The Czech Republic

That was Bruiser Chong, I believe. And yes, it's gonna be great watching him in RFK. The only thing better will be his return to Wrigley Field. Ohhhhhh man.

I'm not certain that Rush believes half the shit he says. I don't listen to talk radio, in case you guys were wondering.

No, DerangedHermit isn't as terrible as DoCock

We're not.

We're not.

Not really, Snuffy is just propping its corpse up Bernie's-style by repeating "OKAY I GUESS THE REFS MUST BE PERFECT" over and over.

That should tell you about Michael's future at ABC. Please don't tell me Mike Patrick is moving to college football. Anyone else here about James Brown going to CBS and Terry Bradshaw taking over hosting duties for Fox? Not sure what happens with Greg Gumble, and if Fox brings in another analyst. Yes, I did hear that James Brown is moving. Greg Gumbel will probably move to PBP. Bradshaw can't host though, because players themselves don't host panels well. You have to have the professional broadcaster keeping those goofy players in line, like Chris Berman with Jackson/Irvin/Young, or Ernie Johnson with Barkley and Kenny Smith.

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST ARE YOU DENSE OR SOMETHING. NOBODY IS SAYING THAT. Let's summarize your involvement here: "The refs really gave that game to Pittsburgh." "I'd say Seattle blew it themselves." "OKAY FINE. I GUESS THE REFS ARE PERFECT." "I didn't say that. I said that Seattle could've won the game but made errors." "GEE WHO'S THE BIG STEELERS FAN NOW? DIDN'T KNOW THE REFS WERE PERFECT!" "They weren't, but they didn't decide the game." "PSH YEAH WHATEVER. BUT I GUESS YOU THINK THEY WERE PERFECT!" "Noooo, I said that in spite of poor officiating, Pittsburgh still deserved to win." "OKAY I GET IT THE REFS ARE PERFECT I GET IT GEEZ"

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/44616

I wouldn't put it past Rush to seriously offer that (I can also hear LessonInMachismo saying it after how he says $3 gas is great), but I know Carter suggested it during the energy crisis of his presidency.

The Midwest is of great debate. You can break it up into two halves: the Great Plains and the Great Lakes/Rust Belt. West of the Mississippi is flat with agriculturally-based economies, east is more varied terrain with industrial economies in the cities. Colorado and Wyoming are considered Mountain West, with Idaho, Utah, Montana, and eastern Washington State. This is from Joel Garreau's The Nine Nations of North America. I'd rename and tweak a few things, but it's an interesting and more accurate take on regional breakdowns.

I don't really follow Homestar Runner anymore, but I still have to say "DA WOO-TANG CLAIN!" like Coach Z.

No uproar at TSM

This was really funny.

is "Innocent When You Dream" too long? come on back me up on this one

Kornheiser is just gonna go over the heads of idiot fans, like Dennis Miller. If he doesn't, he won't be any good.

Isn't Houston the reigning champion of the "Fattest City in the US" contest? If so, makes sense. How on earth did they pass Milwaukee? That's a fat fuck city if ever there was one. One's Summerfest experience can be significantly marred by scantily-clad women who should be the last ones on earth dressing that way. I'm not just being a male pig here. I'm talking about considerably obese girls waddling along the lakefront in shorts and bikini tops stuffing their faces with corn dogs and beer and trying to burn it off by drunkenly dancing to some shitty side-stage pub-rock band. It's a real eyesore.

This guy's been registered at the board since day one and he's bitching about threads getting derailed by Rudo and Curry?!?

40-minute double post?

Yeah, and it rocks, IIRC

Yeah, he used to play on the Indians with Milton Bradley.

You make "the concept of a secular world" sound like a minor setback.

The only question we can ask when something this bad happens to the NHL: "how is Gary Bettman involved"