complete lack of control. I don't know which of the three this was, but safe to say it wasn't the least bit effective. If they let this kid finish the at bat instead of awarding him first base this high schooler would have undoubtedly hit a 6,000 yard bomb into the next county. If I were a betting man I would put down a couple hundred that this pitcher didn't last another 2/3rds after this incident. There's just no way to recover from a batter calmly catching your best stuff and flipping it to the catcher like he couldn't even be bothered enough to be angered by a ball that was headed directly for his upper torso.
"Hey pitcher, nice pass". "Here ya go 2, tell Nolan Ryan he dropped something". I think this kid's wiffle ball reflexes took over once the ball was headed towards his throat, and his natural swag took over when he snatched the ball out of mid air like Odell Beckham Jr. This kid should just make a highlight reel that just has this clip on loop and 'Swagger Like Us' playing in the background. Then he should send it to any and every baseball coach in the country. Actually fuck that. Send it any and every athletic director in the country. Who cares what sport? There's got to be a scholarship somewhere for natural born instincts like that. Just let the kid go to school for free and figure out what sport to let him dominate later. Poor pitcher. No choice but to quit sports and take up card collecting. Can't finish a season with the entirety of your lineup pitying your existence.
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Daily Signal- An Oregon administrative law judge recommended today that the bakers who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding should be fined $135,000.
“[T]he forum concludes that $75,000 and $60,000, are appropriate awards to compensate [the same-sex couple] for the emotional suffering they experienced,” wrote Alan McCullough, administrative law judge for Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries in his proposed order. Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa located in Gresham, Ore., say the fine is enough to potentially bankrupt their family of seven. Aaron and his wife Melissa are both Christians and believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. One of the women, whose name was redacted to protect her privacy, listed 88 symptoms as grounds for compensation. The other, whose name was also redacted, listed 90. Now I think we are all in agreement that people shouldn't be refused service for their sexual orientation. Anyone that thinks or acts in a manner contrary to notion is so far behind that times that it isn't worth discussing. Furthermore, this couple really isn't a place that to be refusing business. These gals could have walked in and started scissoring on the counter and they should have been able to purchase a celebratory cake afterwards. Hell, they should have been able to request that the couple build the cake on top of them and then let them lick it off each other in the store front window. Not because of how progressive society is, but because they are a family of 7 whose primary income is a FUCKING CAKE SHOP. I don't exactly have to go out on the smallest of limbs to assume that 'Sweet Cakes' isn't exactly Fortune 500. Maybe put the well being of your children before your religious beliefs? I promise your lord and savior will forgive you. With that said, this same sex couple is doing all homosexuals a disservice. Hey ladies, gays are like a couple hundred locked closets and a little bi-curiousity away from being the majority. Maybe 10 years ago this whole 'emotional distress' claim would have worked. At least back then it was believable that you this would have caused you to feel a sense of loneliness and shame. I mean, look at this list of "symptoms"... Examples of symptoms include “acute loss of confidence,” “doubt,” “excessive sleep,” “felt mentally raped, dirty and shameful,” “high blood pressure,” “impaired digestion,” “loss of appetite,” “migraine headaches,” “pale and sick at home after work,” “resumption of smoking habit,” “shock” “stunned,” “surprise,” “uncertainty,” “weight gain” and “worry.” Loss of confidence? High blood pressure? Pale and sick? Excessive sleep? Mentally raped, dirty, and shameful? That just sounds like a long weekend. I wonder if I can sue the brewery for my 'impaired digestion'. 135K in emotional damage? If someone literally raped my earhole they couldn't fuck my mind to that financial extent. Let's think about this rationally girls. You basically experienced the equivalent of going to a restaurant that happens to be closed on Monday nights. The extent of your symptoms is "inconvenience" in the form of the drive to the other cake shop across town. Gay people have had to battle for the right to marry and other basic freedoms and you are ruining a family's existence over the ability to conveniently get a cake for said marriage. Don't trivialize what those that share your sexuality have had to overcome over a couple slices of iced breading. This is just another example of people being terrible winners. Let's be honest, if those two people actually suffer from all those symptoms (which they don't) they should not be allowed to spend their life with another person of equal instability. That would be the most volatile couple in the history of homosexuality. Girls, everyone knows you are full of shit. Just accept that 99% of the population agrees with your sentiment, and let these Bible bumpers continue to comfortably raise their children. Chances are they are going to fuck their kids up anyway. We don't need to facilitate the process...
CBS- A banner promoting the play “Romeo & Juliet” has been taken down after some parents of students at Westlake High School shared concerns over the use of a Confederate flag.
Parents Sedrick Blount and Angelina Sanchez couldn’t believe the school allowed the Confederate flag to be used in a banner. They were told the flag represented the theme “Romeo & Juliet” post-Civil war. “That represents hatred, racism and just pure evil,” Blount said, while Sanchez said: “The Confederate flag is just not a good advertisement.” “It can leave a confusing message to children who are vulnerable. It’s like, ‘What are we saying to them?’ ” Sanchez said. But Stella Mandell, who came to see her niece perform in the play, said they banner was symbolic of what the play was about. “I’m just looking at it from an artistic point of view because we are supporting the arts. This is symbolic of what the play is about. Bottom line,” she said. There are two reasons to use offensive symbolism in theater. The first is for artistic integrity. For instance, in 'D'jango: Unchained', the common use of the 'N' word was used to portray the culture of the region at the time. The other reason is to get people interested in something that is not all that interesting. The only thing people enjoy doing more than loving something is hating it. Safe to say the use of a confederate flag is more of the latter that the former. You know why a high school would use the likeness of a flag that represents decades upon decades of discrimination? Most likely because it is far more interesting than not doing so. I'm sure it somehow fit into the time period of the play, but I wouldn't consider a racially insensitive prop necessary to a depiction of the greatest love story ever told. The fact is, there are exactly zero things that are interesting about high school plays. They generally consist of two decent actors or actresses and a host of people muttering their way to another credential on the college application. How do you make sure 95% of the audience isn't looking at the back of their eyelids by the first intermission? Throw a huge source of controversy up as the back drop. That's one way to look past Billy bungling his lines as the 3rd lead. Can't not pay attention when the existence of a confederate flag gives you the faintest bit of hope that a high school play might actually execute a meaningful message. It's not about needing controversy to perform a decent play, it's about needing controversy to make people think you might perform a decent play. We are talking about high school students. Getting them in the door and keeping them awake is considered a success. NY Post- Kevin Love dislocated his left shoulder Sunday on what he said was a “bush-league” play.
