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Oil Prices: Bringing Down the Thunder

October 14, 2008

File this under just plain heartbreaking news.  Remember Aubrey McLendon? He’s the demon guy on the left.  Yeah, he was one of Clay Bennett’s fellow soul-stealers investors that bought the Sonics and moved them to the place we don’t speak of.  He was also the one who said some stuff that revealed the true nature [...]

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When Blogs Go Bad

September 26, 2008

Yes, I’m back.  We’ll get to that some other time, though.  Bringing me out of my hiatus (a new Kia SUV) is a story that touches on/massages/ticklefights a major issue our generation faces right now… accountability on the internet. To illustrate this, I give you Matthew Wolfe, the genius proprietor of the Seattle Seahawks fan [...]

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Update: Mark Eaton Lives; Freezer For Sale

August 19, 2008

From the ticker… One seed Truth & DNA Univ. routs 16-seed Backwoods Georgia Institute of Lying. Much like Holy Cross, the duo from Georgia gave DNA as much of a fight as they could, but, ultimately, the world has learned that David did not have Goliath in his freezer. After the famed press conference to [...]

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Georgia Men Find Mark Eaton(?!?)

August 15, 2008

According to a couple of undoubtedly well-adjusted men from Georgia (the state), Bigfoot’s corpse has been found. Via the AP: “Two men claim they’ve bagged Bigfoot, and they say the have the hairy corpse of the legendary creature stored away in a freezer. Matt Whitton and Rick Dyer say they stumbled across the corpse in [...]

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When Check Your Local Listings Doesn’t Cut It

August 7, 2008

If you have DirecTV or Comcast Digital Cable, you’ve undoubtedly thought “why the hell do I have 900 channels?” The answer. College football. Wait, I mean the Olympics. Finally, an event that can utilize the litany of other channels we receive when all we want to watch is Entourage. As I was flipping to the [...]

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Your College Fantasy Come True

July 30, 2008

And nobody had to dress up like a police officer. According to the Wall Street Journal, CBSSports.com appears to be the victor in a Supreme Court ruling which will allow the usage of NCAA player names for the purpose of fantasy. Sports. Uh, er, rotisserie. Whatever. Note that CBSSports.com also plans to include NCAA hoops. [...]

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Mascot Addiction Hurts Us All

July 30, 2008

Sometimes you look yourself in the mirror and say… I was born to wear this. And then you put on your furry head. An article came out this week about Marc Taylor, the person who has portrayed Squatch, following the team to Oklahoma City (sidenote, if you ever want to piss off a big league [...]

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Top 10 Video Images in NBA History

July 29, 2008

I spent the last several years with the Seattle Mariners, among other things, trying to tell stories through videos. I always love Year in Review video pieces because I like to see what someone thinks represents the most recognizable images in a particular time frame. So I started thinking, in a world where we wait [...]

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John Rohde Also Suggests OKC Arena Should Have a Section for Taking Candy From Underprivileged Kids

July 23, 2008

John Rohde, from NewsOK.com (slogan: “now featuring an American flag as our URL icon!”), makes a suggestion that the Oklahoma City NBA team should also bring Squatch, the mascot of the team formerly known as the Sonics, to the mountainous woods of Oklahoma. Squatch was a very talented mascot. He was Bud Light Daredevil acrobatic, [...]

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Things That Go Boom in the Night

July 21, 2008

KOCO, an Oklahoma City-based TV station is reporting that the Sonics will become the Oklahoma City Thunder. Their report is based on a source, and the fact that the the NBA has acquired the domain name OKCThunderBaskteball.com. Many major outlets, including SI.com, are picking up on the report.  A bit surprising, because it’s somewhat flimsy, [...]

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