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21
Jan
09

I Think I Like Figure Skating Now

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The figure skating judging world is tough. Take Russian figure skater Ekaterina Rubleva and her partner, Ivan Shefer, who despite their best efforts were unable to place higher than 12th during the European Championships, even with Rubleva finishing their routine with one of her breasts hanging out.

boobreuters_450x300-editThe accident occurred during the pair’s routine when during some twirls her outfit started to slide down, but when Shefer held her hand over her head, oops, down went the top. The judges weren’t impressed, scoring the duo only a 29.04. I wonder why Shefer isn’t so shocked, or interested, in the inadvertent boob showing. I know that if I were ice skating with someone and her boob popped out, I’d probably acknowledge it in some manner. Probably with hooting and maybe a bike horn. But then, that’s me…

After the jump the NSFW version.

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21
Jan
09

That’s A Good Way to Get Better Calls

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Marat Safin, while playing in the Hopman Cup tournament in Perth, Australia accidentally drills the net judge with an errant return. Most players would just ignore it and move on, but not Safin, he understands that getting the judges on your side always helps, so he runs up and gives the judge a kiss. I really like how much she enjoys the kiss, clearly Safin’s charms were not lost on the judge.

Unfortunately, one kiss wasn’t enough and Safin lost in the finals of the tournament. Next time I suggest slipping the judge some tongue…

20
Jan
09

Tyson Worries Fame Will Change Him

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I guess Mike Tyson is at Sundance, promoting a documentary about him and at a dinner at his honor he stood up and made this speech. Money quote: “”I’m afraid of how much pussy, and how much money I’m going to get, and it’s going to lead to a lot of problems. That really bothers me a lot. It sounds funny, but it’s really detrimental to me.”

Ah Mike, you so crazy.

[Awful Announcing]

15
Jan
09

What Big Teeth You Have

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Maybe I’m just a big wuss, but if I were to go surfing and there were killer whales hanging out right by the huge waves, I’m calling it a day, no matter how good the surf is. I guess that’s what makes New Zealander Craig Hunter and I different. Instead of being dissuaded by a large male orca and two calves he swam out and surfed for about 45 minutes.

“There was no way I was going in because the waves were too good,” Hunter said, adding that this was not the first time he had surfed with an orca. He said he was too old to be bothered by the possibility of being attacked.

“My outlook is they are big enough and quick enough. If they thought I was a seal, I’d be long gone.

“It’s pretty awesome. It’s a pretty special sort of feeling. I was out there on my own for quite a while and the big fella was just cruising. It was really neat.”

[Telegraph]

15
Jan
09

ESPN Gets MMA Fighter Busted

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monsonanarchyTurns out that a ESPN photo feature can land you in big trouble with the law if you aren’t careful. That’s a lesson mixed-martial arts fighter Jeff Monson is learning the hard way. In a photograph for ESPN the Magazine’s December issue Monson is pictured spray-painting an anarchist symbol on the Washington state Capitol. On Wednesday a warrant was sworn out for Monson, charging him with first-degree malicious mischief, a Class B felony carrying a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Reportedly, the cost to clean up the graffiti was $19,000.

The case doesn’t look great for Monson, as he is very clearly holding a spray-can and even has some of the red paint on his fingers in the photo. As well, the caption for the photo was very ambigious, “On a recent night in Olympia, Monson suddenly pulled out a spray can and tagged the state capitol.”

Police have been actively searching for the people who have spray-painted various graffiti on the Capitol since late November. A State Patrol and Olympia police detective noticed Monson in some surveillance footage, but it wasn’t until ESPN published this photo that they were able to confirm it. The other graffiti on the Capitol building included other anarchy symbols, a peace sign and phrases like “No War” and “No Poverty,” pretty subversive stuff!

Monson, who is the World Grappling Champion and whose fighting nickname is “The Snowman” took responsibility for the graffiti but insisted that it has a purpose, to protest the Iraq war and the economic inequality.

“Every great movement in the United States from civil rights, women’s rights, the labor movement, has been the result of people standing up and breaking the law, refusing to stand at the back of the bus, refusing the stand aside when the government asks you to get off their property,” Monson said. “And now, these people are seen as pioneers. But at the time, they were criminals, they were literally criminals. I’m not here to advocate for myself, at some point you have to stand up.”

[The News Tribune]

14
Jan
09

Only 10 Days Left!

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What an epic fight schedule! My only question, why do Canseco and Danny Bonaduce look like they are about to viciously make out in the photo. That’s not intimidation, that’s love!

26
Dec
08

Europeans Know How to Party

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Somehow my press invitation must have gotten lost, but last weekend, in Amsterdam no less, was the European pole dancing championships. Ladies from Albania to Spain took to the pole to show off their acrobatic skills on two different poles, one in a fixed location and one that rotated, I suppose to add to the challenge and drama.

