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Construction workers unearth hidden Red Sox jersey at new Yankees stadium

flung — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:53:28 +0000

I thought this was an utterly hilarious story. Construction workers at the new Yankee Stadium unearthed a buried Boston Red Sox jersey with David Ortiz’s name on it. Apparently another construction worker, who was a Red Sox fan, had buried it within two feet of concrete while on the job in the hopes of jinxing the Yanks. The Yanks plan on donating the jersey to charity while also pursuing a lawsuit against the worker. Hilarious..

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Drunk Jays Fans Guide to the Wave

flung — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:59:08 +0000

Ever wonder when it’s appropriate to try and start a wave at a baseball game? (Never wanted to? GOOD!). Well here’s “The Drunk Jays Fans Guide to the Wave“. It’s a hilarious read folks.. just great. I for one can’t stand the wave but yes.. when it’s going, you might as well join in and hope and pray some section in the crowd will simply ignore and kill the wave. Just don’t perform the wave at a critical point in the game folks!

Thanks to Kevin for the linky.

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Conan O’Brien’s Graduation Commencement Speech to the Stuyvesant High School Class of 2006

flung — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:54:12 +0000

File this under the “I wish I was there” category. I didn’t realize this until today but Conan O’Brien gave the Stuyvesant High School Graduation Commencement speech back in 2006 and man - it was awesome!

See more funny videos at CollegeHumor

A transcript of the speech can be found here.

This makes me wonder.. who spoke at my HS graduation commencement? I can’t recall.. but I think it was some sort of politician.. I’m just not sure - certainly not someone as notable as Conan O’Brien!

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Empirical Modeling meets Sudoku

flung — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:35:10 +0000

Here’s a fun variation on the game of Sudoku. It’s called Colour Sudoku and it’s based off of work on Empirical Modeling. Enjoy the game!

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Cloverfield made me hurl :(

flung — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:52:26 +0000

A little warning to those of you out there planning to watch Cloverfield. If you easily get motion sickness or you vertigo, then you might want to wait till the movie comes out on video. If you threw up watching the Blair Witch Project, then you’ll more than likely also get sick while watching Cloverfield. I unfortunately hurled about 45 minutes into the shaky cam movie. Although I appreciate the artistic nature of shooting the movie from the viewpoint of a pedestrian holding a video camera, I just could not keep up with the constant motion.

I’ll wait till the movie comes out on video before I attempt to watch it again..

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How Many Five Year Olds Could You Take In A Fight?

flung — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:19:01 +0000

Ever wonder how many five year olds you could take on in a fight? Take the survey here on this website (aptly called howmanyfiveyearoldscouldyoutakeinafight.com) and find out! I scored a 32. Hilarious website!! Thanks to William for the linky.

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Men’s World Cup Volleyball on Universal HD

flung — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:09:23 +0000

For those of you into volleyball and have access to the Universal HD channel, you should check out the Men’s World Cup Volleyball which is now being shown during the week at 6pm EST and 3pm PST. The full schedule can be found here at Universal HD’s website. Note - these are taped games - the actual games were played several weeks ago.

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Video review of Battlestar Galactica Razor

flung — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:26:37 +0000

Did you folks catch Battlestar Galactica Razor this past weekend? Awesome show (though I first saw it over 2 weeks ago.. no comment). In any event, here’s a hilarious video review of the movie/episode here on YouTube.

Note - Battlestar Galactica Razor will be coming out on DVD on December 4th. Even better news - HD DVD versions of season 1 of BSG will also be coming out on December 4th.

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Lyrical Saturday

flung — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:40:16 +0000

I’m still fixated on Lifehouse. This time it’s their last song from the "Who We Are" album entitled "Storm". Yeah.. it’s a bit depressing sounding.. but the words are again.. awesome.

"How long have I been in this storm?
So overwhelmed by the ocean’s shapeless form
Water’s getting harder to tread
With these waves crashing over my head

If I could just see you
Everything would be all right
If I’d see you
This darkness would turn to light

And I will walk on water
And you will catch me if I fall
And I will get lost into your eyes
I know everything will be alright
I know everything is alright

I know you didn’t bring me out here to drown
So why am I ten feet under and upside down
Barely surviving has become my purpose
Cause I’m so used to living underneath the surface

If I could just see you
Everything would be all right
If I’d see you
This darkness would turn to light

And I will walk on water
And you will catch me if I fall
And I will get lost into your eyes
And everything will be alright

And I will walk on water
You will catch me if I fall
And I will get lost into your eyes
I know everything will be alright
I know everything is alright

Everything is alright
Everything is alright"

- Storm by Lifehouse

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Lyrical Sunday - "Broken" by Lifehouse

flung — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:51:01 +0000

Here’s another set of lyrics that are just awesome. The song is called "Broken" and it’s by Lifehouse on their "Who We Are" album. Thanks to George for first introducing me to this song in his car.

"The broken clock is a comfort, it helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop tomorrow from stealing all my time
I am here still waiting though i still have my doubts
I am damaged at best, like you’ve already figured out

I’m falling apart, I’m barely breathing
With a broken heart that’s still beating
In the pain there is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I’m holdin’ on, I’m holdin’ on, I’m holdin’ on
I’m barely holdin’ on to you

The broken locks were a warning you got inside my head
I tried my best to be guarded, I’m an open book instead
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes
That are looking for a purpose, they’re still looking for life

I’m falling apart, I’m barely breathing
with a broken heart that’s still beating
In the pain is there is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I’m holdin’ on, I’m holdin’ on, I’m holdin’ on
I’m barely holdin’ on to you

I’m hangin’ on another day
Just to see what you will throw my way
And I’m hanging on to the words you say
You said that I will, I’ll be ok

The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone
I may have lost my way now, haven’t forgotten my way home

I’m falling apart, I’m barely breathing
with a broken heart that’s still beating
In the pain there is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I’m holdin’ on, I’m holdin’ on, I’m holdin’ on
I’m barely holdin’ on to you"

-Broken by Lifehouse

Thanks to sing365.com for the lyrics.

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