Olynyk’s right arm became entangled with Love’s left arm. Love then grabbed his arm and kept running toward the Cleveland bench before going to the locker room, where he iced his shoulder. Olynyk was charged with a non-shooting foul. “I thought it was a bush-league play,” Love said after the game while wearing a sling. “I have no doubt in my mind that he did it on purpose,” Love said. “Olynyk was in a compromising position, had no chance to get the ball, and it was just too bad that he would go to those lengths to take somebody out of a game.” God dammit Kevin. Do you have no respect for the contingent of people that have stood behind you as the victim in this year long soap opera with LeBron James? I have spent countless blogs defending your honor as one of the most talented power forwards in basketball and you just pull the chair right out from under my argument? Have you no shame? When the year started and LeBron started running sets (let's be honest, he's the coach) that didn't feature you being given the ball in the post I justified your passiveness. I figured it was a manifestation of you realizing that you would never win a poll of public opinion in Cleveland if your opposition was their 'savior'. However, now I am not so sure. Freak accidents happen all the time in sports. I don't think that one injury makes a player worthy of the 'soft' label, but crying to the media that you think it was on purpose just might be. You're a grown ass man Kev. If a person was intentionally trying to dislocate your shoulder he would have done far more than locking arms with you like he was your date to the 8th grade dance. Was Oleynik of good intentions when we made unnecessary contact with you? Probably not, but that doesn't mean he is scumbag that wanted to take you out of the playoffs. Hell, if Oleynik really wanted to put a dent in the playoff hopes of the Cleveland Cavaliers he would have attempted to injure more than a spot up jump shooter with mediocre rebounding numbers. Can you do me a favor Kevin? Can you just heal up for the stretch run, and for lack of better term, stop being such a pussy? What is this feeling I am feeling? Is this what sympathy feels like? Got to be honest, not a big fan of it. Way more inclined to hate on LeBron James. However, every time he was critical of you while you pouted in the corner is starting to look like more and more of an indictment of your personality than LeBron's. This isn't Minnesota man. Grow up. If you want the ball, demand the ball. If you don't like how you are being used, say so. If you end up suffering an injury from minimal contact, say it was an accident and work your way back on to the court. There's no crying in basketball. No one feels bad for you or the Cavaliers. Time to fix that reputation of yours before you take it elsewhere in the offseason. Deccan Chronicle- A Greater Manchester-based man, who kept a 40-year secret that he was born with no penis, has shared his journey to have life-changing surgery. In TLC's 'The Man With No Penis,' the 40-year-old Andrew Wardle revealed that he has bedded over 100 women and confessed his life-long secret to friends and family, including his unsuspecting long-term girlfriend Fedra, the Mirror reported. Wardle said that he has told 20 percent of the girls the truth, adding that it is difficult to explain to a new girlfriend but when he has, some have been really nice about it, but one punched him because she was angry as she felt like he had lied. Wardle, who decided to reveal the truth because he was "sick of hiding," will have a fully-functioning penis built from the skin, blood vessels and nerves on his arm, if the operation is successful. I lead you with a story that my great Uncle used to frequently tell me... "One dark night, in broad daylight, two dead boys got up to fight. Back to back they faced each other, drew out swords and shot each other. A deaf policeman heard the noise, and came and killed the two dead boys." Now, tell me that story couldn't somehow be configured to include "the man with no dick slept with 100 women". What does sleeping with a woman even mean when you are dick-less? I got to admit I am a little bit jealous. Don't get me wrong I love having the ability to have sex, but if I didn't have the means to do so I wouldn't know any better, right? Think about how many situations you could avoid where you inevitably make a mistake by letting your penis do the thinking for you. I actually think this story would sound more believable if the headline was "Dickless man lives a care free life of solitude and happiness by not letting the ominous power of the pussy guide his every move". Am I taking "slept with 100 women" in the literal sense that he actually slept in the same bed with 100 women. If I didn't have a dick, there is not one person in this world I would ever let into bed with me. Sleeping with people sucks. You end up uncomfortable, restricted, mostly likely trying to find the most feasible way to a cure a dead arm. Sleeping in the same bed as someone is a necessary evil associated with sex and marriage. If the guy that can't have sex is crazy enough to get married then I have a whole new bag of questions. If that's not the case and this guy just really enjoys going down on women then his jaw must be Jay Leno strong. I am actually a huge advocate of female oral satisfaction, but if there was no reciprocation, I think I would find a more productive way to spend my time. I certainly wouldn't be locking down girlfriends. One of the only positives of being in a relationship is consistent penetration. You take away that you basically just have a high maintenance roommate. No thank you. P.S. He absolutely has the look of a man that would be bragging about cuddling with 100 different women. Most smug virgin I have ever seen... I am actually picking up what Waka is putting down. Legalization of marijuana? What's the difference? We are already halfway there anyway. Certainly can't result in anymore international conflict. Dogs in restaurants? No problem with dogs, but have some more respect for them than to sit down and eat a 5 star meal right in their face. Imagine if you had your ass tied to a table while your owners looked down on you as they indulged themselves in the finer things in life. That shit is like modern day slavery. Oversized feet? We have a population problem. Heard of overcrowding? Know what makes it harder than ever to fit large quatities of people in small spaces? Some abnormally large feet. We need to save the ever lacking ground space for the majority. The people that don't need to special order their Jordan's from a sweatshop somewhere in the the 3rd world. Is learning Waka Flocka Flame lyrics in an extremely important lesson