Friday, December 27, 2013

Idle thoughts and dumb things

In BC times..... how did they know what year it was?

Recently -- "There's only 6 or 7 teams worth watching". This from Hall of Famer Sir Charles Barkley talking about the current state of affairs in the NBA. Betcha the TV folks (and their sponsors) cringed.

If they're serious about their cause -- doesn't it make sense all the food and drinks at the Fight Hunger Bowl should be free?

And don't look now, but if your team has to go to something called the Fight Hunger Bowl to get on national TV, they're starving for attention indeed.

Huskies and Cougars? Hah. Sounds like one belongs pulling sleds in the Iditerod and the other is a bunch of middle-aged divorcees having their way with young studs. What the hell kind of a football game is that?

Loved MAD magazine's "20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 2013". Lots of notables made their list. Obama, Edward Snowden, Paula Deen, Reese Witherspoon, Dennis Rodman, George Zimmerman, Obama again with Kathleen Sebelius, and even America's latest cult hero -- the ever twerkable Miley Cyrus -- checked in at #4. What could possibly be dumber than that, you ask?

#3. A couple guys named Weiner and Spitzer attempting political comebacks.

#2. Rolling Stone magazine featuring a Boston marathon bomber on it's cover.

So who or what was crowned by the "usual gang of idiots" at MAD as being the dumbest thing in the past year?

The clusterXXXX in Washington DC, amongst those we have elected to represent us. They called it National Buffoons' "Abysmal House". With Barack Obama as Dean Wormer. Special appearance by the US Senate. Produced by FOX news and the Tea Party. Music by Francis Scott Key. Directed by David Cruz. Etc, etc. Not a bad choice and well done.

But I think perhaps my life-long heroes at MAD missed the mark on this one. For sure, there was a far, far dumber thing that happened in 2013 than anything mentioned above.

That would be the Detroit Lions and their fans once again thinking they were contenders.

It just doesn't get any dumber than that.
























2 comments:

  1. You are wrong, Harley breath. Your articles are the dumbest thing of all.

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    1. Ouch. But you're probably right, and I like the way you think. Maybe you could help me write one someday that was a little better. Thanks for reading, and Happy New Year.

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