"Telling knuckled ball stories, and no one invited me? Thanks a lot, assholes"

Wow. +1

Comm 497G: Joe Paterno, Communications & the Media, better known as "The last time 'JoePa' and 'Class' will be used in the same sentence"

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Joe Paterno, Penn State Head Coach 1966-2011

This Week's Winner: Keith Clinkscales

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Oh, wow, that Sopranos reference Ro-Day-O just dropped reminded me of the John Cooper Clarke song they played during the same season. Definitely falls in the weird music thread, and though it doesn't depress me, it makes me on-edge like a motherfucker.

That was much needed today. Bravo to everybody.

I'm not exonerating any of them by any means, and I hope it doesn't come off that way. I'm just sick of people saying what they would have done. It's one of the most absolutely nightmarish situations apart from war that I can even imagine being in. I can't even begin to think about how accurately I would react to…

I’ve been trying to look at this from Paterno's perspective. This is Jerry Sandusky we're talking about. The man was a legend. He was the architect of "Linebacker U." Two national championships. A close personal friend and defensive coordinator for almost FORTY YEARS. Then, out of the blue, here comes a GA claiming to…

Unloading my brain re: Penn State after the jump. Feel free to skip.

Wow. +1

Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Italy's Prime Minister

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Dr. Conrad Murray, shown here with Michael Jackson, was conviceted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's 2009 death

Heavy D 1967-2011

Stupidest? I say brilliantest.

So the "Greatest Band In The History Of Everything Ever" announced the first leg of their American tour today, which includes a date in my hometown. How 'bout a little deep cut thread.

Nice job, Dylan Murphy, but shouldn't O'Brien really be the one writing about "The Big Game"?