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...after having a cup of beer thrown on him while he was inexplicably lying atop the scorers’ table during an in-game skirmish, he flew into the stands and proceeded to carry out a sequence of events that will now be forever known as “Pulling a Ron Artest.” In one fell swoop, he proceeded to pummel a succession of drunken, painfully unathletic fans—a skinny guy and a fat guy, in fact—as an entire crowd of Motor City hooligans descended upon...
...Cambridge, I think we can literally say that “morality” or “not frightening parents and relatives in the audience” or “not saying the word ‘poonani’” can be safely thrown out the window...
During council presidential campaigns, many large room parties are thrown with the tacit approval of different candidates, and usually the candidates themselves make an appearance to try to sway voters. Yet these parties cannot be officially affiliated with candidates because their costs would take huge bites out of each campaign’s $100 war chest. In the same vein, campaigns would be hard-pressed to pay for armbands for supporters to wear, mini CD-ROMs with informational videos about each candidate or other small giveaways like bottle openers or even stickers with such a small budget. With each...
...that number could easily double this Saturday as the Grizzlies take on a ridiculously potent Sam Houston State offense that boasts Payton Award finalist quarterback Dustin Long, who has thrown for over 4,000 yards and 38 touchdowns this season. He leads a squad that has posted 89 points in its first two playoff games, including 21 in a ridiculous fourth-quarter comeback against Eastern Washington...
...Seven million dead, or 50 million, or 100 million. The estimates thrown around are so high and the disease itself so seemingly hard to treat that there's a temptation to hope it all just goes away. Rarely have so many brilliant scientists so fervently wished to be proven wrong. But a flu pandemic is inevitable, today or some time in the future. Unlike in 1918, national leaders have the experience and the science to prepare the world. They should...