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Canadians Win Gold In Synchronized Peeing

dunster — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:20:49 +0000

That blog post title was shamelessly lifted from Deadspin, who picked up the story (with a less-funny headline) from Pat’s Papers. I really hope it’s not a hoax, because it’s a great example of data display.

Check out the water consumption in the city of Edmonton during the Canada-US gold-medal hockey game:

An Ode to Red Sox 2008 at the Plate

dunster — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:45:27 +0000

This guy’s pretty funny. If you don’t have the patience for the full 2:29, use this link to skip to the 1:47 mark and watch the Youkilis impression.

Found via The Red Seat on Facebook.

Perfect Gift for the Detroit Lion Fan

dunster — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:35:20 +0000

We all know someone who still cheers for the Lions. It’s a tough thing to do these days. Show your support for your depressed fan. Go on to NFL.com and buy them an offical Detroit Lions Barf Bucket!

What Really Happened in China

dunster — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:19:50 +0000

The Olymipcs are over, and too many opinion writers and bloggers are feeling all warm and fuzzy about China. These writers have managed to ignore what was happening in China while they were busy oohing at the fireworks an aahing at the pomp and sighing at the telegenic smiles of the athletes. What really happened:

China continues to occupy a country. It continues to violently repress even peaceful opposition. (I assure you that if I were treated like the Tibetan, I’d be far less restrained than they have been).
China continues to threaten Taiwan.
China permitted not a single protest in the designated protest areas. It notably jailed a pair of elderly women for just asking.
China continues to deny that the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 ever happened (and, shamefullly, Google agrees).

I know that some of you are reading this and thinking that I’m being unfairly judgmental of a different culture. Others are going to tell me that the US has its own civil and human rights problems, and I shouldn’t get involved.

I have a retort: This blog post, this tiniest of protests, this simple expression of opinion, is grounds for jail in China. So long as China prevents honest discussion, it will never be worthy of the Olympics.

If the Patriots Lose on Sunday

dunster — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:39:24 +0000

If the Patriots lose on Sunday, I will hold the Boston Globe accountable. Some things should not be done!

A Very Few Words About Barry Bonds

dunster — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:04:06 +0000

I have deliberately avoided talking about Barry Bonds because I haven’t thought that he deserved noticing. Where there is hype, arguing that it is overhyped just contributes to the hype. Silence is your best weapon. Now, I’m ready to talk about Barry Bonds.

I don’t think he broke the record. He took steroids. They were against the rules. He cheated. You don’t get to cheat at a game and then claim that you won. It’s like the little kid who puts his pieces back on the checkerboard and claims they’ve been there the whole time. He can claim he’s better than you at checkers, but you know the real story.

Bond’s pretenders have a quick reply: “He’s innocent until proven guilty. He’s never tested positive.” Weak. I’ve never seen a videotape of Jeffrey Dahmer killing anyone, but I know that he killed them just the same. Bonds doesn’t get to pick which test proves him guilty. Read the grand jury testimony, look at the evidence, hell, look at his forehead. I don’t need a piss test to be convinced that he’s a cheater.

The Onion, of course, gets it right.