in and of itself? No, but learning how to memorize is a very valuable trait for school and the working world. If you can memorize a bunch of words that barely even exist in the English language, you can memorize anything. Wouldn't everyone just be happier in general if there weren't some kind of corporate dress code? Think about how many times you have been irrationally angry because your dress shirt keeps untucking itself or your dress socks keep itching your ankles? Wouldn't be all be a little more attentive to detail if we weren't sweating under our suit jacket? Hey, I don't know what minimum wage should be, but I am on board with whatever In-N-Out decides. $15 dollars an hour, 12 cents an hour, I don't give a fuck. Name one thing In-N-Out does wrong. I know it's not burgers, fries, or shakes and that's literally all they do. If IN-N-Out has never been wrong, maybe it's time for the rest of society to get right. I have been saying this for awhile now. Women have all the rights. Discussing women's rights like they don't already exist is a step backwards in my opinion. Look at Mr. Flame's presidential competition. Boom, a woman. If women are losing, there is only one person that could possibly be winning... Unfortunately for Flocka, no matter how awesome 'President Flame' sounds, he's about 8 years too late with his nomination. No doubt he could have waxed that half dead corpse John McCain or some guy that thinks 'Mitt' is a presidential caliber first name. This is 2015, we get bored quick. We already did the black thing. We have got to move on to women. Probably a homosexual after that. Hell, by 2024 the race and gender of our president will probably be too ambiguous to pinpoint. The grass is always greener, and I think the nation has typecast black men as people that don't take care of their lawn. Thanks a lot Obama. As a society we even got tired of old, disgruntled white men at the helm. Safe to say no way is safe from over saturation. Oh well, Let's hope Hillary knows how to roll a blunt. At least this means Bill gets more FaceTime.
Am I saying that the St Louis Blues would still be playing hockey in Martin Brodeur hadn't decided to hang up the skates when Jake Allen became healthy again? Not at all. However, they would have had a much better chance of winning yesterday's game with him in net. After all, he has seen that very same Zach Parise shot from a terrible again 1,000 times before while practicing with the Devils. Remember when there was a contingent of people clamoring that Brodeur had overstayed his welcome in the NHL? That he had sacrificed his legacy in turn for another year of competitive hockey at the highest level? Still think so? I am not saying Marty would be in the top half of NHL goaltenders. However, as a borderline starter he certainly would have been more effective than the Blues travesty between the pipes in Games 5 and 6. My point that Brodeur is talented enough to play goaltender in the NHL still remains, especially with the bar set so low in St. Louis this postseason.
I know a large majority of people will disagree with me. However, I can't imagine that Marty would be one of them. As someone that is currently invested in the franchise he had to be itching to strap on the pads as Jake Allen was floundering under the pressure of postseason hockey. Bet if you asked Hitchcock who he would rather have manning the crease after Allen's second softy of the game he would have been receptive to the league's all time wins leader coming out of retirement. Obviously modern day Marty isn't the same player that set every benchmark at the goaltending position. However, he definitely still had some gas left in the tank when he decided his next stop would be the Hall Of Fame. Couldn't have hurt to have a man with such a strong pedigree of winning behind the bench when things went south. If the NHL has taught us anything, it's that the playoffs are built for unlikely heroes at the goaltender position. Huffington Post- Olbermann told viewers that it is time to "draw the line" on domestic violence and sexual assault, citing both the controversy surrounding expected first-round draft pick Jameis Winston and the five convictions Mayweather has had in the last 14 years for assault against women.
"The choices are about where we as sports fans, where we as human beings, draw the line about domestic violence in this country," Olbermann said. "I will not promote, watch nor report on Mayweather's fight," he said. "I will boycott it, and I urge you to as well." Olbermann said he will boycott the NFL draft as well, "because when you discover there are no other adults in the room, that the commissioners and the boxing organizations and the leagues are the money-hungry children, then by process of elimination, you have to become the adult. And we, the reluctant adults, we have to draw a line." I understand what Keith Olbermann is, I understand that it's his job to create controversy. I understand that he is overly cynical, and challenges his viewers to think critically. With that said, he can get out my face with this holier than thou bullshit. Myself or anyone else making the decision to watch the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight or the NFL draft doesn't promote domestic violence anymore than someone talking about it on their show for ratings. Looking at you Keith. It's sad that these billion dollar organizations employ people who have been involved in cases of domestic violence. It's an issue that deserves attention. However, I am a sports fan, not a judge nor a jury. If anything we should boycott the justice system that has let Jameis Winston and Floyd Mayweather continue to profit off themselves in the wake of such damning allegations. I have never cared about the moral compass of the athletes whose talents I enjoy on a daily basis. If I did, there isn't a sport that would be free from condemnation. The refusal to watch does nothing but make me miss out on sports history. Tuning my TV to another program is far more detrimental to me, the viewer, than it is to billion dollar sports conglomerates that are going to have an ungodly strong viewership regardless. I continue to watch these athletes perform for the same reason I choose not to vote. In the grand scheme of things, I don't really count. I'm not swaying an election, and Keith Olbermann is not making the NFL reconsider it's stance on James Winston. So let me get this straight Keith. You won't give a dime towards two organizations that employ convicted and potential domestic abusers, correct? Will you take a dime from an organization that gives publicity towards both those organizations on a daily basis? Isn't that just as bad? You are an ESPN employee and ESPN has spent the last