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b_b  ·  4324 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Will the Real Lance Armstrong Please Stand Up?

Apparently, you're not a football fan, eh? Unavoidable if you watch football. We all know what kind of geniuses they have a sportcenter.





ecib  ·  4324 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Um....I like European football. Does that count?

b_b  ·  4324 days ago  ·  link  ·  

C'mon guys. Heisman trophy runner up? As a linebacker. No? Doesn't ring a bell?

thenewgreen  ·  4324 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The last time I watched a full game of football was the last Super Bowl and it was only because I had friends over and used it as an excuse to have a party. I didn't really watch it. I don't much care anymore about football. I can appreciate watching anyone play a sport/game at the highest level possible but my time is precious these days.

Hockey though.... well, that's different. Baseball too.

ecib  ·  4324 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Um..I need to google 'Heisman tophy.' I'm not even kidding. I'd hand over my man card but I don't think I ever got one the first time around...

thenewgreen  ·  4324 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I didn't get the reference either, then while listening to Morning Edition yesterday I heard the story. I had the same reaction the Palestinian journalist did. They made a good point though, how is something like that not properly vetted to begin with? We've got people making up Wikipedia entries that go unnoticed for years and we've got athletes creating fictitious dead girlfriends to garner attention. What else is fictitious? I mean, if the Bicholim Conflict isn't real (see previous link) what else isn't? The war of 1812 always seemed suspicious to me.

lil  ·  4324 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    The war of 1812 always seemed suspicious to me.
ha ha I live near the site of the Battle of Stoney Creek. June 6, 1813, the Brits made a surprise attack on American troops sleeping there. (source: not wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Stoney_Creek.JPG
lil  ·  4324 days ago  ·  link  ·  

mind you, I'm somewhat amused at the many directions this conversation wandered. There should be a prize for the apple comment that falls farthest from the tree post.

thenewgreen  ·  4324 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It definitely took on a life of it's own. Gotta love that about conversation.