Word: wrestlers
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...kind of hard to explain why the cartoons at homestarrunner.com are so funny. But here goes. Homestar Runner, above, is the dorky, crudely drawn hero. His pal Strong Bad is a mysterious dude who brags a lot, wears a Mexican wrestler's mask and makes fun of Homestar. They and their friends act out spoofs, skits, adventures, music videos and fake ads, and just generally goof on their own surreal weirdness. It's like a postmodern version of the Peanuts gang. Or it's like a Saturday-morning cartoon by Salvador Dali. Or--look, it's too hard to explain...
...contemplating taking a year off to train for the 2004 Olympics. Jantzen once again placed third at the NCAA tournament, was a first team All-Ivy selection, was named an All-Ameican for the second consecutive year, won the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association championship and was awarded Most Outstanding Wrestler and the award for hardest worker awards from his teammates...
...President George W. Bush sent Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, an ex-wrestler, to New Delhi and Islamabad last week to lend support?and apply pressure. Before Armitage landed, leaders from both countries were quick to show Washington they were actively pushing for peace. In addition to hurling cricket balls, India and Pakistan have agreed to resume air and road links next month, as well as restore full diplomatic relations, which they suspended 17 months ago. But both sides know that any hope of peace talks could easily be sabotaged by a violent incident like the March 24 massacre...
Unlike many youths, he never imagined himself as a professional wrestler, never donned a cape while imitating Hulk Hogan and certainly never looked forward to watching the sport on television...
...television. He hails from a humble middle-class family in Arlington Heights, Illinois, the son of a hotel manager and a high school guidance counselor, each of whom took a little bit of time to get used to the idea of their Harvard-educated son as a professional wrestler...