two months devoting entire shows to James Winston. They have devoted hours upon hours of footage and air time to Floyd Mayweather. Isn't your company profiting off domestic abusers an indirect way of you also profiting off domestic abusers? It's pretty easy to make a stand when the athletic events in question are a fight between two past their prime boxers and an increasingly boring NFL draft. Really want to show your commitment to the fight against domestic abuse? Don't watch the NFL next year. Boycott the next SuperBowl. Doing neither would show just a much support for the accused as watching an inevitably underwhelming boxing match. Until you give up something that is of great importance to your life you are no better than the rest of us that continue to enjoy sports. Until then your refusal to watch is as disingenuous as a two game suspension for knocking out a woman in an elevator. You may disapprove of domestic violence, but dedicating a segment to denouncing it is still putting money in your pocket. Is it possible you have an ulterior motive other than spousal safety? Taping Your Own Mouth Shut Seems Like A Bulletproof Way To Avoid Criticizing The Officials4/27/2015 Live and learn. Apparently Rick Carlisle and I are the only ones that think that even people in the officiating field could use some constructive criticism. Unfortunately the NBA showed their displeasure by breaking out the wooden spoon and leaving Carlisle's wallet a little leaner. I suppose I can see where they are coming from. It's not like there have been any questionable calls, or non-calls that could have had an impact on a playoff game this year... Good for Rick to come out and drop an accusation or two. How else are the referees going to learn that James Harden's awkward lefty ass goes to the foul line any and every time someone even brushes up against his 3 foot Jesus beard? Change isn't going to happen by itself. Got to put the thought out in the world and hope the officials start to think twice when Dwight Howard shot puts someone half his size into the front row. I would think a loss of $25,000 and game 4 win would be enough to silence Rick from a similar punishment, but every now and again we need a third party to step in and stop us from saying something stupid. I guess when you are the head coach that third party manifests itself as a conveniently placed piece of cloth tape. Hell of an idea. I should start carrying a roll in my back pocket just in case. Never know when you might need a little help when it comes to voluntarily silencing yourself. They shouldn't even ask for my ID at the bar, just make sure I brought my required roll of duct tape to avoid an incidents.
Hey, it's as easy to laugh at yourself after a win as it is to complain about someone else after a loss. Something about being on the wrong side of a playoff game puts a damper on the old sense of humor. Good to see Carlisle heading into game 5 with high spirits. I guess I am just surprised he didn't need crazy glue and a staple gun when he was questioned on Rajon Rondo earlier in the series. NBC- MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan reports that the Rangers are “close” to trading for Hamilton. If it is completed, the deal will likely be announced on Monday. Please tell me why else the Texas Rangers would be wiling to trade for player that they already had on their team that just suffered from a career threatening semi-relapse? Is it possible that the Texas Rangers are just far better at adapting to circumstances and creating a much more comfortable environment for Josh Hamilton. They certainly wouldn't trade for someone with a checkered past unless they thought they could help him achieve a spotless future, right? The way I look at it is that Josh Hamilton is basically a puppy. He needs to be catered to. He needs attention. He can't be left to decide between right and wrong. He needs a disciplinarian to decide that for him. Leave him up to his own devices, and he might do an ungodly amount of blow or chew up your shoes. He needs someone else to have control of the remote, so to speak. In that case, The Angels are just the naive dog owner that enjoyed the idea of having a pet far more than the maintenance they require. The Angels don't understand why they couldn't just pay for the dog, let it eat and expect it to be obedient on it's own. Why walk the dog on a regular basis when you could just open the door and let it wonder around Los Angeles? What could go wrong? The Angels are the dog owners that need the shit steamed out of their rug every week. Did Hamilton relapse or was he just in the Angels kitchen eating chocolate bars out of the trash? Goddamn it Los Angeles, will you train your pooch? He's humping everything with or without a pulse! Now, is it debatable that a grown ass man should need an a watchful eye on him at all times to avoid him threatening his egregiously large contract, and more importantly, his life? Sure. However, the Angels knew what they signed up for. They knew they were getting a dog that was a little rough around the edges. His past was well documented at the pet store. They knew he might jump up on the furniture or pour a 5th of vodka into his water bowl. They just didn't hold up their end of the bargain. Hopefully, Hamilton can go back to the Rangers and that old dog can relearn some tricks he so valiantly showcased during his last tenure. After all, the Rangers have previously shown themselves to be very successful at raising a dog. I'm not sure what Hamilton has left in the tank production wise, but it would be a hell of an indictment of the Los Angeles Angels if he is able to resurrect his career in Texas.
So there's just no more sanctity to the MVP chant, huh? Maybe the NBA should just have recording of it to play whenever anyone scores a point in any fashion whatsoever. Listen, I get that Kawhi Leonard was the NBA finals MVP last year. I get that a "Defensive Player Of The Year" chant doesn't have the same ring to it. But can we just collectively try to save the chant for the 4-5 NBA players that were actually deserving of it this season? This year probably had the most legitimate MVP candidates of any other year in my sports memory. Steph Curry, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, LeBron James, Chris Paul? Is it not enough for 5 different fan bases to have rights to a chant? Be better, do better San Antonio. The success that your franchise has experienced is worthy of a visit to the drawing board. You guys can do it, I have faith. Get out the old pad and paper and make the magic happen. Your team deserves a chant to call their own. Hell, Kawhi Leonard deserves a chant that shows your appreciation without giving him an undeserved label.
