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May 19, 2006
Random Thoughts as the Fool Prepares for Bed
1. Does Elizabeth Vargas know she’s anchoring ABC’s World News Tonight and not Wake Up, Buffalo! or some other crappy show on a local television station? I’ve watched her the last couple nights, and have concluded that either Vargas is going on the air drunk, or she’s not even trying. She giggles more than a teenage girl on a date with the high school quarterback. Tivo, you may resume recording the CBS Evening News.
2. What percentage of high school quarterbacks do you think actually end up being desirable catches?
3. I’ve spent quite a bit of time reconsidering my decision not to work for a big firm. Working for the federal government supposedly includes two great perks: working fewer hours and doing stimulating work. Lately, not only have I been working big firm hours, I’ve also been about as stimulated as a hooker who got picked up by a midget. (This comparison only works if you assume the hooker does not have a midget fetish, which I think is a fairly safe assumption. However, I defer to hookers to correct me on this one.)
4. TNT’s announcers are WAY better than ESPN’s announcers. You’d think the world wide leader in sports would have the dynamite crews. It doesn’t.
5. Despite having a four episode backlog on my O.C. viewing, I managed to watch the second half of last night’s season finale. Rest in peace, Marissa Cooper, rest in peace! It’s a shame that it couldn’t have been Ryan who died instead. After three good seasons, Fox ought to pull a John McLaughlin on this show and say, “BYE, BYE!” The fourth season will be atrocious.
6. Speaking of McLaughlin, if you are at all interested in politics and don’t watch The McLaughlin Group, you should. It’s fantastic!
7. Would it be impossible for drivers in the D.C. area to actually acknowledge you when you do something nice for them? A simple wave of the hand indicating thanks appears to be a gesture reserved for the Western half of the United States.
8. Finally, to the person who stumbled across this site by doing a google search for “sex on fool,” if you really want to know, it’s pretty much like having sex with Brad Pitt... only different.
Comments
Cannot agree with you on TNTs announcers. All they do is look around the arena all first half for fat people, get a still picture of it, and put charles barklay's head on it. then they all laugh about it for 5 minutes of their 10 minute halftime show. I'll take Greg Anthony and Tim Legler over Charles and a sweater-vested Kobe Bryant anyday. Kobe's input was great on Wednesday night. "Lebron's just getting it done...Detroit isn't playing very good." First of all, I can't stand the improper use of "good" in that sentence. Second, he's a rapist.
Posted by: big dong at May 19, 2006 10:35 AM
Big Dong, you're an idiot. First of all, fool said announcers, not analyst meaning he's comparing Kevin Harlan, Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, etc. to ESPN's Walton, Tirico, etc. Second, if you are comparing the half time ANALYSTS, TNT's are much better than ESPN's so again read the first sentence in this comment.
Posted by: Joker at May 19, 2006 12:12 PM
My apologies, I misread the statement. Well on announcers i would have to agree with you as anyone or anything is better than Walton. And I must say Joker definitely convinced me that TNTs halftime analysts are better than ESPN's with his compelling argument "TNT's are much better than ESPN's..." That's good insite
Posted by: big dong at May 19, 2006 12:35 PM
id like to see the TNT and ESPN announces on McLaughlin...kind of a point counterpoint. Like Eleanor Clift/Mort "Mor-tahn!" Kondracke v. Pat Buchanan/Ton Blankley...only less screaching and more entertaining
bye-BYE
Posted by: thenambypamby at May 19, 2006 03:38 PM
Joker is right. TNT's announcers (meaning Marvelous Marv, Harlan, Doug Collins, Kerr, etc.) are MUCH better than ESPN's announcers. AND, TNT'S studio analysts are far superior to ESPN's. Thus, Joker's argument that "TNT's are much better than ESPN's" is indeed the winning argument.
Posted by: Fool at May 20, 2006 01:06 AM
Yes, the McLaughlin Group rocks. Weren't they in danger of being shut down at one point?
I'm looking forward to the fall, when it's Elizabeth V. versus Katie C.
Posted by: teahouseblossom at May 21, 2006 12:27 PM
I think it's hilarious to put Barkley's head on fat people. Who the hell do you think you are big dong? You better stick to washing windows
Posted by: CM at May 22, 2006 01:58 PM
