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Shirtless at the Beach? My stars!

By Nate • Aug 15th, 2008 • Category: Politics
Shirtless at the Beach? My stars!

In what has to be the stupidest attack on anyone, ever, the McCain campaign has gone after Barack Obama for taking his shirt off and bodysurfing WHILE ON VACATION IN HAWAI’I.
To quote the campaign’s attack: “You know you may just be a global celebrity when you get this headline in Reuters, “Obama Takes Shirt Off [...]



What’s Worse?

By Nate • Aug 14th, 2008 • Category: Sports
What's Worse?

A few nights ago, while watching the women’s all-around gymnastics finals, Sara and I both remarked that none of the Chinese gymnasts looked old enough to be done losing their baby teeth. Around the time we came to that realization, the commentators announced the Olympic rules stating that the gymnasts had to turn 16 years [...]



Olympic Overload

By Nate • Aug 13th, 2008 • Category: Sports
Olympic Overload

Michael, we’re all very excited, but the rest of us don’t feel the need to get uncomfortably close to showing the world our wang.
I’ve been watching entirely too much of NBC’s Olympic coverage over the last few days. I didn’t watch the opening ceremony on Friday night, but since then, I’ve been glued to [...]



Pissed-off Pistorius

By Nate • Jan 14th, 2008 • Category: Sports

 
Some of you may have heard about the double-amputee from South Africa that has applied to race in the Olympics.
No?
Let me fill you in.
Oscar Pistorius is a world-champion Paralympic sprinter (100m, 200m, 400m) who has actually placed in races against able-bodied runners (2nd in the 400m at the South African National Championships). He asked the [...]