Plus, do you really want to remind people that he is currently sharing the court with a more deserving recipient? I mean Kawhi Lenard had a great game today, but Chris Paul was lights out. Absolutely willed his team to victory despite playing a majority of the 4th quarter with 5 fouls. Today was as pivotal a game as a non-elimination game could be and CP3 left his hand prints and footprints all over it. Hell, I think he might have even left a mushroom stamp. What's the biggest difference between the Clippers two wins and the Clippers 2 losses? The aggressiveness, or lack thereof, of Chris Paul. Sounds like the mark of an MVP to me. When Paul is good, he's great, and the Clippers follow suit. When he is not, well, you see where I am going. They need Paul to want the ball, and want the ball at all times. When he's got the look in his eye, and the confidence and touch he has displayed the second half of this season, there isn't another person in this series that belongs in the conversation in terms of value. Time for him to take over this series back in LA and show the sports world his questionable playoff pedigree is vastly overstated. We are... Sports Illustrated- He also shared his thoughts on the “Katy Perry!” chants in Winnipeg that were directed at Ducks winger Corey Perry during the Jets’ recently concluded first round series.
When asked by Jesse Spector of the Sporting News about the issue of underlying sexism and misogyny that occasionally appears around the league, and presented with that example from Game 3 in Winnipeg, Bettman was incredulous. “You’re suggesting that the crowd saying ‘Katy Perry’ to Corey Perry was sexist? Or misogynist?” he asked. “I don’t think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It’s like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also?” I then chimed in, pointing out that a sieve is not a person with feelings (let alone a historically marginalized group) and noted that deriding a player by calling him a woman is, in fact, pretty sexist. “I see the point, but I think it’s overly literal,” Bettman replied. “I think that nobody there is taking it seriously. They’re trying to get to a player’s thought process." Bettman did, by the end of the discussion, come around a bit, saying that he takes sexism as seriously as other disrespectful fan actions, such as booing during national anthems and homophobic chants. “I think there’s always a line between what is parody in good fun in chanting and what is intended to belittle certain segments of society,” he said. “We obviously don’t encourage [the latter].” Yup, that'll do it. When you lose a battle of wits with Gary Bettman your entire 'movement' has to be called into question. If you are a rational, free thinking person there is no way you can read what Bettman said above and disagree with him. I would say this would be a kill shot to those up in arms over some light, gender based ribbing at a professional hockey game, but everyone knows you can't argue with stupid. Generally speaking, irrational people are quite persistent. That's basically the reason no man has ever won an argument with an aggravated girlfriend. I have got to wonder if Bettman was ecstatic or troubled to hear this question. On one hand, as a leader of an organization, you never want to be excused of prejudice in your 'workplace'. On the other hand, it's probably the easiest fucking question he has ever had to answer as commissioner. When it comes to press conferences, that was pretty much a lay up in terms of difficulty. This was the question on the test that you see and immediately do a fist pump because it's guaranteed points. I think Bettman just gained some credibility in my book. I could learn a lot from these statements. He basically just found the most politically correct way to tell someone "you don't know what the fuck you are talking about". Now that Gary and I have shared some common ground, I think it is my duty to speak on his behalf in regards to sexism in the NHL. Bucket your seat belts everyone. If you thought a 'Katy Perry' chant was bad, it's about to get a whollllle lot worse. Ready for a little reality? Hockey is a game catered to the male population. Is that a sexist statement? Probably, but it's also the goddamn truth. Does that mean that women can't play it? Does it mean that women can't watch it? Does it mean that women can't enjoy it? Of course not, on all counts. However, It's a game that embraces masculinity and machismo. That is nothing new. Is it right when a fan screams out "bitch" or "pussy" to players on the ice? No, but the aura is one of passion and intensity. I can guarantee you the last thing those fans have on their mind is the disparagement of women. If calling a male hockey player a female's name is a form of institutionalized sexism then I shudder to think how these people would categorize what the players actually say to each other on the rink. The atmosphere on and off the ice at a professional hockey game has stayed fairly consistent from the first drop of a puck. The NHL doesn't have some new found sexism problem as much as society has a new found outrage problem. If Corey Perry was born without a dick, he wouldn't be a former Hart Trophy winner. If Sidney Crosby had to pee sitting down he would have a far better chance of actually becoming a princess than one of the best players in the sport. Those are facts. So referring to a player as "Chrissy Pronger" is far more of an insult to his talent than it is an insult to a demographic of society that historically isn't very good at hockey. Can we maybe stop trivializing the entire premise of sexism? If everything is sexist, is anything really sexist? There are women out there trying to battle against very real unearned generalizations. However, not being all that great at hockey is decidedly not one of them. There are women out there that get paid less money than men to do the same exact job. That is an extremely prevalent phenomenon. So why the fuck are we focusing on an organization that doesn't employ females as active participants based solely on their qualifications, or lack there of? If anything, professional sports are the least prejudice fraction of society because they don't hire based strictly on race, gender or sexual orientation. Maybe it's time to refocus feminism to a sector of society where change would actually benefit women. The fact is, it's not possible to marginalize women's existence in professional hockey when they don't fucking exist in professional hockey. Crowd participation is as much a part of the game as watching a triple overtime playoff thriller, yet the controversy surrounding one is getting in the way of me doing the other. I know this is like trying to fight a fire with gasoline, but if you are offended by a 'Katy Perry' joke at a hockey game, you are too much of a pussy to enjoy hockey. Right Gary?
I like it. I love it. I need some more of it. Absolutely can't hate on that absolute verbal assault of my ear drums. Not everyone can have pipes like the movie voiceover guy. Might want do his vocal exercises before overtime, but whatever, there's always next time. If you took a Lightning fan and put him behind a microphone the is exactly how they would sound. Down 2 with 5 minutes left and being on the verge of elimination despite a stellar regular season? Nope, quick two goal turnaround and headed back home even up after an unlikely overtime victory. Nothing says playoff overtime hockey like a few voice cracks and a grown man screaming like a kid that forgot to take his ritalin. Fuck it. Be loud. Be proud. Let 'em know what side you are on. I would prefer that to Joe Micheletti trying to veil his rooting interest behind a bunch of biased one sided babble. Is he professional? Not in the least, but this is the playoffs. Give me passion. Give me emotion. I bet this guy was bouncing off the walls in the broadcast booth, and I wish could have been there right along with him.