“Everything which we do requires so much strength. You train your legs and your muscles. It has nothing to do with eroticism. You have no time to think of that!” said Jeannine Wikering, a 26-year-old competitor from Germany who, probably FOR that reason finished third. “I think one day it should be an Olympic sport — but that will take time. You would have to agree which moves on which to judge competitors, at the moment we all have such different routines,” she added. Of course, she’s not the only one who wants to make it an Olympic event as we’ve already seen.

Galina Troschenko, 36 (above), of Spain took home top honors, evidently impressing the judges with her acrobatic displays. “I’ve only been doing this for three years, but I suppose I have a background as a dancer,” she said.

Now here’s my question, what inspires a 33 year old woman to start pole dancing, and then to do it competitively? What was going on in her life that led to this path? I want answers!

Kenneth Tao, one of the several hundred audience members had this to say after the event, “I didn’t see anything which I thought was erotic. It was gymnastic. I was watching their choreography in particular.”

In other news, Kenneth Tao only reads the Playboy articles and finds the most erotic part of a woman her brain. I do too, but usually I have the brain in a jar sitting on my desk….

[Champions 365]

22
Dec
08

An Epic Game of Dodgeball

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History was made this weekend at SportsPlex in Half Moon, New York. Four grown men, professional dodgeballers of the New York Epic team decided to go after the Guiness record for the longest straight dodgeball game ever, 24 hours. Rob Immel of Malta, Mark Rabideau of Albany (left) and J.P. Richards and Oren Gal, both of Toronto played straight for a day taking only a 5 minute break every hour.

The first set of opponents, from 7:30 pm until 9 am were friends and various supporters of the men, then various 5 man amateur and recreational teams challenged the pros in hour long matches. On the line for the rando teams, $1000 for the highest scoring team against the pros.

Even after having played through the night, the pros were still going strong. “They’ve got a lot of endurance,” said John Vandish of Saratoga Springs after two hours of competition for the “Dark Knights” team. “I’m sucking wind, and I work out every day.”

The night wasn’t a piece of cake though, “At 5 a.m., they all got the 5 a.m. giggles and they were just cracking up, acting like lunatics,” said Sammie Richards, J.P.’s wife.

The idea for the event came while watching the Olympics when Immel wondered why dodgeball wasn’t an Olympic event. Obviously the first step to becoming an official event is to get a Guiness record. In order to be certified as legit, there were cameras set up for the entire event, as well as witnesses for the entire marathon.

By the end of the 24 hours, the men were exhausted but jubilant. They did it! A new Guiness record was set, one that is unlikely to be broken any time soon. Like most Guiness records, it is one that few will ever strive for, but that meant everything to the people who did it.

[The Daily Gazette]

19
Dec
08

The Flying Eagle FTW

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Do you know what the “Flying Eagle” shot is? If you answered yes, you know WAY too much about bowling. However, I’ll let that pass for the moment because, frankly, this is a really awesome trick shot and I’m impressed. So, here is bowler Chris Barnes and the “Flying Eagle.”

That’s just totally cool.

17
Dec
08

Mike Tyson Got FAAAAAAAAAT

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He used to fight as a heavyweight, but now I think Mike Tyson might be even out of that weight class after seeing this photo from the Video Game Awards this past weekend.

121608-mike-tysonThat face tattoo though is still looking good.

16
Dec
08

Sheboygan Masters of the Lanes

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The Shircel brothers bowl together on the Budweiser team in the Al & Al’s Brotherhood League of Sheboygan, Wisconsin and last night, for the first time, they rolled successive perfect games. Combined, the two have individually rolled 10 perfect games, but never at the same time.

Tom (right), the younger brother at 52 went first and started nailing pins down. Ed, 57, followed up in the anchor position and started taking aim as well. The younger brother deferred to his elder insisting that Ed is the better overall bowler, being a Sheboygan Bowling Association Hall of Famer. “We always talked about hitting good on the same nights,” Tom said. “We’ve had 700s together, but nothing like this.”

For Ed, whose bowling exploits have gotten him on television and earned him state championship trophies this perfect game (his 6th) was extra special. “This was something a little different, a different kind of good experience,” he said.

12
Dec
08

It WAS All Fun and Games and Then…

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I find it endlessly fascinating that nearly every culture across the world has a history of using the bow and arrow as a weapon or hunting tool. It’s interesting to me how such an item spread across the globe, but then, I’m a big dork so…Regardless, I think we can all agree that archery is no longer a necessary skill for survival. Apparently, China disagrees. During an archery class, a 13 year old Chinese girl named Yan Shin accidentally shot an arrow through 11 year old Liu Cheong’s eye.

The arrow went at least 4 inches into Cheong’s head but he is expected to live nonetheless. “If the arrow had been shot with just a bit more force, it would have come out the back of his head,” said those who treated him. After 4 hours of surgery with doctors slowing hacking away pieces of his skull in order to remove the barb.

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