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...During Advent, I am obligated to wear purple, the color of penitence but also the Minnesota Vikings," he says. "If we play them at that time, you can bet the players will have a bit of fun with me and call me a traitor." (See pictures of John 3:16 in pop culture...
...undisputed masters of the mustache movement are Movember, a group started in 2003 by a bet between several Australian friends who missed out on the mustache's brief golden age in the '70s and '80s, when icons like Burt Reynolds and Tom Selleck sported impressive growth above their upper lip. They laid some ground-rules - everyone started clean-shaven and had the entire month to grow the best mustache they could. They pledged to use the effort to raise funds for prostate cancer research...
...Massachusetts' highly touted experiment with universal coverage has taken hits for failing to lower health-care costs. Bigby attributes this partly to high housing and labor costs and the fact that the state is home to so many pricey academic medical centers. That may be true, but you can bet that Massachusetts' remaining one of the priciest health-care providers in the U.S. was not among the selling points when advocates of universal coverage were stumping for the plan. Similarly, global care may correct the problem - or harbor bear traps...
...Vancouver, the relay will wind through Greece until Oct. 29, when it will be flown to Canada to begin a laborious 106-day tour across the nation. The torch will be carried by such methods as dogsled, snowmobile, horse and plane. It's a safe bet that the journey will court far less controversy than its Chinese predecessor did. That said, the torch itself has raised some eyebrows. Some observers say the elegantly sculpted white staff bears an unfortunate resemblance to a hand-rolled sample of British Columbia's biggest cash crop. "I'm sure...
...Still, nobody would bet against Maradona once again bouncing back. He has survived protracted periods of self-destructive frenzy, through cocaine abuse and run-ins with the law. He has survived heart attacks brought on by substance abuse and over-eating, and he was sent home from the 1994 World Cup after failing a doping test. Argentines love him as both triumphant hero and luckless martyr...