Gotta say, not what I was envisioning... India Times- Turning scuba diving into a horrifying experience for women, a sexual predator is on the prowl on the Karnataka coast, working as an instructor despite facing molestation charges.
Dhirendra Rawat, who allegedly molested at least three women undersea while scuba diving, was arrested twice and released later. He is still working as an instructor in Uttara Kannada though he doesn't have the permission to do so from the district administration. Rawat termed the acts of violating women "just playing", according to a woman who confronted him. The first incident happened in November, when two couples were taken by four diving instructors about 20 nautical miles off Malpe coast, Udupi. "Rawat slowly took Meena (name changed) far away and got her isolated. She didn't know swimming, so she was at his mercy. We finished diving in about 30 minutes and after more than an hour, Rawat came along with Meena,'' said Ruchir (name changed), a friend and one of the foursome. "In the room, she broke down and narrated what had happened. Rawat had groped her. When we confronted him, he admitted to it, saying 'I was playing with her'." I'm going to be honest. For a split second I thought this was a pretty innovative idea. Ya know, if you are into creepily touching people without consent and that sort of thing. Groping people under water? Genius! How could you ever get caught? Can't forget to lock the ocean. She can't leave if you actually have her ability to breathe in your hands. Can't say 'no' if she literally can't say anything. Then after about 5 seconds I slapped the shit out of myself when I realized this guy is the worst molester ever. If you are going to be a known serial molester that doesn't hide his identity, shouldn't you at least be trying to get something out of it? I mean a scuba suit is pretty much the least flattering thing a woman could wear. That's like trying to get sexual gratification out of dry humping someone in a compression berka. Can't imagine it's all that erotic to attempt to get a handful of breast that's underneath a 1/2 inch of rubbery fabric. It would be like playing 'The Crane Game'. You can never just get a great grip of it without it slipping away. Maybe this guy has a fetish for marine life? I wonder if they have a dating website for this sort of thing. I mean, there are plenty of fish in the great blue balls sea. Got to imagine one or two wouldn't mind being caught down by the coral reef with old Dhirendra. You know when you are running around with your younger siblings or cousins, and one of them trips, falls and starts crying. Then your family runs out and yells "what did you do?!?". To which you respond "we were just playing!". This guy just used that exact accuse for molesting women 10,000 leagues under the sea. Now, I don't know what excuse is actually believable in that circumstance, but I am pretty sure that one could use some refining. Although, not for nothing, I did get a laugh out of it though. P.S. If we are being honest the most surprising part of the story is that this guy can swim.... The Guardian- Being dangerously overweight is all down to bad diet rather than a lack of exercise, according to a trio of doctors who have reopened the debate about whether food, sedentary lifestyles or both are responsible for the obesity epidemic.
In an article for a leading health journal the authors – who include British cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra, an outspoken critic of the food industry – accuse food and drink firms such as Coca-Cola of having wrongly emphasised how physical activity and sport can help prevent people becoming very overweight. The truth, they say, is that while physical activity is useful in reducing the risk of developing heart disease, dementia and other conditions, it “does not promote weight loss”. “The benefits of physical activity aren’t food industry hype or conspiracy as suggested. A healthy lifestyle will include both a balanced diet and exercise, as Change4Life summarises: eat well, move more, live longer”, said Ian Wright, director general of the Food and Drink Federation, a trade association which represents producers and retailers. Love these doctors. How many times do you think they have told grossly obese patents that they need to exercise more only be ignored? How many fat people go to their gym? How many times have they had the displeasure of seeing a grotesquely overweight woman running down the beach in spandex? When's the last time they had to wait for a treadmill because some heifer was going for a walk on it? These are all questions that need to be answered. I am sure the answers will be far more revealing than an outlandish statement like "physical activity does not promote weight loss." These doctors don't really think that. They are just trying to make their profession and day to day life more convenient. Essentially they are waving the white flag on a healthy, able bodied society. And who can blame them? Fat people are slow. They are gross. They get in the way. They complain a lot. Shaming fat people hasn't made the world less fat. It's time to embrace their lifestyle. The more fat people sit on the couch and don't leave the house the less of an inconvenience they become. The outside world will become happier if we keep the self loathing pigs inside. Think about this for a second. Does it make any logical sense that the age old concept of sweating profusely for an hour a day has no effect on the body? Fuck no. You know the people that complain that their exercise regimen isn't helping them lose weight? The people that take a lap around the block and do 20 sit-ups only to justify their cheesesteak. They are the people that have fit bands counting their steps, because they believe that walking, the most simplistic form of human activity, is somehow exercise. It's not that exercising doesn't help you lose weight, it's that exercising like shit doesn't help you lose weight. Using your menial physical activity to justify your terrible diet doesn't help you lose weight. I have slimmed down drastically since college. Either my metabolism got the Usain Bolt treatment, or exercise actually works, because it certainly isn't an under indulgence in booze and carbohydrates. Time- Groupon Australia is recalling Durex-branded condoms purchased on its website in the last month because it turns out they are counterfeit and thus may not safeguard users against pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections.
