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December 03, 2009
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Wow THX, you just had to go there, didn't you? Well if that's the case, take this!
posted by BornIcon at 01:50 PM on December 03, 2009
Well I found this to be troubling on so many levels. The girls in the background seem downright manly in comparison. And for Pete's sake, don't leave me alone in here.
The question now, is do I poke out my eyes, and then drive the icepick into my ears, or do the ears first ?
The Horror, The Horror !!
posted by tommybiden at 01:53 PM on December 03, 2009
Wow THX, you just had to go there, didn't you? Well if that's the case, take this!
That should be followed with the voice over: "Wanna get away?'
Can someone please tell me what the significance of the old lady with the bubbles and giant sunglasses was? Was an obviously gender confused Carl Lewis really going to go make the sexy time with her? And what do you suppose the eye liner budget for the video shoot was?
posted by THX-1138 at 02:20 PM on December 03, 2009
Can someone please tell me what the significance of the old lady with the bubbles and giant sunglasses was?
Please let's not try to do a VH-1 video breakdown for that God-awful attempt at music.
Was an obviously gender confused Carl Lewis really going to go make the sexy time with her?
As long as she was giving up the good good.
posted by BornIcon at 02:31 PM on December 03, 2009
Finally, someone in Toronto is starting to point fingers and realize that the Raptors are a terrible team. Interestingly enough, nobody points the fingers at Colangelo, who managed to compile an entire roster who doesn't play defense and whose major FA acquisition was a redundant, soft perimeter forward.
It's looking more and more likely that Chris Bosh will be moved before the trading deadline; this team is going nowhere fast and needs to rebuild (again.)
posted by dfleming at 02:39 PM on December 03, 2009
The rest of The Hoser will go up tomorrow morning, but here's tonight's game, which will be widely ignored here in Hockeyland.
NY Jets (-3) at BUFFALO [37]: The Bills will put Ryan Fitzpatrick under centre again. Fitzpatrick played his college ball at Harvard, which means if he has any success at all he'll be smart enough to get the hell out of Buffalo when his contract's up. Bills 20, Jets 19.
posted by wfrazerjr at 03:56 PM on December 03, 2009
NY Jets (-3) at BUFFALO [37]: The Bills will put Ryan Fitzpatrick under centre again. Fitzpatrick played his college ball at Harvard, which means if he has any success at all he'll be smart enough to get the hell out of Buffalo when his contract's up. Bills 20, Jets 19.
Game to be played in a somewhat disinterested Toronto.
Though the game is officially being called a sellout, tickets are still available on ticketmaster.ca at 4:09 pm.
posted by tommybiden at 04:10 PM on December 03, 2009
And it seems people in Buffalo are not very impressed either:
Buffalo Businesses Pay the Price When the Bills Go to Toronto
posted by tommybiden at 04:23 PM on December 03, 2009
Here's a financial blogger with an interesting slant on the NHL. Could this be some justification for moving some of the poorer performing franchises across the border?
posted by Howard_T at 04:24 PM on December 03, 2009
It's looking more and more likely that Chris Bosh will be moved before the trading deadline
Really? I haven't heard this at all but it makes sense if they have no chance to resign him.
posted by tron7 at 04:27 PM on December 03, 2009
Vikings RB Peterson gets 109 mph speeding ticket.
Peterson said he was headed to the downtown hotel where the team stays the night before home games. He said he was not late at that point.
"After I got pulled over, then I was late," Peterson said.
Ain't that they way it goes.
As someone that used to live in Edina, I'm very familiar with that road...extrememly hard to imagine going 109 MPH on it. It's a somewhat winding road that in under perpetual construction. However, his fumbling aside, AP probably has the reflexes to hand it.
posted by dviking at 05:08 PM on December 03, 2009
AP probably has the reflexes to handle it.
And he has skin just like a football.
posted by dyams at 05:15 PM on December 03, 2009
I thought his skin was like the Nike Pro combat suits.
posted by dviking at 05:18 PM on December 03, 2009
Those commercials kinda scare me.
posted by THX-1138 at 05:44 PM on December 03, 2009
As someone who drives on that highway on a nearly daily basis (living 2 blocks away from it), I can tell you that there are many areas where you can reach 109mph (not that I've ever done it). In addition, there are several places that are known speed traps, and I'm surprised that he chose to speed. On the other hand, if sitting still long enough to get a ticket made him late, I can understand why he was speeding in the first place. Now I just have to remember what I was doing the night before the game and see if I might have driven by him while he was sitting there getting his ticket.
posted by jjohn24680 at 07:24 PM on December 03, 2009
seriously, jjohn? you must drive a hell of lot crazier than I do. Now, obviously, if AP has fast car I'm sure he can get to 109 MPH in a matter of a seconds, however, Crosstown in Edina wouldn't be where I'd be doing it.
posted by dviking at 08:49 PM on December 03, 2009
She said Peterson was given a citation and allowed to drive away after what appeared to be a "very routine" traffic stop. The citation was given the night before the Lakewood, WA police murders. I suppose it was a "very routine" traffic stop at that time.
posted by Newbie Walker at 08:21 AM on December 04, 2009
Nobody posted anything yet? Nothing going on in the world of huddleable sporting topics?
Well I found this to be troubling on so many levels. The girls in the background seem downright manly in comparison. And for Pete's sake, don't leave me alone in here.