“It has been identified that the condoms sold are counterfeit goods and may have defects such as holes in the latex,” according to a warning on the Australian Department of Health’s Therapeutic Goods Administration. The warning applies to condoms sold between March 12 and April 10, 2015 by Edgelounge Enterprises, and Groupon Australia is reaching out is reaching out to the customers who bought the products. You know what. I sincerely hope that everyone that bought defective condoms from Groupon has an unwanted pregnancy. Almost feel like that opener is going to come back and bite me in the ass, but I stand by it. You know why? Because people have to learn somehow. Unfortunately, for a lot of people it takes a shitting, puking, diabolic mess of a human in your care to learn, but you'll learn nonetheless. Sometimes that chid will help someone learn that they should stop drinking or doing drugs every night. Sometimes it will help them get serious professionally. And sometimes it will help them learn that some things aren't meant to be skimped on. Those things include alarm systems, brake pads, drugs, toilet paper, and most importantly, any and all forms of birth control. Pretty much anything that can kill you or make you want to die. I swear the same people that are buying economy size boxes of condoms on Groupon are the same motherfuckers that have one-ply toilet paper. The same assholes that show up to the grocery store with a chest full of coupons. The same people that refuse to split the check at dinner. Just penny pinching sons-of-bitches with no respect for themselves or society. Is it really that hard to buy condoms? Think about all the work you put into a woman consenting to let you penetrate her. Doing it safely wasn't worth an extra $2 dollars and a drive down the block? I would fucking walk to the Trojan plant with bare feet for condoms if it meant their success rate was still 99.5%. If you are walking around with condoms that showed up on your doorstep you may as well use no condom, because it's very clear you're of the risk taking variety. When it comes to birth control I want to know my 3rd party. Manufacturer, retailer, me. That's the natural progression. You think Trojan is shipping off their best product to some glorified online dollar store? Fuck no. Condoms are expensive as shit these days, why do you think so many people have stopped using them? Know what else is expensive? Sports jerseys and Gucci bags. That's why everyone is so skeptical when they come across cheap versions of either. You get what you pay for and trust me on this. A box of fresh off the rack condoms a month is far less expensive than the life of another human being. Has Anything Ever Been More 'LA' Than The New Design For The Los Angeles Football Stadium?4/24/2015 LA Times- The Carson concept calls only for a football stadium, with room for more than 18,000 parking spaces as well as tailgating.
“We're thinking about the project as a 21st century, next-generation stadium,” said architect David Manica, noting that the venue and renderings are still in the early conceptual stages. “We want it to be the ultimate outdoor event experience, which includes both sports and entertainment. And we want it to be uniquely L.A.” The projected capacity for the stadium is about 68,000, expandable to more than 72,000. One early concept for Carson is clear seats that reflect the color of the lights shining on them — the seats could be silver and black for Raiders games, and powder blue for Chargers games. Put some money towards a valid mass transportation system? Eh, maybe after we put this 1,000 foot electric statue in the middle of the concourse. Most LA thing I have ever seen. Remember when you went to the science museum and they had those energized balls and the bolt would follow your finger when you touched it? Multiple that times a million and the increase the obnoxious factor by a billion. Sure, it looks cool. Does it have any practical use whatsoever? Nope. That's why it's perfect for LA. Football game going on? Ohhhh, look at the big pretty lightning machine. Absolutely love the 30 foot 'LOS ANGELES' outside the arena. You know, in case you forget where you are after sitting in 4 hours of traffic to get there. Everything about this picture is so LA. So concerned about appearance while functionality falls by the way side. It's all but a guarantee that they have problems with parking year one? Bet you there won't be a lack of vegetarian options at the concession stands though. Probably have to go to the basement to get a beer that isn't gluten free. I'm not even sure if they used the designs of other football stadiums to help design this. I think they just binge watched 'The Jetsons'. Light up seats? This is going to look like the most extravagant laser tag complex ever. If I didn't know any better from the outside I would just think this is just a three terminal expansion of LAX. Fitting 72,000 into a place with only room for 18,000 to get there comfortably? That's what LA does.
NBCNews- A South Carolina transgender teen has won the right to wear makeup in her driver's license photo as part of a settlement with the state's Department of Motor Vehicles announced on Wednesday.
As part of the settlement, South Carolina's DMV will alter its policies to allow people to take driver's license photos that reflect their everyday appearance, even when that does not "match traditional expectations of an applicant's gender," according to court papers. Chase Culpepper, 17, who previously identified as male but now identifies as female, filed a federal lawsuit against the South Carolina DMV in March of 2014 for sexually discriminating against her after she was forced to remove her everyday makeup before taking a driver's license photo. Wearing foundation, eye shadow, mascara and lip gloss, Culpepper sought to get her license at the Anderson DMV in South Carolina last March 3, according to the suit. But a female supervisor told Culpepper that she would have to remove the makeup — despite Culpepper and her mother saying it was how she looked on an everyday basis. According to the lawsuit, because Culpepper was born male, as indicated by her driver's license, the supervisor said it was up to her discretion whether Culpepper's makeup counted as a "disguise" and she was forced to remove it. Can't help but think that the transexual community needs to refine their causes a little bit. You got gay people out in Indiana fighting for the right to be served at restaurants. Homosexuals have been fighting the battle for gay marriage for like a decade now. Meanwhile, transexuals are worried about shitting comfortably and being able to wear makeup at the DMV. Will someone call the alternative lifestyle board of directors? Chase and the gang need a little more direction on social stances. You know what, I think it's fair to say that if you wear makeup to the DMV you are the asshole.The DMV is literally one of the most despicable places on the planet. Getting dolled up and going to the DMV is like putting on your Sunday best to take out the trash. It's like washing your hands before you clean the toilet. Whatever is asked of you asthetically after you stroll into one of the most abysmal places on the planet looking like a Rupaul understudy is on you. Know what happened last time I went to the DMV? I got yelled at for smiling during my picture. Well guess what Chase, I find that being forced to take a closed mouth picture is just as dehumanizing as being asked to wipe the cake off your face. You don't see me crying about it. Some battles aren't meant to be won because they are not meant to be fought. Don't stoop to the DMV's level. I'm sure you felt disrespected, but guess what. Those people you are arguing with? The people that haven't smiled since the first Bush administration? They have to go to work at the DMV every day. You are walking around with your dick clenched between your butt cheeks and you STILL have a better life than them. You are STILL winning. Now I agree that transexuals are people too, but you kind of have to accept that making that choice is going to make your life more difficult. Everything just isn't going to go as smoothly when you can't check off 'Male' or 'Female' without a description box. Readjusting your junk so that it isn't falling out the bottom of your skirt is your new metaphor for life. It's time to get comfortable being uncomfortable. There are going to be a lot of situations that are going to be more difficult for you than for the average person. Complaining about a DMV experience as a transexual is like a vegan going to a hot dog stand and complaining about the food. You choose a life of inconvenience, maybe don't sweat the small stuff. Don't worry about the mole hills, you've got mountains to climb. Next Impulse- Kurt Cobain is known for being from the Seattle area, but for a brief time from 1991-1992 he lived in Los Angeles with his pregnant girlfriend, Courtney Love. The couple lived in LA’s Fairfax District on Spaulding Avenue.
Interior designer Brandon Kleinman has been the apartment’s tenant since 2011 and has been renting the rock god’s bedroom out to Airbnb for the past couple of years. In a recent interview with Vulture, Kleinman says that “It gets rented out about four or five times a year. I think Airbnb buried the listing for some reason. I don’t get a lot of interest in it.” According to a 2004 Los Angeles Times article by Charles R. Cross, the main activities that happened in the apartment were heroin and painting. Seems like the landlord was having trouble getting tenants for the apartment after advertising it as Cobain’s, Kleinman tells Vulture: “The day I signed the lease, I was sitting with the landlord,” Kleinman says, “and as soon as I signed on the dotted line, he said, ‘Okay, now I can tell you the real story behind this apartment.’ He kept it a secret because he wasn’t getting great tenants when he advertised the apartment’s backstory. He went on to tell me about what it was like having Kurt Cobain live here, and what to watch for. It’s been funny. Once every 60 days or so, I’ll get a weird, older gentleman, a rocker-type dude, sort of a burnout, knocking on the door, saying, ‘Do you know what used to happen here?’” Is this really that surprising? I mean, I was never a big Cobain guy. That shouldn't surprise too many people. After all, his interests were painting and heroin, and I suuuuuck at painting. Anyway, who is really interested in staying at Cobain's old place of residence? I would be mildly interesting in stopping by to look around for a few minutes, but actually pay to sleep there? No thank you. Who knows what kind of skeletons are in those closets? Why tempt the spirits of black tar past? I don't know about ghosts, but I wouldn't be surprised to find a real pale motherfucker shaking uncontrollably under the bed from heroin withdrawals. Never say never, but I would prefer not to sleep in a place where Courtney Love has been naked, you can call me prude. You think anyone has comfortably slept there without a preceding overdose? I know I wouldn't want to be the first. You have to imagine the only people that are still obsessed with Kurt Cobain enough to sleep at his apartment are hardcore drug users, right? I'm not saying it's ever safe to do mushrooms, or meth, or heroin, but it's infinitely safer to do them in a place you are familiar with. That's Drug Abuse 101. Don't do drugs kids, but if you do, do them at home. Especially if the alternative is doing them in the old apartment of a suicidal rock star. Think about that for a second. In a drug fueled 80's and 90's music scene , Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were like the power couple of tying off. The most formidable pair of hallucinators there has ever been. The Bonnie and Clyde of narcotics. No wonder no one stays there. It would take an immeasurable amount of spoonfuls of brown sugar to do the place justice. You'd have to leave the place looking like the Jersey Shore in the late 80's to properly show respect. Used syringes everywhere. Not to familiar with AirBNB, but I'm sure it's somewhere in the fine print not to turn the place into a crack den. Then again, it takes a special kind of person to own Kurt Cobain's old stomping grounds. Jimmy Graham being traded to the Seahawks is like if you were dating a girl and then after the breakup she went off and start fucking one of your worst enemies. Now granted, this wasn't a free agency situation, so like most relationships, the Saints still only have themselves to blame. I will tell you this though. It doesn't make it hurt any less. Seeing him in that shitty EDM style NFL jersey makes my goddamn skin crawl. Unfortunately, we live in 2015, and in the infamous words of Neil Sedaka, "breaking up is hard to do". He had no idea how much more correct he would become with the developments of technology. Out of sight, out of mind was a fun concept in the 90's. You know, before that whole internet thing came along. Now, it's a social media sight here, a social media site there. Follow her? Don't follow her? Who knows what the right answer is? All I know is seeing Jimmy Graham having a grand old time with that turd Russell Wilson is like seeing pictures of an ex on vacation with her new boyfriend. I'm not jealous, because as is always the case, the new boyfriend (Russell Wilson) is a total square. However, part of me dies inside every time I envision someone else enjoying the eroticism of Jimmy Graham catching touchdown passes. That's supposed to be my pass dropping, oft injured tight end. Not Seattle's. Not fucking Russell Wilson's. Listen I am sure Graham feels more secure in his new home, but don't you dare tell me he's happier. Not when he came from the greatest city in the world. Not when his new quarterback is a pretentious choir boy. He's like the girl that goes from dating a bunch of exciting bad boy types to settling with an older accountant that tucks his shirts into his jeans, listens to classic rock and doesn't know the difference between a joke and a pun. Enjoy Seattle Jimmy, because only Russell Wilson's best friend God can help you now. I don't mean to rain on your parade, but any parade that happens in Seattle is bound to get rained on, though I don't see one being scheduled there for a long, long time. |
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